JERA Americas, a subsidiary of the global energy pioneer JERA headquartered in Houston, has made headway in its efforts to promote the transition to a cleaner energy economy.
Canal and Bucksport Generating Facilities Acquisition
JERA Americas has recently announced the acquisition of a thermal power portfolio in New England totaling 1,633 megawatts (MW): Canal 1 (566 MW), Canal 2 (559 MW), and Canal 3 (333 MW) in Sandwich, Massachusetts, and Bucksport (175 MW) in Bucksport, Maine.Due to its location on Cape Cod, the town of Canal can serve as a crucial location for utilizing existing infrastructure to enable offshore wind power. Bucksport, with its current transmission interconnection, can potentially serve as a connection point for renewables to the electric grid.
Zenobē Battery Projects MOU
JERA Americas has announced entering into a partnership with a global leader in electric vehicle fleets and battery storage, Zenob, to create battery storage projects. The organization will collaborate on the development of utility-scale, standalone, grid-connected, and hybrid battery storage facilities in New England and New York to support the uptake of renewable energy. The companies will also seek out other prospects in the United States, such as the co-location of battery storage and renewable energy technology and the acquisition of battery development establishments.
JERA America’s Progress Towards its Objective
JERA Americas and its parent business, JERA, intend to attain net zero CO2 emissions energy by 2050 and have increased their efforts in that direction. JERA Americas has made significant progress in constructing a 300 MW wind power project in Texas and launched hydrogen blending projects at natural gas production facilities in the northeastern United States over the past year.
Additionally, the company revealed that it is partnering with ConocoPhillips on a proposed plant on the Gulf Coast of the United States. The factory, if built, would produce hydrogen and convert it to ammonia. JERA and Uniper may be prospective long-term clients. The planned project's objective would be to expedite the production and distribution of low-carbon fuels for domestic and worldwide consumption.
ABOUT JERA AMERICAS
JERA Americas is promoting a socially and environmentally responsible energy transition. The company is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based JERA, which stands for Japan's Energy for a New Era and generates around 30% of Japan's total electricity. JERA is committed to reaching net-zero carbon dioxide emissions from its domestic and international operations by 2050 and is supporting the creation of a sustainable society.
ABOUT ZENOBĒ ENERGY LTD:
Zenob is a multinational EV fleet and battery storage expert with operations in Europe and Australasia, headquartered in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 1.6 GW in construction and development in the United Kingdom, which amounts to about 25% market share by 2026. It has a market share of around 25% in the UK EV bus segment and contracts for roughly 580 electric cars globally. The corporation owns and operates the highest number of electric buses in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.