Energy

Siemens Energy Bags DolWin4 and BorWin4 Grid Connection Contracts

European TSO Amprion Offshore GmbH has commissioned Siemens Energy to supply the necessary technology for the converter stations of the DolWin4 and BorWin4 grid…

Germany

German Government to Acquire 30% of Uniper

The energy major has signed a €15bn bailout deal.

Nuclear Power Plant

First Contract Signed for Romanian Nuclear Refurbishment

Canada's Candu Energy has signed the first contract for the refurbishment of unit 1 at Romania's Cernavoda nuclear power plant. The extensive re-tubing of the r…

Siemens Energy, Dragados Offshore Land Orders for North Sea Offshore Links

Siemens Energy AG and Dragados Offshore have been selected to build the converter stations at sea for the DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connections in the N…

Australia

Enel Hunts for Buyers of 3.6-GW Wind, Solar Pipeline in Australia - Report

The green energy arm of Italian utility Enel SpA is seeking to sell down between 50% and 80% of its Australian renewable energy platform that is said to have 3.…

Researchers Complete Digital Twin Tests on a Simulated Microreactor

Researchers at the Energy Department’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) recently performed their first digital twin test of a simulated microreactor.

Energy Storage Project

State-Owned Power Company to Build 800MWH BESS in Poland

State-owned power company PGE Group has obtained regulatory approval to build a 200MW/820MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Poland.

TES Completes Green Energy Fundraising Round

Tree Energy Solutions (TES), a world scale green hydrogen company with a mission to deliver on a net zero future by decarbonising the energy chain, has announce…

Chile

Chile’s First Electric Bus Factory Aims to Ease Fossil Fuel Dependency

Electric buses built by a Chilean company are now operating in the world's top copper-producing nation, as the country seeks ways to reduce its use of fossil fu…

Energy Storage Battery

First Phase of 800MWH World Biggest Flow Battery Commissioned in China

Commissioning has taken place of a 100MW/400MWh vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage system in Dalian, China.

Germany

EIB Backs Germany-UK Interconnector With €400M

Work to build the interconnector will start this year, connecting two of Europe’s largest energy markets for the first time

Amazon Announces $20,000 Green Grant for Sustainable Retailers

E-commerce giant is awarding US green retailers $20,000 grants to promote the adoption of sustainable practices

Electric Car

Swappable Car Batteries Could Accelerate UK’s Transition to Electric Vehicles

A new paper from Cornwall Insight and law firm Shoosmiths has laid out why switching the UK electric vehicle (EV) model to Battery-as-a-Service, could cut upfro…

Nuclear Power Plant

Main Construction Phase for El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant Project Begins in Egypt

Alexey Likhachev, Rosatom Director General, and Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy gave a green light to the pouring of the "…

Energy Storage Project

Portuguese Utility EDP Adding Battery Storage to Floating Solar-Hydropower Hybrid Plant

Portuguese utility EDP is to add energy storage to a hybrid floating solar and hydropower project after it was energised earlier this month.