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Germany to bury nuclear waste but toxic dispute unresolved

In Salzgitter, Germany, an old iron ore mine is being transformed into the Konrad repository, a facility to house Germany’s radioactive waste.  The site, situated a kilometre underground, is projected to store over 300,000 cubic meters of low...

IEA report forecasts US$2 trillion clean energy market growth, challenging oil industry dominance

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Energy Technology Perspectives 2024 report predicts rapid expansion in the clean energy market, with investments in solar PV, wind, electric vehicles, batteries, electrolysers, and heat pumps expected to...

LRE’s White Wing Ranch solar project in Arizona begins operations

Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has announced the start of commercial operations at its 179MW White Wing Ranch solar project in Yuma County, Arizona.  This project boosts LRE’s operating capacity to over 3.3GW and is the first large-scale installation...

JERA Nex and Catalyst Energy partner for clean energy deployment in US

Renewable energy firm JERA Nex has formed a strategic partnership with Catalyst Energy Partners (CEP) to accelerate clean energy deployment across the United States. This collaboration aims to develop, construct, own, and operate new utility-scale...

RWE signs PPA with Rivian for EV fast-charging network with Texas wind energy

German energy company RWE has entered a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian to supply renewable energy from its upgraded 127MW Champion Wind project in Nolan and Mitchell counties, West Texas.  This...

Squadron receives approval for 700MW Spicers Creek Wind Farm in NSW

Tattarang’s Squadron Energy has secured approval from the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) to construct the Spicers Creek Wind Farm, a 700MW renewable energy project in Wiradjuri Country, 25km north-east of Wellington within the...

Recurrent Energy signs two tolling agreements with APS

Canadian Solar’s subsidiary Recurrent Energy has signed two 20-year tolling agreements with Arizona Public Service Company (APS), set to boost Arizona’s renewable energy capacity by 2026.  The agreements cover the Desert Bloom Storage (600MWh)...

ENGIE partners with Meta for 260MW solar project in Texas

ENGIE North America has signed an environmental attributes purchase agreement (EAPA) with Meta to supply 260MW of renewable energy from its Sypert Branch solar project near Austin, Texas.  The solar facility, located close to Meta’s data centre in...

GE Vernova selects Worley Chemetics to design key component of BWRX-300 SMR

GE Vernova’s nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has appointed Worley Chemetics to design and fabricate the isolation condenser system for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR).  This partnership brings Worley Chemetics into the...

Blykalla and ABB partner to develop SMR pilot facility in Sweden for nuclear innovation

Swedish nuclear power company Blykalla has joined forces with engineering giant ABB to develop an electric small modular reactor (SMR) pilot facility in Oskarshamn, southern Sweden. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to...

Nova Clean Energy gains agreements for 1GW power projects in Texas

Nova Clean Energy has executed interconnection agreements and high-voltage equipment supply contracts for a portfolio of wind power projects in Texas, aiming to deliver up to 1 gigawatt of clean energy to the state’s power grid.  The portfolio...

Crossett solar park in Arkansas begins supplying energy to Google

Cubico Sustainable Investments has announced the start of commercial operations at Crossett Solar Park, a 132 MWdc solar PV facility in Ashley County, Arkansas.  The facility, now connected to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)...

UK Government confirms rise in oil and gas headline tax and investment in clean energy

Rachel Reeves, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered Labour’s first budget in over a decade, confirming a rise in the headline tax rate for the oil and gas industry to 78%, one of the highest globally.  This tax will also extend until...

CCI acquires Dutch battery storage platform LCEGS

S4 Energy, a subsidiary of Castleton Commodities International (CCI) specializing in grid-scale battery energy storage, has acquired Netherlands-based LC Energy’s battery storage platform, LCEGS.  This acquisition enhances the energy grid’s...

ACWA Power grows renewable portfolio in Africa

ACWA Power’s Redstone Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant in South Africa has synchronized 50 MW to the national grid, with full capacity expected to reach 100 MW shortly.  Developed in collaboration with Herlogas and SEPCOIII, the Redstone CSP is...

KETRACO completes 133 kV Loitoktok substation in Kenya

The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) has completed a new 132/33 kV substation in Loitoktok, Kajiado County, aimed at improving reliable power delivery to Merrueshi, Loitoktok, and surrounding areas.  Alongside this...

Moroccan government partners with Total Energies H2 for ‘Chbika’ green hydrogen project

The Moroccan government, alongside Total Energies H2 and partners, has signed a Preliminary Contract for Land Reservation for the ‘Chbika’ project. Total Energies H2—a joint venture between TotalEnergies and EREN Group—and partners, including CIP’s...

Avangrid and Invenergy secure Gulf of Maine offshore wind leases

Avangrid Renewables and Invenergy NE Offshore Wind have won two lease areas each in the Gulf of Maine through a US government-led offshore wind lease sale conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).  This sale marks the sixth offshore...

ICG and ST International acquire stake in South Korea’s Revent Energy

UK-based asset manager Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has partnered with South Korean energy firm ST International (STI) to acquire a 50% stake in Revent Energy, with STI retaining the other half.  This collaboration aims to strengthen Revent...

Swedish court approves Hydro Energi’s PPA settlement with Markbygden

Norwegian renewable company Hydro Energi has settled its long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Swedish wind farm operator Markbygden Ett.  Originally signed in 2017, the PPA was intended to supply 1.65 TWh annually from 2021 to 2039, backing...

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