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Shearwater Energy developing SMR wind-hybrid energy project; selects NuScale Power

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a United Kingdom-based hybrid clean energy company, is developing a wind-SMR (Small Modular Reactor) and hydrogen production hybrid energy project in North Wales. The UK recently announced plans to expand offshore wind capacity rapidly by 2030 and invest in SMR development to meet net-zero carbon emissions goals by 2050.

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ITM Power and ABO Wind to develop wind-to-hydrogen projects in the UK, Ireland and Germany

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ITM Power signed an agreement with ABO Wind of Wiesbaden, Germany to identify and develop wind-to-hydrogen projects in the UK, Ireland and Germany. ABO Wind initiates wind farm projects, acquires site locations, organizes all technical and business planning, arranges international bank financing and delivers turnkey wind farms.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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ABB commissions world’s highest capacity HVDC Light underwater power link

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The 500-megawatt (MW) HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) Light transmission connection is the highest capacity link of its kind, based on voltage source converter (VSC) technology, to go into commercial operation. The new link also facilitates power trading between the two countries and connects Ireland to the European grid.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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A Sea-Monster-Proof Internet The initial segment of what will be the first underwater fiber-optic link to skirt the North Pole, connecting Japan and Europe, will light up in early 2023. This stretch, called Iris, will link Iceland to Ireland. United States’ Wind on the Wire The largest renewable-energy infrastructure project in U.S.

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myenergi named Global Britain Business Champion for 2021

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Recently shipping its 100,000th unit, myenergi exports worldwide and operates subsidiaries in Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands. As a global business, being connected to our subsidiaries via a short flight is important to ensure the smooth running of our day-to-day operations. Model: Jolene Davis. Photographer: Charlotte Stowe.

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SSE expands into Grid Battery Storage

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It does this by adopting a “whole system approach” through investing in, building and connecting localised, flexible energy assets to accelerate the path to net zero and create a more resilient energy system for the long-term. Learn more: SSE Energy Solutions. SSE Company. But not retail. SSE is part of the OVO family.

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