Other renewables

XGS Energy has secured additional US$13 million to accelerate advanced geothermal deployment in the US.

Miros has extended its agreement with Prysmian for the supply of cutting-edge wave monitoring systems to support operational excellence.

ENGIE Brasil Energia has signed an agreement to acquire two hydropower plants in Brazil, adding 612 MW of installed capacity to their portfolio.

ORPC has filed a draft pilot license application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to develop the East Foreland tidal energy project in Cook Inlet, Alaska.

Gilkes Energy and SSE Renewables have submitted the planning application for the Fearna pumped storage hydro project to the Energy Consents Unit of the Scottish government.

The European Investment Bank has granted Energie AG Oberösterreich a financing package to expand hydropower in Austria.

12 businesses in the North East of Scotland targeting success in the offshore renewable energy market have been selected for the Fit For Offshore Renewables supply chain support programme, delivered by ORE Catapult.

CorPower Ocean has secured financial backing from Vinnova to adopt cutting-edge artificial intelligence and test its ability to drive performance and control in wave energy technology.

A new report by the Energy Industries Council shows that the UK has surged ahead in the race to harness power from the oceans, with its tidal energy sector now dominating global project pipelines.

The SHINES project has launched, bringing together 14 partners from across Europe to harness the potential of tidal and river energy systems.

ANDRITZ has received an order from BC Hydro to supply four 60 MVA generators for the Bridge River 1 hydropower plant in British Columbia, Canada.

The first of three new sets of high voltage electricity cables connecting Dinorwig hydroelectric power station in Gwynedd to National Grid’s transmission network has been energised.

National Grid has switched on new high voltage electricity cables as part of its Dinorwig to Pentir project.

Google Cloud has announced a collaboration with SLB and Project Innerspace to drive the adoption of global geothermal energy.

Siemens Gamesa and Hull College are set to collaborate on creating new apprenticeship opportunities in the renewable energy sector.