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In a new attempt to secure a concrete role for the international hydropower industry within the decarbonization movement, several utilities, equipment manufacturers, universities, research centers, and consultancies have scaffolded to demonstrate how modern hydropower plants can provide flexibility to markets that are increasingly inundated by variable generation like wind and solar. On Dec. 10, the […]

Lausanne – The completion of SoloGrid, the joint flagship project of Alpiq, AEK, Adaptricity and Landis+Gyr in the municipality of Riedholz in the Swiss canton of Solothurn shows promising results with a view towards a decentralised, networked and digital energy future. The goal of the project, which was supported by the Swiss Federal Office of […]

Lausanne – In mid-November, Stadtwerke Kiel gave the go-ahead for the construction of a pioneering gas engine cogeneration plant and commissioned the general contractor Kraftanlagen München (KAM) with the implementation. The cooperation contracts were signed back in August 2015. The power station is scheduled to be connected to the grid in the autumn of 2018. […]