Renewable energy
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A major Welsh solar scheme has stalled on grid access. RWE has dropped its 99.9MW Butterfly solar-plus-storage proposal near Wrexham after concluding that connection availability and overall viability no longer supported the project.
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Solar Energy UK has published new policy recommendations and a practical guide aimed at expanding Britain’s domestic solar and battery supply chain across manufacturing, engineering, installation, and associated services.
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Greenvolt Next has taken the EPC contract for two Infinis solar parks in Stockton-on-Tees and Swansea, with both schemes including co-located battery storage and targeting completion in summer 2027.
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Vestas has secured a 70MW Bulgarian wind turbine supply order. The Strazhitsa project adds 11 EnVentus machines and a long-term service package, giving fresh momentum to onshore wind investment in Bulgaria.
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RWE has installed two offshore substations for Nordseecluster A project. The milestone moves the German North Sea scheme deeper into delivery, with cable work under way and turbine installation due this summer.
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Europe’s wind fleet is approaching a major asset-renewal cycle now. Operators are moving towards decisions on repowering, lifetime extension, and decommissioning across older sites.
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Swissgrid has outlined how Switzerland could integrate 40 GW of solar. The paper moves the debate from deployment targets towards stability, flexibility, market design, and system coordination.
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Aggreko has secured a long-term hybrid power agreement in Queensland. The Eva Copper project package combines thermal generation, solar, and battery storage in a large off-grid mining power system.
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Ember has warned that Europe’s grid bottlenecks could block at least 120 GW of planned renewables, with both transmission and distribution constraints now tightening project headroom.
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DOE is widening solar cybersecurity standards work for distributed energy. Its Securing Solar for the Grid programme spans certification, testing, supply-chain risk, and training as inverter-based resources take a larger role in U.S. grid operations.