Other renewables

FORGE has announced investment from Shell Ventures and Valent Low-Carbon Technologies to build biofuel production plant in Sombra, Ontario, Canada.

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported that wind is now the top renewable source of electricity generation in the US, with annual wind generation totalling 300 million MWh in 2019, exceeding hydroelectric generation by 26 million MWh.

The £2 million Peterborough Integrated Renewables Infrastructure project scheme, which is being led by Peterborough Council, UK, will cut energy bills and provide green heat, electricity and transport for residents.

According to Future Market Insights, oscillating oil prices have forced end users to look for alternative means to fulfil their fuel needs, such as pyrolysis oil production from different types of waste.

Pivot Power, an EDF Renewables company specialising in battery storage and infrastructure for electric vehicle charging, has placed an order with technology group Wärtsilä to deliver 100 MW of energy storage in the UK.

Low-carbon heat pump maker Likido has chosen technology from Scottish firm Vert Technologies, to power its new facility in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Snam and SOCAR have signed a cooperation agreement to study the development of renewable gases and use of sustainable energy, with a view to their delivery through the Southern Gas Corridor including Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in the future.

Mark Horsley, Chief Executive Officer for Northern Gas Networks has given his backing to the UK Government’s £30 million investment in hydrogen demonstration projects contributing towards reaching Net Zero targets.

Burckhardt Compression is cooperating with GRZ Technologies, a spin-off of Laboratory of Materials for Renewable Energy from EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, to develop a new hydrogen compression technology.

Kensa Contracting’s recently appointed Director of Business Development, Karl Drage, has joined the global Ted community with a recent presentation at Leamington Spa College, UK.

£7.5 million funding has been awarded for the next phase of Gigastack, a new renewable hydrogen project, as part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Hydrogen Supply Competition.

Maire Tecnimont Group’s NextChem, an Italian company focused on Energy Transition, has launched a new partnership with Kansas based Saola Energy to license technology for the production of renewable diesel.

Enel has bought software from Powel to increase their revenues from power generation.

PJSC RusHydro has announced an inauguration of the 346 MW Zaramagskaya HPP-1 hydropower plant in North Ossetia.

UPS has announced it has entered into multi-year renewable natural gas agreements with Kinetrex Energy and TruStar Energy, supplying UPS with up to 80 million gal. equivalents of renewable natural gas.