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Energy storage systems for huge solar-plus-storage project
Wärtsilä is delivering a 500 MWac, 2 GWh portfolio of energy storage systems to clean energy developer and operator Clearway Energy Group. The contracts cover five sites located in...
EIA forecasts increasing share of renewables in the USA during 2022
In its ‘Summer Electricity Outlook’, a supplement to its May 2022 ‘Short-term Energy Outlook’, the US Energy Information Administration expects the largest increases in electric...
Energy storage for Côte d'Ivoire’s first solar plant
Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has won a major contract from Eiffage Energie Systèmes to deliver a 10 MW energy storage system (ESS) to help ensure smooth grid integration for...
Siemens Gamesa to sell south European renewables assets to SSE
Siemens Gamesa has entered into an agreement with SSE to sell renewables development assets in southern Europe for a total cash consideration of €580 million.
Mocean lands £730k wave energy funding
Wave power specialists Mocean Energy has secured major new investment to accelerate the commercial roll-out of its innovative wave energy technology.
Floating wave power units installed off Jaffa
Eco Wave Power has finished production of ten of its of floating wave power units and has started installing them at the Port of Jaffa, Israel.
RWE and Tata Power collaborate to explore offshore potential in India
RWE and Tata Power have agreed on a partnership to explore the potential for a joint development of offshore wind projects in India.
AG Energy licensed to build Libya’s first solar power plant
Authorities in Libya have granted the Dublin-based AG Energy, an independent power producer company, a licence to build a 200 MW solar power plant in Ghadames city, in southwest Libya.
AWS wave energy converter arrives in Orkney for EMEC demo
On 25 January a new wave energy converter, developed by Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy, has arrived in Orkney, Scotland, ahead of its imminent deployment at the European Marine...
Solar power – ‘half of new US capacity in 2022’
The US Energy Information Administration forecasts that in 2022, 46.1 GW of new utility-scale electric generating capacity will be added to the USA’s power grid.
RE growth is accelerating worldwide – IEA report
The growth of the world’s capacity to generate electricity from wind turbines, solar, and other renewable technologies is on course to accelerate over the coming years, with 2021...
First motion compensated gangway for Chinese RE market
Ampelmann, the offshore access specialist, has signed its first contract in China’s offshore wind industry.
Specialist firms to support construction of North Sea energy island
Ørsted and ATP are bringing in three specialists in industrial construction to support their bid for the North Sea energy island.
ACWA Power marks inauguration of 300 MW first stage of Shuaa Energy 3 PSC
At an official ceremony on 23 August ACWA Power officially inaugurated the 300 MW first stage of the 900 MW Shuaa Energy 3 PSC, which is the fifth phase of the Mohammed...
Financial close for 1500 MW Sudair solar
ACWA Power has announced financial close for the 1500 MW Sudair solar plant, one of the world’s largest single-contracted solar PV plants and the largest in Saudi Arabia. It is a...
Eco 1 MW wave power pilot permitted
Eco Wave Power has been granted approval from the Portuguese government for the installation and connection to the grid of its pilot 1 MW wave energy project. It will be undertaken...
The most powerful tidal turbine starts exporting
Orbital Marine Power’s O2, said to be the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, has commenced grid connected power generation at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney....
Duke to invest $1 bn in Florida solar
Duke Energy Florida is to begin construction on four new solar energy plants early in 2022 as part of its $1 billion solar infrastructure plan in the state, aimed at creating...
Revolutionary combination of solar energy and strip cultivation
Vattenfall has received a permit to build a solar farm in Almere, the Netherlands, where the combination of solar panels and strip farming can be tested. This solution is...
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