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Centrica and EDF extend operational life of UK nuclear power stations

Centrica, in partnership with EDF, has announced the extension of the operational lives of its four advanced gas-cooled reactor nuclear power stations.  Heysham 1 and Hartlepool will now operate until March 2027, while Heysham 2 and Torness will...

Westinghouse’s eVinci microreactor receives NRC approval for control system

Westinghouse Electric Company has achieved a significant milestone with the approval of the eVinci microreactor’s Advanced Logic System (ALS) Version 2 instrumentation and control (I&C) platform by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This...

Hitachi Energy invests $47m to expand high-voltage factory in Brno

Hitachi Energy is investing over CZK1.1bn ($47m) to expand its High Voltage Products factory in Brno, Czech Republic.  This expansion, expected to be completed by the end of 2025, aims to increase the factory’s production capacity by over 40% and...

Shell reduces offshore wind investments, restructures power division

Shell is scaling back its offshore wind investments and restructuring its power division following a comprehensive review.  This shift aligns with CEO Wael Sawan’s strategy to focus on high-return activities, particularly in oil, gas, and biofuels...

EQT and GIC acquire majority stake in UK company Calisen

EQT Active Core Infrastructure Fund and GIC have announced an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Calisen Group, a UK-based smart metering company, from Global Infrastructure Partners, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and Mubadala...

CrossBoundary Energy secures $140m from Standard Bank

CrossBoundary Energy has secured a $140 million senior debt commitment from Standard Bank of South Africa to scale its renewable energy portfolio across Africa.  The financing marks the first tranche of a broader $300 million debt mandate with...

Panasonic opens RE100 renewable-powered manufacturing plant in Wales

Panasonic Manufacturing UK has launched its RE100 facility in Cardiff, Wales, powered entirely by renewable energy sources including hydrogen fuel cells, solar photovoltaic (PV) power, and battery storage.  The facility features 21 hydrogen fuel...

Axpo Nordic signs 10-year electricity contract with Hydro Energi

Axpo Nordic has entered a ten-year agreement with Norway-based Hydro Energi to supply 2.63 TWh of electricity between 2026 and 2035.  The electricity will be delivered in the Swedish price area SE2, strengthening Hydro’s renewable energy...

PGE signs PPA with Avangrid for 120 MW solar project

Portland General Electric (PGE) has entered a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Avangrid, a member of the Iberdrola Group, to procure power from the 120 MWac (166 MWdc) Tower Solar project in Morrow County, Oregon.  Scheduled for completion in...

Equinix signs second renewable energy PPA with Sembcorp Power

Equinix has entered its second power purchase agreement with Sembcorp Power to source renewable energy.  The project, with a maximum capacity of 58.5 MWp, will be developed on JTC properties on Jurong Island.  This includes 60 hectares of vacant land...

US imposes preliminary antidumping tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports

The US Department of Commerce has announced preliminary antidumping tariffs ranging from 21.31% to 271.28% on crystalline solar cells imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.   China’s JinkoSolar will face tariffs of 21.31% on...

Quaise Energy partners with Nevada Gold Mines to retrofit power plant with geothermal energy

Quaise Energy has partnered with Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) to explore deep geothermal energy for decarbonizing NGM’s TS power plant.  This collaboration aims to hybridize on-site power generation by utilizing geothermal heat from NGM’s land...

TotalEnergies and AEW secure 300-MW solar project in Saudi Arabia

TotalEnergies and Aljomaih Energy & Water Company (AEW) have been awarded the 300-MW Rabigh 2 solar power project in Saudi Arabia.  A 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the project was signed with the Saudi Power Procurement Company...

JDR Cable Systems to install subsea cables for US offshore wind farm

JDR Cable Systems, part of the TFKable Group, has secured a contract from DEME Offshore for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, the largest offshore wind farm in the United States.  The 2.6-GW project will supply power to 660,000 homes...

GE Vernova to modernize hydropower units at Saluda Hydro in South Carolina

GE Vernova has secured an order from Dominion Energy South Carolina to modernize two hydropower units at the Saluda Hydro power plant, located on the Saluda River near Columbia, South Carolina.  The project will enhance the plant’s performance...

Envision Energy partners with Samruk Energy to localize wind turbine production in Kazakhstan

Global green technology leader Envision Energy has partnered with Samruk Energy and Kazakhstan Utility Systems to support Kazakhstan’s renewable energy transition by establishing local manufacturing facilities for wind turbines and energy...

NSCH partners with ENGIE for 100% renewable energy agreement

North Shore Community Health (NSCH), based in Massachusetts, has signed a two-year renewable energy agreement with ENGIE Resources, a subsidiary of ENGIE North America.  The agreement ensures NSCH will receive renewable energy credits (RECs) to match...

Renewable Power Capital secures refinancing for Klevberget wind farm in Sweden

Renewable Power Capital (RPC) has closed a €115 million long-term refinancing package for its 146 MW Klevberget onshore wind farm in Västernorrland, Sweden.  The refinancing, facilitated by the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Danske Bank, replaces a...

Tasmania’s first utility-scale solar farm secures offtake with Hydro Tasmania

Tasmania’s first large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) project, the 288 MW Northern Midlands solar farm, has signed an offtake agreement with state-owned utility Hydro Tasmania, committing to purchase 100% of the energy generated by the A$500 million...

MHI secures MOX fuel order for Ikata nuclear plant

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order from Shikoku Electric Power to supply 24 MOX (mixed oxide fuel) assemblies for Unit 3 of the Ikata nuclear power station in Japan.  The assemblies will be fabricated by Orano at its MELOX plant...

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