Renewable energy
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RHODÉ will develop floating HVDC links for deep-water wind farms. The French R&D project will test substations, converter systems, transformers, and dynamic HVDC cables.
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PPA negotiations are slowing as buyers and developers diverge. UK renewable deals face pricing, curtailment, and negative pricing pressure.
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Orlen has expanded Kleczew into a 250MW solar asset park. The Polish project is built on reclaimed lignite mining land and forms part of a hybrid renewable site.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Balkan transmission operators are warning grids must match renewables growth. Regional priorities include investment, digital control, storage, coordinated capacity calculation, and cross-border resilience.
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European Energy has started construction on major Sicilian agrivoltaics project. The 225.5MW development combines solar generation, grazing, reforestation, and biodiversity measures.
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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.