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Hydropower Plant

Experts Say Hydropower Needs to Double by 2050 to Meet Climate Goals

Global installed hydropower capacity rose by 26 GW in 2021 to 1,360 GW, but that’s far short of the progress needed to achieve the world’s climate change miti…

Natural Gas

EU Backs €406.4M Dutch Scheme to Support Filling of Gas Storage Facility

The scheme will enable the Netherlands to ensure existing gas storage facilities are filled up to at least 80% of their capacity by 1st November 2022 and comply…

Hydropower Plant

Portugal, Switzerland Launch Pumped Storage Hydropower Plants of Over 2 GW in Total

Iberdrola inaugurated its pumped storage hydropower plant Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal and a similar facility was set into motion in Switzerland.

Natural Gas

UK Greenlights Centrica’s Gigantic Gas Storage Site

The move is believed to be the first stage of the potential reopening of the UK’s largest gas storage facility

China

China Solar Installations More Than Double in First Half

China built nearly 31 gigawatts (GW) of new solar power capacity from January to June, up 137% from a year earlier, with full-year installations on course to hi…

Enel Grids Develops Natural Ester-Insulated Low Carbon Transformer

Enel Grids has announced the development of a new low-carbon transformer, leveraging natural ester to mitigate its carbon footprint.

Pumped Storage

Iberdrola Opens One of Europe’s Largest Pumped Storage Facilities

The Spanish utility has officially opened the 1,158MW Tâmega Giga Battery – a pumped storage hydroelectric facility – in Portugal.

Pumped Storage

Iberdrola Opens the 1,158MW Tâmega Giga Battery in Portugal

Spanish utility Iberdrola has officially opened Tâmega Giga Battery in Portugal, touted as one of Europe’s largest pumped storage hydroelectric facilities. …

Egypt

Egypt’s Infinity to Become Africa’s Largest Renewable Energy Company

Infinity and Africa Finance Corporation will acquire Lekela Power in deal that includes 2.8-gigawatt portfolio of wind power and greenfield projects

Energy Storage Battery

Dutch Battery Projects Combat Grid Bottleneck

Grid operator Liander and GIGA Storage, developers of large-scale battery systems, have started pilots in the Dutch cities Amsterdam, Alkmaar and Lelystad with …

Gas Turbine

Gazprom Asks Siemens to Provide Papers on Gas Turbine Return

The company has said it expects Siemens to fulfill its obligation on the repair of gas turbine engines

Hydrogen Production

EPRO Advance Technology Claims Green Hydrogen Breakthrough

As EPRO Advance Technology claims a green hydrogen breakthrough, Johnson Matthey unveils plans for an £80mn gigafactory in the UK

India

Why Meeting Its Green Energy Goal Is Critical for India

Set to become the world's third biggest energy consumer by 2030, the country needs $223bn of investment to meet its target of 500 gigawatts of renewables capaci…

Some European Gigafactory Projects ‘Revising Plans’

Some anticipated lithium-ion battery gigafactory projects in Europe are quietly revising their plans and may not open at all, according to the head of energy st…

Nuclear Power Plant

EU Investigates Czech Support for New Nuclear Power Plant

The nuclear plant in Dukovany will have a capacity of up to 1,200MW and is scheduled to start operating in 2036