Grid

Energy Storage Project

Final Phase of Council-Owned Battery Storage Site Goes Live in the UK

Fideoak Mill in Taunton will provide grid-balancing services to National Grid and demonstrates how investment in battery storage and renewables can generate inc…

Power Construction

Saint-Nazaire Cable Work Gets Underway

French grid operator RTE has started export cable installation works for the 480MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project off France, in the Atlantic Ocean.

Power Construction

Elsewedy Electric to Build High Voltage Substation in DRC

Egyptian electric company Elsewedy Electric has contracted to build a 220-15/6.6kV high voltage distribution substation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Solar Power Plant

Spark Infrastructure Secures Approvals for Bomen Solar Farm in NSW

Spark Infrastructure has secured approvals from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and TransGrid to commercially operate the Bomen Solar Farm.

Nuclear Power Plant

China: Tianwan 5 Achieves Grid Connection

Unit 5 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province has been connected to the grid for the first time.

Electricity Transmission

Mozambique: EDM to Review Transmission Integration Study

Energy developer Ncondezi Energy announced that it has submitted a power transmission integration study to Electricidad de Moçambique for its integrated 300MW …

Power Construction

Enel Green Power Connects €4.6 Million Project to Spanish Grid

Enel Green Power España has connected a new 3.46MW wind farm to the electricity grid in the towns of Mallén and Fréscano, in the province of Zaragoza.

Wind Farm

First Blauwwind Turbine Starts Generating Power into Dutch Grid

The first turbine of the Borssele III/IV wind farm project, managed by Blauwwind, has started generating power.

Electricity Transmission

New Zealand: Powerco to Trial Wireless Power Transmission Technology

Kiwi start-up Emrod claims to have developed the world’s first long-range, high-power, wireless power transmission technology.

Germany

Bosch Signs Power Purchase Deals with RWE, Statkraft and Vattenfall

German technology company Bosch has signed three long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for electricity generated by RWE, Statkraft, and Vattenfall.

Power Construction

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Wins HVDC Order Linking Shetland Islands to the UK Grid

The link, which will connect Shetland to the UK transmission system and will enhance security of power supply and help transmit wind power generated on the isla…

Pumped Storage

World's Largest Batteries - (Pumped Storage)

The vast majority of our grid-scale storage of electricity uses this clever method.

Nuclear Power Plant

UK National Grid Prepares for First T-Pylon at Hinkley Point C

It will also allow for more capacity on the network for renewable energy from the South West peninsular.

Biomass Power Plant

UK Biomass Generation Rises with Grid Demand in July

The UK's biomass-fired generation increased on the month and year in July as Covid-19 lockdown measures eased, resulting in extra demand on the power grid.

Microgrid

EAST AFRICA: EACREEE Joins Forces with RES4Africa to Promote Micro-Grids

The RES4Africa Foundation announced on July 29, 2020 that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the East African Centre of Excellence for Renewable E…