Other renewables

An in-depth survey of developers working in the tidal and wave energy sectors is to be carried out by ORE Catapult on behalf of Crown Estate Scotland.

Exergy International has signed a new contract with Energy Development Corporation for the supply of a 28 MWe binary system in Leyte, Eastern Visayas, the Philippines.

RES has announced it will acquire Ingeteam’s Renewable Service division.

BC Hydro has reached a major milestone on the Site C project with the completion of the earthfill dam.

ITM and W. L. Gore & Associates intend to collaborate to further deepen their understanding of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis performance over lifetime, durability mechanisms and reliability.

Nesma & Partners, a leading contracting company in the Middle East, has signed an agreement to acquire Kent, a global energy services provider.

The International Hydropower Association has announced Queensland Hydro as the latest member to join.

Cincinnati-based Synthica St. Bernard has developed a renewable energy solution that will take more than 500 t of food waste every day and turn it into enough energy to power thousands of homes while removing thousands of tonnes of CO2 and methane from the atmosphere.

Elogen has announced the signature of a contract with Valmax Technology Corporation to design and manufacture a proton exchange membrane electrolyser with a power of 2.5 MW.

The Minister for the Environment has accepted Eastland Generation and Taheke 8C’s Taheke geothermal project’s resource consent application under the COVID-19 Recovery Fast Track Consenting provisions.

TotalEnergies has announced that it is buying out Total Eren’s other shareholders, increasing its stake from close to 30% to 100%.

Equinor has signed an agreement with Denham Capital to acquire Rio Energy, an onshore renewables company in Brazil.

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have carried out a study to determine the potential of pumped storage hydropower as an efficient way to store large amounts of energy and improve grid resiliency throughout Alaska.

GreenFire Energy Inc. and PT Medco Power Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on future Indonesian geothermal projects.

Exergy International srl and Geothermal Engineering Ltd signed a contract for the supply of a 3 MWe gross capacity ORC power plant at the United Downs site, in Cornwall.