The Norwegian government will introduce stricter energy-saving measures for power producers in circumstances when hydropower reservoir levels are anticipated to be low, with the possibility of reducing power exports during periods of shortages.
read more... 30/01/2023
Two tugboats have moved a vast array of 12,000 solar panels, the size of four soccer pitches, to their mooring on Portugal's Alqueva reservoir in preparation to start up Europe's largest floating solar park in July.
read more... 11/05/2022
Spanish energy firm Repsol started oil production at Norway’s Yme field on Monday, the company said in a statement, applying new technology to bring the North Sea petroleum reservoir back on stream 20 years after it was first abandoned.
read more... 26/10/2021
Deep geothermal reservoirs are being targeted for renewable energy supply worldwide. However, while international research efforts are stepping up to the challenge of overcoming the low efficiency of heat recovery from depth to the surface, the showstopper remains the slow drilling speed provided by the conventional rotary system in deep hard rocks (> 4 km). Deep drilling requires long drilling times, often resulting in unacceptably high initial investment.
read more... 16/08/2021
Greek renewable power producer Terna Energy (ATH:TENERGY) is seeking permission to install 265 MW of floating solar plants in artificial reservoirs in central Greece.
read more... 22/01/2021