Other renewables

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.

The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$180 million loan to support PT Geo Dipa Energy to further boost Indonesia’s geothermal electricity generation.

SLB and Ormat Technologies have announced an agreement to fast-track the development and commercialisation of integrated geothermal assets, including enhanced geothermal systems.

North South Power Co. Ltd has joined the International Hydropower Association, bringing a strong commitment to advancing hydropower development across Africa.

Thailand’s EGAT has selected ANDRITZ to modernise two pumped storage units at the Srinagarind hydropower plant.

ABO Energy has secured financing from the ‘Climate Protection campaign for Companies’ programme run by KfW for 11 substations in Germany to connect new wind, solar, and battery parks to the grid.

AFRY has signed a framework agreement with Vattenfall to provide technical consultancy services across multiple regions and operations.

Professors from the University of Colorado will examine the technological and social barriers that have held back geothermal development in Colorado.

Sumitomo Corp has acquired a 49% stake in Mekong Electric Power Engineering and Development JSC, owners of a run-of-river hydropower plant in Vietnam.

Checkmate Flexible Engineering has secured a £750 000 grant from Innovate UK to accelerate development of its pioneering Lobe-Tendon Anaconda wave energy converter.

Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd and Sarawak Energy Berhad have been granted conditional approval by the Energy Market Authority of Singapore to import an estimated 1 GW of renewable energy from Sarawak to Singapore.