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Vattenfall orders the world’s first fossil-free steel dam gate from SSAB
Vattenfall and SSAB have signed a new agreement for the delivery of 120 tonnes of fossil-free steel for what will be the world’s first fossil-free dam gate. The dam gate will be the largest steel component ever produced with near-zero fossil carbon dioxide emissions in the iron production. It will be installed in Vattenfall’s hydropower…
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Low Renewable Generation and Transmission Constraints Drive Lithuanian Power Price Surge
Cool and overcast weather last week increased electricity consumption and led to low solar power generation. Calm weather on Sunday evening and this morning caused electricity price spikes. Due to maintenance work at the Kruonis transformer substation, electricity trading between the Baltic States and the Nordic countries has been restricted until October 30. Between October 13–19, the average weekly wholesale electricity…
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Voith subsidiary Green Highland secures long-term contract to operate and maintain Kinlochleven hydropower station, one of the UK’s oldest plants
Green Highland, a Voith Company, has signed a long-term agreement to provide full operational support and maintenance services at the Kinlochleven hydropower plant, which is one of the oldest in the UK. Under the contract, Green Highland will assume full responsibility for daily operations and long-term maintenance. The Green Highland team will modernize the site,…
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Savannah Energy signs SPA with Norfund
Savannah Energy PLC, the British independent energy company focused around the delivery of Projects that Matter in Africa, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Savannah Energy EA Limited (“Savannah Energy EA”), will imminently be signing a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with Norfund, the Norwegian investment fund for developing countries, to acquire its current 50.1% interest in Klinchenberg BV (“Klinchenberg”) for a total…
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Voith completes FATs for Snowy 2.0 key components
Voith has successfully completed two major Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) for the large-scale pumped storage project Snowy 2.0 – nearly simultaneously and across two continents. Generator key components (U4 rotor pole and U2 stator bar) were accepted at the Voith facility in Shanghai, while digital and hydraulic governors for Units 5 and 6 passed final…
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Lithuanian wind power plants produced the most electricity last week
Lithuanian electricity TSO Litgrid reports that electricity prices fell 11 percent as wind speeds increased last week. After wind power generation tripled last week, wholesale electricity prices in the Baltics fell. The lowest electricity prices were not on the weekend, as usual, but on a particularly windy Thursday. Windy weather continues this week, with minimum…
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Voith completes second turbine upgrade at New Zealand’s Roxburgh hydropower station
Voith has successfully commissioned the second upgraded turbine unit at New Zealand’s Roxburgh Hydropower Station, advancing its modernisation initiative for the 1950s-era facility. Owned by Contact Energy, four out of the eight original 40 MW units are undergoing phased replacement, with the project now halfway through the upgrade process. The newly commissioned unit, following rigorous…
