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Infener, Gengenbach to develop 20 MW green hydrogen hub

Infener has joined forces with the City of Gengenbach to plan a 20 MW green hydrogen hub to produce up to 2,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually. The facility will provide decentralised, climate-neutral, and cost-efficient energy to the Ortenau...

IPC E&C secures contract for 100 MW wind farm in Philippines

IPC E&C Philippines Corporation, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s IPC Group, has won a contract to install wind turbines for a 100 MW onshore wind farm in Laguna province, Philippines. The project, spearheaded by Laguna Wind Energy Corporation and...

South Africa partners with BRICS nations to tackle energy crisis

South Africa is addressing its energy crisis through partnerships with BRICS nations to enhance its power infrastructure. The New Development Bank (NDB) has already pledged USD 5 billion to support South Africa’s energy transition, including...

Vena Energy and Shell receive approval to export 400 MW of solar power from Indonesia to Singapore

Vena Energy and Shell Eastern Trading have received conditional approval from Singapore’s Energy Market Authority to export 400 MW of solar power from the Riau Islands, Indonesia, to Singapore.  The project will generate over 2.6 TWh of...

MoU signed to explore renewable projects in ASEAN countries

Founder Energy Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Reservoir Link Energy Bhd (RLEB), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MN Power Transmission Sdn Bhd to explore renewable energy projects, including solar, biogas, and biomass, in Malaysia and...

Vanda RE to supply 300 MW of solar power to Singapore

Vanda RE Private Limited, a joint venture led by Gurīn Energy, has received a conditional license from the Energy Market Authority to supply 300 MW of solar power to Singapore. The power will be sourced from the larger Vanda Solar & Battery...

Microsoft and Constellation Energy sign deal to restart Three Mile Island nuclear unit

Microsoft and Constellation Energy have entered into a power deal to restart Unit 1 of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, the first-ever nuclear plant revival of its kind. The deal comes amid surging electricity demand from data...

Polysilicon prices expected to rise as Chinese producers cut capacity

The price of polysilicon, a crucial material in solar panels, is set to rally by the end of the year as producers cut capacity in response to a sector slump, according to the China Silicon Industry Association. Production declines are being driven by...

US DOE finalizes $72.8 million loan guarantee for microgrid in California

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has approved a $72.8 million loan guarantee to develop a solar-plus-storage microgrid on the Viejas Tribe’s reservation near Alpine, California. The project, supported by the California Energy Commission, US Bancorp...

OECD net electricity production rises 5.4% in June 2024

According to the latest release from the International Energy Agency (IEA), total net electricity production in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries reached 902.8 TWh in June 2024, reflecting a 5.4% year-on-year...

Ageing power grids delay 3,000 GW of renewable energy projects worldwide

Outdated power grids are slowing the global transition to renewable energy, with 3,000 GW of clean energy projects, many in advanced stages, stuck in grid-connection queues. This figure is five times the total solar and wind capacity added in 2022...

North Korea-linked hackers use fake job offers to target energy industry

A North Korea-affiliated cyber-espionage group, UNC2970, is tricking people in the energy and aerospace industries with fake job offers to gain access to sensitive information. The hackers send phishing emails, pretending to be recruiters offering...

Three companies partner for 3 MW green hydrogen plant in Finland

Finnish energy company Helen Oy has teamed up with MAN Energy Solutions and H-TEC SYSTEMS to build a 3 MW green hydrogen production plant near Helsinki’s district heating network and Vuosaari Harbour. The plant will produce up to 1,350kg of green...

Brazil’s Piaui State authorizes 300 MW wind farm by Ventos de São Zacarias

The government of Piaui has authorized the operation of a 300MW wind farm owned by renewable energy company Ventos de São Zacarias (VSZ), set to begin operations in the next 30–90 days. The project is expected to generate 3,000 jobs in Piaui and the...

Hecate Energy picks Bechtel for 360 MW Sunfish Solar 2 project in Michigan

Hecate Energy has selected Bechtel to design and construct the Sunfish Solar 2 project, the first in its 1-GW solar expansion in Calhoun County, Michigan. The 360 MW facility will feature 620,000 bifacial solar panels over 1,300 acres, designed to...

JERA explores investment in Vietnam’s natural gas-fired power plant amid LNG transition

Japan’s utility giant JERA is considering investing in a natural gas-fired power plant in Vietnam, as part of the region’s shift from coal to liquefied natural gas (LNG). With Vietnam’s power sector rapidly evolving, gas-fired plants are expected to...

VPI to invest in 500 MW battery storage projects across Germany

Energy company VPI plans to invest up to €450 million in battery storage projects in Germany, aiming to develop 500 MW of capacity over the next three to five years. This investment aligns with Germany’s goal of generating 80% of its electricity from...

SSEN Transmission wins contracts for Orkney-Caithness subsea link construction

SSEN Transmission has finalized contracts for the £900 million Orkney-Caithness 220kV subsea link, to improve renewable energy connectivity in Scotland. Construction is set to begin in September 2024, enabling up to 220 MW of renewable electricity to...

Aker Solutions wins contract for underwater substations for Med Wind in Italy

Aker Solutions has secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to design underwater substations for Renexia’s 2.8 GW Med Wind floating wind project off the coast of Trapani, Sicily. This marks the first large-scale floating offshore...

Scatec signs PPA for 1 GW solar and 100 MW battery storage project in Egypt

Norwegian energy company Scatec has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for a 1 GW solar and 100 MW/200 MWh battery storage project in Egypt. The 25-year, USD-denominated agreement marks...

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WAPCOS to carry pumped storage project analysis in UP

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THDC synchronises Unit 1 of Tehri PSP in Uttarakhand

THDC India Limited synchronised Unit I of the Tehri Pumped Storage Plant Project with the National...

Tata Power and ADB partner to evaluate $4.25 billion clean energy projects

Tata Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...

Hyundai Motor partners with FPEL for two RE projects in Tamil Nadu

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has signed an agreement with Fourth Partner Energy Limited (FPEL)...

REPLUS Engitech partners with GPM to advance AI-driven energy systems

REPLUS Engitech has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Green Power Monitor (GPM) to...

JSW Energy plans wind turbine blade manufacturing unit in Karnataka

JSW Energy, led by Sajjan Jindal, is set to establish a wind turbine blade manufacturing facility in...

NTPC Green and Andhra Pradesh join hands for Rs 1,870 billion RE push

NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) and the New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra...

Transmission and transformation capacity additions exceed targets in FY25

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) reports that transmission and transformation capacity...