Europe & UK

Europe & UK

Europe’s largest energy storage facility begins operations in Belgium – EQ Mag

December 3, 2022 Anand Gupta

Europe’s largest energy storage facility has begun operating in the Belgian province of Wallonia, as the continent aims to secure its energy supply. The 40 lithium-ion mega-batteries allow for stable energy distribution across the public grid even when wind or solar power inputs fluctuate. Given the current energy crisis, stocking up on electricity could be […]

Enel Green Power signs grant agreement with the EU for solar panel Gigafactory in Italy

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Lightsource bp sells 300MW solar portfolio in UK to Sonnedix – EQ Mag

December 3, 2022 Anand Gupta

The projects will increase Sonnedix’s total capacity in the UK to 500MWp. UK-based solar energy firm LightSource bp has sold five utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in the UK, with a total capacity of 300MW, to renewable energy producer Sonnedix . The projects are located across various regions in the UK and expected to become […]

Airbus reveals hydrogen-powered zero-emission engine

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Airbus developing hydrogen-powered zero emission engine – EQ Mag

December 2, 2022 Anand Gupta

Toulouse : Airbus has revealed that it is developing a hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine. The propulsion system is being considered as one of the potential solutions to equip its zero-emission aircraft that will enter service by 2035. Airbus will start ground and flight testing this fuel cell engine architecture onboard its ZEROe demonstrator aircraft towards […]

Indore 40 increase in rooftop solar systems in Malwa-Nimar in one year

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French Wind-PV Hybrid System Exclusively Designed for Rooftops Generates 40% Extra Power Than Rooftop PV Panels – EQ Mag

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta

French startup Unéole has developed a wind-PV hybrid system that can be applied on rooftops. The team pointed out that the new wind-PV equipment is not only capable of modular expansion, but is also relatively quiet, as well as generates 40% extra power compared to traditional solar panels. Louis Dubar, engineer of Unéole, commented that […]

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The UK to Build First Commercial Lithium Refinery with an Annual Capacity of 50,000 Tons in 2025 – EQ Mag

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta

Various businesses, in the midst of the increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries, are hoping to grasp on the “platinum” supply chain in the new era. Green Lithium will be constructing the first large lithium refinery in England that aims to attain an annual capacity of 50K tons. According to Green Lithium’s statement at the London […]

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Rotterdam Port to house Battolyser plant for green hydrogen production – EQ Mag

November 29, 2022 Anand Gupta

AMSTERDAM – The Port of Rotterdam on Monday said it will help develop a 14,000 square metre factory for Battolyser Systems, a company that designs combined battery and green hydrogen production machines. Financial terms were not disclosed. The port, which has announced a series of hydrogen-related deals this year, said it views the company, a […]

RERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2019

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Ukraine struggles to restore power as Russia targets energy grid – EQ Mag

November 28, 2022 Anand Gupta

Only half of Ukraine’s power demand being met: grid operator; We are an unbreakable people, says President Zelenskiy Much of Ukraine remained without heat or power after the most devastating Russian air strikes on its energy grid so far, and in Kyiv residents were warned to brace for further attacks and stock up on water, […]

Renewable energy boosts China’s green development in past decade

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The UK Could Add Enough Renewable Energy to Power a Million Homes by Channeling Water – EQ Mag

November 28, 2022 Anand Gupta

Britain’s economy has been affected by Russia’s curtailment of gas exports The UK could add enough renewable energy to power a million homes by channelling water from the Scottish Highlands, yet two large-scale projects aiming to do that will be tangled in government red tape until at least 2024. Drax Group Plc and SSE Plc […]

Steps taken by the Power Ministry towards use of bio-mass in coal based Thermal Power Plants

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Germany, France pledge mutual support to avert energy crunch – EQ Mag

November 26, 2022 Anand Gupta

Germany and France have pledged to provide each other mutual support in preventing a possible energy crisis after supplies from Russia dried up amid the war in Ukraine.As part of a joint agreement signed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Friday, Germany will provide France with electricity while getting […]

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EU demands rapid fix from U.S. to green subsidy law – EQ Mag

November 26, 2022 Anand Gupta

“These are no easy discussions, but they must produce concrete solutions,” he said, adding that in the current geopolitical context, with Russia’s war in Ukraine, partners should build alliances in important sectors such as renewables and batteries. Some ministers earlier expressed hope for a solution by the Dec. 5 meeting, but Dombrovskis said the taskforce […]