Renewable energy news updates

Qair has submitted its offshore consent application to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate for the Ayre offshore wind farm.

ICG Infra has entered into a partnership with W Power Storage, a German platform specialising in grid scale battery energy storage systems.

Sercel’s QuietSea passive acoustic monitoring system has been deployed during the installation of pile foundations for the EMDT offshore wind farm project.

Vena Group has reached financial close on its first fully internationally-financed renewable energy project in the Philippines.

EDF power solutions has won a decentralised Grid Booster project of the flexibility tender by Amprion GmbH.

ACCIONA Energía to build two new photovoltaic plants in Italy after securing 151 MW in public auction.

RWE has commissioned several large scale solar farms alongside German motorway.

With an investment of €350 million, Iberdrola has begun assembling the wind turbines for Portugal’s largest wind farm.

Uniper has taken the decision to start construction of Berryhill solar farm just north of Dundee, Scotland.

GE Vernova and Seatrium have secured a major contract from TenneT to connect North Sea wind power to Germany’s grid.

EDF power solutions and Deep Wind Offshore have won a lease for a 500 MW floating offshore wind farm in Norway.

National Grid has signed contracts with Siemens Energy and Sumitomo Electric Industries for Sea Link, a proposed 140 km subsea electricity connection set to deliver cleaner, more reliable power between Kent and Suffolk.

DEME has been awarded three contracts for the installation of monopile foundations, inter-array cables, and the export cable at the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland.

Considerable volumes of battery energy storage systems are now being deployed across the Europe, totalling 11 GW as of 2024 and expected to grow 45% y/y to 16 GW in 2025, according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

16 projects across England, Wales, and Scotland are set to share over £13 million through The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator.

Bowdun offshore wind farm has submitted the application for planning permission in principle for the onshore infrastructure of the project to Aberdeenshire Council.

BayWa r.e. has completed the sale of two French solar projects currently under construction to Heling enr.

PXN Ventures has joined existing shareholders to support Orbital’s commercial tidal-stream projects, following new tidal energy licences in Canada.

Iarnród Éireann, Port Authority for Rosslare Europort, has confirmed its intent to lodge a planning application for the development of the Rosslare Offshore Renewable Energy Hub, a landmark new facility designed to support Ireland’s growing offshore wind industry.

The African Development Fund’s (ADF) Board of Directors has approved a grant of US$22.9 million for the rehabilitation of Malawi’s Kapichira and Nkula B hydropower plants.

TLT has advised Low Carbon on a £1.1 billion investment that will accelerate the UK’s clean energy revolution and place Low Carbon at the forefront of the energy transition.

More than 20 organisations across the EU’s energy ecosystem have published a joint letter calling on the European Commission to ensure the forthcoming EU Action Plan on Geothermal Energy reflects the full spectrum of geothermal technologies.

ReFeel New Energy has finalised the sale of a 52 MW ready-to-build battery energy storage project in Tuscany to ENGIE Italia.

CorPower Ocean has been selected to lead the €30 million POWER-Farm EU project addressing the competitiveness and bankability of wave farms, unlocking potential for large scale deployment.