Renewable energy
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ScotWind developers face renewed uncertainty over future transmission investment priorities. Industry concerns centre on whether NESO’s first Strategic Spatial Energy Plan will provide sufficient zonal capacity for Scotland’s offshore wind pipeline.
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Derril Water’s summer shutdown exposes local distribution network integration constraints. The 42MWp cooperative project may remain curtailed until September while operators address an upstream transmission configuration around Alverdiscott.
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METLEN has advanced Greece’s 251.9MW solar-storage project toward construction phase. The Central Greece development combines approximately 375MWh of storage with integrated construction, energy management, and commercial operation.
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France’s EFGL floating wind farm has reached full operational output. Three 10MW turbines will now provide operating data on floating foundations, moorings, dynamic cables, and Mediterranean grid integration.
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Baltic Power has begun delivering offshore electricity into Poland’s grid. More than 50 turbines are installed, while commissioning continues across the project’s 1.2GW generation, transmission, and control systems.
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Perthshire’s Binn project adds another consented solar storage scheme locally. The approved development combines around 60,000 solar panels with a co-located battery energy storage system.
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Europe’s renewable buildout is running into grid integration constraints again. ECNO’s 2026 assessment says variable renewables reached 30% of EU electricity generation in 2025, below the pace needed for 2030.
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Chint’s German battery portfolio gives Flower permitted storage capacity scale. The seven-project deal covers 112MW/332.5MWh across five German federal states, with commissioning scheduled through 2027.
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Lithuania is adding storage alongside rapid solar and wind growth. Preliminary data shows 752MW of renewable energy and storage connected in the first half of 2026.
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Germany’s storage debate is shifting from capacity to system cost. Fraunhofer analysis estimates that faster battery deployment and flexibility could reduce electricity system costs by €3.9bn annually.