February 17 NEC Energy News
¶ “Major Test Case For New Geothermal Technology Launches In Small German Town” • Geothermal companies are using techniques developed in the oil and gas industry to drill deep and extract heat from dry, hot rock. One of them, Eavor, is starting up its first commercial power plant in the town of Geretsried, turning it into a proving ground. [ABC News]
¶ “Three TVA Nuclear Reactors Are Shut Down At Once, Pushing Utility To Ramp Up Fossil Fuels” • Six of the 94 commercial nuclear reactors in the US were not generating electricity as of Feruary 14, according to the US NRC. Three of those are owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority. All three outages are due to unplanned generator trips. [Knoxville News Sentinel]
¶ “Iowa Nuclear Plant Seeks Unprecedented Restart” • Shuttered nuclear power plants have never been restarted in the US, but the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo is poised to be among the few that try. Its owner, NextEra Energy, hopes to finish its restoration of the facility that closed in 2020 in about three years, according to an NRC filing. [The Gazette]
¶ “Trump Orders Threaten US Wind Projects” • According to recent analysis by financial data firm FactSet, up to 89% of US undeveloped wind projects are at risk as a result of Trump’s Day One directive, which paused offshore wind lease sales in federal waters as well as approval, loan, and permit issuance for onshore and offshore projects. [Newsweek]
¶ “Kinergy Advancement Partners With Perak State Agency To Develop 29 Renewable Energy Projects” • Kinergy Advancement Bhd’s subsidiary KAB Energy Holdings Sdn Bhd is working with Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak to develop 29 potential renewable energy projects in the Maylasian state of Perak. Their total capacity is over 1,800 MW. [The Edge Malaysia]
¶ “How Trump’s ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Pledge Is Affecting Other Countries” • US President Donald Trump’s “national energy emergency”, embracing fossil fuels and ditching clean energy policies, is already influencing other countries. In response to his “drill, baby, drill” slogan and withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, some countries may follow suit. [BBC]
¶ “GreenGo To Develop 6-GW Electrolyser In Mauritania” • GreenGo Energy has signed its first African agreement, for the development of a green hydrogen project in Mauritania. With this agreement signed, GreenGo Energy has started the early development for 6 GW of electrolysis, 6.8 GW of onshore windpower, and 6.3 GW of solar PVs. [reNews]
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