UK-Morocco power project adds GE Vernova as investor
GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) has invested $10.2 million (£8.1mn) in Xlinks First’s proposed UK-Morocco power project.
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UK-Morocco grid connection adds fresh AFC investment
Xlinks First has announced a $14.1 million investment from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to further the development of Xlinks’ UK-Morocco Power Project.
UK-Morocco power cable could be scrapped in favour of Germany
The developer of a £16 billion ($20.6 billion) project to export renewable power from Morocco has added an option that could transmit the electricity to Germany instead of the UK.
Xlinks appoints new CEO to lead ambitious Morocco-UK power project
Xlinks First Ltd. has appointed a new chief executive officer to lead its ambitious plan to transmit electricity from a solar and wind power plant in Morocco to the UK via a subsea cable,
TotalEnergies buys into UK-Morocco power export plan
“This innovative project will benefit from our track record in developing large and complex integrated energy projects.”
Xlinks signs up Abu Dhabi funding for ambitious Morocco-UK link
The project could create 10,000 jobs in Morocco during construction, of which 2,000 will be permanent. In the UK, Xlinks believes it could create 1,350 permanent jobs.
‘We have lost a year’: Plans for £18bn UK-Morocco energy link stall
Political chaos has derailed plans to power the UK grid with a huge buildout of solar and wind power in Morocco, as its developers struggle to secure backing from government.
Political will and Europe’s energy security challenge
European energy security faces a seemingly impossible task of meeting short-term demand with longer-term decarbonisation. Society does not have the luxury of declaring this to be impossible, though, so must take steps now to meet the challenges.
Building out green grids to save Africa, and the world
Green grids and international renewable energy are the only way to save Africa – and the world – with the alternative being a “climate abyss”.
Powering Octopus’ heat pumps with Moroccan sunshine
Octopus Energy has struck a deal to invest in Xlinks, a project that aims to transport renewable energy from Morocco to the UK.
Xlinks launches Morocco-UK renewable energy plan
Xlinks has set out plans to export clean electricity from Morocco to the UK, via HVDC subsea cables.
UK could get Saharan green energy via huge cable under ambitious scheme
Of all the things the UK is internationally renowned for, good and reliable weather certainly isn’t one of them.