Other renewables

Planning consent has been granted for the Lewis Hub, a major clean energy project that will connect the Western Isles, Scotland, to the GB Transmission network.

Dieseko Group and CorPower Ocean have joined forces on a research project to advance offshore anchor technology.

Plug Power has been selected for an equipment supply and long-term service agreement totalling 55 MW for three green hydrogen projects being developed by Carlton Power in the UK.

GEDF has joined IHA to advance sustainable hydropower and clean energy development in Georgia.

The Norfund-managed Climate Investment Fund’s investment of US$75 million in Mulilo is expected to further advance the ongoing rapid development of the renewable energy sector in South Africa.

Researchers from the University of Leeds working at the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Cheshire have shown that distributed acoustic sensing has the potential to detect subsurface temperature change during geothermal experiments.

Iberdrola Australia has been selected as a strategic partner to develop the Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West transmission project in Australia.

Baseload Power Taiwan has opened its local office in the Hongye Tribe, Hualien County, and signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise the co-operation.

Eauclaire Tidal and Orbital Marine Power have secured a further 12.5 MW of marine energy licenses from the Province of Nova Scotia for tidal stream energy deployments at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy in, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has announced an additional equity investment Infinity, which will support Infinity Power in delivering approximately 3 GW of renewable energy capacity across key African markets.

Drax is to invest around £15.4 million in a refurbishment of its Glenlee power station, which forms part of the Galloway Hydro Scheme.

Renewables are set to account for 73.3% of Australia’s power generation by 2035, forecasts GlobalData.

EGAT has selected ANDRITZ to modernise the Rajjaprabha hydropower plant.

GlobalData has forecast that UK renewable power capacity will reach 172.7 GW by 2035.

UPM Energy’s ultracapacitor at the Kuusankoski hydropower plant is now operational, storing energy and providing balancing power to the electricity grid.