Hydropower body says potential to displace UK winter gas demand ‘still not recognised’
The potential for UK hydropower projects to displace winter gas demand is "still not recognised" by government, according to an industry body.
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Rockefeller targets “equitable, just and pervasive” energy transition
The president of The Rockefeller Foundation, a multi-billion-dollar philanthropic investment house that began life investing the oil profits of John D. Rockefeller, has said the firm’s priority is an “equitable” energy transition.
SSE reaches major milestone on Coire Glas pumped storage hydro in Scotland
SSE has reached a major milestone on its Coire Glas pumped storage hydropower scheme with the completion of exploratory tunnelling in the Scottish Highlands.
Statkraft CEO to step down after 14 years leading Norwegian renewable energy company
The chief executive officer of Norwegian renewable energy company Statkraft has stepped down after 14 years in the position.
Equinor’s Trollvind project was born out of power necessity
Oil and gas accounts for 25% of CO2 emissions from Norway. Quite simply, if the industry doesn’t step up then the country cannot meet its climate targets.
Risks rise for Thai power sector as PTTEP struggles with gas supply challenges, warns Fitch
Thailand’s state-backed upstream player PTT Exploration & Production (PTTEP) is facing significant gas supply challenges that pose further downside risks to the Southeast Asian nation’s gas power sector, warned Fitch Solutions.
UK Government accused of ‘slamming the final nail in the coffin’ of small hydro
A sharp increase in the licensing fees for those wanting to build carbon-free hydro-electric power schemes has been slammed by industry.
Australia’s Woodside eyes ammonia exports to Japan
Australian oil and gas producer Woodside has teamed up with Japanese companies IHI and Marubeni to explore production and export of "green ammonia" to Japan.
‘Decade of renewables’ underway after record capacity installed globally in 2020
A record 260 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity was added globally last year, beating the previous best by almost half.
AfDB stumps up cash for Kigoma hydro plan
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $120 million loan for a 50 MW hydropower plant in western Tanzania.
Plunge in to African hydropower
A number of options have been suggested to address Africa's need for electricity, but hydropower has often been overlooked.
Starter signal given for Singrobo
Themis has issued full notice to proceed (FNTP) for the construction of the 44 MW Singrobo hydropower proiect in Cote d’Ivoire.
Hydro firms hit out at Scottish Government review over ‘punitive’ business rates
Small Highland hydro firms have hit out at the findings of a new Scottish Government report, which they claim will cause “major economic uncertainty”.
Scottish hydro-power wipeout predicted
Scotland’s hydro power faces an agonising march into near-oblivion by the end of the decade, an industry boss warned yesterday. Mark Mathieson, chief executive of Green Highland Renewables (GHR) said the UK Government had failed to take account of evidence and missed out on broader benefits of hydro energy in its review of feed-in tariffs.