Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 Poseidon Cables has secured a contract with NCT Offshore to provide cable pre-rigging and pull-in services for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Located 35-60km offshore Changhua County...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 CBMM has inaugurated a state-of-the-art niobium-based anode production facility in Araxá, Brazil, marking a milestone in advanced battery technology. The plant will produce 2,000 tonnes of Echion Technologies’ XNO...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 Masdar and SOCAR Green have achieved financial close for two solar projects in Azerbaijan: the 445MW Bilasuvar plant and the 315MW Neftchala plant, with a combined capacity of 760MW. The total investment for the...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 Renewable infrastructure developer Field Energy has acquired the 200MW Hartmoor battery storage project from Clearstone Energy, expanding its 11GW portfolio of battery storage projects across Europe. Located near...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $15 million in funding for nine projects designed to boost hydropower’s role in stabilizing the grid amid rising renewable energy adoption. Hydropower, currently...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 President-elect Donald Trump has nominated North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as U.S. Secretary of the Interior and chairman of the newly created National Energy Council. Burgum expressed gratitude for the nomination...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 The UK and US have announced a partnership at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to advance nuclear technologies aimed at industrial decarbonisation and energy security. UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and US Deputy...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 Mammoet has secured a contract with Buss Ports to handle the marshalling of wind turbine generator foundations for two of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms: RWE’s Nordseecluster A in Germany and Thor in Denmark...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 The Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for five independent power producer (IPP) projects, totalling 9.2GW in capacity, as reported by Zawya. The projects include...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), have announced a partnership to bring 200 MW of energy storage to Arizona’s grid. The Flatland Energy...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 GE Vernova, Inc. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Woodward, Inc.’s heavy-duty gas turbine combustion parts business in Greenville, South Carolina. The acquisition aligns with GE Vernova’s...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 The consortium of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), JERA Co., Inc., and AlBawani Capital has signed two 25-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) to develop the...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 Sungrow announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with Fidra Energy to deliver 4.4 GWh of energy storage capacity. This is part of Fidra’s goal to establish a 10GW battery energy storage system (BESS)...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 Toyota Tsusho Corporation, alongside Eurus Energy, Engie S.A., and Orascom Construction PLC, has announced an expansion of the Gulf of Suez Wind Farm II in Egypt, increasing its capacity from 504 MW to 654 MW. This...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 Octopus Energy Generation, in partnership with Skyborn Renewables, has been selected by the French government to participate in the ninth offshore wind tender. The winners are expected to be announced in late 2025...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), along with Argo Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield Asset Management, has finalized a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for carbon-free energy from the Smoky Mountain...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 Ofgem has launched a consultation on a proposed Advanced Procurement Mechanism (APM) that aims to invest between £5 billion and £8 billion to help Britain’s energy transmission owners reduce delays, control costs...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 Innagreen and Cowessess First Nation have inaugurated the Bekevar Wind Farm, a 200MW renewable energy project in Saskatchewan. Supplying enough zero-emission power to meet the needs of 100,000 homes annually, the...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 The State Electricity Commission (SEC) has announced plans to construct the SEC Renewable Energy Park – Horsham, one of Australia’s first 100 per cent publicly owned utility-scale renewable energy projects. The solar...

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has finalized new investment guidelines for solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing projects to address persistent overcapacity and stabilize the industry. The...