Other renewables

Two bills led by US Senator, Catherine Cortez Masto to promote geothermal energy have been passed by the House of Representatives.

COPEL has awarded ANDRITZ two turnkey contracts for the supply and commissioning of additional generating units at the Foz do Areia and Segredo hydropower plants on the Iguaçu River in Paraná, Brazil.

Siemens Energy has reached an agreement to acquire Camlin Group, a Northern Ireland-based specialist in grid monitoring, analytics, and asset digitalisation technologies.

GlobalData has forecast that Malaysia is poised to surpass its 2040 renewable energy capacity target of 18.43 GW by 2031.

A new study led by researchers at The University of Manchester has carried out the first full environmental life cycle cost analysis of using abandoned onshore oil and gas wells to generate geothermal electricity.

British International Investment has committed US$20 million to Anzana Electric Group to support the construction of run-of-river hydropower projects across Africa.

The Zambezi River Authority has become a member of the International Hydropower Association.

CorPower Ocean AB has completed share registration from its Series B financing round of €53 million in total proceeds.

Queensland Hydro has appointed FKG Group to deliver the interim civils package for the proposed Borumba pumped hydro project.

Eco Wave Power U.S. Inc. has joined the NVIDIA Inception programme, an initiative designed to support companies advancing artificial intelligence, data processing, simulation, and high-performance computing technologies.

Baker Hughes and Helmerich & Payne, Inc. have announced a strategic collaboration to support geothermal exploration and development in the US, including the contracting of a land drilling rig dedicated to geothermal activity.

Statkraft has announced updated estimates for investments in Norwegian power generation, with a focus hydropower, and plans to invest around NOK 80 billion over the next 10 years.

Tenaris has signed a memorandum of understanding with Green Therma to accelerate next-generation geothermal solutions in Europe.

The Asahan-3 hydroelectric power project in North Sumatra, Indonesia, has become the first in the country to be certified under the Hydropower Sustainability Standard (HSS).

Geothermal Engineering Limited has secured £10 million in financing from ABN AMRO to expand geothermal and lithium production in Cornwall.