Day: December 22, 2021

Hitachi Energy wins major contract for the first-of-its-kind sub-sea power transmission network in the MENA region advancing a sustainable energy future for Abu Dhabi

HVDC Light® will connect low-carbon power from the mainland grid to ADNOC’s production operations as a strategic project to enable a sustainable, flexible and secure power supply. Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hitachi Energy today announced it has won a major order from Samsung C&T Corporation, one

CUAMBA SOLAR PV et ENERGY STORAGE ONT ATTEINT LA CLÔTURE FINANCIÈRE

MAPUTO, Mozambique, 21 décembre 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Globeleq, la principale société indépendante d’électricité en Afrique, et ses partenaires de projet, Source Energia, un développeur d’énergie en Afrique lusophone, et Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), la société nationale d’électricité du Mozambique, ont atteint la clôture financière de la centrale solaire photovoltaïque de

WHO Chief Warns COVID Booster Programs May Prolong Pandemic

The World Health Organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Wednesday that blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programs will not bring a definite end to the global pandemic, but prolong it, as poorer countries struggle to vacci…

Mormon Billionaire Leaves Faith, Rebukes LGBTQ Rights Stance

SALT LAKE CITY — An advertising-technology billionaire has formally resigned his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and rebuked the faith over social issues and LGBTQ rights in an unusual public move.Jeff T. Green has pledged…

Guinea’s 2008 Coup Leader Returns Home From Exile

CONAKRY, GUINEA — The man who led a 2008 coup in Guinea and whose brief rule was marked by a stadium massacre against peaceful demonstrators returned to the West African country Wednesday after more than a decade in exile.After his arrival in the capit…

Apple Must Answer Shareholder Questions on Forced Labor, SEC Says

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has declined an effort by Apple Inc. to skip a shareholder proposal asking the iPhone maker to provide greater transparency in its efforts to keep forced labor out of its supply chain.A group of shareholders …