Energy

Microgrid

Rolls-Royce to Provide Battery Storage for Rarotonga Microgrid

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to supply three 40-foot MTU-brand battery containers for a microgrid on the Pacific island of Rarotonga.

Wind Turbine

GE Expands Turkey’s Wind Energy Portfolio with Two New Plants

GE Renewable Energy has installed and commissioned two wind energy projects in Turkey.

Chile

Chile: Mainstream Renewable Power Secures Funding for 630MW of Renewable Generation

Mainstream Renewable Power has closed funding of US$620 million for the second phase of the Andes Renovables wind and solar generation platform in Chile.

Market Analysis

Duke Energy's Carbon Reduction Plans See 'Valuable' Role for Nuclear

Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) filed on 1 September by Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress demonstrate the valuable role nuclear and natural gas ca…

Nuclear Power Plant

Baltic States Agree to Block Nuclear Power from Belarus

The ministries responsible for the energy sector in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have reached an agreement to cease electricity trading with Belarus when it co…

Energy Investment

EDP Renováveis to Sell Stake in US Renewable Assets for $700m

Spanish firm EDP Renováveis has agreed to sell its stake in a US wind and solar portfolio to Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure for $700m.

United States

US Announces Funding for Fusion and Carbon Capture Technologies

The US Department of Energy has announced $72m in funding for carbon capture technologies and $29m for fusion research projects.

Power Construction

The Demand for Electricity in Spain Decreases 2.4% in August

37.8% of the monthly generation was of renewable origin: wind energy 15.8%, concentrated solar power 3.5% and photovoltaic 8%.

EV Market

China Lists More NEV Models for Rural Areas

China's ministry of industry and information technology has added more new energy vehicle models in its campaign to promote the use of NEVs in rural areas.

Geothermal Power Plant

Turkey’s Soyak Considers Croatia Geothermal Project

Turkish company Soyak is considering investing in geothermal energy in Croatia and has expressed interest in exploring the Legrad-1 geothermal concession area i…

Biobattery

Grant Opportunity could Help Tribes Develop Bioenergy Resources

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs on Sept. 3 announced it is providing funding to hire consultants to identify.

Energy Storage System

Huawei: Residential Solar-Plus-Storage is Starting Point for New Era of Mainstream Renewable Energy

The high end residential energy storage market will be the company's entry point into a technology that helps integrate solar to the grid.

Offshore Wind Power

Crown Estate Scotland Launches Offshore Wind Fund

Crown Estate Scotland has launched a £500,000 fund to go towards sustainable development of offshore wind in the country as part of its net zero commitment.

Energy Storage Project

Azelio to Deploy Over 65 MW of Energy Storage in India

Sweden's Azelio AB plans to install more than 65 MW of energy storage systems in India until 2025 in cooperation with local renewable energy producer Atria Powe…

Energy Storage Battery

UCSD Team Develops New Disordered Rock Salt Anode for Fast-Charging, Safer Lithium-ion Batteries

Researchers at UC San Diego, with their colleagues at other institutions, have developed a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely re…