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Sunday
27 Nov 2022

Solar

Solar Power Plant   / Expansion Planned for West Africa’s Largest Solar Plant

[25/Nov]  Middle Eastern renewable energy company AMEA Power has announced the expansion of the Mohammed Bin Zayed Solar Power Plant in Togo, from 50MW to 70MW.

Indonesia   / EDPR Sunseap, PlasticBean to Explore Recycled Plastic Use in Floating Solar

[25/Nov]  BLUEWAVE is a thermoplastic material from marine plastics amongst others.

Solar Power Plant   / Masdar, Turkmenenergo to Develop 100MW Solar Plant in Turkmenistan

[24/Nov]  This is Masdar’s first project in Turkmenistan.

Solar Power Plant   / Eni Launches Solar Lab and PV Plant to Decarbonise Oil Operations in Algeria

[24/Nov]  Italian oil major Eni and Algerian state-owned oil company Sonatrach have inaugurated a Solar Lab and laid the first stone of a new 10MW PV plant in the Bir Rebaa North production complex, in the Berkine basin, south-eastern Algeria.

Solar Power Plant   / BELECTRIC Secures Major Contract in the Netherlands

[23/Nov]  BELECTRIC has secured another major contract in the Netherlands. By constructing four solar power plants for its new customer Low Carbon, solar energy specialist BELECTRIC continues to expand the company presence on the Dutch market.

Solar Technology   / British Solar Tech Business Strikes Italian Distribution Dea...

[22/Nov]  British solar thermal design and engineering company Naked Energy today announces their partnership with Italian energy service company X3Energy.

Wind Power

Offshore Wind Power   / Chinese Groups Unveil World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine

[25/Nov]  Two Chinese companies announced production of the largest offshore wind turbine built to date, a 16-MW unit developed by China Three Gorges (CTG) and Goldwind.

Offshore Wind Power   / Engie and Google Strike Power Purchase Agreement for Scotland’s Moray West Offshore Wind Development Project

[24/Nov]  French energy company ENGIE and technology giant Google said they had agreed to undertake a 12-year 100 MW corporate power purchase agreement to support Scotland's Moray West offshore wind development project.

Wind Farm   / France’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Starts Full Operations

[24/Nov]  France's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm started full operations on Wednesday, adding 480 megawatts of capacity to the grid at a time when Europe is scrambling to secure energy supplies following the war in Ukraine.

Offshore Wind Power   / Enbridge Announces Completion of France’s First Offshore Wind Farm

[24/Nov]  France’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, which was developed by Canadian energy giant Enbridge Inc. in partnership with EDF Renewables and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, officially opened Wednesday.

Wind Power Project   / Vena Energy’s 47MW Wind Project in Japan Goes Online

[24/Nov]  It can provide energy to around 22,000 households yearly.

Hydropower

Hydropower Plant   / RATCH Group Unit Buys Eco Energy Shares to Co-Develop Hydro Project in Indonesia

[25/Nov]  RH Internationa (Singapore) will now hold a 50% stake in the project.

United Kingdom   / UK Could Add 1GW of Hydropower With Policy Support – Report

[25/Nov]  A report commissioned by the British Hydropower Association reveals hydropower can provide an additional 1GW of energy in the UK under the right policy framework within a quick timeline.

[24/Nov]  New Quantum Solutions for the Energy Sector

[17/Nov]  Fish Friendly Hydro: Natel Energy Is Proving It’s Possible

[17/Nov]  Hydropower Plant   / New Report Highlights Australia’s Massive Potential for Pumped Hydro

[16/Nov]  Hydropower Plant   / Comment: Hydropower Is the ‘Forgotten Giant’ of the Energy Transition

[16/Nov]  Pumped Storage   / Global Pumped Hydropower to Reach 233GW in 2031

[16/Nov]  Hydropower Plant   / Asia’s Pumped Hydropower Capacity to Overtake NAWE in 2023

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power Plant   / Doosan ŠKoda Power Upgrades Slovakia’s Mochovce Nuclear Plant

[25/Nov]  Power plant supplier Doosan Škoda Power has completed the moderinisation of the turbine set at the Mochovce nuclear power plant in Slovakia.

Nuclear Fuel   / Finland’s Fortum Turns to U.S. In Bid to Replace Russian Nuclear Fuel

[23/Nov]  Finnish power company Fortum on Tuesday said it was planning to begin buying nuclear fuel from U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric.

Nuclear Power Plant   / Nuclear Outage Raises Risk to Finland Power Supply

[23/Nov]  The latest delay to Finland's Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor further increases uncertainty around the country's power supply this winter, especially in January, national grid operator Fingrid said on Tuesday.

Nuclear Power Plant   / California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant Gets $1.1BN Lifeline

[22/Nov]  The US Department of Energy (DOE) said it would conditionally provide California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) with a $1.1 billion grant to help prevent the closure of Diablo Canyon, California’s last nuclear power plant.

Thermal Power

[26/Oct]  Thailand   / Doosan šKoda Power Cracks Thai Market With Steam Turbine Order

[24/Oct]  Energy Storage Battery   / AGL, ARENA to Study Thermal Battery Development in Australia

[11/Oct]  Doosan ŠKoda Bags Contract to Upgrade Czech CHP Plant

[28/Sep]  Thermal Plant   / Doosan Enerbility EPC Contract for KSA Cogeneration Plant

[22/Sep]  Biomass Power Plant   / Doosan Škoda Supplies Turbines for La Reunion Coal-To-Biomass Conversion

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Battery   / Rolls-Royce to Supply Largest Dutch Battery Storage System

[26/Nov]  A large-scale battery storage system from Rolls-Royce – touted to be the largest in the Netherlands – is the latest to help the Dutch grid manage it

Energy Storage System   / Tesla Giant Battery Built Near Dogger Bank Offshore Wind

[24/Nov]  The project hailed as “Europe’s largest” battery, has the capacity to power around 300,000 UK homes for two hours

Energy Storage System   / Harmony Energy Income Trust Brings Europe’s Largest Battery Energy Storage System Online

[23/Nov]  Europe’s biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) (by MWh) located in East Yorkshire, the UK, has been successfully energised.

Energy Storage Technology   / The Need for Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Technologies

[23/Nov]  LDES technologies are promising but must be improved to aid the deep decarbonisation of electric power systems.

Energy Storage System   / UK Unveils Europe’s Largest Energy Storage System

[22/Nov]  Europe’s largest battery energy storage system by megawatts per hour will be officially online from today, marking a new era in power diversification in the UK.

Energy Efficiency

Metaverse Energy Research to Launch in Australia

[25/Nov]  University of Wollongong Professor Willy Susilo has been awarded more than Au$400,000 (US$266,000) for research into green and sustainable energy-efficient metaverse technologies.

EIB-Backed Fund Closed: €220m for Energy Efficiency BTM Projects

[25/Nov]  SSEF, an EU-focused fund backed by the EIB and advised by Solas Capital AG, has reached final close with investment commitments of €220 million ($228.4 million).

[10/Nov]  Energy Saving   / Machine Learning Helps Create High-Performance Thermoelectric Devices

[09/Nov]  Cold Climate Heat Pump Tech Developed for Heating Efficiency Below Zero

[07/Nov]  Sunrun Is Building Puerto Rico’s First Virtual Power Plant

[02/Nov]  Energy-Eficient Building    / Stricter Rules for Energy Performance of European Buildings

[01/Nov]  Smart City   / Southern Gas and Habitat for Humanity Partner on Smart Energy Communities

[28/Oct]  Energy-Eficient Building    / E.ON to Reduce Buildings’ Energy Consumption by 20% As Winter Approaches

Power Grid

PowerGrid Technology   / Milestone Marked in SSEN’s Auto Restorative Power Tech

[25/Nov]  A programme of works by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to install technology that helps ‘self-restore’ electricity supplies has reached a m

Smart Grid   / Blockchain Demonstrated for Smart Grid Cybersecurity

[25/Nov]  Blockchain has been demonstrated to validate communication among devices on the smart grid and thereby enhance its resiliency.

Smart Meter   / Octopus Energy’s Smart Meter Scheme Demonstrates 1GW Load Shift Potential

[24/Nov]  UK energy supplier Octopus Energy has released preliminary results from its first ‘Saving Session’ trial, which has demonstrated that – should such a project be scaled to all UK smart meter customers – the resulting flexible energy load could be over 1GW.

Australia   / LiDAR and Helicopter Inspections Completed Across Australian Power Grid

[22/Nov]  Transgrid has undertaken extensive 3D laser scanning, aerial imagery and helicopter inspections of 13,000km of transmission lines to support bushfire safety in the lead-up to Australia’s summer.

EU   / R2D2 Project to Improve the Reliability, Resilience and Defe...

[22/Nov]  The R2D2 (Reliability, Resilience and Defence technology for the griD) project has been launched to address the growing number of threats and vulnerabilities that affect power systems.

United Kingdom   / Nearly 60% Of Britons Are “Concerned” About Potential Blac...

[22/Nov]  Almost half feel “prepared” to cope with blackouts in their area, according to a new survey

Oil & Gas

LNG   / Argentina Government to Send LNG Bill to Congress in Coming Months

[25/Nov]  Argentina's Economy minister Sergio Massa said on Thursday that the government was readying a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bill to send to Congress in the coming

Saudi Arabia   / Saudi, Iraqi Energy Ministers Meet, Review Oil Markets

[25/Nov]  The energy ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iraq met on Thursday and stressed the importance of adhering to OPEC+ output cuts that last until the end of 2023.

LNG   / QatarEnergy to Supply 4 Million Tonnes of LNG to Sinopec

[24/Nov]  The deal will be in place for 27 years.

Natural Gas   / EU Executive Proposes Gas Price Cap at 275 Euros/MWh

[23/Nov]  The European Union executive on Tuesday proposed a gas price cap for the bloc at 275 euros ($282) per megawatt hour for month-ahead derivatives on the Dutch exchange that serve as Europe's benchmark.

Oil Refinery   / BP Says Rotterdam Refinery Remains Shut In Dispute Over Pay

[23/Nov]  BP said on Tuesday the planned restart of its large refinery in Rotterdam was on hold after unions said they would not help with the return to service due to a dispute over pay.

Coal

Net Zero Emission   / Drop Coal or Forget the 1.5°C Target, Says IEA

[16/Nov]  The global demand for coal has been at record highs for the last ten years, new report has warned.

Coal-Fired Power Plants   / ADB, Indonesia Explore Early Retirement of Cirebon-1 Coal Plant

[16/Nov]  The MoU zeroes in on the retirement of Cirebon-1 in West Java.

Coal-Fired Power Plants   / South Africa’s Energy Crisis May Last for Years

[15/Nov]  South Africa’s recent focus on coal-powered generation has led to a collapse of the country’s renewable energy manufacturers and power providers, and the current energy crisis in South Africa could take years to resolve.

Coal-Fired Power Plants   / Indonesia, ADB Launch First Coal Power Plant Retirement Deal

[14/Nov]  Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank and a private power firm are teaming up to refinance and prematurely retire a coal-fired power plant, the first such project under a groundbreaking carbon emissions reduction programme.

Coal-Fired Power Plants   / The $15 Billion Plan to Curtail Indonesia’s Coal Industry

[14/Nov]  The United States and Japan will lead a group of counties that will offer $15 billion to Indonesia for retiring its coal power plants earlier and moving on to lower-carbon sources of energy.

Coal-Fired Power Plants   / US Coal-Fired Power Retirements to Slow From 2023 – Report

[13/Nov]  Competition from natural gas and renewable resources will likely lead to the retirement of 23% of the 200,568MW of coal-fired capacity currently operating in the United States by the end of 2029.

Hydrogen

[25/Nov]  Hydrogen Production   / ABB Energy Management System Drives Green Hydrogen Efficiency

[24/Nov]  Green Hydrogen Export Opportunities in Africa Show Endless Promise

[24/Nov]  ABB Launches Energy Management System for Green Hydrogen

[23/Nov]  Hydrogen Production   / Linde Starts Green Hydrogen Production in Greece

[23/Nov]  Hydrogen Project   / Air Liquide and Totalenergies to Produce Low-Carbon Hydrogen in France

New Energy Vehicles

Electric Vehicle Charging   / Smart On-Street Charging Could Save £4.1BN a Year by 2030

[24/Nov]  Smart charging installed at public EV chargers could save drivers more than £600 per year, according to a government-backed report

Electric Vehicle Battery   / Japanese OEMs Lead Solid-State Battery Goldrush

[24/Nov]  Innovation in solid-state batteries for EVs and electronics is being spearheaded by Japanese giants including Toyota and TDK, according to a new report.

Electric Car   / Mazda Unveils $11 Bln EV Spending Plan, Considers Investing in Battery Production

[23/Nov]  Japan's Mazda Motor Corp on Tuesday unveiled a $10.6 billion spending plan to electrify its vehicles and said it was also considering investing in battery production.

Electric Vehicle Battery   / MIT Advance Paves Way for High-Density Batteries That Handle Stress

[23/Nov]  The field of battery research is riddled with roadblocks and bottlenecks, but there is one problem that rears its head more than most.

Electric Vehicle Charging   / Hybrid Ultracap Battery Promises 72-Second City EV Charging

[23/Nov]  An electric car that can charge in as little time as it takes to pump a gas vehicle has long been the dream of existing and would-be EV drivers. But what if it could charge even more quickly?

Geothermal

Is This the Next Big Step for Geothermal Energy?

[04/Nov]  Geothermal energy could become one of the most cost-effective ways of producing clean energy.

How Super-Hot Rocks Miles Under the Earth’s Surface Could Provide Limitless Clean Energy

[04/Nov]  Superhot rock geothermal energy can be generated from dry rock that’s at least 752 degrees Fahrenheit. It exists all over the earth at depths between two and 12 miles.

[28/Oct]  Net Zero Emission   / Baseload Capital Raises US$24 Million to Boost Geothermal

[20/Oct]  Geothermal Power Plant   / Canada to Tap Dormant Volcanoes for Geothermal Energy

[16/Oct]  Japan   / Japan's Chubu Elec to Invest in Canadian Geothermal Venture

[09/Oct]  Turkey   / Turkiye’s Cheapest Tomato Is Produced with Geothermal Energy

[08/Oct]  Geothermal Power Plant   / Europe Is Betting Big On Geothermal Energy

[08/Oct]  Austria   / Austria’s OMV Targets Expansion of Low Carbon Business

Decentralized Energy

Microgrid   / Mapping Europe’s Microgrids to Ensure Effective Regulation

[13/Oct]  University of Groningen doctoral researcher Jamie Behrendt has started mapping existing and developing microgrids across Europe.

Microgrid   / ABB-Backed Research Will Develop Smart Microgrid Cybersecurity Testbed

[13/Sep]  With the increasing penetration of smart tech in our grids, the threat of cybersecurity likewise rises. To research and develop technologies to combat such threats, a group of researchers are developing a smart microgrid cybersecurity testbed.

Microgrid   / ABB Releases Blueprint for Carbon Negative Microgrids

[02/Aug]  ABB has announced delivery of electrical distribution and control systems for a 300kW future microgrid that engineering and management consultancy Tetra Tech is deploying for Oldham Council in Greater Manchester.

Distributed energy   / Energy as a Service Industry in South Africa Maturing

[23/Jun]  The latest Market Intelligence Report on Energy Services suggests South Africa’s Energy Services Companies and EPCs are starting to specialise, focusing on niche services as part of the wider value chain.

Microgrid   / Renewable Front-Of-The-Meter Microgrid Strengthens Californi...

[17/Jun]  California’s first 100% renewable energy, front-of-the-meter, multi-customer microgrid is now fully operational, providing enhanced energy resilience for the California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport and US Coast Guard Air Station.

Microgrid   / AXA IM Invests $15MN in Greenstruxure to Grow US Microgrids

[15/Jun]  AXA Investment Managers joins line of investors in GreenStruxure which is developing on-site renewable energy microgrids for commercial buildings in the US.

Energy Economy

Net Zero Emission   / ANZ Earmarks $67 Bln to Accelerate Net Zero Transition

[25/Nov]  Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd said on Friday it had earmarked A$100 billion ($67.63 billion) to help its customers lower carbon emissions by 2030, as the lender looks to accelerate its transition to net zero.

Canada   / Canada's Alberta Province Forecasts C$12.3 Bln Budget Surplus

[25/Nov]  Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta on Thursday forecast a C$12.3 billion ($9.2 billion) budget surplus for the 2022/23 fiscal year, but warned economic risks are increasing as high inflation.

[25/Nov]  Spain   / Spanish Windfall Tax on Banks, Energy Firms Clears First Hurdle

[25/Nov]  Nuclear Reactor   / EDF Could Lose 5 Bln Euros from France's Windfall Tax -Les Echos

[25/Nov]  Carbon Emissions   / Volatilia, Uzbek Gov’t to Develop up over 400MW Renewables

[24/Nov]  United Kingdom   / UK’s Ofgem Says Household Energy Bills to Rise to Nearly $5,200/Year

[24/Nov]  Ireland   / Statkraft Signs 366MW Irish Power Play With Microsoft

[24/Nov]  United Kingdom   / Dismantling Old North Sea Wells Could Cost £20BN

Climate Change

Net Zero Emission   / Amazon UK Adds E-Cargo Bikes, Walkers in Decarbonisation Drive

[25/Nov]  Amazon UK said it would expand its electric-cargo bike fleet and make more deliveries on foot to accelerate the decarbonisation of the transportation network it

Energy Transition   / Indonesia’s Energy Transition Plan to Face Implementation Hurdles

[25/Nov]  Indonesia and its international partners agreed to mobilise US$20b in financing.

Net Zero Emission   / Thailand’s CKPower Sets 2050 Net Zero Target

[24/Nov]  The company plans to raise the share of electricity from renewables to 95% from 89%.

Net Zero Emission   / Access to Affordable Low-Carbon Electrons Crucial for Net Zero – Elia Group

[24/Nov]  According to a new study from Elia Group, by 2030, industrial electricity consumption is expected to grow by 40% and 50% in Germany and Belgium respectively. As such, in all considered scenarios, access to affordable, low-carbon electrons will be crucial.

Net Zero Emission   / UK Government Launches AI Innovation Programme to Lower Carbon Emissions

[24/Nov]  The UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy announced an AI innovation programme to achieve net-zero targets.

Policy & Regulation

[25/Nov]  Energy Transition   / Vietnam Boosts Coal Use Plan for 2030 as G7 Climate Offer Stalls

[25/Nov]  Germany   / Germany Is Not Blocking EU Energy Solution but Is 'Sceptical', Minister Says

[24/Nov]  Natural Gas   / UK to Set Out More Energy Reforms ‘Very Soon’: Hunt

[23/Nov]  Distributed energy   / UAE Issues Law to Regulate Linkage of Renewable Energy Production Units to the Grid

[22/Nov]  Carbon Emissions   / COP27 Reaches a Deal on Climate Compensation

Future Energy

Wave Energy   / A Wave-Powered Prototype Device Is Aiming to Produce Drinking Water From the Ocean

[24/Nov]  Ocean Oasis says its technology will enable “the production of fresh water from ocean waters by harnessing the energy of the waves to carry out a desalination

Simpler, Cheaper Electrical Generator Can Be Made With Store-Bought Tape

[23/Nov]  With an ability to turn friction into small amounts of electricity, triboelectric generators may one day be used in clothes that turn movement into power, in battery-free brain implants, and a host of other scenarios.

Wave Energy   / Sea Trials Show Promising Results for AWS Wave Energy Device

[03/Nov]  ​Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy has announced encouraging results from the current phase of sea trials of its wave energy device at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.

Wave Energy   / A New Four-Year Project Will Test the Viability of Large-Scale Wave Energy in Europe

[20/Oct]  The WEDUSEA collaboration involves 14 partners from academia and industry.

Tidal Energy   / U.S. To Provide Millions in Funding for Tidal Energy and River Current Systems

[19/Oct]  DOE says the funding opportunity represents the “largest investment in tidal and river current energy technologies in the United States.”

Exhibition & Forum