Hydro
EnBW takes FiD on hydropower project in Germany
German energy company Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW) has taken the final investment decision (FiD) for the Forbach pumped storage power plant/new…
Masdar and Octopus Energy agree to strengthen energy storage in UK
UAE-based energy company Masdar has reached a framework agreement with Octopus Energy, a British renewable energy company, to bolster its…
AW-Energy to produce green hydrogen from wave power in Namibia
Finnish wave technology developer AW-Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Namibia’ s Kaoko Green Energy Solutions agreeing…
EnfraGen, Partners Group to buy 188MW assets in Central America
EnfraGen, a subsidiary of Glenfarne Energy Transition, and Partners Group have entered into an agreement with Celsia to acquire six…
New York state public provider to produce fully renewable electricity by 2030
New York state in the US has passed legislation that will scale up renewable production in the state. The amendment…
GE to deliver pumped storage technology for Spanish hydropower project
GE has secured a contract from Red Eléctrica to supply six pumped storage turbines for the 200MW Chira Soria pumped…
Australia’s Snowy 2.0 hydro project deferred to 2028
Snowy Hydro’s Snowy 2.0 project, an Australian pumped storage hydropower facility, is set to be postponed by a further 12–24…
GE to upgrade 500MW pumped hydropower storage plant in Poland
GE Renewable Energy has secured a contract from PGE Odnawialna in Poland to replace four 125MW pumped turbines and generators…
Vattenfall plans to build 720MW hydropower plants in Sweden
Swedish energy firm Vattenfall plans to build four hydropower plants in Sweden with a total capacity of 720MW. The company…
Albanians continue fight against planned hydropower plants
Residents of Miredita, in the north of Albania, protested on Sunday against the planned construction of five hydropower plants (HPPs)…