Renewable energy news updates

Watson Farley & Williams has advised lenders on Mirova Swedish wind portfolio financing.

Eurowind Energy Romania has received construction permits for the Siminoc hybrid wind-solar park in Constanta County, Romania.

The Nordex Group has won a new 100 MW order in Eastern Europe.

Alterric has connected its first battery storage facility to the grid and strengthens its role as a system operator.

Ciel & Terre has started construction of the Ghiaro 3 floating photovoltaic project, located in Italy, in the Piedmont region.

Axpo has commissioned the Lålax wind farm in the Finnish municipality of Vörå.

Chint Solar Europe has closed its first battery energy storage system portfolio transaction in Germany with Second Foundation.

RES has trained and certified 271 solar technicians under the internationally-recognised Global Wind Organisation Solar standards.

ig vogt APAC has signed the Omnibus Loan and Security Agreement for Project Luca, its 99 MWp solar-plus-storage development in the Philippines.

The Crown Estate intends to launch a competitive tender process to bring the Morgan offshore wind site back to market.

West Moberly First Nations and RES have signed a 30-year energy purchase agreement with BC Hydro for the Sweetwater wind project in Canada.

Watson Farley & Williams has advised Danske Bank and La Banque Postale, acting as lenders on a secured senior financing granted to Mirova for its recent acquisition of an operational onshore wind portfolio in Sweden from Eolus.

The government of Liberia and the World Bank have signed three major financing agreements worth US$125 million, marking a significant step forward in the country’s efforts to improve infrastructure, expand access to electricity, and accelerate digital transformation.

Ark Energy has secured approval to connect its hybrid Richmond Valley solar farm and BESS project to the National Electricity Market.

Emergy has closed the sale of the 168 MW Alibunar wind project, located in Serbia, to Heavy Energy International.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has agreed to divest minority stakes in the Devilla battery storage project to the Scottish National Investment Bank and NLF.

ACCIONA Energía has reached an agreement for the sale of a 64 MW hydro portfolio in northern Spain to White Summit Capital.

DNV has certified the third milestone in accordance with the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency standard for Nordseecluster A – a joint offshore wind project of RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management in the German North Sea.

Rolls-Royce Power Systems and Sunly have signed contracts for the construction of four large scale battery storage systems in Latvia with a total capacity of 490 MWh.

Qair has secured financing from BayernLB for its 46.51 MWp Brecks solar farm.

Qualitas Energy has acquired a development-stage solar photovoltaic project in the US, with a planned capacity of 164 MWp.

Fidra Energy has accelerated its UK growth with the acquisition of 1 GW Enderby battery storage project from Innova.

Baseload Capital and Furusato Netsuden have completed the Waita No. 2 geothermal power plant in Kumamoto Prefecture, demonstrating how community-aligned development models could help unlock scalable growth in Japan.

OEG has acquired Hybrid Resource Management Ltd to strengthen its technical services capability and expand its global presence in the growing operations and maintenance wind market.