Renewable energy news updates

The African Development Bank Group has approved €68.39 million in additional financing to secure the completion and long-term sustainability of Kenya’s Thwake Multipurpose Water Development Program Phase I.

Bute Energy has secured a £160 million finance agreement for Twyn Hywel Energy Park, a 93.8 MW onshore wind project in South Wales.

Morrison-backed Chrysalis Renewables has acquired two US solar projects through partnership with Hanwha Renewables.

BLT Energy has received approval from the Regional Development Assessment Panel for the development of Red Gully battery energy storage system in Australia.

Gresham House and Amegni Renewables Ltd have reached financial close on the 45 MW Carno 3 wind farm in North Wales.

Matthew Uttley, Sector Lead at DeterTech, details why organised crime is becoming a critical risk to renewable infrastructure.

CeraPhi Energy has announced the continued development of the Kirby Misperton Heat Network project, a low-carbon heating initiative that will repurpose wells on its KMA wellsite to supply sustainable geothermal heat to the village.

Siemens Energy and Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables have been awarded a contract to deliver a new grid connection system for offshore wind farms in the North Sea for 50Hertz.

Octopus Energy Generation and ZE Energy have struck a deal to back one of Italy’s biggest battery projects, the Sessa Aurunca project in Campania.

The SQUID system designed by Encomara and manufactured by Aurora Energy Services has received product design assessment from the American Bureau of Shipping.

The European Investment Bank has completed its financing for the Kelme wind farm in Lithuania with an additional loan of €150 million to Ignitis Group.

ECO STOR, Banco Santander, and NORD/LB have secured financing for Germany’s largest battery storage project.

European Energy is set to begin operations at its first battery energy storage system project in the Baltic States, located in Lithuania.

AD Ports Group and Dajin Heavy Industry have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore offshore wind and maritime opportunities.

INTEC Energy Solutions has been awarded the lead EPC contract by Lightsource bp for the Lower Wonga solar farm and battery energy storage project in Australia.

Ocean Winds has installed the first turbine at the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France.

Elicio has started the repowering of its Bruges wind farm, replacing the seven existing turbines with four new units.

Landinfra Energy and Eiffel Investment Group have expanded their partnership to jointly develop more than 1 GW of solar and battery storage capacity in Norway.

Revera Energy has reached final investment decision for the 400 MW/800 MWh Hunterston battery storage project.

OMV Petrom has made the final investment decision for Gabare, one of the largest integrated solar energy and battery storage projects in Bulgaria.

MELTEN has strengthened its collaborations in the UK as it will deliver new solar parks to Elgin across the country.

European Energy has extended its asset management agreement with Enea Nowa Energia for six wind farms in Poland.

RWE has installed the first turbine of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind project, marking a key construction milestone.

LichtBlick is starting construction of an additional solar park in Lower Saxony.