North America
Unforeseen circumstances to blame for Texas electricity fiasco
Bill Magness outlined the events that took place between February 14 and 18 that led to the humanitarian crisis that many Texas residents are still in the midst of now.
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.
North America
Blackouts continue in Texas as cold weather lingers
Millions of people in the US state of Texas are still without electricity and water to date as a result of the cold weather that has swept across southern US.
Strategic Development
Op-Ed: Fossil fuels versus renewables as global temperatures plummet
This week debates have heated up about the world's shift away from fossil fuels, as frigid temperatures have wreaked havoc from Turkey to Texas.
Digitalization
Cryptocurrency mining-as-a-service proposed to smooth load imbalances
The US startup Digital Power-Optimization is seeking to secure under-utilised renewable power generation assets.
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Energy Storage
Global energy storage installations to exceed 10GW in 2021
According to a new report released by research firm IHS Markit, the global market for energy storage will more than double in 2021 from the 2020 level.
Renewables
ENGIE adds 3GW of capacity to renewables portfolio in 2020
As part of efforts to achieve its energy transition goals, ENGIE added a total of 3GW of renewables capacity to its energy mix in 2020.
Cogeneration CHP
Siemens Energy to build novel waste heat-to-power facility in Canada
Siemens Energy has signed an agreement with TC Energy to commission what is said to be a first-of-its-kind waste heat-to-power pilot installation in Alberta.
Renewables
Renewables account for 78% of US’ capacity additions in 2020
Renewables accounted for 22,451MW, or 78.09% of the 28,751MW of new utility-scale capacity reported to have been added in the US in 2020.
