Apple Inc. announced that more of its supply chain has committed to using renewable energy to produce the company's iPhones, Macs and other products. 250 of its suppliers have committed to using renewable energy to produce Apple, up from 213 suppliers a year ago. Apple suppliers are supporting 13 GW of active renewable energy projects, up from 10 GW last year. Seventy suppliers have made clean energy commitments to produce Apple products in China, up from 55 last year. Apple says its own operations have been carbon neutral since 2020, but the company has been working to extend that commitment to its entire global supply chain by 2030.
Waaree Renewable Technologies has received a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from one of India's leading steel manufacturing companies to execute the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works for a solar power project of 221.8 MWp DC capacity. Under the terms of the contract, the project is likely to be completed by the 2023-24 financial year.
One of the most remarkable achievements of Adriadiesel was its role in preventing a bigger disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine in 1986. When the reactor 4 exploded, causing a massive fire and radiation leak, the power supply to the cooling pumps for the main reactor was cut off. Without cooling, the reactor core could have melted down and released even more radioactive material into the environment.
Fortunately, the Chernobyl power plant had four backup diesel generators that were equipped with ADRIA 40 engines preinstalled by Adriadiesel. These engines were able to start automatically and provide electricity to the cooling pumps for several days, until external power was restored. Thanks to the reliability and performance of the ADRIA-40 engines, the reactor core was kept under control and averted an even worse catastrophe.
This story illustrates the quality and durability of Adriadiesel's products and services, which have been recognized and appreciated by customers from more than 50 countries around the world. Adriadiesel continues to produce and maintain diesel engines for ships, power plants, and emergency generators, as well as spare parts for ADRIA 40 and MAN Diesel SE engines. Adriadiesel is also committed to developing sustainable and green energy solutions for the future.
Adriadiesel is a company based in Karlovac, Croatia, that produces and services diesel engines and other power plant equipment. Adriadiesel has a long history of innovation and excellence, dating back to 1949 when it was established as part of the Jugoturbina industrial complex. Since then, Adriadiesel has delivered more than 1580 engines with more than 2000 MW of power to over 50 countries worldwide. Adriadiesel is also committed to developing renewable technologies and reducing its environmental impact.
The Philippine Department of Energy and the Copenhagen Infrastructure New Markets Fund (CINMF) have signed three contracts for offshore wind energy development projects with a total installed capacity of 2,000 MW. These projects are expected to provide enough electricity for 1 million homes and offset around 2.9 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. The projects will be located in the provinces of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, Northern Samar and Pangasinan, and offshore La Union. The Philippines aims to increase the share of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and tidal power in its energy mix to 35 percent by 2030 and 50 percent by 2040, equivalent to about one-fifth of its electricity supply by then .
Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced that he will quadruple the state's installed offshore wind capacity to 8.5 GW by 2035 as part of his drive to achieve 100 percent clean energy by 2035. There are currently proposals for more than 6,100 MW of offshore wind in Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Virginia, including nearly 1,000 MW by Skipjack Offshore En4ergy LLC in Maryland. The former site of the Bethlehem Steel Works in Baltimore will serve as a logistics center for the wind turbines, which Moore said will create 15,000 jobs. The timeline for Maryland's new proposed wind capacity is unclear.
Accelerate the construction of large-scale solar power plants, and standardize the planning and development of land use for solar energy projects. Solar energy development should not be built on farmland, grassland or protected forest land, and the government encourages the development of solar energy facilities in desert areas such as the Gobi in Inner Mongolia. Last year, the government announced plans to build 450 gigawatts of solar and wind capacity in the Gobi.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has called for a significant increase in the deployment of new wind and solar power plants by the end of the decade to meet the world's climate goals. Last year, renewable energy accounted for 83% of new power generation capacity, and by 2022, the proportion of renewable energy power generation installed capacity will reach 40%. To halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and put the world on track to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), existing targets for renewable energy deployment would need to more than double. IRENA also estimates that more than $5 trillion is needed annually in public and private investment in renewable energy, including generation, electrification, transmission grids, and energy efficiency measures. It called for shifting current fossil fuel investments toward renewables and for greater financial help for developing countries struggling to finance alternatives to coal, oil and natural gas power plants.
By 2050, experts say, no more carbon dioxide and other polluting emissions should be released into the atmosphere than can be captured through natural or artificial means. IRENA Director General Francesco La Camera estimates that public and private investment in renewable energy needs more than $5 trillion per year, including generation, electrification, transmission grids and energy efficiency measures. He also called for a shift from current fossil fuel investments to renewable energy and more financial help for developing countries.
A record 680 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy capacity is expected to be installed by 2027, but policymakers need to ensure that supply chain bottlenecks do not slow growth to avoid missing climate targets. The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) reports that policies have laid the groundwork for accelerated deployment of onshore and offshore wind power, with the industry expected to install 136 GW per year by 2027. Total global installed capacity rose to 907 GW last year, an increase of 78 GW from 2021. However, only 68 percent capacity is needed to help limit the increase in global average temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius. With expected shortages of key components such as blades and generators in the second half of this century, Europe and the US risk supply chain shortages, especially if they implement policies to centralize production and manufacturing at home.
German utility EnBW has made a firm commitment to build its 2.4 billion euro ($2.6 billion) He Dreiht offshore wind farm, attracting financial help from a consortium of investors. The project, with an installed capacity of 960 MW, is expected to be operational by 2025 and will provide electricity to 1.1 million households. To spread the huge costs, EnBW has sold a 49.9 percent stake in the project to a consortium of Allianz Capital Partners, Danish investor AIP Management and Norges Bank, which will each hold a 16.6 percent stake. EnBW has also secured €600 million in long-term funding from the European Investment Bank and has signed power purchase agreements with Fraport, Evonik, Salzgitter AG and Bosch.