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Pumped Storage

Australia Plans Hybrid Pumped Storage Plus Hydrogen Project

An integrated project featuring pumped storage and hydrogen generating facilities is planned for central Queensland, Australia, according to Sunshine Hydro.

Energy Storage Battery

UK Battery Storage Project Secures Planning Permission

Penso Power and Luminous Energy, partners in the Welbar Energy Storage joint venture, have secured full planning approval for a 350 MW connection capacity batte…

Hydrogen Production

UK Must Remove Barriers to Green Hydrogen to Meet 5-GW 2030 Target: RenewableUK

Industry association RenewableUK has called on the UK government to address barriers in the planning process that stand in the way of a rapid rollout of renewab…

Smart Meter

UK Smart Meter Network Hits 20 Million Milestone

The smart meters could prevent the release of an estimated 580,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions every year, according to a report.

Wind Farm

Europe Invests €41Bn in New Wind Farms

UK tops list of 11 countries invested more than €1 billion in 2021 says report.

Electrification

$15.5M Investment into Zambia’s First Renewable Energy Buyer

InfraCo Africa, the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) and EU-funded Electrification Financing Initiative (EDFI ElectriFI) will finance Afric…

Nuclear Power Plant

Reactor Vessel Installed at Kudankulam NPP Unit 3

The reactor vessel has been installed in design position at Kudankulam NPP Unit 3 (Republic of India, general designer and general contractor is Rosatom State C…

Geothermal Power Plant

KenGen Announces Plans for up to 400 MW Additional Geothermal Capacity

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced plans to add 400 MW of geothermal power generation capacity in the next five years, so reported by S…

Solar Cell

Chinese and Turkish Contractors Build Largest PV Park in RO for Israeli Econergy

Turkish INTEC Energy Solutions and the Chinese CHINT Solar announced that they would work together to develop a 154 MWp photovoltaic plant.

Hydrogen Transport

Hydrogen to be Transported Through 29-Km Scottish Pipeline

INEOS has launched a trial to transport hydrogen into the gas grid through a decommissioned pipeline in Scotland.

Nigeria

Nigerian Solar Energy Provider Reaches $20M Refinancing Agreement

Nigeria-based solar energy provider Starsight Energy announced the conclusion of a competitive local currency refinancing agreement with Chapel Hill Denham Nige…

Gas Turbine

Siemens Energy Sells 100th H-Class Gas Turbine—Fleet Exceeds 2.5 Million Operating Hours

In late March, Siemens Energy announced separate agreements with Guangdong Energy Group Co. Ltd. and Shenzhen Energy Group Co. Ltd., in which the gas turbine gi…

Wind Turbine

Ørsted Turns Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations into Coral Havens

​Danish energy company Ørsted is planning to support coral reefs by growing corals on offshore wind turbine foundations.

Electric Car

US Students Challenged to Design Next-Generation BEV

The US Department of Energy, General Motors and MathWorks provide $6mn in the next-generation battery electric vehicle design challenge.

Energy Storage Battery

Planning Permission Granted for 350MW Hams Hall Storage Project

UK-based energy storage developers Penso Power and Luminous Energy have secured planning approval for a battery storage project at Hams Hall, in North Warwicksh…