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Offshore Wind Power

Portugal Ups Debut Offshore Wind Auction Target to 10 GW

Portugal has raised the target for its debut offshore wind power auction to 10 gigawatts (GW).

Offshore Wind Power

Two Offshore Wind Farms Are Planned in Finland

Eolus is investigating the prerequisites for constructing two offshore wind farms in the finnish Bothnian sea.

Energy Storage Battery

Pilot Production Begins for Australia’s First Lithium Battery Gigafactory

Energy Renaissance claimed its lithium battery solutions are designed and built with deployment in the heat and humidity of Australia and much of the wider Asia…

Clean Energy Transition

Australian Energy Crisis Gives Rise to New Gas Supply Need

Energy prices rose 400% up to AU$40 per gigajoule.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Is the UK’s First Gigafactory ‘Put on Life Support’?

Work on Britishvolt’s EV battery factory near Blyth in Northumberland has reportedly been limited in a bid to slash spending costs.

Energy Storage Battery

Inflation Reduction Act Prompts Turkish Company to Increase US Gigafactory Output to 3GWH

Turkish group Kontrolmatik Technologies has increased the output of its planned energy storage-focused gigafactory in the US by 50%, thanks to the Inflation Red…

Natural Gas

Europe Says ‘No’ to VAT Exemption on German Gas Levy

All German consumers will face a new tax which is hoped to mitigate the rising cost of gas imports.

Wind Farm

Wind Energy in Brazil Has 22 GW and 9,294 Wind Turbines

In July 2022, wind energy in Brazil reached the mark of 22 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity, enough to supply 28.8 million homes per month. This is equivale…

Wind Turbine

Optimizing the Energy Output of Wind Farms

Wind energy has provided society with basic power needs for centuries, from harnessing the wind to propel boats as early as 5000 BC to driving irrigation pumps …

Lithuania

Flexibility Market Starts Development in Lithuania

Lithuania’s largest distribution system operator (DSO) Energijos Skirstymo Operatorius (ESO) is investigating the development of a local flexibility market.

Hydrogen Production

ScottishPower Weighs 100MW Green Hydrogen Hub at Port of Felixstowe

Iberdrola subsidiary ScottishPower and port operators Hutchison Ports are investigating the opportunity to build a 100MW green hydrogen production facility at t…

Natural Gas

UK Investigates Sale of National Grid’s Gas Transmission Business, Report Says

Britain has launched an investigation under new national security rules into the sale of a 60% stake in National Grid's gas transmission and metering business t…

Energy Transition

Masdar Signs Agreement With Tanzanian Utility for Renewable Energy Projects

Abu Dhabi's clean energy company setting up joint venture with Tanesco in Tanzania to develop projects with combined capacity of two gigawatts

EU

Europe Urged to Clamp Down on Growing Greenhouse Gases Black Market

Illegal hydrofluorocarbons smuggled into the EU amount to nearly 30% of the legal trade, according to the Environmental Investigation Agency

Renewable Power Added in 2021 Saves $55BN From Global Energy Generation Costs in 2022 – IRENA

Almost two-thirds or 163 gigawatts (GW) of newly installed renewable power in 2021 had lower costs than the world’s cheapest coal-fired option in the G20.