Other renewables

The Net Zero Technology Centre, Durham University, SHIFT Geothermal, and The Reece Foundation have announced the launch of the UK National Geothermal Centre.

Sevana Bioenergy has acquired Rialto bioenergy facility in California.

Zeevonk, a joint venture of Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, has been awarded a permit to build wind farm IJmuiden Ver Beta in the Netherlands.

INPEX CORP. will commence exploratory drilling for geothermal energy development in Hokkaido, Japan, where it has carried out surveys on the potential of geothermal resources.

The World Bank has approved US$1 billion in a second round of additional financing for the DASU hydropower stage I project.

The latest World Hydropower Outlook published by the International Hydropower Association shows that in 2023, hydropower capacity grew by 13.5 GW to 1412 GW, of which pumped storage hydropower grew by 6.5 GW to 182 GW.

Devlet Su Isleri has selected ANDRITZ to supply the electro-mechanical equipment for the new 160 MW Silvan hydropower plant in Türkiye.

Following a decrease in natural gas imports, the share of renewables in Italy is projected to increase to 69% in its power capacity mix, according to GlobalData.

Hitachi Energy has joined the US Department of Energy’s ‘H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond’ initiative with GTI Energy, Frontier Energy, The University of Texas Austin, and other industry stakeholders and partners.

Exploratory geothermal drilling and testing on the grounds of Stormont Estate has begun as part of the Department for the Economy’s £3 million GeoEnergy NI project.

The latest whitepaper in the Danfoss Impact Series, ‘Green Hydrogen: A Critical Balancing Act’, explores the opportunities and challenges for green hydrogen as governments and industry look for solutions to decrease carbon footprint and meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

Yokogawa Electric Corp. has acquired BaxEnergy, a leading provider of renewable energy management solutions.

Whitebark Energy Ltd has further expanded its potential geothermal portfolio after the acceptance of an additional geothermal exploration permit in the Cooper Basin.

Enersense and P2X Solutions have entered into a new partnership agreement to deepen their co-operation on the operation and maintenance of the new production plant in Harjavalta.

TE H2, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and EREN Groupe, and VERBUND have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Tunisia to study the implementation of a large green hydrogen project for export to Central Europe through pipelines.