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Queensland launches leading solar panel recycling pilot with Smart Energy Council

The Queensland Government, in partnership with the Smart Energy Council, has launched Australia’s leading solar panel recycling, reuse, and recovery pilot. The Solar Panel Stewardship program will implement solar panel recycling across the...

Public sector’s role key to energizing sustainable bond markets in Asia: IEEFA

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has highlighted the crucial role of public sector involvement in advancing sustainable bond markets across the ASEAN+3 region, which includes Southeast Asia, China, South Korea, and...

Challenges and action plan for a sustainable power sector in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s power sector is currently undergoing aggressive expansion with a focus on fossil-fuel-based capacity, leading to challenges such as overcapacity, high generation costs, revenue shortfalls, and a growing subsidy burden. The...

Pollution tax can drive green transformation in Bangladesh

Despite its low per capita greenhouse gas emissions of 1.29 tonnes of CO2 equivalent—well below the global average of 4.58 tonnes—Bangladesh faces significant environmental challenges due to inefficient technologies causing high levels of pollution...

Ingeteam delivers over 1 GW of solar power systems for Acciona Energía projects in US

Ingeteam has supplied more than 1 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) power conversion systems and controls to Acciona Energía for two significant projects in Texas, USA. The first project, with a capacity of 317 megawatts alternating current (MWac)...

EnBW completes foundation installations at 960MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm

EnBW has announced the completion of foundation installations for the 960MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The installations were carried out over three months using the Thialf, one of the world’s largest floating cranes...

CPS Energy partners with Eolian for large-scale battery storage projects in Texas

CPS Energy, a municipally owned energy company in the US, has signed agreements with Eolian to establish two large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in South Bexar County, Texas. The Ferdinand and Padua 2 projects, with capacities of 200 MW...

TotalEnergies launches pilot project for floating wind turbine in North Sea

TotalEnergies has initiated a pilot project to provide renewable energy to an oil and gas platform in the North Sea through a 3 MW floating wind turbine. The turbine will be located 2 km west of the Culzean platform, which is situated 220 km off the...

Power Sustainable completes phase one investment in Desert Quartzite Solar+Storage Project

Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure (PSEI), a division of Power Sustainable, has completed the first phase of its strategic investment in the Desert Quartzite Solar+Storage Project in Riverside County, California. This investment grants PSEI a...

Drax Power to pay £25 million for misreporting biomass data, Ofgem announces

UK energy regulator Ofgem has announced that renewable energy generator Drax Power will pay £25 million for misreporting data regarding imported biomass from Canada. In May 2023, Ofgem launched an investigation into whether Drax had breached annual...

Westinghouse appeals Czech’s selection of KHNP for Dukovany nuclear project

US nuclear company Westinghouse Electric has filed an appeal against the Czech Republic’s decision to select South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) as the preferred bidder for a multi-billion-dollar nuclear project. The Czech government...

Enfinity Global secures €500 million to develop 1.5 GW solar portfolio in Italy

Spanish renewable energy company Enfinity Global has secured a €500 million ($558 million) deal to develop and construct a 1.5 GW solar asset portfolio in Italy. The investment has been structured through a club deal involving a consortium of...

Sunly secures €300 million for 1.3 GW renewable energy projects in Baltics and Poland

Sunly has secured €300 million in debt financing to accelerate the development of 1.3 GW of renewable energy facilities, including solar, wind, storage, and hybrid parks, across the Baltics and Poland. This investment aims to enhance regional energy...

US BLM issues right-of-way for Dry Lake East Energy Center Solar Project in Nevada

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has granted a right-of-way (ROW) for the Dry Lake East Energy Center Solar Project, a new solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) in Clark County, Nevada. The project, situated in the Dry Lake East...

North Falls offshore wind farm DCO application accepted for examination by UK Planning Inspectorate

SSE Renewables has announced that the development consent order (DCO) application for the North Falls offshore wind farm has been accepted for examination by the UK’s Planning Inspectorate. North Falls is a joint venture between RWE Offshore Wind and...

Stanmore to build 20 MW gas-to-electricity power station at South Walker Creek coal mine

Stanmore Resources has reached an agreement with the Queensland government to construct a new 20 MW gas-to-electricity power station at the South Walker Creek open-cut coal mine as part of the Low Emissions Investment Partnerships (LEIP) program...

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...

New Zealand increases fossil fuel generation as hydropower hits decade-low

New Zealand has ramped up its fossil fuel generation to meet electricity demand, as hydropower generation drops to its lowest level in nearly a decade. According to energy think tank Ember, electricity generated from fossil fuels between January and...

Westinghouse receives UK approval for AP300 SMR design assessment

Westinghouse Electric has received formal approval from the UK’s Department of Energy and Net Zero to enter the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) for its AP300 Small Modular Reactor (SMR). This marks a significant step for nuclear technology in the UK...

Companies’ addiction to junk carbon offsets is killing the planet

A new study from Kyoto University highlights significant issues in the carbon offset market, pointing to major companies such as Shell, Delta Air Lines, and Chevron, which have been purchasing low-quality offsets. From 2020 to 2023, the 20 largest...

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Power Sector News Roundup for November 21, 2024

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SEFE, Eletrobras, and EnerTech partner to supply green hydrogen to Germany

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Voltalia and TAQA Arabia partner for Zafarana wind farm in Egypt

Voltalia and TAQA Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Egypt’s Ministry of...

Synera Renewable secures permit for Formosa 4 wind project in Taiwan

Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) has received an establishment permit from Taiwan’s Energy...

Fluor JV begins design phase for Cernavoda nuclear expansion in Romania

Fluor’s joint venture, including AtkinsRéalis, Sargent & Lundy, and Ansaldo Nucleare, has...

Trump names Chris Wright as energy secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Chris Wright, a veteran of the US energy sector and CEO...

Poseidon to deliver cable services for Greater Changhua wind farms in Taiwan

Poseidon Cables has secured a contract with NCT Offshore to provide cable pre-rigging and pull-in...

CBMM launches world’s largest niobium-based anode plant in Brazil

CBMM has inaugurated a state-of-the-art niobium-based anode production facility in Araxá, Brazil...

Masdar and SOCAR achieve financial close for 760MW solar projects in Azerbaijan

Masdar and SOCAR Green have achieved financial close for two solar projects in Azerbaijan: the 445MW...

Field Energy acquires 200MW Hartmoor battery storage project in the UK

Renewable infrastructure developer Field Energy has acquired the 200MW Hartmoor battery storage...