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Engie begins construction on 250 MW solar farm in Victoria, Australia

Engie has commenced construction on the 250 MW Goorambat East solar farm in Victoria, Australia, marking its first solar project in the state since closing its Hazelwood coal-fired power generator in 2017. Expected to be operational by 2027, the...

ORLEN acquires 300MW renewable energy assets in Poland

Orlen Group, through its subsidiary ORLEN Wind 3, has finalized the acquisition of two solar photovoltaic (PV) farms and a wind farm from EDP Renewables Polska, boosting its renewable energy generation capacity by more than 300 MW. The assets include...

Mirova to invest $518m in RP Global’s clean energy projects

French asset management firm Mirova has committed €480 million ($518 million) to RP Global, an independent power producer (IPP), to advance its 2.5 GW pipeline of clean energy projects across Europe. The investment is split between the Mirova Energy...

OX2 to manage Piiparinmaki wind farm, Finland, for Nuveen

Renewable energy solutions provider OX2 has entered into an asset management agreement with Nuveen Infrastructure to manage the Piiparinmaki wind farm in Finland. OX2 will oversee the facility’s technical, commercial, and financial management...

Avangrid sells Kitty Hawk North offshore wind lease area to Dominion

Avangrid has completed the sale of its 40,000-acre Kitty Hawk North offshore wind lease area to Dominion Energy for $160 million. The transaction includes a $117 million lease acquisition payment and reimbursement for associated development costs...

BP completes acquisition of full stake in Lightsource bp, expanding renewable energy capabilities

BP has finalized its acquisition of the remaining 50.03% interest in Lightsource bp, fully integrating its 62 GW renewable energy pipeline across 19 markets worldwide into BP’s portfolio. Although BP now has full ownership, Lightsource bp will retain...

Engie signs 90 MW PPA with Google for Chillingham solar project in Texas

Engie North America has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google to supply renewable energy from its 200 MW Chillingham solar project in Bell County, Texas. This 90 MW PPA will support Google’s 24/7 carbon-free energy goal by...

DEME wins contract for cable installation at OranjeWind offshore wind farm in the Netherlands

Offshore contractor DEME has secured a contract to transport and install inter-array cables and secondary steel components for the 800 MW OranjeWind offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The wind farm, located 53 km from the Dutch coast, is a...

UK and Australia to launch Climate and Energy Partnership for clean energy transition

The UK and Australia have announced a partnership to pursue their energy transition goals through the Australia-UK Climate and Energy Partnership. The partnership will focus on the development and deployment of renewable technologies such as green...

Copenhagen Energy to accelerate 4 GW offshore wind projects in the Philippines

Copenhagen Energy and PetroGreen Energy Corporation have obtained the Green Lane Certificate from the Philippine Board of Investments for their joint floating offshore wind projects under BuhaWind Energy Philippines. This certification will...

Turkey aims to quadruple wind and solar capacity by 2035

Turkey‘s Energy Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, announced that the country will need $108 billion in public and private investment to increase its wind and solar power capacity to 120,000 MW by 2035, aiming to quadruple its current capacity. ...

Gansu Energy Bureau approves 750 kV Wuwei North project in China

The Gansu Provincial Energy Bureau has approved the 750 kV Wuwei North (Oasis) transmission and transformation project, an essential component of the ‘Gong Electricity into Zhejiang’ initiative. The project, being developed by State Grid...

X-ELIO expands into Australian market with blue grass solar farm storage project

X-ELIO has announced the expansion of its Blue Grass Solar Farm, located in Queensland’s Western Downs, by integrating a 148 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). This marks X-ELIO’s first hybrid solar and storage project in Australia.  The...

EIB grants €120 million loan to Iberdrola for energy innovation in Spain

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €120 million loan agreement with Iberdrola to support research and innovation in energy technologies, focusing on accelerating electrification and decarbonisation. The total investment associated with...

Georgia Power secures $160 million DOE grant for grid enhancement

Georgia Power has received $160 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) under the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) programme to enhance the resilience and efficiency of Georgia’s power grid.  This funding, part of the...

Viaro Energy and Terrestrial Energy partner to develop IMSR nuclear project in the UK

British energy company Viaro Energy and US-based Terrestrial Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) nuclear project in the UK. The partnership aims to deliver reliable, emission-free, and...

Energy Vault partners with Enervest Group for 1 GWh BESS project in Australia

Energy Vault Holdings has partnered with the Enervest Group to deploy a 1 gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Stoney Creek site in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.  Enervest CEO Ross Warby highlighted the strength of the...

Ocean Winds and Eletrobras partner to explore offshore wind opportunities in Brazil

Ocean Winds (OW) and Eletrobras have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in São Paulo to collaborate on offshore wind energy projects in Brazil, aligning with the country’s renewable energy targets and economic development goals.  This...

Dominion finalises sale of 50% stake in CVOW project to Stonepeak

Dominion Energy has completed the sale of a 50% non-controlling interest in its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project to Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm.  This transaction, first announced in February 2024, has provided...

NKT begins installation of SuedLink power cable project in Germany

Power cable manufacturer NKT has started the installation of a 518 km high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable system for TenneT’s SuedLink project. The 525 kV cables will connect northern Germany’s renewable energy sources to the...

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