Start-up Vulcan Energy will produce carbon-free lithium from geothermal power in Germany from 2024. Lithium prices soured by over 600% in less than a year, as the component is irreplaceable for e-car batteries and stationary power storage. Today, four-fifth of battery-quality lithium comes from China but Vulcan will sustainably produce it near Karlsruhe.
Rapid renewables build-out, paired with energy storage, is seen as the only way to make Europe truly energy independent. Some 420 GW of additional solar PV capacity could be deployed in the EU by 2030, balanced by flexible gas power units, with excess energy stored for later.
Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Pramac to reuse electric vehicle batteries for stationary energy storage as the British carmaker targets Net Zero by 2039. The off-grid energy storage system is based on lithium-ion nickel-manganese-cobalt battery cells, taken from Jaguar I-PACE cars. It has a capacity of up to 125 kW, charged by solar panels.
San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), a regulated utility servicing 3.7 million people, has ordered a 10 MW/ 60 MWh energy storage from Mitsubishi Power for its Pala-Gomez Creek project. The battery, due operational in early 2023, will help SDG&E prevent outages at times of peak demand and ensure grid reliability while maximising the […]
Alternatives to lithium-based batteries – redox flow, metal-air, or sodium-ion batteries – are emerging fast. Once energy density can be de-prioritized as it can be for stationary storage, the choice of battery chemistries becomes less restrictive, IDTechEx argues, forecasting the share of non-lithium batteries will double to 10% in the stationary market by 2025.
Developers and US power plant operators expect to add 85 GW of new capacity to the grid through to 2023 with almost two-thirds, or 51 GW, to be made up of solar power and battery storage. Tax credits and falling technology costs – especially for lithium-ion batteries – prompted a surge in new projects, often […]
Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has been contracted to provide and install an energy storage system at Longyearbyen in Svalbard, the island group in the Norwegian Arctic. The 6 MW/ 7 MWh lithium-ion system, housed in six containers, will run on Saft’s Intensium Max High Energy technology and is due to start operations in late 2022.
Ansaldo Energia has signed a license agreement to commercialise Dome’s energy storage technology, based on compressing and expanding CO2 in a thermodynamic cycle. The first ‘CO2 Battery’ will be integrated into a combined cycle gas power project, due to be built from early 2023.
Growth rates of 5.9% through 2030 could help push the global market for lithium-ion phosphate batteries beyond $9.9 billion by 2030, up from $5.6 billion in 2020. Tesla’s Models 3 and Y use such batteries but the high cost of lithium-iron phosphate remains “a restraining factor,” as is the “high presence of alternatives [technologies],” ResearchandMarkets […]
RWE gears up to commission one of Germany’s largest battery storage systems (117 MW) at its power plants in Lingen and Werne before year-end. The batteries will be virtually coupled with RWE’s run-of-river power plants along the river Mosel which raises total storage capacity by another 15%.
Oct 19 – Wärtsilä has broadened its role in seven power plant projects under two contracts for Brazilian energy company Origem Energia, expanding previously announced engine supply to also include process EPC activities above ground level. The power plant projects represent 371 MW of flexible capacity needed to provide balancing power and support renewables integration.
Oct 16 – Saipem has demonstrated its FlatFish autonomous underwater vehicle in Trieste, showcasing technologies designed to improve CO₂ leak detection and monitoring at offshore carbon capture and underground storage sites (CCUS). The technology is gaining relevance in the European power sector as a means of mitigating emissions from coal- and gas-fired generation. Saipem’s demonstration highlighted how autonomous robotics can enhance the operational reliability of offshore CCUS operations and help operators and electric utilities meet increasingly stringent EU environmental regulations.
Oct 13 – TotalEnergies and KKR have agreed to add 700 MW to their joint venture, which currently holds 1.4 GW of capacity. The transaction covers a portfolio of three large-scale solar power plants located in Texas and Ohio, due commissioned by the first quarter of 2027. All electricity generation by these assets will be marketed by TotalEnergies, which also owns three open-cycle gas power plants with a combined capacity of 1,500 MW in Wolf Hollow, near Dallas, Colorado Bend (530 MW – 74 MW) and La Porte (150 MW), both southeast Houston.
Sept 9 – HD Construction Equipment and US onsite power provider ERock have signed a mult-year deal for the supply of gas engine blocks for ERock’s so-called RockBlock generator, deployed to power data centers and critical infrastructure in Texas and beyond. ERock has a track record of supply electricity to customers like Meta and Microsoft, and has more than 400 operational sites and 1.1 GW of installed power generation base.
Oct 7 – GE Vernova today announced its goal to double the number of interns and permanent hires it brings on board in 2027, expanding its Alliance with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Oct 5 – Wärtsilä has secured an order to supply a 282 MW onsite power plant for an American data center project. The decentral onsite plant will run on fifteen 50SG engines scheduled for delivery in 2028. The overall power project is expected to be operational in 2029.
Oct 2 – PacificLight Power has broken ground on a S$1.2 billion hydrogen-ready power plant on Jurong Island, Singapore, a hybrid project integrated with a dedicated battery energy storage system (BEES). With an installed capacity of 670 MW, the combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant will be Singapore’s largest and most efficient single generating unit when it starts up in 2029.
Sept 30 – Singapore households will have to pay less for gas and electricity in the fourth quarter of 2026. SP Group, Singapore’s grid operator, confirmed the household electricity tariff will fall 10.4%, or 3.32 Singapore cents (S¢) per kWh in the period between October and December 2026. Electricity prices will be at 28.59 S¢ per kWh for the fourth quarter, down from 31.91 S¢ per kWh in from July to September.
Sept 30 – Singapore households will have to pay less for gas and electricity in the fourth quarter of 2026. SP Group, Singapore’s grid operator, confirmed the household electricity tariff will fall 10.4%, or 3.32 S$cents per kWh in the period between October and December 2026. Electricity prices will be at 28.59 cents per kWh for the fourth quarter, down from 31.91 S$cents per kWh in from July to September.
Sept 28 – European gas prices at the Dutch TTF rose nearly 2.5% on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears that disruptions to Middle East LNG shipments could persist into the winter. The bullishness at Europe’s benchmark gas trading hub is exacerbated by fear of gas shortages, given that gas storages are just under 70% full in key gas consuming markets such as Germany. The Dutch TTF front-month Oct26 contract was last seen trading at €74.05 per Megawatt-hour, while the Brent contract for November delivery was last seen changing hands at $108.08 per barrel.
Sept 25 – ProPetro Holding, has committed to supply 230 MW of behind-the-meter power to support Targa’s natural gas processing infrastructure in the Permian Basin. The new units bring the total contracted capacity to 510 MW, with full deployment expected in early 2028.
Sept 24 – Fitch Ratings has upgraded the credit rating of INNIO to BB from B+, with a stable outlook, following a recent upgrade by Moody’s. Analyst said these upgrades reflect INNIO’s strong operating performance and cash flow generation, supported by a growing installed base for power gen assets that helps underpin service revenues.
Sept 23 – Emerson today announced plans to build its first certified flow calibration lab and an associated automation solution service center in Qatar’s Umm Alhoul Free Zone. The new 3,500-square-metre facility will expand Emerson’s local capabilities for customers across the Middle East and Africa.
Sept 21 – MOL Group has inaugurated a new 37.4 MWp solar park and an associated electricity storage system with 20 MW of nominal power and 40 MWh of storage capacity at its Algyő site in Hungary. The hybrid power unit will strengthens the energy independence of MOL’s own operations at Algyő and reduce operating costs by replacing electricity purchased from the grid.
Sept 16 – GE Vernova is fast-tracking delivery of new 400 kV Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation at Chesterfield, UK. The new substation is part of National Grid’s Brinsworth-to-Chesterfield and Chesterfield-to-High Marnham project, with the upgrade using SF₆-free technology to strengthen grid resilience across England and Wales in generations.
Sept 14 – Singapore’s experience in the Middle East crisis highlights the country’s exposure to external energy supply shocks. Over 95% of Singapore’s electricity generation is fuelled by imported LNG, hence diversification is paramount for supply security, said Gan Siow Huang, Singapore’s minister of trade and industry. Singapore is hence developing a second LNG terminal with a view to increasing import capacity to 15 mtpa by 2030.
Aug 31 – The number of gas-fired power plant projects, linked to US data centres, has nearly doubled in the first half of 2026. According to Global Energy Monitor, 378 MW of gas capacity is currently under development in the US, one-third of total projected capacity worldwide, led by Texas with 122 MW.
Aug 27 – GE Vernova has been chosen by Laing O’Rourke to deliver a new 400 kV Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation at Chesterfield, UK. The new substation is part of National Grid’s Brinsworth-to-Chesterfield and Chesterfield-to-High Marnham project, with the upgrade using SF₆-free technology to strengthen grid resilience in a sustainable manner. The projects form part of The Great Grid Upgrade, the largest overhaul of the electricity grid across England and Wales in generations.
Aug 26 – Net Power has agreed to purchase 123 MW of new power generation equipment to increase the installed capacity of its Project Permian to nearly 200 MW. The gas-fired power project in West Texas is being gradually scaled up to 1 GW.
Aug 24 – Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) has provisionally allocated 200 MW of new data centre capacity to Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centres and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, with each receiving 50 MW for facilities on Jurong Island. All sites will be developed within JTC’s planned low‑carbon data centre park on Jurong Island, and operators must source more than 50% of their capacity from green or low‑carbon energy such as biomethane, low‑carbon ammonia or hydrogen.
