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World’s first offshore hydrogen storage concept
21 December, 2021
Tractebel and partner companies have developed the world's first offshore infrastructure and processing facilities concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caverns.

Chimney of Europe’s largest coal-fired PP is demolished
21 December, 2021
The photograph shows the demolition on 9 December of the chimney of what was once the largest coal-fired power plant in Europe, the Longannet power station in Scotland. Operated by ScottishPower, now a subsidiary of Iberdrola, it ceased operations in 2016.

NET Power claims zero-carbon gas generation breakthrough
23 November, 2021
On 16 November, NET Power, a clean energy company whose technology is said to affordably generate zero-emission electricity from natural gas, announced that it has delivered electricity to the ERCOT grid from its 50 MWt test facility in La Porte, Texas.

France’s first floating offshore wind at scale
17 November, 2021
Ocean Winds (a Joint Venture between ENGIE and EDP Renewables) and Principle Power have entered into a collaboration agreement to co-operate on the design of the floating platforms for France’s first commercial-scale floating wind tender.

Rolls-Royce develops energy saving new bearing
09 November, 2021
The Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems has developed a sliding bearing for its mtu range of engines that reduces their fuel consumption by 1%.

R-R confident of SMR delivery by 2030s
09 November, 2021
Roll-Royce has announced that following the raising of £195 million in equity funding, its Small Modular Reactor business has now been established.

Advanced control delivers benefits to Berbera
08 November, 2021
The city wide microgrid supplying the city of Berbera in Somaliland, home to the largest port in the area, is being successfully monitored and controlled using DHYBRID technology

World’s largest floating windfarm is operational
19 October, 2021
The 50 MW Kincardine offshore windfarm, the world’s largest floating array, is now fully commissioned and delivering electricity to the grid.

Large-scale green hydrogen facility for Orkney
12 October, 2021
Offshore Wind Power Limited, the consortium formed by Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and Scottish developer Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG), has announced that it is studying the use of offshore wind to power the production of green hydrogen on an industrial scale on the island of Flotta in Orkney, Scotland.

Mitsubishi Power sees GTCC opportunities Europe
11 October, 2021
With the establishment of a new business unit, Mitsubishi Power is aiming to increase its combined cycle presence in Europe, emulating its success elsewhere. James Varley spoke to Jose Aguas, recently appointed VP GTCC Sales, EMEA

Bushfire risk: get it covered
06 October, 2021
With the increasing risk of wildfires from bare electrical lines, Australia’s DNOs are turning to covered conductors to protect communities. This is proving to be a cost-effective way to manage bushfire risk and enhance reliability. By Steve Rutland, MD, Amokabel Australia

Aggreko illuminates the Ryder Cup
28 September, 2021
Aggreko, the prominent supplier of mobile and modular power solutions, partnered with the 43rd Ryder Cup to provide all power needs for the prestigious international golf championship, which took place between teams of top European and US golfers from September 24-26 at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, USA. The course on the shore of Lake Michigan hosted nearly 50 000 spectators each day.

EVs predicted to increase UK demand by 71.6 TWh
21 September, 2021
The latest figures from Cornwall Insight’s ‘Benchmark power curve’ forecast that by 2040 demand from electric vehicles will contribute an additional 71.6 TWh, 31 times higher than the current level of demand for electricity from electrified transport and 25% of total annual demand currently, which stands at 299 TWh.

EDF to sell West Burton B
13 September, 2021
EDF has reached an agreement to sell its 1332 MW combined cycle gas turbine power station and 49 MW battery at West Burton B in Nottinghamshire to EIG

Specialist firms to support construction of North Sea energy island
07 September, 2021
Ørsted and ATP are bringing in three specialists in industrial construction to support their bid for the North Sea energy island.

Hydropower made up 66% of Brazil’s generation in 2020
07 September, 2021
The Energy Information Administration reports that Brazil, which largely relies on hydropower for electricity generation, met 66% of its electricity demand in 2020 from that source, despite the fact that wind and solar generation have grown quickly in recent times and had a combined 11% share of the country’s electricity generation in the same year.

EU Oyster consortium chooses site for innovative H2 project
07 September, 2021
Grimsby, in the northeast of the UK, has been chosen as the location for an innovative ‘marinised’ electrolyser project for renewable hydrogen production.

Siemens to supply first HL-class gas turbine to Taiwan
07 September, 2021
Siemens Energy, together with its consortium partner CTCI Corporation of Taiwan, is to build the 1100 MW Sun Ba Power Phase II combined cycle power plant for the IPP Sun Ba Power Corporation.

Construction of Hollandse Kust Zuid underway
01 September, 2021
After months of preparation, the installation of the foundations of Dutch offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid is now underway. The offshore construction of the 1500 MW Hollandse Kust Zuid array started at the beginning of July, with full commissioning scheduled for 2023. Over the next two years, the wind farm, which is the world’s first offshore wind farm built without subsidies, will be constructed at a site off the Dutch coast.

Ørsted completes its largest onshore wind project
06 August, 2021
Ørsted has completed the 367 MW Western Trail wind farm located in Wilbarger and Baylor counties, Texas – its largest onshore wind project to date, bringing the company’s total onshore operational capacity to over 2.8 GW of wind, solar, and battery storage.