Power

Electricity Transmission

Avangrid Shareholders Approve $2.55bn Buyback by Iberdrola

Spanish utility Iberdrola has announced that shareholders of Avangrid have approved its proposal to acquire the remaining 18% stake in the company for $2.55bn.

Solar Power Plant

Octopus Energy to Invest £2BN in UK Renewable Energy

Octopus Energy Generation has announced a £2bn investment in UK renewable energy projects by 2030, emphasising solar capacity with 222MW in the pipeline.

Solar Power Plant

First Solar Opens $1.1bn Solar Facility, Adds 3.5GW to US Manufacturing Capacity

First Solar has inaugurated its new $1.1bn fully vertically integrated, thin-film solar manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama.

Hydropower Plant

Uganda Commissions $1.7bn Hydro Plant, Country’s Largest Power Generation Facility

Octopus Energy Generation has announced a £2bn investment in UK renewable energy projects by 2030, emphasising solar capacity with 222MW in the pipeline.

Hydropower Plant

Iberdrola Gets Positive EIS for 440MW Alcántara II Reversible Hydropower Plant

Iberdrola’s 440MW Alcántara II reversible hydroelectric power plant gets a favourable EIS. (Credit: Iberdrola, S.A.)Iberdrola has secured a favourable Environ…

SMR

South Korean SMR Design Approved by Regulator

The SMART100 small modular reactor design has been granted standard design approval by South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.The layout of a …

SMR

GE Hitachi, Holtec, Rolls-Royce Smr and Westinghouse Enter UK SMR Negotiations

Great British Nuclear has announced that there are four companies remaining in the contest to select technology for the UK's proposed small modular reactor …

Hydropower Plant

EPCG and EDF Sign Memorandum for Hydropower Development

Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) and Electricité de France (EDF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to outline a long-term partnership in en…

Hydropower Plant

MoU Signed to Boost Sustainable Hydropower Development in Nepal

Image courtesy of the Hydropower Sustainability AllianceAmemorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the FMO – Dutch entrepreneurial develop…

Solar Power Plant

First Solar Opens 3.5 GW Solar Factory in Alabama

US thin-film specialist First Solar has opened a $1.1 billion vertically integrated thin-film solar factory in the US state of Alabama. It said the 3.5 GW facil…

Offshore Wind Power

GE Vernova Signs Deal to Repower Wind Turbines in Italy

GE Vernova has been selected by Italian wind developer IVPC Group to repower five wind turbines at its Montefalcone wind farm in Italy.As part of this repowerin…

Nuclear Reactor

Oklo and US DOE Sign Moa for Planned Idaho Nuclear Site Inspection

View of Oklo’s preferred site in Idaho. Credit: Idaho National Laboratory / Business Wire.Nuclear power company Oklo has finalised a memorandum of agreeme…

Offshore Wind Power

Canada’s Higgins Mountain wind project gains $118m finance from CIB

Concrete base for a wind turbine platform on the Higgins Mountain site. Credit: CNW Group/Canada Infrastructure Bank.The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and El…

Electricity Transmission

UNEZA Members to Invest $116BN per Year in Clean Power and Grid Infrastructure

UNEZA members have published recommendations to policymakers. Credit: IRENA/UNEZA.Members of the Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) have announced a joint …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EDF to Reduce Water Consumption at NPPs

Image credit: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsUS water technology company Infinite Cooling is working with EDF to launch an innovative project aimed…