Renewable energy news updates

KenGen has announced the arrival of critical equipment for its newest geothermal power plant at the Olkaria geothermal complex.

Van Oord's new offshore wind installation vessel Boreas has been christened in Rotterdam.

British Solar Renewables has submitted plans to Maidstone Borough Council for a solar farm at Harp Farm.

Muir Mhòr offshore wind farm has received planning approval for onshore infrastructure to connect the project to the National Grid.

A new mentoring scheme designed to increase the number of women in the renewable energy sector has been launched by RenewableNI.

MET Group has put a battery electricity storage plant with total nominal power output of 40 MW and storage capacity of 80 MWh into operation in Hungary.

The Crown Estate has announced the award of rights to develop a new generation of floating offshore wind farms off the coasts of Wales and South West England, with new opportunities for job creation and economic growth.

Energinet’s part of the Thor offshore wind project is complete, meaning green electricity for 1 million households can be fed into the electricity grid.

DNV has been appointed owner’s engineer for a landmark 1 GW solar and 600 MWh storage project in Egypt.

MSU researchers are set to explore the viability of integrating solar energy systems with agricultural operations.

European Energy has reached financial close on a long-term portfolio financing package exceeding €70 million to support the development and construction of two utility scale solar photovoltaic projects in Australia.

RenewableUK and the Offshore Wind Industry Council have released a new report showing that the number of people working in the offshore wind industry has risen from just over 32 000 two years ago to nearly 40 000 today – an increase of 24%.

Jordkraft Energy AB has been selected as a partner in a new consortium aimed at technically validating next-generation geothermal energy technology from hot dry rock wells in Western Ukraine.

Construction work for the world’s largest flow battery has started at the electrical grid interconnection point on the borders of Germany, France, and Switzerland.

TotalEnergies has been awarded an offshore sea concession in the North Sea, enabling the development of 1 GW of offshore wind capacity.

Prologis Energy has closed the sale of its largest battery energy storage project to date, a 400 MW (800 MWh) facility located in Texas, US.

Sungrow has supplied 180 units of its SG350HX string inverters to a 70 MWp solar power plant in Simo, Lapland.

Root-Power has received planning permission for a new 38 MW BESS site off Fox-cover Road in Offerton, Sunderland.

ANDRITZ has received an order from Adani Green Energy Ltd to equip the new Tarali pumped storage plant in the Satara district of Maharashtra, India.

BeWild has completed the first fully remote ecology survey at CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm.

RenewableUK has revealed that global operational offshore wind capacity is up 14% in the last 12 months, reaching 85 GW.

T1 Energy has selected Yates Construction as contractor for pre-construction services and site preparations for its solar cell facility.

Eco Wave Power Global AB has announced a significant milestone in the development of its first US pilot project, located at the Port of Los Angeles.

RWE’s first inertia-ready battery energy storage system has started commercial operation on the site of the company’s power plant in Moerdijk, the Netherlands.