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Front cover: Mainspring linear generator.
National Grid Ventures is planning to install one at its Northport power plant site, Long Island, NY, USA.
See pp 34-36. Photo: Mainspring
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Update World energy investment: China and PV dominate
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Transmission & distribution
Root cause of North Hyde substation fire: moisture Ingress of moisture into a high voltage bushing was the probable root cause of the North Hyde, UK, substation fire
Reducing bushfire risk: TasNetworks has it covered TasNetworks is deploying Amokabel’s New Generation Covered Conductor (NGCC) for overhead lines in Tasmania
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Connections reform: how do you plan for moving goalposts? The UK is enduring a period of rapid, yet necessary, reforms to power grid connections
Eight TSOs collaborate on Baltic Sea grid initiative
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Carbon capture and storage CCS is at the turning point
This is among the main conclusions of a new report from DNV, summarised here
CCS for gas turbines: a Siemens Energy perspective
CCUS in the US, positives and negatives
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APAC on course to become world’s largest CO2
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production at sea: vast opportunities, big challenges Developers are exploring the integration of electrolysers with offshore wind farms
Hydrogen H2
on Georgia Power M501GAC gas turbine
50% H2
generator to be installed at Northport
World first H2
National Grid Ventures plans to install the first commercially-deployed, 100% H2
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Mainspring linear generator at Northport Green H2
: the Middle East’s
Green hydrogen could prove to be the Middle East’s next big export market
Wind power
First application of We4Ce/ CNC Onsite blade root remanufacturing technology
Turbine installation completed for first floating wind project in Occitanie
Success for Envision two-blade turbine Taking drone use to new levels
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How PV can withstand the age of climate-driven weather extremes PV shines bright in first half of 2025
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