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PGE and Ørsted Sign Contract for Installing Wind Turbine Generators for Baltica 2
PGE Group and Ørsted have a contracted Fred.Olsen Windcarrier for installation of 48 from 107 wind turbines for the Baltica 2 project – one of two stages of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm. Installation of wind turbines for Baltica 2 has been divided into two stages, and a contractor for each stage is selected in separate tender procedure.
Eco Wave Power Begins Sending Electricity to the Israeli National Electrical Grid
Eco Wave Power, an onshore wave energy company, is pleased to announce that it has commenced sending of clean electricity from its EWP-EDF One project in the Port of Jaffa, to the Israeli National Electrical grid.
Globeleq’s 35MW Menengai Geothermal Project In Kenya Reaches Financial Close
Globeleq and its project partner, Geothermal Development Company announced they have reached financial close on their $117 million 35MW Menengai geothermal project in Nakuru County, Kenya. Globeleq will shortly issue a notice to proceed to the engineering, procurement and construction contractor, Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) and their fully owned subsidiary CFAO Kenya Limited, who will start construction activities in the coming weeks.
US DOE Finalizes Efficiency Standards for Appliances
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced two energy-efficiency actions that will save Americans billions of dollars on their utility bills, while significantly cutting energy waste and harmful carbon pollution. The final standards for residential refrigerators and freezers are Congressionally-mandated and reflect a joint recommendation from a wide range of stakeholders, including the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, Consumer Federation of America, and energy efficiency advocates.
The UK solar industry has praised a government review published earlier this week which considers how the 350,000 listed homes and 2.8 million in conservation areas can be more easily adapted to improve their energy efficiency including by making the installation of solar panels on listed buildings more straightforward.
The review was conducted by the Departments for Energy Security and Net Zero, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Culture (DLUHC), Media and Sport. It broadly concurs with the view of UK industry trade association Solar Energy UK that rules on installing solar panels on listed homes and homes in conservation areas are unduly complex and restrictive. This means that occupants are currently paying higher energy bills than other households. Easing restrictions is therefore key to ensuring their long-term survival, noted a Ministerial Foreword to the review.
GreenGo announces it has obtained authorisation for an advanced agrovoltaic plant in Sicily
Bologna-based company GreenGo S.r.l. has announced it has obtained First Single Authorisation (AU) for an 8.5 MW advanced agrovoltaic plant in Catania province, Sicily.
The Soparita project, in the municipality of Vizzini, Catania province, Sicily, with a nominal capacity of 8.5 MW, represents the first plant entirely developed and managed by GreenGo as an IPP (Independent Power Producer) and one of the first application cases in Italy of advanced agrivoltaics.
GreenGo has thus far achieved a track record of 250 MW of authorised projects, including not only the permits issued but also the authorisation procedures successfully concluded at the Services Conference (Conferenza dei Servizi): 8 photovoltaic plants and a stand-alone BESS Storage plant.
An additional 156 MW of solar power that have already obtained positive EIAs and will reach RTB in the first half of 2024.
Nikola Produces 35 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Trucks For Sale to U.S. And Canada Customers
Nikola Corporation, a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, via the HYLA brand, in 2023 produced 42 and wholesaled 35 Class 8 Nikola hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
NIFA Grant to Fund MSU Study of Biomass-Derived Transportation Fuel
The future of fuel is practical, sustainable and green, and Mississippi State’s Department of Sustainable Bioproducts is committed to discovering solutions that will power tomorrow’s fuels. El Barbary Hassan, department professor and scientist in the university’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center, has received a National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant totalling over $610,000 to take foundational steps toward producing viable fuels from agricultural waste.