Hitachi Energy has signed agreements worth €350 million with Enedis, France’s leading distribution system operator. The long-term agreements are for the delivery of distribution and power transformers to strengthen France’s electricity grid.
Vestas has announced that it is introducing the new V182-7.2 MW wind turbine, built on the EnVentus platform. Vestas said that the V182-7.2 MW will increase annual energy production (AEP) by 6 per cent and lower the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) compared to the V172-7.2 MW, dependent on site conditions.
Iberdrola has awarded contracts worth a total combined value of €30 million to Ingeteam and Ormazabal for battery energy storage systems (BESS) and new mobile infrastructure to strengthen operation of the electricity grid.
The German renewable energy company ABO Energy has signed a cooperation agreement with the City of Oulu to progress plans for a 600 MW green hydrogen plant in the city.
A massive influx of jellyfish has forced EdF to shut three units at the Gravelines nuclear power plant and reduce output at a fourth unit. This has resulted in 3.2 GW of capacity being taken offline during a period of high demand.
The Romanian army detonated a rock formation on the Danube River on 3 August to divert water to the Cernavoda nuclear power plant.
Nuclear power plants along the River Danube in Hungary and Romania have cut output and may need to shut down completely as a result of record low water levels. Researchers say the problem has become a seasonal risk as climate change makes extreme heat and droughts more frequent.
Portugal and Spain have announced they are increasing investment in pumped storage as rising renewable generation increases the need for large-scale, long-duration energy storage across the Iberian electricity system.
EDF has announced that Hartlepool and Heysham 1 nuclear power plants will run until March 2030, two years longer than a previous estimate of 2028.
Uniper has announced plans to invest €5 billion by 2030 in energy security and the transformation of European power systems. Around half of the investment programme is expected to be placed in projects in Germany.