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New EPA power sector rules likely to be challenged
14 May, 2024
The US Environmental Protection Agency on 25 April finalised new regulations targeting pollution from power plants, including a landmark rule that requires sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal and new gas plants to combat climate change. The move is expected to usher in major legal challenges.

Military activity around ZNPP stepped up
14 May, 2024
The International Atomic Energy Agency is continuing to monitor observance of the five concrete principles aimed at protecting Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) during the military conflict, where nuclear safety and security remain precarious, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on 9 May in the IAEA’s Update 227. During the week of 1-8 May, the IAEA team stationed at the ZNPP have heard military activities on most days, including artillery and rocket fire some distance away from the plant, as well as small arms fire both near to and further away from the site.

ABB offers new, flexible synchronous generator
14 May, 2024
ABB has developed its new 20 MW class synchronous generator, designated ‘Modular’, as a flexible, scalable approach to balancing power grids as they cope with increasing volumes of renewable energy. In contrast to previous designs intended for continuous output only, the modular platform can be configured for various operational profiles. These range from short-term, peak shaving, through intermediate operation to traditional, continuous baseload generation. The new generator also offers the capability to increase the inertia available by incorporating flywheels.

Boost for Canada’s CANDU nuke technology
14 May, 2024
Candu Energy, an AtkinsRéalis company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL), a federal Crown corporation, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), which manages and operates Canada's premier nuclear science and technology organisation for AECL, to co-operate on the upgrading and production of heavy water for the commissioning and operation of new Candu nuclear reactors in Canada.

Planning application for 500 MW BESS facility submitted
14 May, 2024
Statera Energy has submitted a planning application for a battery energy storage system at Culham Campus – formerly known as UKAEA Culham Science Centre – in Oxfordshire, UK.

Longi sets new record for silicon solar cell efficiency
14 May, 2024
On 7 May Longi Green Energy Technology Co announced that the company has broken another world-record for silicon solar cell efficiency only 4 months after it last set such a world-record. As certified by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin, new silicon hetero-junction back-contact (HBC) solar cells designed by Longi have achieved an efficiency of 27.30 % under laboratory conditions. The new record was announced at a celebratory event where Longi also unveiled a new product, the Hi-MO 9 silicon solar module featuring a conversion efficiency of up to 24.43 %.

EU recognition of Uniper’s Green Wilhelmshaven projects
14 May, 2024
Uniper’s hydrogen projects in Wilhelmshaven, the “Green Wilhelmshaven Electrolyser” and the “Green Wilhelmshaven Terminal”, have been selected by the European Commission to be included in the list of Projects of Common Interest. With this, Uniper joins a number of cross-border infrastructure projects that link energy systems across EU countries. PCI status recognises that both projects support the goal of achieving a climate-neutral European Union by 2050.

Progress on Canada's hydrogen strategy announced
14 May, 2024
On 10 May Jonathan Wilkinson, minister of Energy and Natural Resources, launched the government’s ‘Hydrogen Strategy for Canada: Progress Report’. The Report is the result of three years of engagement, research and analysis, including input from more than 1000 experts and stakeholders. It highlights the significant investments and notable developments that have advanced Canada's hydrogen sector since 2020, features projections of hydrogen's potential role in meeting Canada's climate objectives and provides a roadmap for next steps and priorities.

Australian government backs 25 GW of offshore wind
14 May, 2024
The Australian government has backed 12 offshore wind projects totalling up to 25 GW off the coast of Victoria, and is poised to announce further support for renewables in the next budget. But there is some doubt about whether this will be enough to super-charge growth in the offshore wind and wider renewable energy supply chain.

Kohler established as independent business
14 May, 2024
Kohler Co. and Platinum Equity announced on 6 May that the companies have closed the transaction to establish Kohler Energy as a separate, independent business. Platinum Equity is now the majority owner of the Energy business and Kohler Co. remains an investment partner. Platinum Equity is a global investment firm with more than $48 billion of assets under management. Financial details are not being disclosed.

Global renewable electricity hits 30% milestone
10 May, 2024
The global energy landscape has achieved a significant milestone, with renewable electricity surpassing the 30% mark, according to a report by global energy think tank Ember.

European Hydrogen Bank auction to provide €720 m in grants
07 May, 2024
The European Commission is awarding nearly €720 million to seven renewable hydrogen projects in Europe, selected through the first competitive bidding process under the European Hydrogen Bank. The funds for this auction come from the revenues of the EU Emissions Trading System. The winning bidders will produce renewable hydrogen in Europe and will receive a subsidy to bridge the price difference between their production costs and the market price for hydrogen, which is currently driven by non-renewable producers. The European Hydrogen Bank is therefore contributing to the scale-up of cleaner fuels which will contribute to the decarbonisation of European industry. The renewable hydrogen they produce will be used in sectors such as steel, chemicals, maritime transport and fertilisers.

AMEA signs 20-year PPA for 120 MW solar project
07 May, 2024
AMEA Power, with local partners, has announced the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement with South African utility Eskom for the 120 MW Doornhoek solar photovoltaic project. The project was awarded through the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP). The agreement marks AMEA Power’s strategic entry into the country’s rapidly growing renewable energy market. The project will provide an estimated 325 GWh of clean energy per annum and offset 290 000 tonnes of carbon emissions.

CIP and Uniper in hydrogen partnership
07 May, 2024
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, through its Energy Transition Fund, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Uniper to strengthen collaboration on bringing green hydrogen from CIP’s HØST PtX Esbjerg project to Germany.

Desert View power plant is shut down – for now
07 May, 2024
Following reviews by the Environmental Protection Agency, which found that the Desert View power plant in southern California had repeatedly emitted illegally high levels of mercury and other dangerous pollutants in the eastern Coachella Valley, its operator Greenleaf announced that the plant will immediately pause its operations as it seeks a path forward.

Masdar and Bapco to develop 2 GW of wind projects in Bahrain
07 May, 2024
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – aka Masdar – on 1 May signed an agreement with Bapco Energies, the integrated energy company prominently active in the energy transition of the Kingdom of Bahrain, to jointly explore the development and investment in wind projects in the country with a capacity of up to 2 GW.

GE Vernova signs 850 MW aeroderivative contract
07 May, 2024
GE Vernova on 26 April announced it has secured an order for 16 of its aeroderivative LM6000VELOX package solutions, each including an LM6000 gas turbine and a generator, to be installed at Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Energy Complex on the Clinch River arm of Watts Bar Reservoir near Kingston, Tennessee. The new units are expected to deliver a flexible supply of up to 850 MWe to help enhance the reliability of the energy grid.

National Grid launches its ‘Great Grid Partnership’
07 May, 2024
National Grid has launched a pioneering ‘enterprise model’ as a response to UK supply chain and skills shortage, announcing the first seven supply chain partners to form the Great Grid Partnership.

East Anglia 3 converter station goes to sea
07 May, 2024
The offshore converter station for ScottishPower Renewables’ biggest-ever windfarm, East Anglia 3, has taken to the water for the first time as it heads to Norway to complete its construction. Weighing in at several thousand tonnes, the seven-storey structure – which is 68 m long, 34 m wide and 44 m high – was sailed out from the Damen yard in Mangalia, Romania on board the heavy transport vessel, Bigroll Beaufort, on 25 April.

€4.5 bn contract to construct DC platforms and converter stations off Normandy
07 May, 2024
French TSO RTE and the Chantiers de l’Atlantique – Hitachi Energy consortium have reached an agreement for the construction of the first offshore direct current platforms and onshore converter stations for the Normandy (Centre Manche 1 & 2) and Oléron Island offshore wind farms.