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1. Iberdrola And Solvay Team Up To Produce Green Electricity 9/23/2022

   Iberdrola and Solvay are partnering in a new project to supply green electricity to Solvay's plants in Tavaux and Saint Fons (France). Under the agreement, a 172-hectare site will be used to build a photovoltaic power plant, part of whose output will be purchased by Solvay for its industrial plants through a 20-year corporate power purchase agreement.

2. RWE Tests Innovative Technologies To Further Promote Sustainability At New Wind Farm In Spain 9/23/2022

   Renewable electricity produced even more sustainably: RWE is testing two innovative, promising technologies at a new onshore wind farm in Spain. These technologies are intended to reduce the impact on the environment during the construction phase of the plant on the one hand and greenhouse gas emissions during subsequent operation on the other.

3. Nexans To Supply Ørsted – Eversource Offshore Wind Project Serving Connecticut And Rhode Island States 9/22/2022

   Nexans, a global organization and key driver for the world’s transition to a more connected and sustainable energy future, today announced the finalization of a second U.S.-based contract with Ørsted and Eversource to supply the export cable system for the Revolution Wind Farm.

4. Commanding Circularity: Siemens Gamesa Announces RecyclableBlade For Onshore Wind Power Projects 9/22/2022

   Siemens Gamesa again takes strong command of circularity within wind turbine blades, launching its RecyclableBlade for onshore wind power projects. This milestone is set to propel the activities that make wind energy even more sustainable, creating a fully circular sector.

5. Amazon Announces 71 New Renewable Energy Projects Globally, Including Firsts In Brazil, India, And Poland 9/21/2022

   Amazon announced that it is expanding its renewable energy portfolio globally, with an additional 2.7 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy capacity across 71 new renewable energy projects.

6. Vestas Secures 104 MW Order With Polimix Energia In Brazil 9/21/2022

   Polimix Energia Ltda has signed an agreement with Vestas for the supply and installation of 23 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines for the Mundo Novo wind park located in São Miguel do Gostoso in the municipality of Rio Grande do Norte in the northeast of Brazil.

7. The Role Of Nuclear Energy In Clean Hydrogen Production 9/20/2022

   This article is part of the Nuclear-Hydrogen Digest: Nuclear Energy in the Hydrogen Economy, compiled and edited by the NEA in partnership with the Nuclear Energy Institute, the Idaho National Laboratory and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, and with the support of NICE Future and Hydrogen Initiative government and non-government members from Canada, Finland, France, Japan, Korea, the UAE, the UK, the US, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

8. Harmony Given The Green Light For Developing New Zealand’s Largest Solar Farm 9/20/2022

   Yorkshire-based Harmony Energy has been given the green light to develop New Zealand’s largest solar farm in Waikato, which will generate enough electricity to power 30,000 homes.

9. Xcel Energy And Bloom Energy To Produce Zero-Carbon Hydrogen At Nuclear Facility 9/19/2022

   Bloom Energy announced plans to install an electrolyzer at the Xcel Energy Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant in Welch, Minnesota. The installation is designed to augment existing clean energy nuclear infrastructure to create immediate and scalable pathways to produce cost-efficient, clean hydrogen, supporting the growing hydrogen economy while enhancing value for operators of zero-carbon nuclear facilities.

10. Takeda Signs Virtual Power Purchase Agreement With Enel North America To Advance Renewable Energy Production In The United States 9/19/2022

    Takeda and Enel North America today announced the signing of a long-term virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for the electricity delivered to the power grid from a 79 megawatt (MW) portion of Enel’s Seven Cowboy wind project in the state of Oklahoma in the U.S.