Renewable energy
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Van Oord has completed all 111 Baltica 2 offshore monopiles. The campaign installed 107 turbine foundations and four offshore-substation foundations for the 1.5GW Polish project, clearing a major dependency for turbine, cable, and substation installation.
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EDP Renewables has completed its 368MWh California battery storage project. The 92MW four-hour installation sits alongside 300MW of solar generation, with Redwood Coast Energy Authority contracting the battery’s full capacity.
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Dama Solar has secured final approval for construction in Romania. The 1.2GW project is moving through financing and procurement ahead of planned commercial operation in 2028.
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Portugal is targeting 3GW of battery storage capacity by 2030. New procurement, grid investment, and a developing national storage strategy are intended to accelerate flexibility deployment alongside renewable generation.
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EDP has completed Sandrini’s four-hour battery storage project in California. The 92MW/368MWh installation sits alongside a 300MW solar site and is contracted to Redwood Coast Energy Authority for its full battery capacity.
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EDF has secured two long-term agreements for the Winston project. The Nevada scheme combines 400MWac of solar generation with a 400MW/1,600MWh four-hour battery and expects to begin electricity deliveries in October 2029.
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Foresight Solar is upgrading nine ageing UK photovoltaic sites nationwide. The 150MW-plus programme will replace panels and inverters, with annual generation expected to increase by as much as 14GWh.
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Jones Bros will deliver Carno 3 wind farm infrastructure works. The £46.5 million package includes a new substation, turbine foundations, and 20km of cable reinforcing the mid-Wales 132kV network.
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Unibep has secured preferred-bidder status for Grudziądz solar-thermal storage works. Its PLN103.7 million gross proposal combines a collector field with integrated heat storage at the city’s Łąkowa combined heat and power plant.
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Germany added 1.828GW of solar capacity during July 2026 alone. Wind approvals also exceeded 2GW during the month, extending a development pipeline that will place increasing demands on network connections and system flexibility.