Energy

Microgrid

EDF Acquires Stake in French Microgrid Startup

EDF Renewables has secured a 29% stake with a capital investment in the French remote microgrid developer Ecosun Innovations.

Electricity Trade

NextEra Energy to Acquire Power Transmission Company GridLiance

NextEra Energy Transmission has signed an agreement to acquire US-based independent power transmission company GridLiance.

Gas turbine engine

Russia’s InterRAO to Invest $580m in Gas Turbine Venture with GE

Russian energy holding company InterRAO reportedly plans to invest $580m in a gas turbine joint venture with General Electric.

Solar Power Plant

Adani Green Energy Acquires 205MW Operating Solar Assets

India’s Adani Green Energy (AGE) has acquired 205MW of operating solar assets in a deal valued at $177m.

Energy Storage Battery

Electriq Power Announces Definitive Agreement with Lilypad Energy

Data Analytics Solutions Provider Increases Electriq Power’s Capabilities for Virtual Power Plants.

Geothermal Power Plant

New Zealand, OECS Collaborate on Direct Uses of Geothermal Energy

The Government of New Zealand and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission recently strengthened their collaboration on environmental sustainabil…

Electric Vehicle Charging

London’s Largest EV Charging Network is Now Owned by Total

Energy company Total has taken over the management and operation of Source London, the largest electric vehicle charging network in the UK capital.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Electric Vehicle Charging Network Expands on Chile’s Roads

The first three fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have been put into operation on the main route south out of Chile’s capital Santiago.

Electric Car

VW Invests €15bn in Chinese Electric Vehicle Market

German automaker Volkswagen is investing €15bn in the Chinese electric vehicle market, seeking to extend its push into the sector and its market share in the w…

Market Analysis

Hydropower Share in Total Energy Mix to Increase to 50pc by 2050: WAPDA Chairman

WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain on Monday said that hydropower share in the total energy mix would be increased to 50 per cent by 2050.

Hydropower Plant

Collaborative Framework on Hydropower Advances Discussions

The International Renewable Energy Agency has held its second meeting of the Collaborative Framework on Hydropower, advancing the initial discussion from June 2…

Energy Storage Project

Azelio, Stena Aluminium To Collaborate Energy Storage

The collaboration with Stena Aluminium is a part of Azelio’s preparations for volume production of its energy storage systems, which is planned to start in the…

Energy Storage Battery

USTDA Supports First-of-Its-Kind Battery Storage Project in Senegal

This will also be one of the first stand-alone battery power projects owned by an independent power producer.

Oil Field

Lundin Energy Raises Norway's Grieg Oilfield Reserve Estimate

Lundin Energy has raised its reserve estimate for Norway's Edvard Grieg oilfield by 50 million barrels of crude, an increase of 17 per cent, and boosted output …

Oil Pipeline

Uniper Explores Sale of 20 Per Cent Stake in Opal Gas Pipeline

German energy firm Uniper is exploring a sale of its 20% stake in gas pipeline Opal, which links the Nord Stream 1 pipeline with onshore European grids.