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Engie has acquired UK electric vehicle (EV) public charging provider ChargePoint Services (CPS) as it strives to expand its EV portfolio. The acquisition of CPS, which owns and operates charging network GeniePoint, is aimed to enhance Engie’s end-to-end EV charging solution and help the company tackle air quality. It feeds into Engie’s EV focus, with the French energy major having provided over 75,000 charging stations worldwide as well as owning EV manufacturer EVBox. This new acquisition will create a combined UK public rapid charging network of over 400 stations and a fast network of over 500 by the end of…

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Siemens Gamesa receives first offshore wind preferred supplier nomination in Japan: up to 455 MW for Obayashi Corporation •    First preferred supplier status secured by Siemens Gamesa for Northern Akita offshore pipeline in Japan •    Obayashi Corporation to join upcoming auctions under the 2018 law promoting offshore wind in Japan with project reaching up to 455 MW in Akita prefecture •    Preferred supplier agreement for the project includes use of the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine, together with a long-term Service agreement. Commercial operation date planned from 2024 onwards •    Additional MoU signed to promote benefits to the local…

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The UK recorded its greenest ever winter in 2018/19, as mild conditions, high renewable output and system flexibility combined to send carbon intensity tumbling. National Grid ESO’s Winter Outlook document, published yesterday, revealed that the average carbon intensity of power generation over the period established a new record low of 242.8g CO2/kWh, almost half the figure witnessed just five years ago. Image: National Grid ESO. Significant wind generation sent coal’s contribution tumbling, while transmission system demand was suppressed by large amounts of wind output on distribution grids. But while supply margins remained healthy throughout last winter, National Grid confirmed system…

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June 18, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for electrolyzers based on geographic region and hydrogen end-use, providing market forecasts for capacity and revenue, through 2028. The process of water electrolysis, which extracts hydrogen by running an electric current through water, is growing in popularity as green hydrogen (hydrogen produced with renewable electricity) becomes more prevalent. Only 1%-4% of hydrogen is produced with electrolyzers in 2019. However, with greater emphasis on decarbonization, increasing renewables integration, and decreasing capital costs of electrolyzers, Navigant Research expects significant growth in the electrolyzer market. Click…

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18 June 2019, Trondheim – Today more than 400 Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) experts and global leaders in the CCS field gathered in Trondheim at the opening of the 10th bi-annual Trondheim CCS Conference (TCCS), a leading scientific CCS conference. Experts are meeting to share their thoughts, exchange ideas, and work to advance how CCS can help reach the Paris Agreement. Attendees will work to develop options for lowering greenhouse gas emissions, while also addressing the financial, political and social barriers that limit the widespread adoption of carbon capture technologies. The conference is supported by the Norwegian CCS Center…

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Siemens Gamesa conditionally awarded order for 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan •    47 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines to be provided •    20-year full Service agreement included •    Offshore construction to begin in 2020 •    Firm order subject to final investment decision by consortium partners Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has conditionally received an order for the supply of offshore wind turbines including a 20-year full Service agreement for the 376 megawatt (MW) Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm Project in Taiwan. The awarding consortium partners are Macquarie Capital and Swancor Renewable Energy Co. A firm…

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In addition to the planned verification in Morocco at the end of 2019, Azelio is now initiating a collaboration with the Swedish Glava Energy Center (glavaenergycenter.se) for verification of its technology also in Sweden. The collaboration enables tests close to the company’s development and in system together with other renewable technologies and different grid configurations. The varying test environments accelerate the verification for a wide area of uses for an expanded market. Azelio’s thermal energy storage technology with renewable electricity production has, as previously communicated, been broadened from storage of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) in solar belt regions to also…

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The technology group Wärtsilä has signed two major Maintenance management and operational advisory agreements with Summit Group, the largest independent power producer (IPP) in Bangladesh and longstanding partner. The seven-year agreements represent the biggest ever signed service deals, in terms of MW generation, in the Bangladesh energy sector. The orders were booked by Wärtsilä in Q2, 2019. The lifecycle solution agreements cover two power plants located in Gazipur, Dhaka owned by Summit Gazipur II Power Ltd, and Ace Alliance Power Ltd (Gazipur I), a subsidiary of Summit Power Limited, a publicly listed company in Bangladesh. The combined electrical output capacity of the plants…

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JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the “Company,” or “JinkoSolar”) (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that the maximum conversion efficiency of its cheetah size cells and N-type cells reached 24.38% and 24.58%, respectively, during testing conducted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in March 2019, China’s authoritative national academy for the natural sciences. Additionally, power generated by JinkoSolar’s 72 version high efficiency monocrystalline module (cell: 158.75*158.75) reached 469.3W during testing conducted by TÜV Rheinland, a respected third-party institution, in May 2019. JinkoSolar has made significant breakthroughs in the field of…

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The UK has now gone a fortnight without coal, underpinning what has been a landmark month for the country’s energy mix. The record was confirmed by National Grid ESO at 3:12pm this afternoon, the moment it became clear that the UK would surpass two consecutive weeks without any coal-fired generation whatsoever. Having only gone a week without coal for the first time since the Industrial Revolution earlier this month, May 2019 has proven to be a halcyon moment for the country’s energy market. Indeed, National Grid also confirmed that the grid witnessed more coal-free hours in May than in January, February and…

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