Energy
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South Africa has prioritised battery storage procurement totalling 4.6GW nationwide. The programme will sit alongside 5GW of gas generation, while its eventual MWh requirement and discharge duration remain to be specified.
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Government has varied LionLink’s planning direction before its consent application. The decision keeps the UK to Netherlands hybrid interconnector within the Development Consent Order process as its design continues to develop.
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Equinor has raised Snøhvit Future’s project cost estimate to NOK26.5bn. Compression remains scheduled for 2029 and electrification for 2030 as work continues across the operating Hammerfest LNG plant.
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Nord Gas Solutions has secured two additional VLEC system orders. The Samsung Heavy Industries contract covers cargo handling, fuel gas supply, controls, and engineering for vessels due to receive equipment from 2027.
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RINA and PTT have signed two energy technology agreements today. The work spans hydrogen readiness, cold energy use, carbon management, vessel electrification, and potential data centre and small modular reactor applications.
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Armstrong Industrial has expanded its gas boiler offering for industry. Standalone floor standing and wall mounted units can form modular packages with demand based controls, remote diagnostics, and factory integrated plant equipment.
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STEP Fusion has unveiled its third generation prototype powerplant design. SPP3 develops the programme’s approach to plasma heating, steady-state operation, and maintainability as engineering work continues towards the West Burton prototype.
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Lhyfe and Perpetual Next are assessing a Delfzijl hydrogen link. Up to 12,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen annually could feed a planned 220,000-tonne biomethanol plant, subject to further technical and commercial evaluation.
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Equipmake’s hybrid industrial power unit is entering machine testing now. The Perkins system combines a spark ignition engine, electric motor, and silicon carbide inverter before trials in a Terex shredder.
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Danske Commodities will optimise BW ESS’s full Berkswell battery project. The agreement lasts ten years and covers the 200MW/857MWh asset ahead of planned commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2027.