Hydro energy storage project un-loch-ed in Scotland

A hydroelectric energy storage facility in Scotland got the all clear from Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing today. The ‘pumped storage system’ is being developed by SSE and will involve two bodies of water at different heights. During periods of low demand for electricity, power will be used to pump water from the lower body […]

Fire at Nepal’s hydroelectric plant

Power generation at a hydroelectric plant in Nepal has been halted after a fire broke out this week. State-owned Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) confirmed the accident at the 32MW Kulekhani 2 plant, which destroyed three transformers worth Rs 330 million, reports claim. The transformers help step up the voltage for transmission to power substations. According […]

Portugal generated 70% of energy from renewables

An estimated 70% of Portugal’s electricity needs came from renewable sources in the first quarter of the year. The country’s grid operator REN suggested the record-breaking figure could be due to favourable weather conditions for hydroelectric and wind energy generation. Data from REN showed power from hydroelectric stations between January and March this year increased […]

Germany’s energy transition could save €570bn by 2050

Germany could save around €570 billion (£460.2 billion) by 2050 if it sticks to its plans of replacing nuclear with renewable sources. That’s according to researchers at the Renewable Energy Research Association, whose claim follows the nation’s plan to shut all its nuclear reactors within the next decade in the wake of Japan’s Fukushima disaster […]

Firms increase renewable energy generation

More companies across the globe are now committed towards generating most of their energy through renewables. That’s according to a new report released today by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and Vestas which looked at the level of renewable energy used by businesses around the world in an effort to provide transparency. The ‘Corporate Renewable […]

SSE plan major hydro storage scheme

SSE’s renewable energy development division has submitted an application to the Scottish Government to construct a pumped storage hydroelectric scheme to the north-west of Loch Lochy in the Great Glen. SSE Renewables says the project could have a power capacity of 600MW. In the form of a reservoir, the scheme could store up to 30GWh, […]

E.ON to invest 250 million euro in new hydroelectric station

E.ON is set to invest 250 million euro in a new hydroelectric station in Germany. The new generator requires low maintenance, has a long service life and robust design and includes a 300 megawatts pump turbine. Dr. Ingo Luge, chairman of E.ON Germany said: “Pumped storage power stations can efficiently store surplus energy and are […]