Renewable energy news updates

The Cahora Bassa South Bank hydropower project in Mozambique has achieved Silver certification under the Hydropower Sustainability Standard.

CVC DIF has completed the acquisition of the hybrid solar-plus-storage Gabriela project in Northern Chile from Grenergy.

Sarens has played a role in the development of the Culzean floating wind project in Norway, helping with the assembly and load-out of floating wind turbine foundations.

Infinity Power and Hassam Allam Utilities Energy have signed a landmark power purchase agreement for the 1 GW Ras Shokeir wind project in Egypt.

BW ESS has acquired two utility scale standalone battery energy storage system projects in Spain totalling 126 MW/up to 675 MWh.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office has selected 11 projects as part of a laboratory call to expedite US hydropower permitting.

EDF has signed two battery optimisation agreements with Trinasolar International Solution Business Unit for new grid scale battery energy storage projects located in England and Scotland.

The Nevis Electricity Company Ltd delegation has continued its technical mission in Iceland in support of the Nevis geothermal drilling project.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has acquired an onshore wind and battery project in Australia.

Global Wind Service has commenced offshore preassembly support for the Windanker project in Germany.

SUNOTEC has advanced a 100 MW/441 MWh project set to rank among Germany’s largest battery storage systems.

RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse Onshore Wind report shows that the total capacity of the UK’s pipeline of onshore wind farms at any stage of development has reached a milestone of 50 GW.

Encomara has received Technology Readiness Level 7/8 qualification for its Squid connection solution from ABS, following a series of inshore trials at Ardersier Port near Inverness.

The Minister for Climate, Energy, and the Environment has announced a major milestone for solar energy in Ireland, with installed solar capacity passing 3 GW for the first time.

New Brunswick Power has signed a contract with ANDRITZ for the modernisation of the six turbine-generator units at the Mactaquac hydropower plant in Canada.

Nabors has completed a US$35 million strategic equity investment in Quaise Energy, Inc.

Low Carbon has submitted its Section 36 planning application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit for the Forsinain Forest wind farm.

European Energy has brought 167 MW/545 MWh of battery storage into operation since the beginning of 2026.

AFRY has been selected by Himachal Pradesh Power Corp. Ltd to provide detailed design, project management, and construction supervision services for the 191 MW Thana Plaun hydropower project in India.

Chiyoda Corp. and Sage Geosystems have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly conduct a technical and commercial feasibility study of high-pressure surface facilities required for a commercial scale power generation system using Sage's proprietary enhanced geothermal systems approach.

Galia Green Power has signed a financing agreement with PKO Bank Polski, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, and mBank which covers biogas plant acquisitions and development investments.

Greenvolt Group has secured a financing package from UniCredit comprising €153 million in bridge facilities and a €65 million guarantee facility.

NextOcean has been awarded the contract to supply its motion radar to the ESVAGT NJORD, a dedicated SOV commissioned by ESVAGT.

A £14 million construction contract for Orkney Islands Council’s six-turbine wind farm at Quanterness has been awarded to local firm, Heddle Construction.