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Shetland wind power set to reach UK mainland via new HVDC link

Business Green

Major milestone reached for pioneering green grid project. A major renewable energy infrastructure project is to bring wind power from Shetland to the UK mainland via Europe's first multi-terminal high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) interconnection, the firms behind the development announced yesterday.

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Furukawa Electric secures $35.7m submarine transmission project

Smart Energy International

Development Construction Corporation have secured a submarine power transmission project in the Philippines for a total of approximately ¥4.3 The project was awarded by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), who in charge of operating, maintaining and developing the country’s state-owned power grid.

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EIB finances grid upgrades across Germany

Smart Energy International

million) to municipal energy supplier Thüringer Energie AG (TEAG) to upgrade and digitise the electricity grid in Thuringia, Germany. The project will upgrade and expand the grid in rural areas to meet the needs of the energy transition. The financing forms part of a larger, €4.3 billion ($4.6

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AES pooling clean energy resources to power Google data centers

Renewable Energy World

The portfolio assembled by AES is expected to require approximately $600 million of investment and generate 1,200 jobs, both permanent and construction, in the host communities. Our hope is that this model can be replicated to accelerate the clean energy transition, both for companies and, eventually, for power grids.”.

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Here’s how pumped hydro works as an energy storage resource

Renewable Energy World

is going to need a lot more solar and wind power generation, and lots of cheap energy storage. Wind and solar power vary over the course of a day, so energy storage is essential to provide a continuous flow of electricity. To rely more on wind and solar power, the U.S. Read the original article. To cut U.S.

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A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Renewable Energy World

Transmission studies have shown that stronger interconnections among the country’s three power grids are highly beneficial. Making buildings more efficient and controlling their demand can also play a big role in cleaning up the grid. Innovations that make 100% clean power possible. Buildings use 74% of U.S.

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Largest PV investments in Poland and Ukraine

Renewable Energy World

The construction of D?bsk bsk Wind Farm by Electrum, which is the largest Polenergia wind farm, and one of the largest in Poland, also deserves special attention. bsk Wind Farm project. As Marek Marzec, Renewable Energy Projects Development Director at Polenergia S.A., the investor of D?bsk Why are our systems so popular?