Renewable energy news updates

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is supporting the expansion of renewable energy in Poland with an equity investment of €85 million in Virya Renewables Poland.

Construction is officially underway on the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone, creating 590 jobs during construction, with a further 220 secure local jobs once operational.

Iberdrola France has completed the sale of its onshore renewable portfolio to Technique Solaire in France.

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a funding opportunity of US$171.5 million to support next-generation geothermal field-scale tests.

Danske Commodities has signed a 10-year optimisation agreement for the 400 MWh battery storage asset, Windyhill BESS.

Heavy lift crane vessel, Seaway Alfa Lift, has joined the Inch Cape construction fleet, having arrived at the Port of Cromarty Firth in Invergordon.

Luxcara has acquired a utility scale battery energy storage system project in Finland.

Geothermal Energy Lithium has delivered the UK’s first-ever geothermal electricity 24/7 from its United Downs plant in Cornwall.

De Gaulle Fleurance has advised lenders on financing for the Ayémé project, Gabon’s first large scale solar power plant.

RWE has doubled its wind and solar capacity under construction to 235 MW, accelerating its renewable expansion in Italy.

Climate Fund Managers and Erco Energía have signed an agreement to sell the Pétalo del Norte de Santander I solar plant.

Patrick Architta, APAC Regional Director for Wind at Ramboll, takes a look at Asia-Pacific’s offshore wind market, and how the region appears to be overcoming challenges on its clean energy transition.

Royal Boskalis B.V. and TKF Subsea Solutions B.V. have signed a contract with OWP Gennaker GmbH for the supply and installation of inter-array cables for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.

Minesto’s has provided a project update on the Dragon projects and infrastructure in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands.

Greenvolt Group has secured €348 million financing package for the construction of the 253.1 MW wind project in Ialomi a County, Romania.

Zelestra has progressed with the construction of the 27.5 MWdc Klevenow solar project in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Avangrid and Xcel Energy have extended their offtake agreement for a 150 MW power project located on the Minnesota-South Dakota border.

Vayona Energy has signed a wind power agreement with Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd for the supply of wind turbines in India.

Kongsberg Maritime has been selected to deliver an extensive and fully integrated equipment package for the next-generation ultra-large cable lay vessel being built for LS Marine Solution at Tersan Shipyard in Türkiye.

EDF power solutions has announced the commissioning of the 420 MW Koruson 1 cluster on the border of the Northern and Eastern Cape of South Africa.

First Solar, Inc. has announced a patent licensing agreement that gives it access to existing issued patents and currently pending patent applications of Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd.

Statkraft and OX2 have signed a seven-year battery energy storage agreement in Finland for the optimisation of batteries.

Qair has been awarded contracts for difference for 190 MWp of solar projects in the UK, marking the start of its delivery phase in the country.

Watson Farley & Williams has advised RWE on its contract with Vestas for the supply of turbines to its Vanguard West offshore wind project.