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15 May 26 |
Philippines: Scatec JV starts commercial operation of battery system in the Philippines Scatec’s joint venture with Aboitiz Power in the Philippines has started commercial operation of the 16 MW Magat battery energy storage system (Magat BESS 2)' |
14 May 26 |
UK: Landmark decision to give three major offshore wind farms the go-ahead will boost UK’s energy security significantly The Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has announced a landmark decision today to grant consent to three major UK offshore wind farms, totalling up to four gigawatts of new clean power capacity. Dogger Bank South East and Dogger Bank South West, off the north east coast of England, will each add 1.5GW of capacity, developed by RWE and Masdar. North Falls off the coast of Suffolk will add up to 1GW, developed by RWE and SSE Renewables. |
14 May 26 |
Portugal: Iberdrola begins commissioning of the Tâmega Complex wind-hydroelectric megaproject Iberdrola is consolidating its leadership in renewable energy with the commissioning of the Tâmega Norte wind farm, located between Braga and Vila Real, in the Portuguese municipalities of Cabeceiras de Basto and Montalegre. It is the first of two wind farms that form part of the Tâmega Complex. It is the first grid-connected wind-hydro hybrid project on the Iberian Peninsula. |
14 May 26 |
UK: Storegga announces sale of hydrogen portfolio to Protium Following a strategic review and decision to restructure its portfolio, Storegga, an independent developer of CCS and hydrogen projects, has announced the sale of the Cromarty Hydrogen Project and its wider green hydrogen portfolio to Protium. |
14 May 26 |
Wind at the centre of COP31: GWEC and Turkish Wind Energy Association join forces Mobilising investment into wind power and renewables is the answer to twin climate and energy crises engulfing the world, say the leaders of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB) in a joint statement issued today. |
14 May 26 |
UK: Aukera’s Ledwyche Solar Farm in Shropshire reaches commercial operation Aukera has announced that Ledwyche Solar, a 12 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project located in Shropshire, has reached Commercial Operation and is now supplying electricity to the UK grid. |
14 May 26 |
Qualitas Energy launches new Strategic Plan targeting €10 billion investment by 2029 Qualitas Energy, a leading global investment and management platform with a dual focus on both funding and developing renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure, announced today its Strategic Plan for the period 2026–2029, under which it expects to exceed €10 billion in total investment, including co-investment and financing. |
14 May 26 |
Netherlands: Norse Energi is named and joins its sister vessel Norse Wind in DEME's next-generation fleet Norse Energi will soon begin operations in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. Among its first projects are the Windanker offshore wind farm for Iberdrola in the German Baltic Sea, scheduled to start in June 2026, followed by Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 project in the United Kingdom, commencing in the third quarter of 2026. |
13 May 26 |
Turkey: ENERCON to set up own rotor blade production facility in Türkiye for E-175 EP5 E2 ENERCON will produce rotor blades for its top model, the E-175 EP5 E2, in Türkiye. As part of the international market launch of the new turbine model, the manufacturer is setting up a new rotor blade plant in Bergama, Izmir Province. |
13 May 26 |
Spain: Matrix strengthens its presence in Spain with the grid connection of two new renewable projects With the commissioning of these two projects, Matrix Renewables now reaches 15 interconnected projects in Spain, representing a combined installed capacity of 691 MW. |
