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31 Aug 26 |
UK onshore wind project pipeline reaches 50 gigawatt milestone RenewableUK latest EnergyPulse Onshore Wind report shows that the total capacity of the UK’s pipeline of onshore wind farms at any stage of development, including projects at an early stage of development through to those which are fully operational has reached a milestone of 50 gigawatts. One gigawatt of onshore wind generates enough electricity to meet the annual needs of over 650,000 UK homes. |
31 Aug 26 |
UK: RenewableUK CEO disappointed to be misquoted by Conservatives 'Commenting on an open letter sent August 27 by the Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho to the Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh on a report on energy costs published by Onward last week, RenewableUK’s CEO Tara Singh said she was disappointed to be deliberately misquoted by the Conservatives. |
31 Aug 26 |
UK: TAQA UK completes major North Cormorant decommissioning milestone in Shetland TAQA UK has completed a major phase in the decommissioning of its North Cormorant platform, following the safe removal and load-in of the topsides at Dales Voe in Shetland. The successful operation marks the completion of the topsides removal phase of North Cormorant’s decommissioning and will see a significant part of the project’s decommissioning scope delivered in the UK. |
31 Aug 26 |
European Energy accelerates battery roll-out and sees increased demand for e-methanol in the first half of the year European Energy continued to mature its renewable energy portfolio and expanded activities in battery storage, Power-to-X and renewable energy solutions during the first half of 2026, while progressing several major project sales processes. For the second quarter of 2026, European Energy reported EBITDA of EUR 7.2m compared with EUR 53m in the same period last year. |
31 Aug 26 |
Aramco enhances its global partnership ecosystem through collaboration with French companies Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has announced agreements and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a potential combined value of more than $3.7 billion with French companies. |
31 Aug 26 |
SLB to acquire Kelvion, expanding its role across Data Center Infrastructure SLB has signed an agreement to acquire Kelvion, a global provider of thermal management and heat exchange technologies. The acquisition strengthens SLB's Data Center Solutions business with critical thermal management technologies and expands the company's role in data center infrastructure, which is one of the world’s fastest-growing industrial and technology markets. |
31 Aug 26 |
Australia: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners acquires onshore wind and battery project in Australia Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on behalf of its flagship fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), has acquired Gawara Baya, a hybrid onshore wind farm with a grid-forming battery energy storage system (BESS) located in North Queensland, Australia. |
31 Aug 26 |
Germany: Borkum Riffgrund 3 enters commercial operation, strengthening Germany’s energy security with home-grown renewable power Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure’s German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 3 has been commissioned and is now in commercial operation. With an installed capacity of 913 MW, the project is one of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms currently in operation. |
31 Aug 26 |
Angola: BW Energy signs framework agreement for strategic entry into Angola through interests in producing Block 14 and Block 14K BW Energy has signed a framework agreement with Etu Energias and Chariot Limited to support Etu’s 31% interest in Block 14 and 15.5% interest in Block 14K, two producing deepwater licences offshore Cabinda, Angola. Etu, Angola’s largest privately owned energy company, has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Chevron for the acquisition. |
