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28 Oct 26	France: Greenvolt Next signs an agreement with Carrefour Property to deploy solar carports across up to 120 retail stores in France Greenvolt Next, a Greenvolt Group company specialised in decentralised renewable energy solutions for the commercial and industrial sectors, has signed an agreement with Carrefour Property to deploy photovoltaic carport installations across retail store car parks fully owned by Carrefour in France.
28 Oct 26	A new approach to environmental monitoring: SeaMe lays the foundations for a comprehensive assessment of the marine environment in offshore wind farms The SeaMe project (Sustainable Ecosystem Approach in Monitoring the marine Environment) has successfully completed its initial offshore test phase. Over the past two years, innovative monitoring technologies such as drones, AI-assisted camera systems and an autonomous underwater vehicle have been tested under real-world conditions off the German island of Heligoland and at RWE's Kaskasi offshore wind farm.
28 Oct 26	RES’ Smart Pilot tech now flies on smaller, lower-cost drones RES, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, has made its Smart Pilot turbine blade inspection technology available for smaller drones, including the DJI Matrice 4E. These smaller drones cost less than their larger counterparts and deliver comparable image quality in good conditions, giving wind farm owners a lower-cost way to inspect their fleets.
28 Oct 26	Australia: Georgina Energy announces Hussar EP513 mobilisation update Georgina Energy, a helium, hydrogen and natural gas exploration and development company with strategic permits in Australia, advises that it is currently working with Ensign Energy Services on a plan for mobilising the Ensign Rig 970 to site.
28 Oct 26	UK: Nearly 50,000 jobs supported by Scotland's renewable energy industry, new report finds Scotland’s renewable energy industry supported an estimated 49,200 full-time equivalent jobs and £14.9 billion of economic output in 2024, new research shows. The independent report by the University of Strathclyde’s Fraser of Allander Institute, commissioned by Scottish Renewables, also found the industry supported £5.1 billion of gross value added (GVA), underlining its role as a major driver of Scotland’s economy.
28 Oct 26	Cubico’s Frodsham Solar project granted development consent Cubico Sustainable Investments has announced that its Frodsham Solar project in Cheshire has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.
27 Oct 26	Singapore: Metatek surveys help reveal Singapore's geothermal potential Metatek’s integrated airborne and ground-based geophysical surveys have helped underpin Singapore’s nationwide geothermal assessment, whose preliminary findings were highlighted yesterday at Singapore International Energy Week by Singapore’s energy minister, Dr Tan See Leng.
27 Oct 26	Germany: Nordex Group to supply DenkerWulf with turbines for a 51 MW wind farm in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany The Nordex Group and DenkerWulf are continuing their collaboration in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with a new wind energy project. For the Bredenbek wind farm, DenkerWulf has ordered nine N149/5.X wind turbines with a total capacity of 51.3 MW from the Nordex Group. Installation is scheduled to begin in autumn 2027, with commissioning of the first turbine planned for December 2027
27 Oct 26	Norway: Odal Vindkraftverk AS enters into long-term agreement with Siemens Gamesa Odal Vindkraftverk (Odal wind farm) is owned by Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA, Akershus Energi and KLP, and is a significant Norwegian renewable energy asset with a total installed capacity of approximately 160 MW. The wind farm has an estimated annual production of approximately 530 GWh.
27 Oct 26	Greece: Masdar backs Greece’s digital future with major solar acquisition, strengthening UAE–Greece strategic partnership Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, a global clean energy leader, has signed an agreement to acquire and develop one of Greece’s largest solar projects, strengthening the country's clean energy infrastructure and supporting its ambitions as a European digital hub, while deepening the strategic partnership between the UAE and Greece.
27 Oct 26	IGNIS completes sale of 656 MW renewable project portfolio in Italy to flyRen Energy Group SpA IGNIS has successfully completed the sale of a 656 MW portfolio of renewable energy projects in Italy to flyRen, a group backed by the British fund Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners II. The transaction comprises 28 projects at different stages of development, located across several regions of the country, and includes solar PV, battery-hybrid and wind assets.
26 Oct 26	Vattenfall’s battery portfolio now exceeds 1.2 GW supporting a more flexible and affordable energy system Vattenfall’s battery portfolio has grown rapidly to exceed 1.2 GW in power, following the final investment decision for its Brunsbüttel battery in Germany and a recent agreement with Royal Vopak for battery capacity in the Netherlands.
26 Oct 26	Germany: RWE and Borussia Dortmund officially commissioned the new battery storage system at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK during the Bundesliga home match RWE and Borussia Dortmund officially commissioned the new battery storage system at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK today during the Bundesliga home match against Eintracht Frankfurt. This marks the completion of the two partners’ joint energy concept for the stadium. Following the installation of the photovoltaic system on the roof of the BVB FanWelt and the completion of the world’s most powerful photovoltaic system on a stadium roof, the battery storage system has also become operational.
26 Oct 26	Germany: GIGA Storage reaches financial close for the Albatross Energy Storage project in Germany and builds 1.4 GW in 3 countries GIGA Storage, the European operator of large-scale energy storage projects, has finalised the financing for the construction of Albatross near Neuenkirchen in Lower Saxony, one of the largest energy storage projects in Germany.
26 Oct 26	UK: 3i Infrastructure backed Future Biogas acquires remaining stake in six anaerobic digestion facilities 3i Infrastructure has announces that Future Biogas, one of the largest anaerobic digestion ('AD') plant developers and biogas producers in the UK, has acquired the remaining 49% stake in a portfolio of six gas-to-grid AD facilities from Foresight Environmental Infrastructure Limited ('FGEN') for £104 million. Future Biogas acquired its initial 51% stake in the portfolio in August 2024.
26 Oct 26	UK: EnergyPathways announces strategic land purchase at Barrow-in-Furness EnergyPathways, the UK energy transition company, announces that it has signed Heads of Terms ('HoT') to purchase land at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, for its nationally significant MESH project.
26 Oct 26	Vietnam-Malaysia-Singapore Renewable Electricity Initiative reaches key milestone with conditional approval from Singapore’s Energy Market Authority The Vietnam-Malaysia-Singapore (VMS) renewable electricity initiative has reached an important milestone, with Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) granting Conditional Approval to Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, the designated importer for the proposed project
26 Oct 26	Australia: Georgina Energy provides Hussar EP513 update Georgina Energy, a helium, hydrogen and natural gas exploration and development company with strategic permits in Australia, advises that it is currently working with Ensign Energy Services on a plan for mobilising the Ensign Rig 970 to site.
26 Oct 26	UK: Exagen granted planning permission for Warren Wood Energy Park Exagen is pleased to announce that the Planning Inspectorate have allowed our appeal for Warren Wood Energy Park, a 25 MW solar farm and 10 MW BESS in Norfolk, and planning permission has now been granted for the project.