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ALLETE Announces Renewable Energy Agreement with McDonald’s for Caddo Wind Site

ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc., has announced a renewable energy sale agreement with McDonald’s for 200 MW from the Caddo wind site ALLETE Clean Energy is currently constructing in Oklahoma.

Siemens Energy awarded contracts to enable Uniper to provide grid stability services in Great Britain

Siemens Energy has been awarded contracts by global energy company Uniper to deliver rotating grid stabilisation technology, which will enable Uniper to provide grid stability services to National Grid ESO, through generating inertia which helps balance grid frequency, without generating power.

GE announces wind turbine blade recycling contract with Veolia

GE Renewable Energy has announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with Veolia North America (VNA) to recycle blades removed from its US-based onshore turbines during upgrades and repowering efforts. Through this agreement, GE plans to recycle the majority of blades that are replaced during repowering efforts.

Gasum Receives Grant of €30 million for Two Biogas Plants in Sweden

Gasum has received a grant of €30 million from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s Klimatklivet  (Climate Leap) investment program to build two new biogas plants in Sweden. Each plant received a funding of €15 million, which is the maximum an initiative can receive. The planned plants are to be located in Borlänge, Dalarna County, and Kalmar County.

Volvo Cars to produce electric motors in Skövde, Sweden

Volvo Cars will assemble electric motors at its powertrain plant in Skövde, Sweden, and plans to establish complete in-house e-motor production by the middle of the decade.

Subterra Renewables and Turnkey Site Solutions Partner on Geothermal Service

Subterra Renewables and Turnkey Site Solutions have announced the formation of a strategic collaboration. Creating Canada’s first full-service geothermal drilling and shoring service, STS Geothermal, the alliance combines Turnkey’s extensive drilling and site execution capabilities with Subterra’s geothermal energy platform.

Siemens Energy Teams Up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to Study Hydrogen Use

Siemens Energy, Duke Energy and Clemson University have teamed up to study the use of hydrogen for energy storage and as a low- or no-carbon fuel source to produce energy at Duke Energy’s combined heat and power plant at Clemson University in South Carolina.

Nestlé Invests in Taygete I Solar Project

Nestlé has announced it is investing in Taygete I, a 2,000-acre solar project owned and developed by 7X Energy in Pecos County, Texas. This is Nestle’s largest direct investment (by capacity) in a renewable energy project to date. With this investment, the solar project will add 250 MWac of solar electricity to the U.S. grid.

Climate Change Committee (CCC) recommends ambitious policies as UK industry tackles Net Zero

A new independent report produced for the Climate Change Committee suggests the right Government policy can minimise the impact of Net Zero on the competitiveness of UK industry and reduce the offshoring of carbon emissions.

REPP injects £1 million into smart battery rental business targeting off-grid customers

The Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), funded by the UK Government’s International Climate Finance, has invested £1 million into a renewables-powered battery rental company that provides affordable energy access to off-grid communities in West Africa.

Norway Launches Major Wind Power Research Center

Today the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, announced an investment of 120 million NOK (€11.3 million) in a new wind power research center in Norway. The NorthWind research centre will be at the cutting edge, working on innovations to make wind power cheaper, more efficient, and more sustainable. One of the centre’s main priorities will be offshore wind research.

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