Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, has announced the appointment of three additional partners to support the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power project in Wales.
Siemens and Bentley Systems have announced a joint technology and service solution, consisting of their complementary offerings, to speed up digitalisation of power plants and provide intelligent analytics.
Siemens Gamesa has secured its first order in Russia from Enel Russia, one of the country’s IPPs, for the supply of 90 MW of wind turbines.
Europe can be the global centre of clean energy innovation. All the ingredients are there. But there’s one crucial ingredient that we are a little short on: in Europe, we need more clean energy innovators and entrepreneurs.
By Frank Gielen, Education Director for InnoEnergy
UK Government figures released on 27 September show that the share of renewables in the UK’s electricity generation recorded a record high for the second quarter of 2018, while the share of coal hit a record low.
GE Renewable Energy has announced completion of the installation of the latest Haliade 150-6 MW offshore wind turbine on the 396 MW Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany.
The German utility RWE said that it opposes plans to end coal-fired power generation in the country by 2035.
The Spanish Government has announced that it is seeking investors to finance a €100 billion transformation of its energy system.
Data from the National Grid showed that wind and gas rose in the UK power mix in August, while coal-fired generation’s share fell to 1.5 per cent from 2.3 per cent for the same period last year.
GE Power’s Grid Solutions business has unveiled a number of product innovations at CIGRE 2018 to adapt to a more digitalised, decentralised, and decarbonised energy landscape.