September 12 NEC Energy News
¶ “Feds Approve $2.3 Billion Solar-Plus-Storage Project” • The US Bureau of Land Management approved a $2.3 billion solar-plus-battery storage project in Nevada. Libra Solar is a 700-MW solar and 700-MW, 2.8-GW battery project being developed by Arevia Power. The project is on 5,141 acres of land in Nevada owned by the BLM. [Power Engineering]
¶ “Regulator Grants Construction Permit For Two New Nuclear Reactors” • In South Korea, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission granted a construction permit for two new nuclear reactors, eight years after the application was submitted. The approval reverses the previous government’s nuclear phase-out policy. [KoreaTimes]
¶ “Drought-Hit Danube River Reveals Scuttled German World War II Ships” • The wrecks of explosives-laden Nazi ships sunk in the Danube River during World War II have been revealed near Serbia’s river port town of Prahovo, after a drought in July and August. Due to the drought, the river’s water level drop to only 1.5 meters (4.9 feet). [CNN]
¶ “Neoen And SmartestEnergy Sign Oz Solar PPA” • Neoen has signed a power purchase agreement with SmartestEnergy for 50% of the output from its 440-MW Culcairn solar farm in New South Wales. The four-year contract will enable SmartestEnergy to meet the demand for renewable energy from businesses in the state. Its term starts in 2026. [reNews]
¶ “World Solar PV Installations To Grow To About 600 GW This Year” • Solar power keeps breaking records. More solar power is being installed than energy other electricity source in the US and in the world as a whole. A forecast from BloombergNEF has total solar PV power installations reaching nearly 600 GW this year, a 33% increase over the 2023 total! [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Aker To Design Med Wind Substations” • Aker Solutions won a contract to design the underwater substations for Med Wind, the 2,800-MW Italian floating wind project. The developer, Renexia, signed a front-end engineering and design contract with the company for the scheme off Trapani on the seabed of the Strait of Sicily. [reNews]
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