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Electricity Transmission

Australian State to Invest $850 Mln in Power Grid

Australia's New South Wales state on Friday said it would invest A$1.2 billion in new transmission lines over 10 years.

Distributed Grid

Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Us Utilities

Four emerging technologies and issues are occupying regulators as utilities seek to modernise the electricity distribution system in the US.

Hydrogen Project

One of Europe’s Largest | Plug Power to Build 100MW Green Hydrogen Plant at Belgian Port

Port of Antwerp-Bruges makes a play to be Europe’s green H2 hotspot, but plans to source grid electricity for the project risk falling foul of the EU’s renewa…

United Kingdom

UK ‘Urgently Considering’ to Extend Windfall Tax to Electricity Generators

Rishi Sunak has said there are “extraordinary profits” made in the electricity generation sector

Offshore Wind Power

China to Add 365GW Wind Capacity in the Next Decade: Fitch

It will add 40GW annually on average.

Energy Saving

Japan Asks People and Firms to Save Electricity to Avoid Blackouts

Japan on Tuesday called on households and companies to conserve as much electricity as possible this summer, seeking to prevent blackouts as spare reserve capac…

Canada

Canadian Solar to Sell 70% Stake in Two Solar Farms to SPIC

The projects cover an area of 2,200 hectares and will have a combined capacity of 738MW.

Net Zero Emission

Glasgow Supercharges Net Zero With Electricity Network Upgrade

SP Energy Networks has completed the first phase of a £30m electricity network project

Nuclear Power Plant

Americans Split on Nuclear Energy as Safety Worries Linger

Just under half of Americans support nuclear power to generate electricity, a waning industry the Biden administration has been trying to revitalize with billio…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Toyota and Woven Planet Have Developed a Portable Hydrogen Cartridge

Toyota wants hydrogen to power entire cities in Japan. Its subsidiary Woven Planet broke ground last February on a "Woven City" near Susono.

Natural Gas

Hydrogen Test Begins at Power Plant With Reciprocating Engines

Electricity provider WEC Energy Group, technology company Wärtsilä, the Electric Power Research Institute and EPC solutions firm Burns & McDonnell, will partn…

Energy Storage Battery

Toyota Launches Home Energy Storage Based on Electrified Vehicle Battery

It has 8.7 kWh of battery capacity and power output of up to 5.5 kW.

New York Announces 2GW of New Solar and Energy Storage Projects

The projects – the state’s largest land-based renewable energy procurement to date – will deliver green electricity to power more than 620,000 homes for at l…

Germany

Lhyfe to Build Green Hydrogen Plant in Germany

The city of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany has authorized Lhyfe to start construction of its renewable green hydrogen plant at a nearby site covering 10,000 square…

Net Zero Emission

COVID-19 Slows Progress Towards Global Energy Access, IEA Says

At the current rate of progress, 670 million people will remain without electricity in 2030.