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Smart Grid

Marine Energy Smart Grid Pilot Enters Next Test Phase

A smart grid controller designed to integrate ocean and other energy resources and regulate their distribution is going into full-scale testing.

Rolls-Royce and SOWITEC Partner on Power-to-X Projects

Rolls-Royce Power Systems and German renewables developer SOWITEC have teamed up to provide power-to-X projects with a total electrolysis capacity of up to 500M…

Long-Duration Energy Storage a Prerequisite for the Energy Transition– Study

An issue brief released by ESS Inc. details the critical need for long-duration energy storage (LDES) to create an efficient, low-carbon energy system and avoid…

Wind Farm

Vattenfall Signs Grid Contract with Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions

Vattenfall has signed a contract with Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions AS to deliver grid connection infrastructure for the Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm o…

Smart Meter

India – 5 Million Smart Meter Milestone

The five million smart meter milestone was passed in India on the last day of September, according to National Smart Grid Mission statistics.

Smart Grid

Canada’s Ocean Energy Smart Grid Project Reaches Milestone Testing

A smart grid controller to integrate ocean and other energy resources and regulate their distribution goes into full-scale testing.

Nuclear Fusion

Site of UK’s First Fusion Energy Plant Selected

As part of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme, the UK government has selected the West Burton power station site in Nottinghamshire to…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Ørsted Ordered to Restart Oil- and Coal-Fired Power Plants amid Supply Crunch

Danish authorities have ordered Ørsted to continue and resume operations of three of its oil- and coal-fired power station units in order to ensure security of…

Ammonia

Mitsubishi Power Advances Ammonia-Fired Power Generation in Indonesia

Mitsubishi Power and Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) have signed an agreement to partner on research of firing ammonia in gas turbines.

Smart Grid

Iberdrola Taps EIB for €220M Smart Grid Development

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Iberdrola have agreed to increase the green loan signed in 2021 with a top up of €220 million ($215 million) to strength…

United Kingdom

Energy Giants Ink Tripartite Grid Contract for a Greener UK

Vattenfall, Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions AS have signed a grid contract for a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project to connect renewable energy onto t…

Offshore Wind Power

Vertical Axis Turbines Benefit Offshore Wind

New analysis for offshore floating wind developer SeaTwirl indicates that vertical axis turbines can be sited closer together to increase the power density.

Energy Storage Project

Equinor Confirms Construction of First Commercial Battery Storage Asset

Equinor has approved the final investment decision on the Blandford Road battery storage project in the south of the UK.

APAC to Generate Lion’s Share of World’s Energy by 2030

​The region is expected to account for 56% of the world’s energy in the next decade.

Masdar Plans Acquisitions as It Continues to Expand Its Portfolio

Exclusive: Abu Dhabi company is assessing new renewable opportunities in different countries, top executive says