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Hydropower Plant

Investments in Hydro Set to Increase in 2022 Says New Research

Hydropower capacity in 2022 is set to exceed 1200GW and investments will climb to $36.3 billion, new research from Rystad Energy has suggested, with hydro set t…

Sumitomo Electric Secures US$200M Worth 400 kV High-Voltage Direct Current Submarine Cable Project in UAE

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. has received a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) from Samsung C&T Corporation to deliver a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) …

Wind Farm

Commissioning Spree Boosts Latin America's Onshore Wind Capacity

Hundreds of megawatts connected to grid as a handful of large projects come online in Brazil, Chile and Mexico.

Offshore Wind Power

UK to Hold Yearly Contracts for Difference Auctions from 2023 Onwards

The UK government will increase the frequency of auctions for funding through the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme to every year rather than every two year…

Offshore Wind Power

Norway to Launch 1.5 Gigawatt Offshore Wind Tender

Norway will launch later this year its first tender for bottom-fixed offshore wind turbines in the southern North Sea, planning to develop 1.5 gigawatt of elect…

Siemens Reports “Solid Performance” for Gas and Power

Siemens announced its results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 that ended Dec. 31, 2021.

Australia

All-Renewable 5 MW Kalbarri Microgrid Goes Live in Western Australia

Sophie Vorrath of One Step Off The Grid reports on the activation of an all-renewable microgrid that will back up the unsteady grid connection in the Western Au…

Solar Power Panel

Solar PV under Construction for NHS Hospital on Former Wolverhampton Landfill Site

Construction of a new solar farm is currently underway on a landfill site in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, with the site due to be operational by summer.

Solar Power Plant

Solar Sector Welcomes News That Contracts for Difference Auctions Will Be Held Annually

From 2023, Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions will be held annually, the UK government has announced.

Carbon Emissions

Are Hydrogen Heating Solutions an Option for Decarbonising Residential Heating in Ireland?

Cornwall Insight have released a report assessing the potential of hydrogen in the challenging task of decarbonising residential heating in Ireland.

Carbon Emissions

How the Utilities Industry is Building a Sustainable Future

The energy and utilities industries play a significant role in carbon emissions. In the US, 25% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from electricity generati…

Oil Price

White House: No Oil Producer Should Hold Back Supply As Oil Hits $90

The White House says as oil hit $90, noting that the U.S. Administration has left “all options on the table” to address high oil and gasoline prices and could…

Oil Price

JPMorgan: Oil Could Easily Hit $120 If Russia-Ukraine Tensions Escalate

JPMorgan is warning that Brent crude could “easily” reach $120 per barrel—if the geopolitical conditions between Russia and Ukraine deteriorate.

Oil Price

TotalEnergies: High Oil Prices Are Here To Stay

TotalEnergies CEO Pouyanné: I've no good news to deliver, oil prices will remain high.

LNG

MOL Signs Charter for New Arctic LNG 2 Ice-Breaking Carrier

Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a charter contract for a newbuilding ice-breaking carrier to serve Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project.