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30 Mar 26 |
Germany: World Premiere in Mahlsdorf: First wind farm with Nordex N175 turbines commissioned The UKA Group and the Nordex Group have commissioned the Mahlsdorf wind farm on schedule and in full. With an installed capacity of 68 MW, the project sets a technological benchmark for the economic utilization of sites with moderate wind conditions. |
30 Mar 26 |
UK: UK looks ahead to next chapter of extraordinary offshore wind story as plans for new leasing round in 2027 unveiled A major new investment opportunity for the UK’s offshore wind sector is set to open next year, as The Crown Estate announces a new process to accelerate clean energy growth and deliver jobs and economic benefits across the country. The seabed manager has begun a programme of market engagement ahead of an intended official launch of a new leasing round, Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6, in the first half of 2027. |
30 Mar 26 |
UK: New British wind energy record set as gas generation falls to two-year low RenewableUK’s Chief Executive Tara Singh comments on the British wind energy generation record announced March 26 by the National Energy System Operator (NESO), which confirmed a new high of 23,880 megawatts on Wednesday 25 March, beating the previous record of 23,825MW set on 5 December. |
30 Mar 26 |
US: Woodside assumes control of Beaumont New Ammonia operations Woodside Energy has assumed operational control of the Beaumont New Ammonia (BNA) facility in southeast Texas, following successful completion of performance testing and handover from OCI Global. |
30 Mar 26 |
UK: Melgarve Cluster connection project secures consent SSEN Transmission has welcomed the decision by Scottish Ministers to approve its Section 37 application for a new 132kV overhead line in the Highlands. As part of the Melgarve Cluster project, the new line will run for approximately 7km, which together with underground cabling will connect the Cloiche Wind Farm – located around 11km southeast of Fort Augustus – to the existing Melgarve 400/132kV substation. |
30 Mar 26 |
France: TotalEnergies and EDF sign partnership to secure low-carbon electricity supply for TotalEnergies’ refining & chemicals sites in France Under this agreement, EDF will allocate to TotalEnergies a share of the output of its operating nuclear fleet. This allocation will enable TotalEnergies to cover around 60% of the electricity needs of its refining and chemicals sites in France, estimated at 400 MW. |
29 Mar 26 |
US: XGS Energy and Baker Hughes announce strategic collaboration to advance geothermal development in New Mexico XGS Energy, a developer of next-generation geothermal power systems, and Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, have announced a strategic collaboration and initial order for Baker Hughes engineering services to advance XGS’s planned 150-megawatt geothermal project in New Mexico. |
29 Mar 26 |
Germany: Expro to deliver geothermal well testing services for groundbreaking Lionheart Project in Germany Expro is set to deliver well testing services for the first Schleidberg well as part of Vulcan Energy’s Lionheart Project - one of Europe’s most significant geothermal and lithium extraction developments. |
29 Mar 26 |
Germany: Nordseecluster B: RWE receives approvals for offshore wind farm in German North Sea RWE has been given the green light for a further offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. In late March, the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) granted planning permission for Nordseecluster B (comprising NC 3 and NC 4). This allows RWE to implement the second phase of its 1.6-gigawatt Nordseecluster. |
