Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest World Energy Outlook (WEO) report finds that, as the world moves towards a more electrified and renewables-based energy system, which will be needed to prevent costs associated with potentially volatile fuel prices, investment in robust, digitalised grid systems will need follow suit.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Swiss TSO Swissgrid invested CHF128.5 In addition, Swissgrid procured the first tranche of the hydropower reserve for the coming winter in May 2023, followed by the second and third tranches subsequently. million (US$141.5 million) in H1 2023 in maintenance and modernisation of grid infrastructure to ensure security of supply.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 18, 2021

Two developers are set to duke it out over a 24-mile stretch of water that is key to Spain becoming Europe’s leading pumped hydro market. Pumped hydro in Europe. The developers, Ingenieria Pontificia and Romero Polo Group, have put forward plans for pumped hydro facilities at opposite ends of the same reservoir.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 22, 2021

“As more solar and wind power solutions are deployed, the role of hydropower will become increasingly important due to its inherent reliability, flexibility, and ability to integrate other renewables onto the grid,” said Carmichael Roberts, BEV. and Europe. and Europe.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

From its source in the Pindos Mountains in north-west Greece to its meeting with the Adriatic Sea in Albania, the Vjosa river flows uninterrupted for more than 270 kilometres, making it the longest free-flowing river in Europe outside of Russia. But the campaign of resistance appears to have paid off.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 7, 2022

CTG is a clean energy group focusing on large-scale hydropower development and operation. Renewable clean energy accounts for 97% of the total mix, while consolidated hydropower capacity represents 16% of the total installed capacity of hydro in China.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 29, 2020

That means taking advantage of Statkraft’s vast hydropower capacity to fill in any lulls in solar and wind availability. Peter Osbaldstone, research director for Europe at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, said the deal is evidence of the German renewables sector’s maturity. Europe lags the U.S.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

European energy giant announces sweeping renewables and networks-focused investment strategy designed to turbocharge the clean energy transition. At the end of the period, the company's clean energy portfolio is set to be divided between onshore wind with 26GW, offshore wind at 4GW, solar power with 16GW, and hydropower with 14GW.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 9, 2021

The project is placed at the Banja reservoir in Albania, where Statkraft is operating its 72-MW Banja hydropower plant. Vietnamese 500-MW floating solar and storage attracts investment from SEACEF Construction starts on California’s largest floating solar array. Have you read? Each unit consists of a floating ring and a thin membrane.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The move gives the hydropower giant a solar boost and, for Solarcentury, makes the task of delivering its substantial pipeline a bit easier. The £118 million ($152 million) deal gives Statkraft access to a 5-gigawatt pipeline of PV projects in Europe and just over 1 GW in South America. -based PV developer Solarcentury this week.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 6, 2021

However, hydropower still accounts for the largest share of renewables in the total mix. Renewables’ rising share of the total is partly attributable to net decommissioning of fossil fuel power generation in Europe, North America and for the first time across Eurasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation and Turkey).

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 12, 2022

This edition of Smart Energy Finance (SEF) Weekly sees companies across Europe dealing in different ways with the energy and bills crises that have been plaguing the continent as a result of the war in Ukraine. The name change reportedly serves as a signal to the market to secure the energy supply in Germany and Europe. EIB in Austria.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Europe is still plotting the course towards being net-zero by 2050, but no matter the shape it takes, it will surely involve hundreds of gigawatts of new renewable power capacity. In 2014, EMEA, dominated by Europe, represented 44 percent of global energy storage deployment. In the U.S., These have become an important part of U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The deal highlights the importance of solar energy in helping both Sweden and Europe to achieve energy transition goals, according to a statement. Kenny Fogel, CEO of HPSolartech, said: “I know many people think solar power is out of the question in Northern Europe, but in fact, it is quite the opposite.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

In this scenario, overall energy storage capacity increases sixfold by 2030 worldwide, with batteries accounting for 90% of the increase and pumped hydropower for most of the rest. The wave of investment in battery manufacturing suggests the EV supply chain is advancing to meet automakers’ ambitious plans for expansion. “As

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2020

Demand for renewable energy backed by verified certificates of origin grew across Europe last year, outpacing the growth in supply, the latest data from the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) today indicates. per cent in 2019. per cent, according to AIB. If the current development extends into 2020, the market will experience a rebalancing.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2022

Downing Renewables & Infrastructure trust (DORE) has launched a £50m fundraise in order to pay off outstanding credit and fund an investment pipeline, while also seeking approval to alter its investment policy. This article first appeared at Investment Week. After the outstanding £17.3m

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 1, 2021

The “green cable” will exchange German wind energy with Norwegian hydropower and connect two optimally complementary systems, according to transmission system operator TenneT. NordLink is a milestone for sustainable energy supply and climate protection in Europe because the focus is on exchanging renewable energy,” Merkel said.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Commercializing chargers with rated power of 1 MW will require significant investment, as stations with such high-power needs will incur significant installation and grid upgrade costs. The fact that businesses who have supported MCS, like Daimler Trucks, are now also investing in hydrogen fuelling is perplexing to many.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The deal would give Statkraft access to a 6GW pipeline of solar project across Europe and South America, further strengthening the company's position as one of Europe's largest renewables developers and providing a major boost to its stated goal of developing at least 8GW of wind and solar capacity by 2025.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2021

However, Birol stressed that investments in grid infrastructure and other renewable energy technologies were now urgently needed to drive further progress. "Last year the increase in renewable capacity accounted for 90 per cent of the entire global power sector's expansion".

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Two of Europe’s major utilities have demonstrated the signs of a post-coronavirus lockdown recovery, highlighted by growing renewables capacities. GW of hydropower. GW in Europe. Investment outlook on the rise. EDF and RWE both reported their Q3 results at the end of last week. GW of renewables, including 9.8

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

The global renewable power sector added 176GW of new capacity in total last year - just fractionally down on the 179GW added in 2018 - as rapid growth in wind, solar, hydropower and other renewable power sources outpaced the fossil fuel sector by a factor of 2.6, according to IRENA. Overall, renewables capacity expanded by 7.6

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

The global economy could face many more years of energy market turbulence if governments do not take steps to turbocharge their clean energy and technology investments, the IEA has warned. This equates to almost 10 per cent of the European Union's average monthly gas consumption.".

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

needs a massive green hydrogen industry to decarbonize its electricity, transportation and industrial sectors, and major investments and policy changes today to enable it to grow to its full potential in the decades to come. lags behind China, Japan and the European Union in infrastructure and research investments to reach this potential.

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

An interview with CEO Peter Carlsson, who urges Europe to quickly build on its own battery knowledge. That battery factory, with a planned capacity of 40 gigawatt hours, will run on clean and cheap hydropower starting next year. Our estimate is that Europe will need 800 gigawatts of battery power within ten years.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 11, 2021

Fortum and Uniper have finalized the first planning phase in three strategic cooperation areas: Nordic hydropower and physical trading optimization, wind and solar development, and hydrogen. Fortum and Uniper plan to grow a sizeable portfolio of onshore wind and solar-based power generation, primarily in Europe. Hydrogen business.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In hydro-heavy markets such as South China and Brazil, climate change can impact hydropower supply and strain the system. Europe’s reliance on gas sourced from Russia and of China on coal sourced from outside the country resulted in increases in power prices in the two regions in 2021 and in power outages.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2020

Yet a return to business as usual marked by continued large-scale investments in fossil fuel infrastructure would only result in further volatility and economic disruption, while failing to deliver on the medium and long-term goals set out in the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development agenda, it argued.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

The strategy - aimed at tackling and adapting to climate change and halting the decline of plant and animal species - sets out a 10-year vision which it estimates could provide multi-billion euro benefits to Europe's economy and support hundreds of thousands of jobs.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2022

One WMO official even warned climate impacts pose as big a threat to the global energy security as Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, which has driven up energy prices worldwide and prompted a scramble in Europe for alternative supplies of fossil gas. "I We need a complete transformation of the global energy system.".

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2019

“Based on collaboration and investments made by both the public and private sectors in past decades, Canada has a hydrogen and fuel-cell sector that thrives in export markets and that includes global leaders Ballard Power Systems and Hydrogenics,” it said. percent stake in the business.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Further expansion of renewables, heat pumps, energy efficiency measures, and biomethane production next year is "vital" if Europe is to effectively respond to looming gas supply shortages next year precipitated by Russia's on-going war on Ukraine.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Coal’s grip on the global electricity sector is loosening as more utilities and companies invest in renewable energy. Companies are piloting systems across Europe that use hydrogen in furnaces in lieu of coal. That could make it harder to justify future investments or research, according to Aden.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 20, 2021

Existing investors AustralianSuper and QIC led the fundraising round with new investment from Harbert Management Corporation, Aware Super, and CBRE Caledon. and Europe, including additional commitments from existing investors AP2 of Sweden, Railways Pension of the UK and The Wellcome Trust.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

Nature has been particularly neglected, with fewer than ten of the countries we studied investing in nature-based solutions such as reforestation or wetland restoration. To shift to a sustainable trajectory, we need to massively step up investment in clean energy technologies - especially renewables and energy efficiency.".

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

As a result, the UK became a net exporter of electricity last year for the first time since 1978, in part due to downturns in production from nuclear and hydropower across the continent.

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