Grid

Microgrid

New Partnership Formed to Develop Hydrogen-Fuelled Microgrids

The projects will include sustainable waste disposal through Ways2H’s hydrogen production facilities, which use municipal solid waste, plastic and other refuse…

Electricity Transmission

Rapid Renewable Growth Boosts India's Transmission Infrastructure

The country’s green energy sector could add 90GW capacity by end-2025.

Jordan

Jordan and Saudi Arabia Sign MoU to Connect Power Grids

Jordan and Saudi Arabia have reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding by laying out the framework for connecting their electric power grids.

Energy Storage System

Qatar Installs its First Grid-Scale Battery Pilot Ahead of Schedule Despite ‘Many Challenges’

Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation, has commissioned the Middle Eastern country’s first ever megawatt-scale battery storage system in time to meas…

Microgrid

Canada’s Prince Edward Island Plans $18.5M Microgrid to Ease Electricity Costs

A $18.53 million microgrid project to ease Covid-19 related financial hardships by reducing energy costs for those that live on the island.

Microgrid

BESS System on Hybrid Microgrid Powers Remote Alaskan Community

The small town of Cordova, Alaska, is located 150 miles southeast of Anchorage, near the picturesque head of the Orca Inlet on the Prince William Sound, at the …

Market Analysis

China's Electricity Consumption Growth Eased to 2.3% in July

A shift in production strategy by crude oil refineries may have played a role.

Spain

Enel Adds Over 144GWh in Annual Renewables Capacity to Spain’s Grid

Enel Green Power Spain has connected its 51MW wind farm in the town of Motilla del Palancar, in the Cuenca province, with the country’s main grid network.

Biobattery

Bovine Biomethane Connected to UK's Grid for the First Time

In the UK, biomethane obtained from cattle manure and straw has been connected to National Grid’s gas transmission system for the first time.

Energy Storage Technology

Using Liquid Air for Energy Storage and Maritime Propulsion

Initiatives are underway in the UK to develop grid-scale liquid air energy storage, with potential for a mega-scale plant at a coastal location being able to pr…

Power Construction

Umeme Earmarks $15.2m for Two Power Projects in Mbale District

Uganda’s power distribution company, Umeme, is investing $15.2 million into two major power projects in the Mbale district to improve power supply quality and …

Energy Storage Battery

Vistra Approved to Build a Grid Battery Bigger than All Utility-Scale Storage in the US Combined

A permit to expand Vistra’s natural gas-fired Moss Landing generation station to 1,500 MW/6,000 MWh has been approved.

Power Construction

Hitachi ABB Power Grids to Operate in Six Balkan Countries

The company’s top officials have also said that “world-class power grid solutions” will help it play an active role in the global decarbonization of energy s…

Nuclear Power Plant

French Grid Again Warns Heatwave May Take Golfech 2 Reactor Offline

High temperatures could lead to production restrictions at EDF's Golfech nuclear plant on the Garonne river in southern France starting on Wednesday.

Power Construction

TenneT Awards Contracts for 900MW Offshore Grid Connection System

Dutch transmission system operator TenneT has awarded contracts for the 900MW BorWin5 offshore grid connection system to the consortium of Siemens and Dragados …