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Hybrid power agreements are gaining ground across Europe’s renewables markets. New pricing data shows storage increasingly combined with generation to reduce exposure to low-value and negative-price periods.
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Labraza’s financing moves Basque wind development towards operation during 2027. A €29 million EIB loan supports the 40MW project, which will be the region’s first newly commissioned wind farm since 2006.
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OMV Petrom has secured financing for new Romanian wind capacity. The permitted 50MW Gura Văii project should generate around 110GWh annually within a wider 1GW development portfolio.
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Freidorf’s upgraded substation strengthens electricity resilience across western Timișoara region. The RON26 million project renews switchgear, auxiliary systems, neutral-treatment equipment, secondary circuits, and protection with digitally controlled infrastructure.
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Ameresco Sunel will deliver Romania’s new Iratoșu utility-scale solar project. The contract covers EPC delivery, a 33kV/110kV substation, underground connection works, commissioning, and long-term operation and maintenance.
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Zenobē has acquired a major German battery storage development platform. The six-site, 1.75GW pipeline gives the company an immediate position in transmission-connected storage and emerging markets for grid-forming and system-support services.
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CU Phosco is expanding structural checks for evolving telecom infrastructure. Its Global Design Check assesses towers, monopoles, rooftop frames, foundations, loading, and safety margins before network equipment is added or third-party designs are accepted.
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WAGO has appointed Björn Twiehaus to lead its global business. The former Marquardt chief executive brings automotive electronics and mechatronics experience as connection technology, automation, energy data, and cybersecurity increasingly converge.
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Hampshire and Solent have launched a regional electrotechnical skills alliance. Employers, colleges, manufacturers, and public bodies will coordinate training demand, career routes, curriculum development, and progression towards recognised competence.
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Ofgem has extended its review of balancing-charge reset arrangements further. CMP474 and CMP475 would allow fixed BSUoS tariffs to change when balancing expenditure places exceptional pressure on NESO’s working-capital facility.