Europe - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/world-regions/europe/ 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 Europe - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/world-regions/europe/ 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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]]> 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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]]> Mapping hydrogen, skills and energy planning for Dutch energy transition https://www.powerengineeringint.com/hydrogen/mapping-hydrogen-skills-and-energy-planning-for-dutch-energy-transition/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:42:09 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142390 The energy transition is bringing new technology, planning and skills needs in the Netherlands, panellists indicated during the Road to World Energy Congress 2024 event in Rotterdam.

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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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]]> Tadek Engineering wins tidal energy platform contracts https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/marine/tadek-engineering-wins-tidal-energy-platform-contracts/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:45:30 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142370 Tadek Ocean Engineering has secured two tidal energy contracts at the Morlais Demonstration Zone in North Wales and at EMEC in Scotland.

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]]> Enel and Ansaldo Nucleare to collaborate on next generation nuclear R&D https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/enel-and-ansaldo-nucleare-to-collaborate-on-next-generation-nuclear-rd/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:23:09 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142355 Next generation small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced modular reactors (AMRs) are in the sights of Enel and Ansaldo Nucleare.

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]]> EC mulling public-private partnership approach for fusion development https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/ec-mulling-public-private-partnership-approach-for-fusion-development/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:16:00 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142277 The European Commission is considering a public-private partnership (PPP) approach to advance the pathway towards the commercialisation of fusion energy.

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]]> Two Hitachi sites to be acquired for new nuclear development in Britain https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/two-hitachi-sites-to-be-acquired-for-new-nuclear-development-in-britain/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:28:55 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142314 UK government owned Great British Nuclear is purchasing two sites from Hitachi for new nuclear developments.

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