Regulatory News

  1. Saipem And Siemens Energy Sign A MoU To Jointly Develop A Concept For Floating Electrical Substation 9/5/2022

    Saipem and Siemens Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of a cutting-edge technology solution in the offshore wind sector. This is a concept design for a 500 MW high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) floating electrical substation for use in offshore wind farms.

  2. Statkraft Supplies Solar Power For Schaeffler Sites 9/5/2022

    Statkraft, Europe's largest producer of renewable power, supplies Schaeffler AG with 11 per cent of the annual power demand for its German production sites. The supply of power from newly built solar plants in Germany supports the automotive supplier in achieving its sustainability targets.

  3. GE’s STATCOM System To Improve Grid Stability In Germany 9/1/2022

    GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has entered into a framework agreement to deliver Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs) in the coming years to Germany’s transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz. As a part of the framework agreement, GE has been chosen to deliver the first two hybrid Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs) to increase grid stability.

  4. Tata Power To Install Smart Meters For All Its 7.5 Lacs Consumers In Mumbai By FY25 8/30/2022

    Tata Power Mumbai Distribution is spearheading the smart metering drive in Mumbai and will install one lakh smart meters by March, 2023.

  5. ACCIONA Energía Signs Renewable PPA With The Barwon Renewable Energy Partnership 8/25/2022

    ACCIONA Energía has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply 68GWh/yr of 100% renewable electricity to the Barwon Renewable Energy Partnership (BREP).

  6. sonnen And ES Solar Successfully Scale Unique New Utility Controlled Solar Battery Business Model 8/24/2022

    sonnen, one of the global market leaders in smart residential energy storage, and ES Solar, an innovative solar contractor, are leading the expansion of Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP) pioneering Wattsmart Battery Program across Utah and more recently, into Idaho. 

  7. Taaleri SolarWind II Fund Invests In A Wind Farm In Croatia With A Capacity Of 111 MW 8/16/2022

    The Taaleri SolarWind II fund has, together with Encro, acquired 100% percent ownership of the Zadar wind farm. Encro is the original developer and the largest wind energy producer and developer in Croatia.

  8. EIA Expects A 2.4% Increase In Total U.S. Electricity Consumption In 2022 8/9/2022

    The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects U.S. electricity consumption this year to increase 2.4% over 2021, resulting primarily from increased economic activity but also from hot summer weather throughout most of the country.

  9. DCPSC Approves 15-Year Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement For A portion Of The District’s Default Electric Service 8/3/2022

    The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) has approved the first long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for renewable energy to serve a target quantity of 5% of the Standard Offer Service (SOS) electricity supply load beginning in December 2024 (Formal Case No. 1017).

  10. Hitachi Energy Supports Huge Step In Germany's Energy Transition 8/3/2022

    Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, today announced it has won a major order from TenneT and TransnetBW, two of Germany’s four transmission system operators, to supply a transmission solution for the SuedLink DC4 high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnection between the north and south of the country.