Hydro Power

Vattenfall to sell Dutch power plant Magnum to RWE

Vattenfall and RWE have agreed that RWE will take over the Magnum gas-fired power station in the Dutch Eemshaven from Vattenfall as of 30 September 2022. The proceeds from the sale of EUR 500 million will give Vattenfall more resources to invest in the energy transition, for example in fossil free energy projects such as offshore wind and district heating and cooling.

Project Air receives EUR 30 million from the Swedish Energy Agency

Swedish Project AIR is an industrial concept to produce methanol from a large variety of recovered end-of-life streams and hydrogen from electrolysis. The project is carried out by the chemical group Perstorp in cooperation with Uniper and Fortum, and the aim is to reduce carbon emissions by up to half million tons annually. Project Air has now been allocated approximately EUR 30 million by the Swedish Energy Agency.

Gastech to Take Place in Dubai at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 21-23 September 2021

Gastech 2021, the world’s largest exhibition and conference for the gas, LNG, hydrogen, and energy industry will relocate from Singapore to Dubai.

Tokyo Gas and SCREEN Agree to Jointly Develop a Water Electrolysis Cell Stack for Low-cost Green Hydrogen Production

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (President: UCHIDA Takashi; “Tokyo Gas”) and SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. (President: HIROE Toshio; “SCREEN”) have agreed to jointly development (“development project”) a “water electrolysis cell stack*1,” a core component, and “water electrolysis cell stack manufacturing device” to build a water electrolysis system that will contribute to low-cost hydrogen production.

Innovating to help build a greener grid

When it comes to keeping our electrical power grid reliable, there’s no room for error. Access to dependable electricity helps keep people safe, comfortable and productive – and that’s why it’s crucial to ensure the consistency of the electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure that carries power along the grid.