August 27 NEC Energy News
¶ “Sunly Bags €300 Million For Baltics Hybrids Buildout” • Renewables producer Sunly has raised €300 million in debt financing to accelerate the construction of 1300 MW of solar, wind, storage, and hybrid parks across the Baltics and Poland. One of the first projects to benefit from this financing is the 244-MW Risti solar park in Estonia. [reNews]
¶ “IAEA’s Head Arrives In Russia To Inspect Kursk Nuclear Power Plant Safety” • International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi arrived in the Russian town of Kurchatov to inspect the safety of the Kursk nuclear plant. Moscow has repeatedly stated the plant was attacked by Ukrainian forces in recent weeks after their incursion into the Kursk region. [Yeni Şafak]
¶ “Green Hydrogen To Be Featured In World’s First Nationwide ‘Hydrogen Valley'” • Estonia has launched an ambitious 100% renewable energy goal for 2030. As part of that goal, energy industry stakeholders plan to showcase the entire country as the world’s first nationwide, integrated “hydrogen valley” hub, with a focus on green hydrogen. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Topsoe Opens Danish PtX Plant” • Topsoe and its partners Skovgaard Energy and Vestas have opened a green ammonia plant in Ramme, Denmark. The plant will demonstrate how renewable power can be coupled directly to an electrolyser while taking the fluctuations in power production into account, to produce green ammonia. [reNews]
¶ “UN Chief Issues Global SOS As New Reports Warn Pacific Sea-Level Rise Outstrips Global Average” • UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a global call from the Pacific Island nation of Tonga with a plea to the world to “massively increase finance and support for vulnerable countries” in grave danger of the human-caused climate crisis. [CNN]
¶ “India Adds Record 15 GW Of Solar Power Capacity In First Six Months Of 2024” • India’s addition to solar power capacity grew by 282% to nearly 15 GW in the first half of 2024, the highest-ever half-yearly installation, according to a report by Mercom India Research. As of June 2024, India’s solar capacity was 19.5% of the total energy mix. [Ommcom News]
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