Renewable energy news updates

Latest ScotWind supply chain development statements submitted by developers to Crown Estate Scotland shows a projected £25.5 billion spend in Scotland.

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, in partnership with the Global Wind Organisation and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, have launched the Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician Cross Skill Programme to support worker transferability between oil and gas and wind operations and maintenance.

EnBW and Zelestra have signed a long-term tolling agreement for a 300 MW, 4-hour battery energy storage system in northern Italy.

Entr and Unitech Power Systems have been awarded a contract by Nadara to support Scotland’s Bellrock offshore wind farm.

RWE has won a contract for its Rethen-Vordorf onshore wind farm in the latest tender held by the Federal Network Agency.

The floating axis wind turbine consortium has installed an experimental low-cost next-generation floating wind turbine in the bay of Iki City, Japan.

RWE’s proposed 1.1 GW Theodore wind farm project in Australia has received Federal government approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

Hans de Heer, Principal Consultant, Energy Markets and Strategy, Energy Systems at DNV, outlines how a lack of grid infrastructure is putting the brakes on the global energy industry’s progress.

Following the spin-off from Siemens AG in 2020, Siemens Energy is now beginning preparations for the transition to an independent brand.

Copec has acquired the La Huella photovoltaic park from Clean Capital Energy, adding its second large scale renewable energy generation asset to its portfolio.

The Lockhart Solar PV IV project, located in the US, has reached commercial operations, expanding total facility capacity to more than 350 MW.

Principle Power has been awarded the operations and maintenance support contract for Ocean Winds’ 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe de Lion wind project.

Arup has become a member of the International Hydropower Association, reinforcing its commitment to advancing sustainable hydropower and pumped storage as essential components of the global clean energy transition.

CeraPhi Energy Ltd has signed a strategic agreement with Star Energy Group plc that will enable the transition of legacy onshore oil and gas wells into sustainable geothermal energy centres across the UK.

Qualitas Energy has secured a €53 million financing package for a 117 MWp greenfield solar photovoltaic portfolio in Poland.

Avantus and Clean Power Alliance have signed a 20-year PPA to deliver clean, reliable energy to Southern California communities.

Cadeler has signed an EIFO-backed senior secured green term loan facility in part to finance the construction of a newbuild offshore wind installation vessel.

The PNE Group has been successful in the latest tender in France, winning the tender for the Oinville-Saint-Liphard wind farm.

Société en Commandite Hydroélectrique Manicouagan has awarded ANDRITZ a contract to modernise turbine-generator units 6 and 7 at the McCormick hydropower plant in Canada.

Ocean Winds has celebrated reaching full power at its 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion floating offshore wind farm.

University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University have committed to explore future collaboration in geothermal energy and heating jointly, marking an important step toward expanding research, innovation, and skills development in the sector.

Trina Storage has signed an agreement with OX2 to supply an integrated battery energy storage system for the Fageråsen project in Sweden.

At the Baltic Power farm, the first turbines have passed the required tests and supplied first offshore wind power to the national energy grid in Poland.

Watson Farley & Williams has advised Elawan Energy on the structuring and implementation of two large scale portfolio financing facilities.