Renewable energy news updates

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.

RWE has completed the installation of all 100 of its 14 MW turbines at the Sofia offshore wind farm.

Repsol and Masdar have signed an agreement for Masdar to acquire a 49.99% stake in a renewable energy portfolio in Spain.

Mulilo has reached financial close on the Hartebeesfontein battery energy storage system project, a 77 MW facility in South Africa.

Greenvolt Power has inaugurated Hungary’s largest battery energy storage system currently in operation.

Sungrow and Sunotec have commissioned a 150 MW/600 MWh battery energy storage system in Nova Zagora, Bulgaria.