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Shell acquires Sprng Energy for $1.55 billion

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-10)
  • David Flin

Shell has concluded its $1.55 billion acquisition of Indian renewable energy developer Sprng Energy from investment firm Actis.

Baker Hughes buys Brush power generation unit

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-09)
  • David Flin

Baker Hughes has announced that it agreed to acquire the power generation unit of Brush Energy from private equity investors One Equity Partners.

Russia fires rockets at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-08)
  • David Flin

Ukraine has claimed that Russian forces fired rockets on 6 August at a spent fuel storage area at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, risking what Energoatom, the country’s nuclear power company, called a “nuclear disaster”.

TNB plans early closure of coal plants

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-05)
  • David Flin

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) of Malasia announced that it aims to install over 14 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2050 and retire some of its coal-fired assets earlier than planned.

Hitachi Energy supports advance in Germany’s energy transition

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-04)
  • David Flin

Hitachi Energy has won an order from TenneT and TransnetBW, two of Germany’s four transmission system operators, to supply a transmission solution for the SuedLink DC4 HVDC interconnection between the north and south of the country.

Iberdrola to acquire wind/solar project portfolio in Poland

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-03)
  • David Flin

Iberdrola of Spain has reached a preliminary agreement with Augusta Energy to acquire a 98 MW wind and solar project portfolio in Poland.

US nuclear regulator approves NuScale’s SMR

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-02)
  • David Flin

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has agreed to certify the first SMR, from NuScale.

Germany debates closure of nuclear plants

  • 3 years ago (2022-08-01)
  • David Flin

Following Russia’s cutting of gas supplies to Europe, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner has called for a halt to electricity production using gas and delaying the phaseout of nuclear power.

Hecate Energy has 500 MW solar farm in New York approved

  • 3 years ago (2022-07-29)
  • David Flin

Hecate Energy has received a siting permit for its Cider Solar Farm from the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES).

Eskom seeks partners for $71 billion energy transition plan

  • 3 years ago (2022-07-28)
  • David Flin

Eskom of South Africa said that its energy transition plan may require $71 billion of investment, with the bulk of the money, up to $60 billion, coming from private investors.