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Wind Turbine

Danish Company to Build World’s Tallest Onshore Wind Turbine

Vestas, a Danish wind energy firm, announced in September that it would be establishing an onshore wind turbine tower with a hub height measuring 199 meters.

Geothermal Power Plant

Europe Is Betting Big On Geothermal Energy

Europe’s geothermal market is set to receive a major b oost in the coming years.

Crude Oil

U.S. Sells Oil from Emergency Reserve to Marathon, Equinor, Others

The United States has sold a 10.15 million barrel batch of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to eight companies, the Department of Energy said on Friday.…

Switzerland

GE to Supply Reserve Power to Swiss Federal Office

GE Gas Power has secured an order from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) for the rental of eight of its trailer-mounted gas turbine units.

Energy Transition

RWE Commits to Early Coal Phase-Out, but at What Cost?

RWE has committed to ending lignite-based electricity generation in 2030, eight years ahead of schedule.

Smart Grid

Marine Energy Smart Grid Pilot Enters Next Test Phase

A smart grid controller designed to integrate ocean and other energy resources and regulate their distribution is going into full-scale testing.

Smart Grid

Canada’s Ocean Energy Smart Grid Project Reaches Milestone Testing

A smart grid controller to integrate ocean and other energy resources and regulate their distribution goes into full-scale testing.

Smart Grid

Iberdrola Taps EIB for €220M Smart Grid Development

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Iberdrola have agreed to increase the green loan signed in 2021 with a top up of €220 million ($215 million) to strength…

Siemens Enables Complete Digital Model for Largest US TSO’s Physical Grid

The energy giant will replace American Electric Power’s (AEP’s) protection simulation operation software with PSSCAPE with the aim of establishing software in…

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Unveils Ambition to Extend Life of UK Nuclear Power Stations

The energy giant aims to extend the generation at Hartlepool and Heysham 1 power stations beyond the planned end date of March 2024

Wind Turbine

Vestas Secures 185 MW Order in the USA

Vestas has received a 185 MW order to power an undisclosed wind farm in the USA. The order consists of 41 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines.

Virtual Energy Management Pilot Coordinates Commercial Energy Use

With the hopes of allowing businesses in the US to optimise how and when their buildings use energy, a utility, a grid modernisation tech developer and a digita…

Natural Gas

German Economic Institutes See 2023 Contraction as Gas Crisis Hits

Four leading German economic institutes have almost halved their spring economic growth forecast for Europe's largest economy this year and slashed their 2023 p…

Natural Gas

German Gas Price Brake to Cost Between 15 Bln and 24 Bln Euros

A brake on gas prices currently being discussed by the German government could cost between 15 billion and 24 billion euros, depending on market price developme…

Carbon Emissions

Changes to UN Aviation Emissions Deal Near Approval -Officials

Changes to a flagship U.N. aviation emissions agreement are closer to being approved after an airline trade group walked back objections on Wednesday.