Renewable energy

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  • RWE adds solar and storage at Hambach mine

    RWE adds solar and storage at Hambach mine

    RWE is adding solar and battery storage at Hambach mine. The German project combines a 16.5MWp solar park with an 80MWh storage facility on former lignite land.

  • Aukera brings two UK solar farms online

    Aukera brings two UK solar farms online

    Aukera has brought two UK solar farms into commercial operation. The Shropshire and Essex projects add 37.6MW of capacity within a wider CfD-backed solar and battery portfolio.

  • RES sells 66MW Topaz wind project in Türkiye

    RES sells 66MW Topaz wind project in Türkiye

    RES has completed the Topaz wind project sale in Türkiye. Reges Elektrik will take forward the 66MWm project after licensing progress in Çorum and Yozgat.

  • Boskalis orders 24,000-tonne cable-lay vessel

    Boskalis orders 24,000-tonne cable-lay vessel

    Boskalis is adding cable-lay capacity for offshore grid expansion programmes. The 24,000-tonne vessel targets HVDC export cables, interconnectors, and large offshore wind projects.

  • Balkan TSOs warn grids must match renewables growth

    Balkan TSOs warn grids must match renewables growth

    Balkan transmission operators are warning grids must match renewables growth. Regional priorities include investment, digital control, storage, coordinated capacity calculation, and cross-border resilience.

  • European Energy starts 225.5MW Sicily agrivoltaic project

    European Energy starts 225.5MW Sicily agrivoltaic project

    European Energy has started construction on major Sicilian agrivoltaics project. The 225.5MW development combines solar generation, grazing, reforestation, and biodiversity measures.

  • India adds record 15.3GW solar capacity

    India adds record 15.3GW solar capacity

    India installed a record 15.3GW of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2026. The surge was driven by large-scale project commissioning, policy deadlines, improving transmission readiness, and accelerated open access and PM-KUSUM activity.

  • Grid reform faces physical delivery bottleneck

    Grid reform faces physical delivery bottleneck

    Grid reform now faces the harder test of physical delivery. Engineering capacity, high-voltage equipment, construction access, and commissioning resource will decide how quickly renewable and storage projects can connect.

  • Twyn Hywel wind project secures PPA

    Twyn Hywel wind project secures PPA

    SmartestEnergy and Bute Energy have signed a 20-year CfD power purchase agreement for the 93.4MW Twyn Hywel Energy Park in South Wales. The 14-turbine project is targeting commercial operation in late 2027.

  • Hornsea 3 installs first monopile foundation

    Hornsea 3 installs first monopile foundation

    Hornsea 3 has moved into full offshore foundation installation. Cadeler has installed the first complete monopile at Ørsted’s 2.9GW project, starting a 197-foundation programme that will test offshore installation capacity, vessel utilisation, and high-voltage delivery sequencing.