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  • Innovative Gas-Fired Power Station Supports Taiwan’s Need for More Energy

    A GE Vernova-led project, completed in just 10 months, is helping Taiwan’s efforts for a more reliable power supply, along with supporting the integration of renewable energy resources in the country. Taiwan

  • Diversification Key to Finland’s Goals Around Energy and Environment

    Finland has a diversified energy mix, comprised mostly of renewable energy resources and nuclear power. Recent power generation project announcements highlight this diversification, which has led to industry

  • VPPA Deal Signed for Illinois Solar Project

    BayWa r.e. Americas has signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with several groups for a renewable energy project in Illinois that is designed to support decarbonization efforts in the region. The deal announced September 26 includes Sustainability Roundtable (SR) Inc.’s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), along with Akamai Technologies, Teradyne, and Wayfair […]

  • DOE Group Awards $34.5 Million For PG&E Hydropower Projects in California

    The Dept. of Energy’s (DOE’s) Grid Deployment Office has awarded $34.5 million to California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). The funding will support 19 hydropower projects across PG&E’s territory. The utility on September 24 said the money is part of the DOE’s Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentive program. The Grid Deployment Office in early […]

  • Construction Begins on New York City’s Largest Solar Array, Covering Terminal Roof at JFK Airport

    More than 13,000 solar panels will be installed on the roof of the New Terminal One project at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City. The consortium chosen to build the project, led by AlphaStruxure, on September 24 said construction is underway. The announcement came Tuesday during Climate Week NYC, an annual […]

  • Google Could Use Small Nuclear Reactors to Power Data Centers

    Google’s top executive confirmed the company is working on large-scale data centers that would use more than 1 GW of power. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, in a speech last week at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh said small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) could possibly be used to generate the needed electricity. Pichai […]

  • HYDROGEN POWER Direct—September 23, 2024

    POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   September 23, 2024 Spanish Group Injecting Hydrogen Into Natural Gas Network A Spanish infrastructure company said it has achieved a "historic milestone" for Spain's energy industry. Madrid-headquartered Redexis announced has begun injecting hydrogen produced with renewable energy into the country's natural… Equinor […]

  • Spanish Group Injecting Hydrogen Into Natural Gas Network

    A Spanish infrastructure company said it has achieved a “historic milestone” for Spain’s energy industry. Madrid-headquartered Redexis announced has begun injecting hydrogen produced with renewable energy into the country’s natural gas supply via Spain’s first hydrogen pipeline. The company said the project, inaugurated on September 20, is believed to be the first fully commissioned renewable […]

  • Equinor Ends Plan to Export Hydrogen to Germany

    Energy giant Equinor said it will not export blue hydrogen from Norway to Germany due to economics and a lack of demand. Equinor on September 20 said it would discontinue a project that would have supplied German gas-fired power plants with blue hydrogen via the world’s first offshore hydrogen pipeline. Blue hydrogen is a fuel […]

  • Microsoft Would Restart Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Power AI

    Microsoft has announced a deal to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. It’s the latest move by a technology company to use nuclear power to provide electricity for energy-intensive data centers and support the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The agreement announced September 20, if approved by regulators, would allow Microsoft […]

  • IAEA Projects 950 GW of Global Nuclear Power Capacity by 2050

    The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said generation capacity of nuclear power worldwide is expected to rise more than the group previously expected, to as much as 950 GW of generation by 2050. The IAEA in a report published Sept. 16 revised its annual projection for a fourth straight year, saying global nuclear capacity could […]

  • GE Vernova Integrating Energy Storage for Australia Data Center Complex

    GE Vernova said it has been chosen by investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners to integrate 250 MW/1,000 MWh of battery energy storage into a major data center complex in Queensland, Australia. Quinbook, with U.S. headquarters in Houston, Texas, and offices in the UK and Australia, is a specialist investment manager focused on the energy transition […]

  • IHI Terrasun Will Integrate SK On BESS Systems in U.S.

    IHI Terrasun Solutions announced it has been selected as the integrator of choice for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects by SK On, a subsidiary of global conglomerate and South Korea-based SK Group, and the fifth-largest manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles globally. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on September 10 […]

  • $2.33 Billion Solar-Plus-Storage Project Set in Nevada

    A solar-plus-storage project valued at more than $2.33 billion is preparing for construction after receiving a Record of Decision (ROD) from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Arevia Power on September 10 announced the Libra Solar Project, featuring 700 MW of solar power generation capacity paired with 700 MW of battery energy storage, will move […]

  • GE Vernova Expands European Onshore Wind Presence with Romania Deal

    GE Vernova announced what it called a milestone agreement for onshore wind in Europe, announcing a deal with Public Power Corporation Renewables (PPC R) to supply, install, and commission 23 of GE Vernova’s 6.1-MW 158-meter turbines for a wind farm in Vaslui County, Romania. The deal, which was booked by GE Vernova in the second […]

  • SOLV Energy Announces 3 GW of New Solar, Including Oregon’s Largest Project

    A California-based renewable energy company announced has several milestones, including that it has surpassed 20 GW of installed and awarded utility-scale solar and energy storage projects in America. SOLV Energy, headquartered in San Diego, also said it plans to bring about 4 GW of generation capacity online this year, and has another 3 GW of […]

  • Eaton, Tesla Plan Joint Effort Around Home Energy Storage

    Power management company Eaton has announced a planned collaboration with Tesla that would support streamlining and retrofitting of home energy storage systems. The strategy, announced September 9 at the RE+ 24 energy trade show in Anaheim, California, is designed around interoperability that would make it easier and faster for customers to integrate residential energy storage. […]

  • ACP Report Shows Record-Breaking Quarter for Clean Energy Installations

    Installations of renewable energy projects hit 19 GW of generation capacity through the first half of 2024, more than double the five-year average for that time period, according to a report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP). The ACP on September 5 released its “Clean Power Quarterly Market Report | Q2 2024,” and said […]

  • Coming Together for Clean Energy: Supplement to POWER and RE+

    POWER is proud to partner with RE+ as we provide information and insight for attendees of the largest renewable energy event in North America. RE+ celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, with the conference making its return to Anaheim, California. The 2024 event, running September 9 through 12, is building on its past success as […]

  • Russia Plan Calls for 34 New Nuclear Reactors by 2042

    A government agency in Russia has published a draft plan for the expansion of nuclear power in the country that calls for construction of as many as 34 new reactors by 2042. The Unified Energy System of Russia recently released the plan (translated from Russian), writing that it is open for consultation for the next […]

  • DOE Announces $125 Million in Funding to Support Energy Storage Research

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will provide $125 million in funding to support two Energy Innovation Hub groups that will look at challenges facing the battery energy storage industry. The DOE on September 3 said teams of researchers “will develop scientific concepts and understanding to impact decarbonization of transportation and incorporation of […]

  • South Fork: A Positive Turn for U.S. Offshore Wind

    South Fork Wind, the first commercial-scale offshore wind project to come online in the U.S., and New York’s first offshore wind farm, marks a milestone for the industry’s future in America. The U.S

  • Report Says China, India Account for Nearly All New Coal-Fired Generation

    Research from a group that tracks fossil fuel and other energy projects shows that just 15 countries, led by China and India, account for 98% of coal-fired power plants under development worldwide. Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a San Francisco, California-based non-governmental organization, in its latest Global Coal Plant Tracker (GCPT) said China and India alone […]

  • Repowering Project Renews Company’s Commitment to Sustainability

    Shell Energy upgraded a Texas wind farm to produce more power with fewer turbines, a project that showcased repurposing of old materials with new technology to enhance efficiency, reliability, and safety

  • Solar-Plus-Storage Project Brings New Energy to California

    Clearway Energy’s Daggett Solar + Storage power plant in San Bernardino County is a model for producing renewable energy, and taking advantage of existing infrastructure, at the site of a closed thermal

  • Market for Energy Storage Growing Across Europe

    The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), in 2023 issued recommendations on how member states should proceed with deployments of energy storage. The group said EU countries should

  • POWER Digest [September 2024]

    Investment Fund Buys Spanish Solar Projects. NextEnergy Capital, an investment fund focused on renewable energy, in August said it had an agreement to buy 12 solar power projects in Spain. The installations in

  • BLM Considering 31 Million Acres of U.S. Public Lands for Solar Power Development

    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published details of a plan to make millions of acres of public lands across the western U.S. available for development of solar power. The Western Solar Plan, which revises guidelines from more than a decade ago, was published in the Federal Register on August 30. The BLM said […]

  • Mingyang Says 20-MW Offshore Wind Turbine Installed in South China Sea

    China’s Mingyang Smart Energy said it has completed installation of the company’s MySE18.X-20MW offshore wind turbine at a project in Hainan, according to a statement posted on the group’s LinkedIn page. The company said the turbine, which it calls “the world’s largest single-capacity offshore wind turbine,” was installed at the Hainan site on August 28. […]

  • Arevon Energy Investing Millions to Build Indiana Solar Projects

    An Arizona-headquartered company is investing millions of dollars in Indiana with construction of a series of solar power projects in the Hoosier state. Arevon Energy, a Scottsdale-based renewable energy developer, owner, and operator, on August 21 celebrated the groundbreaking for the 192-MW Ratts 1 Solar Project near Petersburg in Pike County. Arevon also recently began […]