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Pumped Storage

Here's an Overlooked Option for Long-term Energy Storage for Renewables

To cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half within a decade, the Biden administration’s goal, the U.S. will need a lot more solar and wind power generation, a…

Distributed energy

Australia Awards $451k to Boost Distributed Energy in Low Voltage Areas

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced funding worth AUD$451,167 (£239,243) for a demonstration project to boost the use of home solar po…

Nuclear Fusion

UK Fusion Technology Breaks ‘Landmark Record’

Fusion technology has reached a new milestone after a reactor in Oxford broke its own world record for fusion energy output.

CCS

Eni Signs up for Carbon Capture Deal

Oil major Eni UK has announced the signing of 19 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with companies interested in having their emissions captured, transported a…

Hydrogen Project

Octopus and BayWa r.e. Join Forces to Boost Green Hydrogen

Octopus Energy and BayWa r.e. have signed an agreement to collaborate on green hydrogen projects across the UK.

Energy Transition

RWE to Spend €15bn on German Decarbonisation Portfolio

German utility RWE has announced a plan to invest €15 billion ($17.1 billion) to expand its portfolio of green energy in a move to accelerate the energy transi…

SMR

Rolls Royce Appoints SNC-Lavalin for Next Phase of SMR Programme

Project management services provider SNC-Lavalin has been appointed by Rolls-Royce SMR to provide engineering services for the new phase of its business.

France

France Remains Europe’s Biggest Power Exporter Despite Winter Imports

France maintained its position as the biggest net exporter of power in Europe in the second half of 2021, despite an extreme reliance on imports at the beginnin…

Hydrogen Project

DNV Launches Green Hydrogen Joint Industry Project

Together with 18 industry partners, DNV is launching a new Joint Industry Project to enhance the standardisation for reliable, safe, and cost-efficient hydrogen…

Solar Power Plant

SPI Energy Develops Utility Scale Solar Project in Maryland

SPI Energy Co., Ltd., a global renewable energy company and provider of solar storage and electric vehicle (EV) solutions for business, residential, government,…

Solar Power Plant

I&M is Powering the Next Tomorrow with Plans to Add More than 2,000 MW of Solar

Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, submitted a plan with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission that calls for adding more than 2,00…

United States

FERC Receives Two Proposals for Same Pumped Storage Location

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has received two applications for preliminary permits for a pumped storage project at the same location, La…

Hydropower Plant

Invitation to Tender Issued for Coire Glas Main Construction Contracts

Six groups have been invited to submit tenders for construction of the proposed pumped hydro storage scheme at Coire Glas, on the shores of Loch Lochy near Inve…

Hydropower Plant

Investments in Hydro Set to Increase in 2022 Says New Research

Hydropower capacity in 2022 is set to exceed 1200GW and investments will climb to $36.3 billion, new research from Rystad Energy has suggested, with hydro set t…

Sumitomo Electric Secures US$200M Worth 400 kV High-Voltage Direct Current Submarine Cable Project in UAE

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. has received a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) from Samsung C&T Corporation to deliver a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) …