Other renewables

ANDRITZ has received an order from Tata Power to supply the pumped storage units for the upcoming 1000 MW Bhivpuri pumped storage plant in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Norconsult has been appointed as the advisory consultant by Tussa Energi AS for the development of the Tussa II hydropower plant.

Quaise Energy has given US$750 000 to Oregon State University to help scientists who aim to recreate conditions found miles underground common to the superhot rock in the laboratory.

In 2025, TenneT Holding continued to expand electricity infrastructure, increase grid capacity, strengthen security of supply, connect more customers, and support the European energy transition.

UPM Energy is investing over €20 million in the extensive modernisation of the Tyrvää hydropower plant.

Locus Energy has acquired Hestenes Kraft, a brownfield small scale hydropower plant located in Norway.

The University of Manchester will lead a new research project to understand how noise generated by tidal-stream turbines travels through the marine environment and how it may affect marine life, supporting the responsible commercial scaling of tidal energy.

The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge is launching a new pumped-storage hydroelectric plant in the municipality of Güímar, on the island of Tenerife.

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.

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

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

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

Alpiq has acquired the Navaleo pumped hydro storage project in Castilla y León, Spain.

The UK government has awarded £15 million to the European Marine Energy Centre to help it expand tidal energy testing in Orkney.

Normandie Hydroliennes has welcomed the confirmation in France’s Multiannual Energy Plan of a 250 MW allocation for tidal stream energy, with a first commercial tender expected by 2030.