Renewable energy

Power Construction

Xcel Energy Improving Dalhart Power Grid

Xcel Energy is investing $600,000 in a multi-phase grid improvement project that is converting the electrical facilities serving Dalhart to a higher voltage.

Hydrogen Project

Panasonic Pioneering Hydrogen Power to Fuel Factories Worldwide

Panasonic Corp. is turning a fuel-cell factory in the lakeside city of Kusatsu, in Shiga Prefecture, into what could be the world’s first hydrogen-based plant …

Wind Power Project

Construction Begins on 216MW Onshore Wind Farm in Finland

Finnish renewable energy company, Ilmatar Energy, has commenced construction of the 216MW Alajärvi onshore wind farm.

Hydropower Plant

Norwegian Hydro Plant to Supply Deutsche Bahn with Renewable Energy

The Mågeli hydroelectric power plant in southern Norway is set to supply Germany’s Deutsche Bahn with almost 190GWh of green electricity annually for a ten-ye…

Biofuel

Shell Biofuel JV Starts Trading

Shell has begun trading shares of Raizen, its renewable energy joint venture with Brazilian energy company Cosan, on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, following an …

Hydrogen Project

India to Make Green Hydrogen Mandatory for User Industries

Oil refineries and fertiliser manufacturers will be asked to implement the policy immediately after the Cabinet approves the proposal, power and renewable energ…

China

RES Secures O&M Contract for 100MW Minety Battery Storage Site

RES has won a tender to provide O&M services for China Huaneng Group’s Minety battery storage project, which began trading last month.

Wind Power Project

India’s ReNew Power Selects Siemens Gamesa for 322MW Wind Project

Global energy company Siemens Gamesa has been tasked by Indian renewable energy company ReNew Power to supply turbines for the development of a 322MW wind energ…

O＆M

Mitsubishi Power Launches Global AI Hubs to Enhance Asset O&M

Mitsubishi Power is launching five remote operations and maintenance analytics centers in cities around the world to utilize artificial intelligence to improve …

Solar Power Plant

Enlight Acquires Solar and Energy Storage Developer

Enlight Renewable Energy has achieved all required regulatory approvals to acquire a 90.1% share of Clēnera LLC, a company in the field of initiation, developm…

Net Zero Emission

Nation’s Largest Renewable Energy Company Calls for Net Zero

The head of Australia’s largest privately owned renewable energy company has called for the federal government to sign up to net zero as the newly expanded gro…

Electricity Transmission

Victoria Plans Grid Upgrades to Support Renewable Energy Zones

The Australian state of Victoria has unveiled six grid upgrade projects as part of efforts to unlock new renewables investment.

Norway

Which Country is the World Leader in Renewable Energy in 2021?

Norway is the country with the highest share of renewable energy in the world.

Geothermal Power Plant

World Bank Funds Geothermal Exploration in Saint Lucia

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved $21.9 million for the Renewable Energy Sector Development Project for the Caribbean island nation Saint…

Nuclear Power Plant

Equipment Manufacture Starts for Egypt Nuclear Project

Egypt’s Electricity & Renewable Energy Minister Mohammed Shaker has travelled to Russia to attend a ceremony to mark the beginning of the manufacture of equipm…