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ENERCON advances onshore wind projects in Iceland and Turkey

ENERCON has partnered with Iceland’s state-owned energy provider Landsvirkjun to deliver the country’s first large wind farm.  The 120 MW project in Búrfell, approximately 130 km from Reykjavik, will use 28 E-138 EP3 turbines.  Construction begins...

First phase of UK-Germany energy link completed

  The £2.4 billion NeuConnect project has completed the first 56 km of cabling, creating the first direct energy link between the UK and Germany.  This phase included both onshore and subsea cabling works in the UK. NeuConnect will link new converter...

SGCC connects first section of Ningxia–Hunan UHVDC transmission project

State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has connected the Gan 1 section of the ±800 kV Ningxia–Hunan ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission project to the grid.  Located in Gansu, this marks the completion of the first segment of the...

Egypt and Hynfra to develop $1.6 billion green ammonia facility

Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) has partnered with Polish firm Hynfra to establish a green ammonia production facility with an initial investment of $1.6 billion.  The plant’s first phase will operate entirely on...

Alfanar signs SAR 20 billion contracts with SEC for energy projects

Alfanar Projects has entered into agreements exceeding SAR 20 billion with the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to advance Saudi Arabia’s energy sector.  Formalized during the Energy Localization Forum by the Ministry of Energy, these contracts...

Capital Power sells stake in two Canadian wind facilities to Axium

Capital Power has announced the sale of a 49% interest in two Canadian wind facilities to Axium Infrastructure for approximately $340 million.  The facilities include the 142 MW Quality Wind project in British Columbia and the 104 MW Port Dover and...

Uniper signs PPA with Stegra for green hydrogen and steel production

Uniper has entered into a six-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Stegra to supply 6 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity to Stegra’s plant in Boden, Northern Sweden, from 2027 to 2032.  The agreement will power Stegra’s green hydrogen...

Maxeon Solar to divest non-US assets, focus on US market expansion

Singapore-based Maxeon Solar Technologies has announced plans to divest its non-US assets, concentrating exclusively on the US market to drive growth and profitability.  Maxeon will lease a facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for solar panel...

WA completes second phase of Kwinana big battery project

The Western Australian (WA) government has completed the second phase of the Kwinana big battery project, marking a major milestone in the region’s energy transition.  This phase involved constructing an A$661 million ($428 million) battery...

NSW approves Mt Piper battery project

The New South Wales (NSW) government has approved the A$1bn ($647m) Mt Piper Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project by EnergyAustralia.  With a capacity of 500MW/2,000MWh, the facility will store surplus grid energy during low-demand periods...

TOYO secures $150m solar cells contract to bolster renewable energy growth

TOYO has signed a $150m solar cells supply contract with a leading solar module manufacturer to support production expansion in India and the United States. The company will utilize its manufacturing facilities in Vietnam and Ethiopia to produce...

TotalEnergies and Air Liquide to produce renewable hydrogen at La Mède refinery

TotalEnergies has partnered with Air Liquide to develop a renewable hydrogen production unit at its La Mède biorefinery in southeast France.  The renewable hydrogen will support biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. The project...

Synera Renewable to develop offshore wind farm in South Korea

Synera Renewable Energy Group (SRE Group) has partnered with Moondo Wind Energy (MWE) to develop an 840 MW offshore wind farm near Geomundo Island, Yeosu City, in South Korea’s Jeollanam-do Province.  The project, named Moondo Offshore Wind...

US DOE launches $30m AI4IX programme to accelerate energy interconnections

The Biden-Harris Administration, through the US Department of Energy (DOE), has announced $30 million in funding for the Artificial Intelligence for Interconnection (AI4IX) programme.  This initiative, supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law...

Ørsted begins sale of 50% stake in £8.5bn Hornsea 3 wind farm

Danish energy company Ørsted has started the process of divesting a 50% stake in its 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, located 120 km from the UK coast, according to Bloomberg. The sale, part of Ørsted’s broader divestment strategy led by...

vHive unveils autonomous offshore wind turbine inspection platform

vHive has announced a new platform for autonomous offshore wind turbine inspections, leveraging off-the-shelf drones to eliminate the need for costly hardware and specialised teams. Traditionally, offshore wind turbine inspections are complex and...

Acciona to build 225 MW solar plant for Kallpa Generación in Peru

Acciona has announced plans to construct a 225 MW photovoltaic plant in La Joya, Arequipa, Peru, for the electricity company Kallpa Generación.  Spanning 549 hectares, the project will feature 371,040 high-performance bifacial solar panels with...

CEE Group acquires 102 MW Klüden solar PV project in Saxony-Anhalt

CEE Group, a Hamburg-based asset manager focused on renewable energies, has acquired the Klüden solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Börde, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, from German project developer Sunovis.  The acquisition was made for CEE Group’s...

ABL secures marine warranty survey contract for Iberdrola’s Windanker wind farm

Energy and marine consultancy ABL, part of the ABL Group, has been awarded a contract to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for Iberdrola’s 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, 25 km offshore Germany. ABL Germany, based...

AGL Energy to build A$1bn battery storage system in Newcastle

AGL Energy has secured approval from the New South Wales (NSW) government to construct a A$1 billion battery energy storage system (BESS) in Newcastle.  Located near Raymond Terrace, the Tomago BESS will be one of the largest batteries in NSW...

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