Renewable energy news updates

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.

Terna and STEG have awarded Hitachi Energy a contract worth approximately €770 million for the construction of the converter stations for the Elmed project.

Watson Farley & Williams advised Stadtwerke München GmbH on them having agreed to form a strategic partnership with Skyborn Renewables, pursuant to which they will acquire a 25% stake in the Gennaker offshore wind farm.

R.Power has signed a project finance facility with a total value of €41.6 million for a portfolio of four photovoltaic projects in Romania totalling approximately 75 MWp.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has reached financial close for the 392 MW Pestera II onshore wind project in Romania.

rPlus Energies has started commercial operations at Green River Energy Center, a 400 MW solar and 400 MW/1600 MWh BESS in Utah, US.

ContourGlobal has entered the UK market through the acquisition of a 500 MW/2000 MWh battery storage project located in Ayr, Scotland.

Innagreen Investments has completed the acquisition of the consented Longhedge solar farm in England as part of its expansion into the UK renewable energy market.

Greenvolt Next has secured a contract to deliver three utility scale solar farms across County Cork for Amarenco.

The 2026 World Hydropower Outlook, released by the International Hydropower Association, highlights South and Central Asia’s growing role as one of the world’s fastest-growing hydropower regions, with India emerging as a global leader in pumped storage hydropower development.

Neoen has been awarded a long-term contract for a new 200 MW/8-hour battery in Ontario, Canada.

DeepOcean has completed the installation and testing of all inter-array cables at the Nordseecluster A wind farm, located offshore Germany.

Nordex Group has received an order in Germany for 112 MW.

ENERCON has partnered with ATES Wind Power and ATES Celik to manufacture generators and hybrid steel towers for its new flagship model in Türkiye.

The Department of the Interior has announced a settlement agreement with affiliates of Invenergy to voluntarily terminate wind leases and redirect the money towards other domestic energy sources, including geothermal.