Renewable energy

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  • Enoch Hill construction closes three-year wind build

    Enoch Hill construction closes three-year wind build

    RWE has completed construction at its Enoch Hill wind farm. The 70MW East Ayrshire project uses 15 Nordex turbines and follows first electricity in April and completion of turbine commissioning during May.

  • Indian Queens financing backs shared grid connection

    Indian Queens financing backs shared grid connection

    European Energy has secured financing for its Cornwall hybrid project. Danske Bank is providing £58.1 million for the 68MW solar and 47.5MW/95MWh battery development already under construction at Indian Queens.

  • Two-hour batteries extend ACCIONA’s Spanish renewable fleet

    Two-hour batteries extend ACCIONA’s Spanish renewable fleet

    ACCIONA will build two battery systems beside Spanish renewable assets. The 33MW/66MWh programme covers two-hour installations in Cuenca and Palencia, with both systems scheduled to enter operation by the end of 2027.

  • Solar reaches record July share on Irish grid

    Solar reaches record July share on Irish grid

    Grid-scale solar supplied a record 9.4% of Ireland’s July electricity. Wind contributed around 22% and 614GWh, while gas supplied 43% and net electricity imports accounted for approximately 24%.

  • Solar generation enters Mažeikiai refinery power mix

    Solar generation enters Mažeikiai refinery power mix

    ORLEN has commissioned a 42.2MW solar farm at Mažeikiai refinery. The 45GWh-a-year installation is expected to meet around 7% of ORLEN Lietuva’s electricity demand and reduce annual procurement costs by approximately €4 million.

  • France lowers renewable curtailment threshold to 1MW

    France lowers renewable curtailment threshold to 1MW

    France is widening renewable curtailment rules as negative prices deepen. The threshold will fall from 10MW to 1MW in two stages, extending remote shutdown requirements across a much larger share of supported solar and wind generation.

  • Enoch Hill construction closes three-year wind build

    German offshore wind reform adds CfD route

    Germany is redesigning offshore wind auctions around stronger revenue certainty. The draft retains the 70GW-by-2045 target while proposing two-sided CfDs, annual tenders of 2GW to 4.8GW, and a 35-year standard operating period.

  • Solar reaches record July share on Irish grid

    Enefit commissions 45MW Strzałkowo solar farm

    Enefit has commissioned its largest Polish solar farm at Strzałkowo. The 45MW plant is expected to generate around 45GWh annually and raises the group’s Polish renewable portfolio to 78MW.

  • Gwynt Glas gains Sumitomo as third partner

    Gwynt Glas gains Sumitomo as third partner

    Sumitomo has joined Gwynt Glas as an equal project partner. Its 33.3% investment adds a third international developer to the proposed 1.5GW Celtic Sea floating wind project.

  • Cadeler commits €805m to next vessel pair

    Cadeler commits €805m to next vessel pair

    Cadeler has ordered two offshore wind installation vessels for expansion. The €805 million programme will add further heavy installation capacity in 2030 and 2031 as offshore turbine and foundation packages increase in scale.