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US gas fired generation increased consistently in 2022 and 2023
Electricity generation from units that primarily consume natural gas in the US Lower 48 states has increased for all hours of the day since 2021, according to data reported to the...
Hitachi Energy invests $100 m in Quebec modernisation
Hitachi Energy has announced an ambitious upgrade and modernisation of its power transformer factory in Varennes, and other facilities in Montreal, to address a fast-growing...
Maxeon starts Patent Infringement lawsuit against Hanwha Q CELLS
Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd, a prominent company in solar innovation, announced on 22 April that it had initiated a patent infringement lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas...
Morrow secures strategic off–take agreement
Morrow Batteries and Nordic Batteries have signed an agreement for 5.5 GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) BEV2 (automotive platform) batteries over seven years. The first batteries...
Batteries are growing fast – but need to grow faster
Many clean energy technologies on the market are growing very quickly – but none faster than batteries, which are set to play an increasingly important role alongside renewables...
Novel energy storage demo to be deployed in the UK
UK company RheEnergise, which is developing a new form of long-duration hydro-energy storage system, is to build its first-of-a-kind demonstrator of the system at Sibelco’s...
Vogtle Unit 4 goes commercial
On 29 April Georgia Power announced that Unit 4 of its NPP Vogtle had entered commercial operation and is ready to provide emissions free energy for the next 60 to 80 years.
Plans progress for NPP construction in Uzbekistan
Rosatom and Uzbekistan’s nuclear utility Uzatom are working on a contract for the construction of a nuclear power plant in the country. Rosatom is also ready to offer Uzbekistan...
Hitachi announces $1.5 bn investment to boost transformer production
In a bid to meet the surging global demand for transformers and bolster electrification efforts worldwide, Hitachi Energy has unveiled plans to inject over $1.5 billion into ramping...
Major utilities announce intent to hugely scale up renewables
On 19 April members of the Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) organisation adopted the UNEZA roadmap to 2030, which targets a total increase of renewable energy capacity within...
New UK-US collaboration on US floating wind technology
Applications opened on 18 April for a unique project that could expand the US market for innovative UK companies developing technology which can help support the growing floating...
First diesel engine exhibiting 53.09% thermal efficiency
On 20 April the 2024 World Congress on Internal Combustion Engines got under way in Tianjin, China. The congress is aimed at showcasing the industry's latest technological...
National Grid and Electron partnership will ‘maximise flexibility of participation’
National Grid and Electron, the provider of next generation market platform, ElectronConnect, have entered into a strategic partnership intended to increase the volume and value...
RWE starts work on onshore cabling for Thor project
RWE reports that it is ready to take the next step in the construction of its 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm. From mid-April to the end of October, the onshore cable works will be...
Doubt cast on alleged benefits of transmission competition
Members of the Developers Advocating Transmission Advancements (DATA) Coalition, including ITC Holdings, are highlighting new findings in an expanded study from Concentric Energy...
New ICE based power plant to support Texas grid
Wärtsilä has been awarded a major contract by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), a river authority based in Austin, that provides wholesale power to the Texas power...
GHG emissions intensity of LNG ‘significantly lower than other fuels’ – new report
In sharp contrast with other recent studies, a new report from Berkeley Research Group’s energy and climate team finds that US liquefied natural gas (USLNG) has the lowest greenhouse...
FlexGen and Infinigen to tackle hybrid storage in Puerto Rico
FlexGen Power Systems, Infinigen Renewables, and ArcLight Capital Partners have announced a milestone hybrid project – 15 MW of storage paired with 32 MW of solar energy. The project...
Dire warning from UN climate chief
Humanity has only two years left ‘to save the world’ by making dramatic changes in the way it discharges heat-trapping emissions, according to the head of the United Nations...
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