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Japan’s Jera to buy Belgian offshore wind power firm

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-23)
  • David Flin

Japan’s Jera has announced that it intends to acquire the Belgian offshore wind power generation firm Parkwind for €1.55 billion.

Drax halts investment in UK BECCS

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-22)
  • David Flin

Drax has announced that it has put its investment programme into the bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project at Drax Power Station on hold.

GE wins Greek order for HA power plant

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-21)
  • David Flin

GE has won an order from Damco Energy of Greece to provide power generation equipment for Damco’s 840 MW natural gas-fired power plant to be built in Alexandroupolis, Greece.

Vistra Energy expands nuclear capacity with $3.43 billion acquisition of Energy Harbor

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-20)
  • David Flin

Vistra Energy has agreed to acquire Energy Harbor for $3.43 billion, including debt. This acquisition will give Vistra an additional 4000 MW of nuclear capacity.

Entergy seeks renewable power expansion in Louisiana

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-17)
  • David Flin

Entergy has filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission in the USA for approval to add an additional 3 GW of solar power to its generation portfolio.

Britain considers coal-fired power back-up for next winter

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-16)
  • David Flin

Britain’s grid operator, National Grid, has said that consideration is being given to keeping some coal-fired power plants available for back-up power to ensure sufficient electricity supplies for next winter.

Agreement signed for 70 MW solar plant in Côte d’Ivoire

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-15)
  • David Flin

Masdar of Abu Dhabi has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Mines, Petroleum, and Energy for the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire for the development of a 70 MW solar plant.

Octopus Energy to invest €1 billion in French renewable energy market

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-14)
  • David Flin

Octopus Energy has announced it will invest €1 billion into France’s renewable energy sector over the next two years.

Ukraine eyes EU green power exports

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-13)
  • David Flin

Ukraine is expecting to add around 300 MW of new wind capacity in 2023 and export renewable electricity to the EU, despite difficult conditions resulting from Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion, according to the country’s State Enterprise Guaranteed Buyer.

EDF to extend life of two UK nuclear power stations

  • 2 years ago (2023-03-10)
  • David Flin

EDF has announced plans to extend the lives of Heysham 1 and Hartlepool, two of the UK’s five remaining nuclear power stations.