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First power produced at the world’s largest offshore wind farm

Dogger Bank Wind Farm is scheduled to have a power generation capacity of 3.6 GW upon entering full commercial operation in 2026, making it the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Furthermore, the D...

British company introduces waterless pumped storage hydropower technology

A UK-based company has developed a waterless pumped storage hydropower technology, and recently teamed up to deliver 100MW energy storage capacity projects by 2030. Furthermore, this technology work...

U.S.A. awards $1.2 billion to the development of two carbon air capture hubs

The US Department of Energy announced on August 11 that it is going to fund with $1.2 billion the development of two hubs that will remove CO2 from the air and store it underground. This funding is g...

World’s largest wind turbine connected to the Chinese power grid

The world’s first 16MW wind turbine has been connected to the Chinese power grid, from the Pingtan offshore wind farm. The park’s developer had announced, back on June 28, that installation work had...

Geotechnical survey about to begin in Scotland’s Caledonia offshore wind farm

A Geotechnical survey campaign is about to commence on Caledonia wind farm’s proposed site, 40 kilometers off the northeast coast of Scotland, following a successful geophysical survey campaign. The...

Consent granted for the development of Scotland’s £500M underground pumped storage hydro plant

The development of a £500M underground pumped storage hydro plant in Ben Cruachan, Scotland, was granted consent on Tuesday, July 25. The project involves the expansion of the existing Cruachan Powe...

North America’s largest biochar plant to be constructed in Canada

North America’s largest biochar production plant is set to be constructed in Port-Cartier, Quebec, Canada. Furthermore, the project will be realized by a Canadian-French consortium, and its first ph...

Construction of a 160 MW hydroelectric power plant has started in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in late June for the Dabar hydroelectric power plant in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Dabar hydroelectric power plant is the largest of the Go...

Part of the Thames Tideway Tunnel turned into “Loo Gardens”

London’s Thames Tideway Tunnel, also known as London’s Super Sewer, has been transformed into a colorful garden, 50 meters under the city. This initiative is part of the “Loo Gardens” installation,...

Investigation works underway for the Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project

Investigation works have started for Queensland’s Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project. The proposed Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project is a publicly owned energy storage facility with a capacit...

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