Renewables
RP Global to develop 1GW renewables project pipeline in Poland
Renewable energy developer RP Global announced that it is investing in the development of PV and wind power projects across Poland.
Renewables
Eco Wave bags innovation award at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
Eco Wave Power has won the public voting for the Global Innovation Award, in the “Life Under Water” category at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
Marine
Corpower receives funding boost to commercialise wave energy tech
Corpower has received €9 million in investment to scale-up its commercial demonstration of wave energy technology.
Solar
Enel completes 133MW expansion of South America’s largest solar PV facility
Enel Green Power Brasil Participações has expanded its 475MW São Gonçalo solar PV plant with an additional 133MW of capacity.
Solar
New research could accelerate perovskite solar cell adoption
Scientists at The University of Manchester have found a way to increase the environmental safety of perovskite solar cells.
Gas & Oil Fired
Siemens Energy to supply F-class gas turbines to Chinese CHP project
Siemens Energy will provide F-class gas turbine island equipment for the Zhaoqing Dinghu Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generation project.
Renewables
UK’s BT Group signs three-year renewables supply deal with Total
British multinational BT Group has signed a deal with Total Gas & Power for the provision of renewable energy.
Energy Storage
EDF to optimise utility-scale battery projects for Eelpower
EDF has been selected by UK energy storage projects operator Eelpower to optimise some three grid-scale battery energy storage projects.
North America
Texas AG investigates ERCOT, utilities over deadly winter storm outages
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will investigate the state’s electricity system operator and other utilities in the wake of last week’s deep freeze and resulting power outages.
Hydroelectric
US to decouple Ethiopian aid from Grand Renaissance Dam dispute
The US will de-link its suspension of millions of dollars of aid to Ethiopia from its policy on the contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and hydro project.
