Renewable energy news updates

Springwell Solar Farm has secured a major planning milestone after the UK government granted it a development consent order, enabling the project to progress towards construction.

KfW IPEX-Bank has helped CWP Energy reach financial close for the Sanquhar II wind farm project is the UK.

Elgin and Geostudio Group has announced the co-development of a new solar project in Sicily, with a total capacity of over 72 MW and an estimated construction cost of €35 million.

Palisade Investment Partners has reached agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Summerfield battery energy storage system from CIP.

The IESO has offered 20-year contracts to 14 new renewable energy proposals comprised of 12 solar projects and two wind projects.

Harmony Energy has secured a development financing facility from NEDF, a Triple Point managed partnership.

ANDRITZ has secured an order from CB Elektrik Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. to supply the entire electromechanical equipment for the new Cizre hydropower plant in Türkiye.

Hexicon AB has entered into and completed a sales and purchase agreement with a leading global provider of advanced maritime and offshore engineering solutions regarding the divestment of the TwinHub project company, Wave Hub Ltd.

The Equity Capital Markets team from Burges Salmon has advised ITM Power on the £40 million strategic equity investment by Great British Energy.

Van Oord has installed three monopile foundations at Ecowende's Hollandse Kust West wind farm using GBM Works' jetting solution in combination with CAPE’s vibro lifting tool for the first time.

VSB France has commissioned a new wind farm, Éoliennes de Bosjean, located in Saint-Sulpice in the Puy-de-Dôme department.

Sonnedix has secured 7.9 TWh of contracts in Italy’s Energy Release 2.0 mechanism, winning 11.7% of the total awarded volume.

The Nordex Group has received a new order in Spain for initially 80 MW.

National Grid has switched on the second of three new high voltage electricity circuits connecting the Dinorwig hydroelectric power station with the transmission network in North Wales.

RWE has installed the world’s first offshore wind turbine featuring a carbon dioxide reduced steel tower and recyclable rotor blades by Siemens Gamesa at the Thor offshore wind farm.

Qualitas Energy has acquired a portfolio of nine operational solar photovoltaic plants in Poland, with a total installed capacity of 376 MWp.

Springwell solar farm has secured major planning consent after the UK Government granted a development consent order.

The construction of all turbine foundations of the Pienava wind park has been completed.

Global Wind Service has supported the completion of Vineyard Wind 1, providing specialised wind turbine installation services.

The European Investment Bank and Société Générale have signed a €153 million financing agreement to support the construction and operation of a 137 MW photovoltaic plant located in Sicily.

Burges Salmon has advised Finlight on its acquisition of 100 MWp of UK solar assets from NextEnergy Solar Fund for a total consideration of £46.2 million.

The Global Wind Energy Council has launched the Brazilian Offshore Wind Coalition in Brasília to boost offshore wind energy in Brazil alongside Ocean Winds, Ming Yang Smart Energy, Windar Brasil, and Oceanica.

Revolve Renewable Power Corp. has signed an interconnection agreement with the Comisión Federal de Electricidad for its 130 MW EL24 wind project.

Fervo Energy and Turboden America have signed a new 1.7 GW turbine supply framework agreement.