European Energy is linking wind, storage, and hydrogen operations. The Måde hybrid park will use one balancing setup across generation, BESS, and electrolysers.
Germany is preparing offshore wind rules for harder market conditions. The Federal Council wants new tender design, stronger certainty, and cross-border grid cooperation.
France has opened another major offshore wind procurement round today. The AO10 tender covers 11 fixed-bottom and floating wind projects across several coastal zones.
OMV Petrom has moved Gabare into full project development phase. The Bulgarian scheme combines large-scale solar generation with 600MWh of battery storage, adding another hybrid asset to Southeast Europe’s flexibility pipeline.
Czech pumped-storage plans revive hydro’s role in grid flexibility nationally. ČEZ will convert part of the Orlík hydropower complex into reversible pumped storage while modernising existing turbine units.
Romania’s compressed-air project revives focus on long-duration electricity grid storage. Airengy and Hagag Europe are targeting salt-cavern storage as Europe searches for alternatives to short-duration lithium systems.
Nordex has secured another Eastern European onshore wind turbine order. The 100MW project will use 17 N163/5.X machines, with service support included.
Sweden’s nuclear financing model has received another advanced reactor application. Blykalla is seeking support for six lead-cooled modular units outside Gävle.
Qair has reached financial close on Brecks Solar Farm project. The 46.51MWp Nottinghamshire site is expected to begin construction this month and enter operation in Q2 2027.
Ethex will manage member records across three renewable co-operative assets. The arrangement covers former Ripple Energy projects in wind and solar generation.