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Leipheim gas-fired power plant starts operation

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2023-08-02)
  • Junior Isles

In a collaboration with Siemens Energy, German utility LEAG has commissioned its first gas-fired power plant in southern Germany at the site of a former air base in Leipheim. 

Capital Energy to sell $1 billion renewable energy portfolio

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2023-07-31)
  • David Flin

Capital Energy has hired Lazard to sell a portfolio of 4.3 GW of solar and onshore wind power plants in Spain, estimated to be worth up to $1 billion.

Mitsubishi Power supplies hydrogen-ready gas turbines to Utah project

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2023-07-28)
  • David Flin

Mitsubishi Power Americas has delivered two hydrogen-ready gas turbines to the Intermountain Power Project (IPP) Renewed in Delta, Utah, USA to decarbonise utility-scale power generation.

Drax granted approval for £500 million pumped storage hydropower plant

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2023-07-27)
  • David Flin

The Scottish Government has formally approved Drax Group’s plans to build a £500 million underground pumped storage hydropower plant at its existing Cruachan facility in Argyll, Scotland.

Mitsubishi Power to build three power plants in Japan

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2023-07-25)
  • David Flin

Mitsubishi Power, a division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has been awarded a full turnkey contract to construct three CCGT power plants in Sodegaura City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Goa aims for 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2050

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2023-07-24)
  • David Flin

Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of the Indian state of Goa, has launched Goa’s Clean Energy Roadmap 2050.

African Development Fund to support Mauritania-Mali power line

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2023-07-21)
  • David Flin

The African Development Bank (AfDB), along with other partners, has committed to funding a $900 million multinational power transmission line between Mauritania and Mali. https://www.afdb.org/en

Offshore wind farm in Fujian, China starts generating electricity

  • 1 year, 8 months ago (2023-07-20)
  • David Flin

The world’s first 16 MW offshore wind turbine has started to generate electricity on being connected to the grid at the offshore wind power plant in Fujian, China.

Green power projects in South Africa failing

  • 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-07-19)
  • David Flin

Nearly half of the projects awarded under the relaunch of South Africa’s renewable power purchase programme have failed, undermining plans to use wind and solar to ease the nation’s energy crisis.

Calpine opens carbon capture demonstration project in California

  • 1 year, 9 months ago (2023-07-18)
  • David Flin

Calpine has opened a carbon capture demonstration pilot project at its 500 MW Los Medanos Energy Centre CCGT in Pittsburg, California, USA.