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Quinbrook signs offtake agreements with Tesco and Shell for Cleve Hill solar park
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has secured two major offtake agreements for its 373MW Cleve Hill solar park in Kent, set to be the UK’s largest solar and battery storage project. Tesco signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 65% of the solar generation, the largest solar corporate PPA in the UK, while Shell has committed to a ten-year route-to-market agreement for the remaining 35%. The project, which includes a 150MW battery storage component, is expected…
EU changes hydrogen project auction rules to limit Chinese presence
The European Union has announced changes to its rules governing hydrogen grant auctions to limit dependence on China for renewable energy components. This move comes as part of the EU’s broader efforts to prevent over-reliance on Beijing, which dominates sectors such as solar power and electric vehicles. The EU Hydrogen Bank’s next renewable hydrogen auction, set for December 3, will offer up to EUR 1.2 billion (USD 1.34 billion) in grants, but new rules will…
Japan pushes for restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on August 27, that Japanese ministers will convene next week to discuss the next steps for restarting Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (Tepco) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant (NPP). The facility, located in Niigata, northern Japan, must first secure consent from the local government to resume operations. Japan’s nuclear regulator lifted the operational ban on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa site in December. The ban, imposed in 2021 due to safety breaches, had kept the…
8 Rivers, Siemens to develop 270 MW zero-emissions CO₂ turbine
8 Rivers, Siemens to develop 270 MW zero-emissions CO₂ turbine 8 Rivers Capital, a leader in decarbonisation technology, is collaborating with Siemens Energy to develop a zero-emissions turbine capable of generating 270MW of electricity using captured carbon dioxide (CO₂). This project, which began in late 2023, focuses on the development of direct-fired supercritical CO₂ turbines for various applications and fuel types. Siemens Energy has selected a commercially available generator to work in conjunction with the…
G R Infraprojects likely to win bid for Rs 7.93 billion ISTS project in Karnataka
G R Infraprojects Ltd (GRIL) is likely to secure its third interstate transmission system (ISTS) project under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route. GRIL emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for the “Transmission scheme for integration of Tumkur‐II REZ in Karnataka” during the e-reverse auction conducted on August 6, 2024. The project, coordinated by REC Power Development & Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL), involves the development of key infrastructure, including a 400/220kV, 4×500 MVA Pooling Station near…