Tag: Power

New York starts construction of 1.2 GW power transmission line

The Government of New York State has started construction of the 339-mile Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line from Hydro-Québec in Canada to New York City (NYC). The project, which is being developed by Transmission Developers, will deliver 1.2 GW of clean energy from Hydro-Québec to NYC.

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Renewable energy outlook for South East Asia

Southeast Asia stands at a crossroads. Either it can continue its reliance on fossil fuels – more of which are coming from non-indigenous sources, thereby increasing exposure to volatile, and increasingly expensive, global commodity markets – or the region can utilise the ample, affordable and indigenous local renewable energy resource in an energy transition pathway.

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Renewables rescue Turkey’s electricity sector

Wind and solar power generation lowered Turkey’s import bills by preventing seven billion USD fossil fuel imports in the last 12 months. In the following months, approximately 700 million USD in savings is expected each month if the gas price remains the same. While the Transmission System Operator reserves limited capacities for wind and solar, auctions attract 10-15 times more applications than the auctioned capacities.

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Lighting up South Asian economies and building an integrated regional power market

The South Asian countries have been engaged in cross-border electricity trade (CBET) for over a decade now through bilateral transactions. The South Asian region presents a great opportun­ity to link economies through an integrated regional power market, which re­quires strengthening transmission co­n­nectivity and access, thereby facilitating energy security and helping achieving greater economic prosperity.

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CAMS awards service contracts for over 10 GW power generation portfolio

ArcLight Capital Partners (ArcLight) has given service contracts to energy asset management company Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS) for their 10 GW power generating portfolio. CAMS will provide operations and maintenance (O&M) and asset management services for the power plants under the conditions of the contract.

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Big data: The energy revolution in US no one is talking about

The big data revolution is already changing many industries in America. Recently, New York began testing how much value it can create by expanding energy data access. In doing so, New York may be leading a long-anticipated revolution in how utilities, developers, and customers can access, use, and monetize data to unlock more value. As the New York data access proceeding evolves, it serves as an industry case study for regulators, developers, and utilities around the country. 

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Hydrogen is likely to influence the geography of energy trade: IRENA

Hydrogen is likely to influence the geography of energy trade, further regionalising energy relations. With the costs of renewable energy falling, but those of transporting hydrogen high, the emerging geopolitical map is likely to show growing regionalisation in energy relations. Countries with an abundance of low-cost renewable power could become producers of green hydrogen, with commensurate geoeconomic and geopolitical consequences. As the costs of green hydrogen fall, new and diverse participants will enter the market, making hydrogen even more competitive.

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Wärtsilä to supply 5.2 MW energy for Taiwan

Wärtsilä, a technology firm, will deliver a 5.2 MW energy storage system to provide frequency management in the ancillary service market for the Taiwanese grid as Taiwan strives to attain 20 per cent renewable energy by 2025. Shangfa Construction received the order in August 2021 and will construct the energy storage facility on behalf of North-Star International Co., Ltd.

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Globeleq completes refinancing for 238 MW energy plants in South Africa

Globeleq, a South African independent power producer, has completed the senior debt refinancing of three of its renewable energy plants, totaling 238 MW. Absa Bank, part of the financial services company Absa Group Ltd, served as the required lead arranger and sole underwriter for the $362 million debt financing package.

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Indian Power minister reviews progress of energy transition and energy efficiency measures

RK Singh, Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State Skill Development and Entrepreneurship chaired a high level meeting to review the progress of various energy efficiency programmes and the preparedness for climate change actions in the country. The purpose of this high level meeting was to discuss activities in the field of energy efficiency across all the sectors of the economy with the objective of reducing carbon di-oxide emissions.

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Trends that show the economic benefits of US climate action

The US has made substantial progress towards a low-carbon economy over the past several years. According to research, the benefits of US climate action in today’s economic reality are evident. Strong climate action and investments in low-carbon infrastructure can be effective ways to recover from Covid-19 and secure the economy’s long-term success.

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