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ScottishPower plans to nearly double Whitelee’s capacity through phased repowering. The proposal replaces 215 turbines with 124 larger machines, adds a new substation, and keeps generation operating across the site during construction.
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TRILUX has redesigned lighting across Maastro’s complex radiotherapy treatment rooms. Illuminated ceiling panels, asymmetric corridor lighting, downlights, and adjustable scenes address clinical visibility, patient sightlines, shielding geometry, and maintenance.
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AIKO’s module certification sharpens scrutiny of photovoltaic hotspot safety risks. TÜV Rheinland testing found significantly lower surface temperatures for back-contact modules under heat and shading, adding another technical criterion to solar procurement and fire-risk assessment.
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MaxSolar and Saft will deliver a wind-linked German battery project. Quitzow II combines 30MW of power, 76.5MWh of storage, turnkey EPC delivery, and an existing wind-farm substation connection in Brandenburg.
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Tractebel is advancing a 123MWh battery project in western Germany. The Weissenthurm-Kettig installation combines 165 battery cubes, 17 medium-voltage units, 110kV connection works, and a February 2027 commissioning target.
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Sweden has approved two offshore wind projects under strict conditions. Fyrskeppet and Vidar retain development routes, while eleven applications were rejected on defence grounds and commercial conditions continue to delay final investment.
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Belgium has reset rules for its delayed offshore wind tender. The revised 700MW procurement adds a two-sided Contract for Difference, five-year construction period, cybersecurity tests, supply-chain conditions, and a firm date for initial offshore grid availability.
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CATL and Solarpro will develop sodium-ion storage across Eastern Europe. Their 2GWh agreement targets regionally adapted systems, with cold-weather performance, grid compliance, lifecycle evidence, and bankability set to shape commercial deployment.
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R.Power has appointed contractors for two major Polish battery projects. The 550MW, 2.2GWh portfolio moves four-hour storage into construction, supported by capacity-market contracts, grants, green-bond financing, and a separate optimisation agreement at Dzięgielewo.
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Croatia has approved grid infrastructure for a major AI campus. Pantheon AI combines a 1GW connection, 500MW of solar, 8GWh of battery storage, and more than €500 million of transmission works.