Other renewables

ENGIE and CDPQ have laid out plans to invest up to £1 billion in UK pumped storage hydro assets.

SPIE will take over operational management of the world’s first commercial geothermal power plant that uses deep geothermal rock, rather than thermal water, to generate district heating and electricity.

ILF Consulting Engineering has joined the International Hydropower Association as a member.

Skanska has signed a contract with Statkraft for upgrading an existing water tunnel and construction of a new access tunnel at Saurland hydroelectric power plant in Norway.

Research specialist, ekosgen, has found an estimated investment value of £100 billion for Scottish renewable projects.

SKF has announced a partnership with Carnegie Clean Energy Ltd to deliver Carnegie’s CETO’s Power Take-Off system.

Bhutan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Adani for 5000 MW hydropower development.

The Fljótsdalur hydropower project in Iceland has been awarded Gold certification under the Hydropower Sustainability Standard.

The Welsh government has completed a £2 million equity investment in Inyanga Marine Energy Group.

Veolia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Star Energy to help deliver the UK’s net-zero goals by geothermal energy.

AFRY is set to upgrade Norway’s largest pumped storage power plant for Statkraft through a feasibility study on optimising operations.

Vulcan Energy has commenced supply of geothermal renewable heat to German municipal energy supplier, EnergieSüdwest AG, from the company’s operations in Landau, Germany.

Bombora Wave Power has completed tank testing of a floating foundation system suitable for the InSPIRE solution, where mWave technology is combined with a wind turbine onto a single floating offshore platform.

BHP has partnered with ACCIONA Energía to explore the development of a pumped hydro energy storage project at Mt Arthur Coal.

EDF has signed an agreement with AXIAN Group and Africa50 to develop, build, and operate a 120 MW hydroelectric dam in Madagascar.