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Ørsted and Eversource Partner with Mystic Aquarium on Study of Offshore Wind and Marine Life

Ørsted and Eversource, developers of Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm, Revolution Wind, announced a multi-year research partnership with Mystic Aquarium to conduct one of the nation’s first comprehensive studies of the effects of offshore wind turbines on marine mammals and sea turtles. The research partnership is part of a $1.25 million grant Ørsted and Eversource awarded to Mystic Aquarium announced last year.

Rheenergise awarded £8.25 million UK Government contract to build advanced hydro energy storage system in Devon

RheEnergise, the UK company that is developing a new and advanced form of long-duration hydro-energy storage system, has been awarded a £8.25 million small business research initiative (SBRI) contract from the UK Government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) to deploy a first-of-a-kind demonstrator of its High-Density Hydro storage system.

Nature Energy Biogas to be Acquired By Shell

Nature Energy Biogas A/S, a leader in biomethane and renewable energy production from organic waste, has entered into a definitive agreement under which Shell Petroleum NV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell will acquire 100% of the company for a total enterprise value of nearly $2 billion (€1.9 billion). Nature Energy owns and operates 14 industrial scale biomethane plants and an international development pipeline of about 30 plants across Europe and North America. 

Rio Tinto’s BioIron™ Proves Successful for Low-Carbon Iron-Making

Rio Tinto has proven the effectiveness of its low-carbon iron-making process using ores from its mines in Australia in a small-scale pilot plant in Germany, and is now planning the development of a larger-scale pilot plant to further assess its potential to help decarbonise the steel value chain.

UK Government to introduce Vehicle Excise Duty for zero emission vehicles from 2025

Current and future owners of electric cars, vans and motorcycles, including both private owners and organisations who own electric vehicles (EVs), will pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) from April 2025, the government’s aim being to equalise the treatment of all zero emission and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

Xodus Architecting Major Hydrogen Generation Project in Western Australia

Global energy consultancy Xodus is architecting a new green hydrogen project based in the Mid-West region of Western Australia which will scale up to 1,000 megawatts (MW) of electrolyzer capacity.

Electrical Generation by Renewable Sources Grew by 15.4% During Past Year

According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data released the day before Thanksgiving by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided almost 23% of the nation's electrical generation during the first three-quarters of 2022.  

EST-Floattech Signs Contract With Rolls-Royce Power Systems For Long-Term Cooperation

EST-Floattech recently signed a long-term framework contract with Rolls-Royce Power Systems for the ‘Green Orca 1050’ battery module on board of 10 newbuild vessels. The first order of the new partnership is for 33 lithium polymer battery modules of the ‘Green Orca 1050’ series as part of nine hybrid fast ferries of Italian operator Liberty Lines equipped with mtu hybrid propulsion packs supplied by Rolls-Royce Power Systems.   

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