Horizon Power, a Western Australian energy provider, has signed its first Indigenous land use agreement (ILUA) with the Nyul Nyul people of Beagle Bay in Kimberley. This agreement will facilitate the development of a future energy system tailored to...

Vena Energy has entered into an investment agreement with MGen Renewable Energy to jointly construct a 550 MW solar plant in Bugallon, Luzon, Philippines. Construction of the solar project is set to begin this year, with commercial operations...

West Suffolk and Cambridgeshire County councils have withdrawn their legal challenge against the development of the 500 MW Sunnica Energy solar project. This decision also led Suffolk County Council and East Cambridgeshire to abandon any legal action...

The UK government faces warnings over its proposal to increase and extend the windfall tax on energy companies, which could threaten thousands of jobs and billions in investments. Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), supported by more than 40 organisations...

German company Enercon has secured a contract to supply wind turbines totaling 110.5 MW for Turkish renewable energy company Polat Enerji. This deal supports the expansion of three wind farms across Turkey, boosting the country’s renewable energy...

Norway’s Equinor and Polish power utility Polenergia have received crucial construction permits for the Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea. These permits, granted by the Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwest Poland, are...

UK energy regulator Ofgem announced a 10% increase in the price cap on household energy bills, raising the cap to £1,717 ($2,250) per year starting October 1. This is the first increase since January 2023, when the cap hit a record high of £4,279...

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has introduced a centralized procurement strategy to boost clean energy, aiming to secure up to 10.6 GW of long-duration energy resources. The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will...

Renewable energy developer Arevon Energy has partnered with Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, on an environmental purchase agreement (EAPA) for the Heirloom Solar Project in Pike County, Indiana. This marks the third utility-scale collaboration...

European renewable energy company Qair has acquired a majority stake in UK-based Green Switch Capital (GSC), a developer specializing in offshore wind, solar, and storage projects. This strategic acquisition aims to bolster Qair’s renewable energy...

The Australian Senate has approved the Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA) Bill, establishing a standalone statutory authority to oversee the nation’s transition to net zero emissions by 2050. This move is part of Australia’s broader goal to cut...

Denmark has announced a delay of at least three years in constructing its North Sea Energy Island, citing rising costs and high interest rates. The artificial island is intended to serve as a hub for collecting and distributing electricity from...

Avantus and Toyota Tsusho America (TAI) have started constructing the 159 MWdc/125 MWac Norton solar project in Runnels County, Texas. The construction follows TAI’s acquisition of the Norton project from Avantus in November 2023. TAI, a...

The New South Wales (NSW) government has approved the Goulburn River solar farm, a 450 MW renewable energy project designed to supply electricity to 191,000 homes annually. Located near Merriwa in the Upper Hunter region, the A$880 million ($591...

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has initiated the process for a second regional offshore wind energy sale in the Central Atlantic, called Central Atlantic 2. This initiative invites public input on potential commercial wind energy...

Despite inflation and supply chain disruptions, the global offshore wind sector grew by 7% in 2023, with a projected 9% increase to over 11 GW by the end of 2024. Rystad Energy forecasts that global offshore wind installations, excluding mainland...

SSEN Transmission has received approval from Scottish ministers to upgrade the Creag Dhubh-Dalmally overhead line from 132kV to 275kV, a project crucial for supporting renewable energy growth in Argyll and Kintyre. Part of the Argyll and Kintyre...

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd has completed the Greenlink Interconnector Project. This milestone involved installing high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) and fiber optic cables for Greenlink Interconnector Ltd, using Sumitomo Electric’s innovative...

Sweden’s largest electricity provider, Vattenfall, has partnered with Industrikraft, a consortium of major Swedish industrial companies, to develop clean energy solutions to meet the country’s growing electricity demands. Industrikraft includes...

The National Planning Commission of Namibia, alongside the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED), and the German development bank KfW, have signed a grant agreement for €7.5 million. This funding aims...