News - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/news/ Power Engineering International is the voice of the global power generation industry Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:22:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-Favicon-80x80.png News - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/news/ 32 32 Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal appointed as Statkraft CEO https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/strategic-development/birgitte-ringstad-vartdal-appointed-as-statkraft-ceo/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:22:44 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142557 The board of Statkraft has appointed Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal as the new CEO of the company, with her role commencing 1 April 2024.

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]]> Scotland’s Jamesfield battery energy storage system goes live https://www.powerengineeringint.com/energy-storage/scotlands-jamesfield-battery-energy-storage-system-goes-live/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:20:00 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142529 TagEnergy and Harmony Energy’s Jamesfield battery energy storage system (BESS) has gone live near Abernathy, Scotland.

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]]> Time to curb enthusiasm about CCUS in the UK suggests report https://www.powerengineeringint.com/world-regions/europe/time-to-curb-enthusiasm-about-ccus-in-the-uk-suggests-report/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:25:00 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142542 A review conducted of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) in the UK has revealed a trend of over-promises, under-delivery and high costs.

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]]> Construction begins on 500MW Australian battery project https://www.powerengineeringint.com/energy-storage/construction-begins-on-500mw-australian-battery-project/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:32:52 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142519 Construction has begun on the Collie battery storage system, which will be one of the biggest grid-scale batteries in Australia when complete.

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]]> Global solar report: underperformance cost industry $4.6B in 2023 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/solar/global-solar-industry-saw-4-6b-in-revenue-loss-in-2023-report/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:31:53 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=334098 Global revenue loss due to equipment-driven underperformance last year reached $4.6 billion, and power loss due to equipment anomalies on solar farms rose from 3.13% to 4.47% year-over-year, according to a new report from Raptor Maps.

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]]> Hydropower investment potential ‘far from tapped out’ says NREL https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/hydropower-investment-potential-far-from-tapped-out-says-nrel/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:38:28 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142456 According to the NREL, hydropower still has enormous potential for growth, particularly for small- and medium-sized projects.

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]]> DOE commits $750M to advance US hydrogen industry https://www.powerengineeringint.com/hydrogen/doe-commits-750m-to-advance-u-s-hydrogen-industry/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:55:49 +0000 https://www.power-eng.com/?p=123326 52 projects across 24 states aim to accelerate breakthroughs in clean hydrogen technology and support DOE's hydrogen hubs and other large-scale deployments.

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]]> Power flows from hydro to beer in Nigerian energy trading project https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/power-flows-from-hydro-to-beer-in-nigerian-energy-trading-project/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:04:11 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142440 Konexa has achieved financial close on a private renewable electricity trading platform that will supply green energy to two locations.

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]]> Call for action on heating and cooling in Europe https://www.powerengineeringint.com/news/call-for-action-on-heating-and-cooling-in-europe/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:00:18 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142412 A coalition of industry associations and NGOs have issued a call to the European Commission for immediate action on the decarbonisation of heating and cooling.

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]]> Construction begins on EnBW’s third fuel switch project https://www.powerengineeringint.com/coal-fired/new-projects-coal-fired/construction-begins-on-enbws-third-fuel-switch-project/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:33:00 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142377 Construction works have started on EnBW’s combined cycle gas turbine power plant project in Heilbronn, Germany.

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