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Smart Meter

Asia-Pacific Forecast to Reach 1 Billion Smart Electricity Meters by 2026 – Study

The smart electricity metering market in Asia-Pacific is on its way to reaching a historic milestone of 1 billion installed devices, according to a new research…

Gas Turbine

GE Gas Power Awarded $4.2M to Boost Gas Turbine Efficiency

GE Gas Power has secured $4.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to advance development …

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…

Iberdrola Sees Profits Soar With International Business Offsetting Spain’s Results

Iberdrola has recorded a net profit of €2.07 billion (US$2.1 billion) in the first half of 2022 due to strong performances in its international business offset…

Electric Car

How Renewable Forests Could Solve a Major Electric Vehicle Problem

While electric vehicles have the potential to drastically reduce global emissions, the batteries that these vehicles use have a very large carbon footprint.

Spain

PNE Acquires 51% Stake in Spanish Solar Project Developer Kolya

The acquisition has increased PNE’s solar photovoltaic project pipeline by more than 40%.

Energy Storage Battery

Upgrade at Tesla Battery Project Demonstrates Feasibility of ‘Once-In-A-Century Energy Transformation’ for Australia

The landmark Hornsdale Power Reserve battery storage system in South Australia now has upgraded capabilities, enabling it to provide inertia to the grid.

Energy Storage Battery

Northvolt Turns to Trees With Wood-Based Batteries

Volkswagen-backed battery developer Northvolt and Stora Enso are joining forces to create sustainable batteries using lignin-based hard carbon produced with woo…

India

New Measure to Improve Power Supply Reliability in India

This includes the Reforms-based and Results-linked Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme.

Solar Power Panel

First Solar Receives 500 MW Order From Akuo

First Solar has announced that Akuo, a Paris-headquartered independent global renewable energy producer and developer, has placed an order for 500 MWDC of respo…

Floating Solar Project

EDP Launches Floating Solar Park in Pumped Storage Reservoir

The 5MW floating solar park in the reservoir of the Alqueva pumped storage project in Portugal has been inaugurated.

Hydrogen Production

More Than 40 Global Partners Form Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative

More than 40 organizations representing industry, government, nonprofit and academia formed a new coalition to advance nuclear hydrogen.

Wind Farm

Nordex Awarded Contract by a Consortium Comprised of Helen Oy and åLandsbanken Wind Power Fund for 148-MW Wind Farm in Finland

Premium Service of N163/5.X wind turbines for 35 years. Plans for first-time use of hybrid tower developed in-house with hub height of 168 metres.

Data From Space to Aid Hydropower Planning

Researchers generally have reliable water level measurements for a few thousand lakes around the world, but little or no data on some of the planet’s important…

United Kingdom

Shell Greenlights Investment in Major Gas Field in the UK North Sea

Located nearly 250 kilometres east of Aberdeen, Scotland, the Jackdaw field is expected to come online by 2025