Renewable energy news updates

Wärtsilä has announced that the 150 MW/300 MWh battery energy storage system provided to Revera Energy in South Australia has now begun commercial operations.

Buchan Offshore Wind has appointed Kent as owner’s engineer to drive floating offshore wind farm project into its next phase of development.

Elements Green has partnered with Envision Energy to deliver the 1600 MWh Stadorf battery energy storage system project.

Alpiq has advanced plans for a 300 MW battery energy storage system in Switzerland.

Qualitas Energy has secured 113 MW in the latest onshore wind energy tender in Germany.

Plenitude has strengthened its presence in Spain with the start of production at the 220 MW Villarino solar park.

Aker Solutions has secured a contract with Tussa Energi to supply all electromechanical equipment for the Tussa II hydropower plant, located in the Volda region of western Norway.

BOOM POWER has announced that planning permission has been granted for the Carrog substation and cable connection project on Anglesey.

TLT has advised Luminous Energy on the sale of the Duxhurst solar farm to Enviromena.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has reached final investment decision on what will be one of Spain’s largest biogas plants, Cobirgy, located in Catalonia.

Conrad Energy has broken ground on a 15 MW battery energy storage system in Somerset.

The PNE Group has been successful in the Federal Network Agency’s tender round for onshore wind turbines.

European Energy has secured contracts for six onshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 125 MW.

Edison has completed the comprehensive reconstruction and recommissioning of its entire wind portfolio in Abruzzo, reaching a total installed capacity of 186 MW.

A new partnership between Bio Capital and Darlington Borough Council will collect household food waste is, convert it into renewable energy, and feed it back into the grid, powering local homes and businesses.

Skyborn Renewables has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the Nordergründe offshore wind farm in Germany, becoming the sole owner of the asset.

Toyota Tsusho has received an order for installation work for BESS and related facilities for solar power plants in Benin, Africa.

RWE has opened a new control centre for offshore wind farms in East Friesland, Germany.

Korkia Renewables Development Sweden has received an environmental permit for the Smedjebacken hybrid solar and BESS project in Dalarna, Sweden.

Volvo Construction Equipment has delivered the world’s first A30 Electric articulated haulers to Leonhard Nilsen & Sønner AS for use on the Hafslund hydropower project.

Polska Grupa Biogazowa has launched another biogas plant in Poland.

Uniper and Skyborn Renewables have announced the signing of a long-term power purchase agreement for electricity from the Gennaker offshore wind project.

Spain’s ability to reach its 2030 targets for the offshore wind sector depends on whether administrative inertia gives way to procedural clarity, according to GlobalData.

Baker Hughes and Mantle Reach Power have announced a new commercial agreement to facilitate the large scale deployment of geothermal energy in North America.