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🌬️ @amazon has signed its 4th large-scale offshore wind PPA in Germany 🇩🇪 - 110 MW from @RWE_AG's Nordseecluster B 🔗 https://t.co/Cbvxl37ZU1 #Power #OffshoreWind #CleanEnergy

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⚡ @Prysmian_ has won a £2bn contract for EGL4, a 2 GW HVDC link connecting Fife to Norfolk. Over 640 km of cable will transmit clean energy to 1.5M+ homes, supporting the UK’s low-carbon grid 🔗 https://t.co/ZFH2iXhIPq #Energy #HVDC

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@RWE_AG is constructing a 400 MW battery storage system in Lingen, Germany 🇩🇪. Located on the former Dralon site north-east of the Emsland gas-fired power plant, it will be the largest battery storage facility in the region 🔗 https://t.co/kMv4izToB7 #Power #EnergyStorage

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🇬🇧 @rheenergise's first High-Density Hydro® energy storage project is now fully operational at Cornwood, near Plymouth, supporting local energy demand and future LDES development 🔗 https://t.co/KGknIwXh4q #EnergyStorage #Renewables

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🇬🇧 Connected Energy is investing £2M in a flagship 5 MWh grid-scale second-life EV battery storage site in Norfolk, UK, combining advanced testing with repurposed batteries to prove commercial viability🔋 🔗 https://t.co/H97KkkKbTN #Power #EnergyStorage

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🌱 Envision Energy is to supply 630 MW of AI-enabled wind turbines to Casa dos Ventos in Brazil, its first net-zero project, with potential expansion into green hydrogen & AI energy solutions ⚡ 🔗 https://t.co/H4ZsrK0Ei1 #Power #RenewableEnergy

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🎄✨ The Modern Power Systems team would like to wish you all a joyful holiday season and a happy and successful New Year!

We'll be back to keep you updated with all the latest developments from the global power industry in 2026! 🎄✨

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@HydrostorS 500MW/4,000MWh Willow Rock A-CAES project in California’s Kern County 🇺🇸secures final CEC permit, paving way for 2026 construction to deliver 8-hour grid storage amid AI/data centre boom 🔗https://t.co/TgadCNwPaq #Power #EnergyStorage

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@HydrostorS 500 MW / 4,000 MWh Willow Rock A-CAES project in California’s Kern County 🇺🇸 has secured final CEC permit, paving way for 2026 construction to deliver 8-hour grid storage amid AI/data centre boom 🔗 https://t.co/TgadCNxmZY #Power #EnergyStorage

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The EU has agreed to ban all Russian gas imports, phasing out LNG by 2026 and pipeline gas by 2027, strengthening energy security under the REPowerEU plan 🔗 https://t.co/vUgIKgZZ6H #EnergySecurity

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🇬🇧⚛️ Big news for UK energy! The former Wylfa site in North Wales will host the nation’s first Small Modular Reactors - 3 @RollsRoyce SMRs (470 MWe each). Over £2.5bn investment will drive innovation, jobs, and energy security 🔗 https://t.co/gBnBJnsPdO #Nuclear #SMR

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🇮🇳 @AdaniOnline is building India’s largest single-location BESS at Khavda: 1126 MW / 3530 MWh ⚡ Over 700 lithium-ion units, 3 hrs full-power discharge, boosting grid reliability & clean energy delivery. Completion: Mar 2026 🔗 https://t.co/PVu8cFWj7h #Renewables #EnergyStorage

[Nuclear Eng magazine @neimagazine]

The US is reigniting its nuclear future ⚛️

🇺🇸@CommerceGov has joined @cameconews and @Brookfield to fast-track @WECNuclear reactor deployment - advancing Trump’s plan to boost nuclear generation and energy security 🔗 https://t.co/HNUGuK2Mv0 #NuclearEnergy #EnergySecurity

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🇩🇪 Germany’s hydrogen push is off track. Despite billions in subsidies, supply & demand are far below targets, risking climate & industrial goals. Federal auditors call for a full strategy overhaul ⚡🌱 🔗 https://t.co/Ycw3n5kgnn #Hydrogen #EnergyTransition

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Turning old into the new ⚡

🇩🇪@RWE_AG is building a 400 MW / 700 MWh battery at its former Gundremmingen nuclear site in Bavaria. The project will store surplus renewables and stabilise the grid by 2028 🔗 https://t.co/TWmjr1ZYBU #EnergyStorage #Renewables

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🇹🇼@Saft_batteries wins another Taiwan BESS contract!🔋 356 MWh lithium-ion system to boost grid stability and renewables at Foxwell’s Taichung site. Cybersecure, AI-enabled and ready for 2050 net zero. Project starts late 2025! 🌱 🔗 https://t.co/7bhpUwqxRP #EnergyStorage

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🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi breaks ground on world’s first gigascale 24/7 #Solar + #Battery project! 1 GW continuous baseload ⚡🌍 🔗 https://t.co/nVowbpnbji #renewables

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💨 BP and JERA are discontinuing operations of their US offshore wind JV, JERA Nex bp - halting progress on the planned 2.5 GW Beacon Wind project - amid growing pushback from the Trump administration 🇺🇸⚡️ 🔗 https://t.co/eWUjWGYMGp #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy

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🇨🇳China’s Ming Yang Smart Energy is set to redefine offshore wind 🌬️with a twin-headed 50 MW floating turbine - double the capacity of any current design 🔗 https://t.co/pkM785apLH #WindEnergy #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy

[IRENA @IRENA]

💡#RenewableEnergy power breaks records but growth must accelerate faster to meet #3xRenewables. Since capacity additions fell short, #renewables must now expand even further by 16.6% annually in the remaining years of the decade. Read progress report👇 https://t.co/Lv9JpuhQpo