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Hitachi announces $1.5 bn investment to boost transformer production
In a bid to meet the surging global demand for transformers and bolster electrification efforts worldwide, Hitachi Energy has unveiled plans to inject over $1.5 billion into ramping...
Major utilities announce intent to hugely scale up renewables
On 19 April members of the Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) organisation adopted the UNEZA roadmap to 2030, which targets a total increase of renewable energy capacity within...
New UK-US collaboration on US floating wind technology
Applications opened on 18 April for a unique project that could expand the US market for innovative UK companies developing technology which can help support the growing floating...
First diesel engine exhibiting 53.09% thermal efficiency
On 20 April the 2024 World Congress on Internal Combustion Engines got under way in Tianjin, China. The congress is aimed at showcasing the industry's latest technological...
National Grid and Electron partnership will ‘maximise flexibility of participation’
National Grid and Electron, the provider of next generation market platform, ElectronConnect, have entered into a strategic partnership intended to increase the volume and value...
RWE starts work on onshore cabling for Thor project
RWE reports that it is ready to take the next step in the construction of its 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm. From mid-April to the end of October, the onshore cable works will be...
Doubt cast on alleged benefits of transmission competition
Members of the Developers Advocating Transmission Advancements (DATA) Coalition, including ITC Holdings, are highlighting new findings in an expanded study from Concentric Energy...
New ICE based power plant to support Texas grid
Wärtsilä has been awarded a major contract by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), a river authority based in Austin, that provides wholesale power to the Texas power...
GHG emissions intensity of LNG ‘significantly lower than other fuels’ – new report
In sharp contrast with other recent studies, a new report from Berkeley Research Group’s energy and climate team finds that US liquefied natural gas (USLNG) has the lowest greenhouse...
FlexGen and Infinigen to tackle hybrid storage in Puerto Rico
FlexGen Power Systems, Infinigen Renewables, and ArcLight Capital Partners have announced a milestone hybrid project – 15 MW of storage paired with 32 MW of solar energy. The project...
Dire warning from UN climate chief
Humanity has only two years left ‘to save the world’ by making dramatic changes in the way it discharges heat-trapping emissions, according to the head of the United Nations...
Intensive attacks on Ukraine's power assets
Russian armed forces carried out extensive attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure early on 22 March, launching dozens of missiles and drones to inflict severe damage on power...
New project to aid decarbonisation of the River Thames
An ambitious project, the first of its kind for the UK, is underway in London that could see a radical new relationship between Thames vessel operators and London’s electricity network.
Heightened global oil security risks – IEA report
Mounting tension in the Middle East, spiked further over the weekend of 13 April with Iranian air attacks on Israeli military facilities, is raising the risk of increased volatility...
Long term energy optimism prevails, despite uncertainties – DNV report
A new energy trends report from DNV indicates a resilient optimism within the energy sector, despite prevailing caution. According to DNV's annual ‘Industry Insight survey’, 73% of...
Pioneering hydrogen energy start–up secures £1m funding
Clyde Hydrogen Systems, a pioneering Scottish start–up that is set, according to several estimates, to ‘revolutionise the hydrogen energy sector’, has announced the successful closure...
Proxima raises more funding for its fusion programme
Munich-based start-up Proxima Fusion has raised €20m ($21.7m) in seed funding to accelerate its plans to build the first generation of fusion power plants based on quasi-isodynamic...
Methane emissions rose in 2023, but could decline soon
A new report by the International Energy Agency shows that methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 – but also that substantial policies...
Agreement for development of 2 GW solar portfolio in Europe
PPC Group and Mytilineos Energy & Metals have signed a Co-operation Framework Agreement for the development and construction of a portfolio of solar projects up to 2000 MW in southern...
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