On March 27, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, NTT FACILITIES,INC., Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation, MUFG Bank, Ltd., and the city of Yokohama signed a memorandum of understanding for a demonstration project of an offshore green data center utilizing a mini-float (floating berthing facility) installed as a disaster countermeasure.

RWE has signed an agreement with Norges Bank Investment Management as its new partner for the Nordseecluster and Thor offshore wind projects currently under construction. NBIM will acquire a 49% stake in both projects. RWE remains in charge of construction and operations throughout the lifecycle of these offshore wind farms

In a significant stride towards environmental responsibility, Holostik has installed a solar power plant with a capacity of approximately 500 kWp at its Greater Noida manufacturing facility. This renewable energy initiative will fulfill more than 25% of the plant’s power consumption, marking a substantial contribution to the company’s sustainability goals.

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply and install the bioLNG production solutions for two large-scale biogas projects in Finland. The plants have been ordered by Suomen Lantakaasu Oy, a joint venture between the biomethane company St1 Biokraft and dairy and food company, Valio. 

Dandelion Energy, the nation's leading home geothermal heating and cooling company,  announced it is partnering with Lennar Corporation, a leading homebuilder, on one of the most significant residential geothermal heat pump deployments in US history.

Libattion, specialists in large-scale stationary energy storage systems made from used and surplus electric vehicle batteries, has opened Europe’s largest battery upcycling production facility in Biberist, near Zurich.

The Yolo County Sustainability Division in California,  has launched the Yolo Energy Partnership (YEP), a new initiative aiming to help residents in unincorporated Yolo County reduce utility costs, improve home comfort, and access free energy efficiency resources. This program is part of the county’s commitment to achieving carbon negativity by 2030, with a focus on equity and community resilience. 

Fourier has announced it has raised $18.5m in Series A funding, in an oversubscribed round co-led by General Catalyst and Paramark Ventures with significant participation from Airbus Ventures, GSBackers, MCJ, Borusan Ventures, Positive Ventures and others.

The addition of thousands of new electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the UK will present capacity issues to owners and operators of the country’s electricity grid, according to Dave A Roberts, CTO of VisNet from EA Technology, the low voltage energy network monitoring and management specialist.

 

In December, Aberdeen law firm Aberdein Considine formed a panel of legal experts to focus on key issues within the energy sector, following growing demand from clients who are decommissioning oil and gas projects and diversifying into renewables, to help them better negotiate the challenges of doing so.

REM talked to Partner and Energy Sector lead at Aberdein Considine, Rod Hutchison, to find out more about the various challenges involved in the energy transition.

El principal fabricante chino de automóviles eléctricos, BYD, ha visto dispararse su valor en la bolsa de Hong Kong después de anunciar que sus baterías de última generación pueden cargarse en solo cinco minutos, tiempo que permite añadir al VEH en torno a 500 km de autonomía. En comparación, los supercargadores de Tesla pueden proporcionar carga suficiente en 15 minutos para recorrer 277 km.