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Ørsted submits Long Island Wind proposal to NYSERDA

Danish energy company Ørsted has submitted a proposal for the Long Island Wind project to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).  The project is designed to generate over 1.4GW of offshore wind energy, supplying...

SB Energy’s Orion Solar Belt projects begin commercial operations

SB Energy Global, backed by SoftBank Group, has commenced commercial operations for the Orion Solar Belt projects—Orion I, Orion II, and Orion III—in Milam County, Texas. The combined capacity of these utility-scale solar projects is 875 MWdc...

BOEM finalises environmental review for wind leases in New York Bight

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed an environmental review for six wind lease areas in the New York Bight, potentially generating up to 7GW of offshore wind energy.  This development supports the Biden-Harris...

Scatec achieves financial close for South Africa’s 103 MW Mogobe BESS

Scatec has reached financial close for its 103 MW/412 MWh Mogobe battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Africa. The project, Africa’s first and largest standalone dispatchable BESS, is set to begin construction near Kathu in the Northern Cape...

Singapore EMA conditionally accepts 1.75 GW electricity from Australia

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore has conditionally approved Sun Cable’s proposal to import 1.75 GW of low-carbon electricity from Australia. This electricity will be generated from solar power in Australia’s Northern Territory and...

European green electricity PPA prices fall 12.4% in Q3 2024, LevelTen reports

According to LevelTen, a price tracking platform, European power purchase agreement (PPA) prices for green electricity dropped by 12.4% in Q3 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.  This decrease is attributed to declining inflation and reduced...

Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm generates first power for UK grid

The 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, located 15.5km off the coast of Fife, Scotland, has delivered its first power to the UK national grid.  Once fully operational by summer 2025, NnG will provide clean energy to 375,000 homes...

Hellenic Cables secures contract for Leading Light Wind project in the US

Hellenic Cables, part of Cenergy Holdings, has won a contract to supply 65km of 132kV inter-array cables for the Leading Light Wind project, a 2.4GW offshore wind farm located over 40 miles off the New Jersey coast.  Cable manufacturing will commence...

Gevo secures DOE loan for Net-Zero aviation fuel plant in South Dakota

Gevo has obtained a conditional $1.46 billion loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office for its Net-Zero 1 (NZ1) project in Lake Preston, South Dakota.  Including capitalised interest, the loan facility provides a...

Lhyfe partners with KEYOU for hydrogen mobility in Germany

Lhyfe has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KEYOU to promote hydrogen mobility in Germany and Europe.  Lhyfe is constructing a green hydrogen production plant in Schwäbisch Gmünd, near Stuttgart, scheduled to be operational by...

Deveritec and Wirepas launch new NIC for Wirepas 5G Mesh in Europe

Deveritec GmbH and Wirepas have unveiled a new Network Interface Card (NIC) tailored for the Wirepas 5G Mesh implementation of the non-cellular 5G standard, NR+. The NIC, developed using Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF9151 chip, is designed for smart...

DRC modernises substation for Inga I & II hydropower plants

A critical power substation connected to the Inga I and II hydropower plants (HPPs) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been modernised and digitised, enhancing the country’s ability to utilize the upgraded facilities.  The hydropower...

Top EU economies spend 42 billion euros annually on fossil-fuel company car subsidies, study finds

The EU‘s five largest economies—Italy, Germany, France, Poland, and the United Kingdom—spend a combined 42 billion euros (USD 45.6 billion) annually subsidizing fossil-fuel company cars, according to a study by consultancy Environmental...

BP considers selling minority stake in offshore wind division

BP is exploring the sale of a minority stake in its offshore wind division to offset the substantial development costs associated with its projects, as reported by Reuters. This move follows shareholder pressure over BP’s 2020 energy transition...

Wärtsilä to deliver 150 MW BESS for Amp Energy in Australia

Wärtsilä has secured a contract to provide a 150 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) with a 300 MWh capacity for Amp Energy in South Australia. The Bungama BESS project, currently in its initial phase, aims to strengthen energy security and...

Plenitude begins construction of 220 MW solar plant in Salamanca, Spain

Plenitude, an Eni-controlled energy company, has commenced construction of a 220 MW solar plant in Villarino de los Aires, Salamanca, Spain. The facility, spanning 286 hectares, will be among the largest in the Castilla y Leon region and will connect...

US DoI to expand geothermal energy on public lands

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced plans to boost geothermal energy development on public lands, supporting the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035. The Bureau of Land Management...

Constellation Energy orders $100m transformer for Three Mile Island reactor revival

Constellation Energy has placed a $100 million order for a main power transformer, marking a critical step in the revival of the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania, according to Reuters. The transformer is the largest single piece of...

IEA’s Fatih Birol: Fossil fuel demand to peak as world enters “age of electricity”

Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), stated that with fossil fuel demand expected to peak within the next five years, the world is approaching a new “age of electricity.” In a recent press release, the...

ARCO/Murray to build Boviet Solar’s manufacturing hub in North Carolina

ARCO/Murray has been selected to construct a solar manufacturing hub for Boviet Solar in North Carolina, USA.  The project, expected to create 900 local jobs, will be executed in two phases to expand solar module and cell production. Phase one, which...

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