Check out this massive Swiss ‘water battery’ that can power up to 900k homes
The 900 megawatt (MW) Nant de Drance pumped storage power plant in Valais, Switzerland, came online in July after 14 years of challenging construction and testing. The gigantic “water battery” is capable of storing enough hydroelectric energy to power as many as 900,000 homes.
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Europe’s largest floating solar farm – which is on the Alqueva hydroelectric dam’s reservoir in Portugal – is ready to produce power in July.
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Eco Wave Power, which produces clean electricity from ocean and sea waves, today announced that it has entered an official agreement with Port Adriano, Spain, to build Spain’s first wave-energy power plant.
Expand Expanding CloseEGEB: Tevva debuts the first UK-designed 7.5 metric ton electric truck
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Tevva debuts an electric truck that’s ready for production at its new UK factory.
- The world’s longest subsea power cable, between the UK and Norway, goes live.
- ChargeUp Europe announces its 18th member.
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EGEB: Two Arizona companies partner to ramp up EV truck, battery production
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Two Arizona-based companies team up to produce batteries and convert truck fleets to electric.
- US hydropower generation is forecast to decline 14% in 2021 as a result of drought.
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EGEB: New York City announces a massive clean energy plan
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Two huge infrastructure plans will power New York City with wind, solar, and hydropower.
- China pledges to end funding for overseas coal plants.
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EGEB: First major US offshore wind farm achieves $2.3B financial close
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- At $2.3B, Vineyard Wind is one of the largest clean energy project investments in the US.
- Rochester is New York State’s largest municipality to launch a community choice clean energy program.
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EGEB: Researchers ran tests on wind turbine noise and got a surprise
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- A technique used to improve wind farms’ performance makes them quieter, too.
- The leading source of energy in Brazil in 2020 is hydropower, but solar is the rising star.
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A huge California hydropower plant shuts down due to drought
The Edward Hyatt hydroelectric power plant at Lake Oroville, California, was shut down yesterday for the first time since it opened in 1967 because of low water levels due to drought. Lake Oroville is California’s second-largest reservoir.
Expand Expanding CloseCheck out the world’s second-largest hydropower station, which is now live
China launched two out of 16 of the Baihetan hydropower station’s generating units on Monday. It’s the world’s second-largest hydropower station behind China’s Three Gorges Dam. The two 1 gigawatt units began full power generation today.
Expand Expanding CloseCheck out this cool underwater robot that inspects hydropower turbines
GE Renewables has launched a first-of-its-kind underwater robot that can inspect hydropower turbines faster, more easily, and safely than humans can.
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Hydro-Quebec proposes 1 GW hydro-power capacity for the Northern Pass to New England
The Northern Pass is a Quebec–New Hampshire power line transmission project to distribute clean and cheap hydro-power from Canada to New England. Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island are about to finalize the guidelines for bidding on the massive contract estimated to be worth a total of $1.4 billion for the US side of the line alone. They will open the contract for bids next week.
Today, governors from New England states and prime ministers from eastern provinces are in St-John, Newfoundland for their annual conference. Hydro-Quebec, the front-runner for the electricity generation contract, decided it was good timing for updating its bid. The company announced 1 GW of capacity for the project.
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