Grid

Power Construction

Siemens Acquires Trayer Engineering to Grow Grid Modernisation Portfolio

Trayer will join Siemens’ electrification and automation business unit. Credit: Hadrian / Shutterstock.Siemens has agreed to acquire Trayer Engineering, a…

Microgrid

Huawei Completes Construction of Microgrid Power Station in Saudi Arabia

An advertisement in the NEOM region in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Credit: SaudiArabiaPhotography.Huawei has built the world’s largest microgrid power station, w…

Energy Storage Project

California and Texas Lead the Way in US Battery Grid Rollouts

Credit: Irfan Khan via Getty ImagesCalifornia and Texas are now the leading states in the deployment of grid-scale power sector battery systems in the US.Collec…

Solar Power Plant

EDPR’s First Hybrid Wind-Solar Photovoltaic ( PV) Project in Poland Increases Output by Almost 20%

With a combined capacity of 124.5 MWp (115.5 MWac), the Konary wind-solar hybrid project produced over 180 GWh for the Polish grid, increasing the renewable pro…

Wind Farm

Goldwind Completes a Black Start of a Hybrid Wind Farm With Batteries

Goldwind has completed its first black start at a wind farm hybridized with batteries and connected to a 220 kV grid.This test has allowed Goldwind to validate …

Electricity Transmission

US Approves Major Transmission Project in Nevada

Electricity transmission towers are seen in the Nevada desert near the Copper Mountain Solar Project, in Boulder City, Nevada March 21, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed…

Electricity Transmission

US Power Use Expected to Reach Record Highs in 2024 and 2025, Eia Says

The downtown Los Angeles skyline is seen behind an electricity pylon at sunrise in Los Angeles, California U.S. November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Ph…

Microgrid

Huawei Photovoltaic Microgrid for Red Sea Project Offers 1 Billion Kwh Solar Power per Year

Huawei has developed the world’s largest microgrid power station which delivers 1 billion kWh power supply per year. The new solution will play a signific…

Energy Storage System

RWE Builds Ultra-Fast, Innovative Battery Storage System in the Netherlands to Help Safeguard the Grid

RWE is expanding its battery storage business with an innovative technology for grid stability. The company has begun construction of an ultra-fast battery stor…

Energy Storage System

Waratah Super Battery Completes Energisation First Stage, Boosts Australia’s BESS Sector

The Waratah Super Battery (WSB) project aims to enhance grid reliability in New South Wales (NSW). Credit: Akaysha Energy.Australian renewable energy company Ak…

Electricity Transmission

US Approves Major Transmission Project in Nevada

Electricity transmission towers are seen in the Nevada desert near the Copper Mountain Solar Project, in Boulder City, Nevada March 21, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed…

Solar project

National Grid Renewables Begins Construction on Dodson Creek Solar Project

National Grid Renewables begins construction on Dodson Creek solar project. (Credit: andreas160578 from Pixabay)National Grid Renewables announced the start of …

Offshore Wind Power

Iberdrola Secures 791 MW of Offshore Wind Power in the United States

Iberdrola has announced that its US subsidiary, Avangrid, has been awarded a contract to build a large-scale offshore wind farm in the State of Massachusetts. T…

Offshore Wind Power

Avangrid’s New England Wind 1 Project Selected by Massachusetts in Offshore Wind Solicitation

New England Wind 1 to Provide 791 Megawatts of Clean, Reliable Offshore Wind Power to Massachusetts by 2029, Advancing Critical State Climate Targets.Avangrid, …

Offshore Wind Power

The Biggest Problem Facing Offshore Wind Energy Isn’t Broken Blades. It’s Public Opinion.

One of the installed turbines at the Vineyard Wind farm. (Photo courtesy of Avangrid)by Nancy Lavin, Rhode Island CurrentJim Boyd’s heart sank the first t…