Europe

UK’s Morlais gets additional power with latest government auction

The project has the potential to generate up to 240MW of low-carbon clean electricity, Morlais said.

WEDUSEA wave energy project gets EU approval to proceed

09.10.2024

EPCG, German Development Bank to finance new unit at 307 MW Perućica plant

09.10.2024

113-year-old Swedish hydropower plant to get new units, capacity boost

09.06.2024

Extending hydropower plant life with erosion and cavitation protection

09.06.2024

Flateland small hydro plant opens in southern Norway

09.04.2024

Downing to digitalize 32 Swedish hydropower plants

09.04.2024

Europe

UK auction secures six more tidal stream projects, totaling 28 MW

AR6 is the third consecutive renewable auction with a ringfence for tidal stream energy. With the results of this year’s auction the UK is on track to have ov…

Repower using Volue software solutions for hydropower bidding, trading

Volue reported it has been awarded multiple contracts by Repower, a Swiss electricity producer, distribution system operator and energy trader. Repower has deci…

Russian missile strike hits Kyiv hydroelectric in Ukraine, but no major damage reported

Russian missile strikes launched early Monday morning appear to have struck the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant, but officials say the damage is limited….

Gravity energy storage planned for coal mine in Sardinia

On the Italian island of Sardinia, Energy Vault is planning to develop a 100 MW hybrid gravity energy storage system within a 500-m-deep coal mine shaft. …

UPM Energy to install ultracapacitor at Kuusankoski hydropower for grid balancing

UPM Energy in Finland is making the second phase investment in its ultracapacitor project, which will further strengthen the ability of hydropower to balance th…

SSE reports exploratory tunnel completed at Coire Glas pumped storage site

A 1.2-km-long exploratory tunnel is now complete at the site of what is anticipated to be the UK’s first large-scale pumped storage scheme to be developed in …

Eco Wave Power kicks off first MW-scale wave energy project in Portugal

Wave energy company Eco Wave Power has kicked off the first MW-scale wave energy project in Porto, Portugal. The project is being executed in line with a 20 MW …

Former Siemens Gamesa boss joins Voith Hydro as head of customer service

The former CEO of North Europe and Middle East at Siemens Gamesa, Sunil Pandiri, has joined Voith Hydro as chief service officer, effective July 15, 2024. Pandi…

ACCIONA Energía sells 175 MW hydro portfolio in Spain to Elawan Energy

ACCIONA Energía has reached an agreement with Elawan Energy, a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation, for the sale of 100% of Acciona Saltos de Agua, S.L. group (ASA)…