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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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Hydro-Québec launches EVLO subsidiary specializing in energy storage systems

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We firmly believe that the know-how Québec has acquired with regard to batteries will help develop solar and wind power. Our products will also have useful applications in existing power grids, such as in managing consumption peaks. to participate in the Tonnerre project in France.

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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Further, according to Rystad Energy, Big Oil is expected to pump in $166B into new oil and gas ventures over the next five years, thus dwarfing the currently specified outlay of just $18B (less than 10% of capex) for solar and wind energy projects. Good case in point: Italian multinational oil and gas giant Eni S.p.A. 2 Total SA.

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Hitachi Energy invests a further $4.5B to expand the electricity grid

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In just the last month, Hitachi Energy says it signed key HVDC framework agreements with RTE in France, RWE in Germany, and Marinus Link in Australia, as well as a service contract with Pattern Energy in the US for the SunZia Transmission Project. 3 interconnection between Italy and France. The company also announced the Sa.Co.I.3

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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The station, called Fengning and located about 200 kilometers north of Beijing, will store up to 40 gigawatt-hours of energy, and help keep the grid on clean energy when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun’s not shining. The components are for startup NuScale , whose design promises to drastically reduce cost and installation time.

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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Kim says the 2050 goal requires green hydrogen—or a more exportable fuel made from it—because Korea Zinc does most of its refining in South Korea, where there’s limited space for solar and wind plants. Ark’s first move was to access more renewable power in Australia by buying into a 923-MW wind farm that’s expected to spin up in 2024.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In Germany, Mercedes-Benz Cars has eight vehicle and powertrain plants (Bremen, Rastatt, Sindelfingen, Berlin, Hamburg, Kamenz, Kölleda, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim), which either purchase electricity or operate their own power plants. Already existing highly efficient gas CHP systems additionally generate local heat and power at the factories.

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