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  • Aberdeen gains 14 bay ultra rapid charging hub

    RAW Charging and Hubber have opened Aberdeen’s largest rapid hub. The Palmerston Road site combines ten 150kW bays with four 300kW bays and a substantial city centre grid connection.


  • Bordesley reaches final grid commissioning phase

    Quantum Data Energy has energised its 5MW Bordesley power project. G99 compliance is complete, the first gas generating set has synchronised to the grid, and commercial operation remains targeted for Q4.


  • CIP provides €155m for MaxSolar expansion

    MaxSolar has secured €155m to expand German solar and storage. The HoldCo debt facility refinances existing borrowing while providing growth capital for a 1.3GW portfolio spanning photovoltaic and battery projects.


  • CIF backs Ukraine interconnector and storage plan

    CIF has approved new investment support for Ukraine’s power system. The $116.2m plan covers cross border interconnection, renewable generation and storage as rebuilding increasingly focuses on resilience and European integration.


  • Zelestra adds 462MWh storage to Spanish solar

    Zelestra and EDP are adding storage to Spanish solar plants. Two four hour batteries at Pedroso and Valkyria will add approximately 462MWh, taking their hybrid partnership above 1GWh of contracted storage.


  • atNorth secures 75MW for Finnish data centre

    atNorth has secured initial power for its Salo data centre. The Finnish campus starts with a 75MW connection and has a route to 230MW as Fingrid manages rapidly growing demand.


  • Amprion raises €1.5bn for German grid expansion

    Amprion has raised €1.5bn for Germany’s transmission grid expansion programme. Two new green bond tranches complete its planned 2026 bond funding as capital expenditure accelerates.


  • Cerignola battery moves into construction in Italy

    BW ESS has started long duration storage construction in Italy. The 97MW/828MWh Cerignola battery carries a 15 year MACSE contract and is due to enter operation in 2028.


  • Malta isolates Sicily link for IC2 works

    Malta has isolated its first Sicily interconnector for construction works. The 12 day shutdown enables high voltage modifications at Ragusa as the second 225MW link approaches completion.


  • Ireland raises 220kV towers with line energised

    Ireland has raised transmission towers while keeping the line energised. Eleven structures on the Flagford–Louth corridor were lifted by around 2.5 metres as part of a wider 220kV refurbishment.