The German government is being urged by a coalition of offshore wind operators, transmission system operators, and environmental NGOs to support ideas for long-term offshore wind growth. TenneT, 50hertz, Amprion, and BWO are part of the Offshore Coalition for Energy…
Xcel has unveiled a plan to achieve net-zero natural Gas by 2050
Xcel Energy, which serves almost 6 million customers in eight Western and Midwestern states with electricity and natural Gas, has pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its natural Gas operations by 2050. The statement comes almost three years…
The Solar Supply Chain disaster will endanger 56% of worldwide utility operations
According to a new research, more than half of the global utility solar projects planned for 2022 could be delayed or canceled due to a deteriorating supply chain. Commodity price inflation and supply chain bottlenecks are threatening 56 percent of…
More renewable energy is Spain’s response to high energy prices
Spain has announced an auction for new wind and solar farms with a total capacity of 3.3 gigawatts. After power rates climbed to new highs this summer, the Spanish government is pushing to bring additional solar and wind farms online.…
The UK energy crisis continues
As millions of people worry about paying their bills this winter, half of the UK households will reduce their energy use and become more “sustainable” as a result of the gas price crisis. According to data conducted by comparison website…
Aker wants to build a green industrial cluster in Northern Norway
The Narvik region will act as a hub for developing value chains based on hydrogen and renewable energy capabilities. Aker and Aker Horizons are working with the municipality of Narvik in Northern Norway to establish a green industrial development. The…
Borkum Riffgrund 3 makes planning easier
Orsted will build the 900MW project with the 242MW Gode Wind 3 project The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has given Orsted permission to build the 900MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany. The…
Greece has committed to connecting Egypt to the European Union’s energy market
The link would be made by an undersea cable that transports power across the Mediterranean Sea Greece agreed on Tuesday to build an underwater cable that would transmit power across the Mediterranean to connect Egypt to the European Union’s energy…
Despite Putin’s promise to help, Russia has decided not to increase natural gas supply to Europe
On Monday, the results of a highly anticipated auction revealed that Russia’s state-owned gas giant Gazprom had not reserved any extra gas transit capacity for November, either through the Ukrainian pipeline system or through lines into Western Europe via Poland.…
Frazer Solar is planning a 100MW Africa PV-battery project
The €100 million Mega Solar-Storage project will be built at Eswatini’s Edwaleni power plant. Frazer Solar, an Australian-German company, has signed a definitive deal with the Government of Eswatini (Swaziland) for a 100MW solar battery project, which will be Africa’s…