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Pumped Storage

SSE Wins Govt Nod for 1.5-GW Pumped Storage Scottish Project

The Scottish government has given the thumbs up to a 1.5-GW hydro pumped storage project proposed by the renewables arm of UK utility SSE Plc.

Energy Storage Project

Canadian Solar to Install 75 MW/300 MWh of Energy Storage in California

Canadian Solar Inc today said it has secured an order to integrate a lithium-ion battery storage system with a capacity of 75 MW/300 MWh into a solar farm owned…

Energy Storage Project

TransAlta Renewables Announces Commercial Operation of WindCharger

TransAlta Renewables Inc. announced that its 10 MW WindCharger battery storage project began commercial operation on October 15, 2020.

Distributed energy

RWE and Kohler-SDMO Sign Grid Stability Pact for Emergency Generators

German utility RWE has partnered with French emergency power generator company Kohler-SDMO to establish new energy generation solutions.

United States

GE Announces Plan to be Carbon-Neutral by 2030

American multinational conglomerate General Electric has announced its plan to become carbon-neutral across its facilities and operations by 2030.

Oil Pipeline

German Foreign Minister: "Beixi-2" Natural Gas Pipeline Will be Built

German Foreign Minister Maas stated that the "Beixi-2" natural gas pipeline "will be completed", but it is not certain when it will be completed.

China

China Moves to Explore Path Toward Carbon Neutrality Goal

Following Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent announcement that China aims to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060

Clean emission

CSE to Introduce "First Run" to Encourage Cleaner Power Stations

As part of its initiatives to build an ecosystem of incentives and deterrence measures, the Centre for Science and Environment has developed a new concept calle…

Power Construction

Bengal Achieves 99.9 per cent Rural Household Electrification: Official

West Bengal has achieved 99.9 per cent rural household electrification with Darjeeling district getting completely electrified, a senior official of the state P…

Geothermal Power Plant

Croatia Issues Four Licenses for Geothermal Exploration

The Croatian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has issued licenses for geothermal exploration for energy production purposes at four locations in …

Energy Storage Battery

Tesla ‘WindCharger’, Canadian Province Alberta’s First Grid-Scale Battery Storage, is Online

10MW / 20MWh of Tesla Megapacks used for Alberta’s first-ever large-scale battery energy storage system have gone into action as TransAlta Renewables announced…

Nuclear Power Plant

Jacobs To Lead European Union-Funded Nuclear Power Plant Research

Jacobs was selected to lead an international consortium whose cutting-edge research could lead to extensions in the operational lifespan of nuclear power plants…

Geothermal Power Plant

Mitsubishi Power Completes Renovation of Otake Geothermal Power Station

It now uses a first-of-its-kind power generation system.

Solar Power Plant

Enel North America Announces Its Second Solar + Storage Hybrid Project

Italian multinational energy company Enel has started the construction of its second solar + storage hybrid project in North America.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan’s Largest Power Generator to Close Inefficient Coal Plants by 2030

Japan’s biggest power generator JERA has committed to shutting down all inefficient coal-fired power plants in the country by 2030.