Other renewables

Saudi-listed ACWA Power, has signed seven cooperation agreements with Chinese firms during the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, for solar, green hydrogen and water desalination projects.

Australian Gas Infrastructure Group has announced the start of the construction of the Hydrogen Park Gladstone, the city-wide renewable hydrogen blending project in Australia.

Ormat technologies and DEEP Earth Energy production are partnering up to launch Canada’s first 5 MW conventional geothermal power plant.

Baker Hughes has completed the test well for Wells2Watts, which is now ready to simulate geothermal flow testing to accelerate technology development and commercially scale geothermal as a baseload energy supply.

Octopus Energy Group’s Kraken platform has been licensed by Tokyo Gas to turbocharge the Japanese company’s large scale digital and operational transformation project.

Arup and ILF Consulting Engineers have signed a memorandum of understanding for pumped storage projects in the UK, including Coire Glas, Glenmuckloch.

GE Vernova’s Hydro Power business has completed the commissioning of the four 175 MW Francis hydropower turbines and generators at the Zungeru project in Nigeria.

The International Hydropower Association has announced Xylem as its 100th member committing to the San José Declaration on Sustainable Hydropower.

ABB has been contracted by H2 Energy Esbjerg ApS to provide basic electrical engineering at its 1 GW hydrogen production facility in Esbjerg and hydrogen distribution hub in Fredericia, Denmark.

The Bentley Subsurface Company has signed an agreement to acquire Flow State Solutions, an industry leader in geothermal simulation software.

The 3.75 GW Jirau hydropower plant, owned by Jirau Energia, is the latest project and the first in South America to achieve gold-level certification against the Hydropower Sustainability Standard.

Bekaert and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding, focusing on accelerating the use of green hydrogen solutions to help decarbonise industries globally.

Shell Lubricants’ acquisition of MIDEL and MIVOLT from M&I Materials Ltd will strengthen the company’s product portfolio for the power and renewables sectors.

Simply Blue Group and ESB are pooling expertise and resources to deliver a pioneering 5 MW wave farm array, located adjacent to the County Clare coast.

Star Energy’s Croatian subsidiary has been issued with two highly prospective geothermal licences by the Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency, as part of the current licensing round announced on 28 December 2022.