Energy
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Actis has entered Poland with a renewables and storage platform. The Klara Renewables acquisition gives the investor operating wind assets and a pipeline targeting up to 1.5GW across wind, solar, and BESS.
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Baltic Power has added subsea O&M capacity before commercial operation. Føn Energy Services will support foundations and cables at Poland’s 1.2GW offshore wind farm, reinforcing the operational focus around subsea electrical infrastructure.
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Iberdrola is adding satellite intelligence to electricity network resilience planning. Iceye synthetic aperture radar data will support faster assessment of floods, fires, and high-wind impacts across power network assets.
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Malta’s second interconnector has moved from manufacture toward marine installation. The 122km, 225MW HVAC link will strengthen Malta’s electricity connection to Sicily, adding resilience, redundancy, and greater operational flexibility for the island grid.
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BSR has secured mezzanine finance for solar-storage platform growth plans. The £130m Eiffel Investment Group facility is backed by around 700MW of contracted solar PV and co-located solar-plus-storage assets across the UK and Australia.
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Ofgem’s RIIO-ET3 consultation tightens electricity transmission reporting for network operators. The proposed framework covers cost, output, performance, glossary, regulatory pack, and network asset risk reporting for the 2026 to 2031 price control period.
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Carrog’s grid connection package has cleared a high-voltage planning hurdle. BOOM Power’s approved Anglesey scheme includes an underground 400kV cable and 400kV substation to connect a consented battery project to the transmission network.
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UKNNL and Manchester have formalised a wider nuclear research partnership. The MoU covers decommissioning, materials, fuels, waste management, innovation, facilities access, and skills development across one of the UK’s most important nuclear research clusters.
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Poland’s SMR programme has entered a formal nuclear financing test. OSGE has applied for Contract for Difference support covering 14 BWRX-300 units across three sites, with grid connection progress already secured for one location.
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European BESS delivery is widening beyond headline project capacity alone. New moves in Italy, Sweden, and Poland link storage growth to grid interconnection, asset management, transmission-node access, and utility-scale project acquisition.