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Largest electricity transmission project in UK’s history receives provisional approval
- Mar, 27, 2024
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- United Kingdom
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Ofgem, the UK energy market regulator, gave provisional regulatory approval on March 27, 2024, for the construction of Britain’s largest electricity transmission project in the nation’s history. Nam...
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Sodium-ion batteries and what seems to be their rise in 2024
- Jan, 23, 2024
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- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Discussion about sodium-ion batteries, and whether they can over throne lithium-ion ones, has been going on for quite some time now, but some major breakthroughs at the beginning of 2024 make their c...
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Germany installs 14 GW of renewable solar energy in 2023
- Jan, 05, 2024
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- Germany
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Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) announced, based on preliminary figures, on January 5 that the country achieved an overall 17 GW increase in its renewable energy capacity in 2023, out of wh...
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Ireland plans to build Europe’s first ammonia-fueled power plant
- Dec, 21, 2023
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- Ireland, Cork
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Two energy companies, Centrica and Mitsubishi Power, announced their intentions of exploring the development, construction and operation of Europe’s first ammonia-fueled power plant by signing a Memo...
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Data centers built in wind turbines could help solve renewable curtailment
- Dec, 11, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Wind Engineering Energy Engineering General Civil Sustainable Development News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Germany
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new German company came up with the idea of placing data centers within wind turbines, and tackling several energy problems at once. Data centers are currently responsible for 1.5% of the world’s...
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Japan inaugurates world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor
- Dec, 01, 2023
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- Japan, Naka
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor was inaugurated in Japan on the first of December, marking a great leap forward towards “net energy gain”. Furthermore, the reactor is called JT-60SA and i...
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Largest offshore wind farm in the US gains federal approval
- Oct, 31, 2023
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- United States, Virginia
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On Tuesday, October 31, the 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project (CVOW) gained a Record of Decision by the Bureau of Ocean Energy (BOEM), bringing it one step closer to final approval. In a...
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The Netherlands exceed 2023 offshore wind target as Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park nears completion
- Oct, 19, 2023
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- Netherlands
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
It was recently announced that the Netherlands are going to exceed their offshore wind target set for 2023, while also marking another significant milestone with the installation of the final turbine...
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First power produced at the world’s largest offshore wind farm
- Oct, 10, 2023
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- United Kingdom
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Dogger Bank Wind Farm is scheduled to have a power generation capacity of 3.6 GW upon entering full commercial operation in 2026, making it the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Furthermore, the D...
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Potentially world’s largest known lithium deposit discovered in the US
- Aug, 30, 2023
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- United States, Nevada
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A new study published on August 30, suggests that the world's largest lithium reserve could be located in the McDermitt caldera, inside an extinct volcano, between Nevada and Oregon in the US. Lithi...
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