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14 Oct 26	US: Helium One Global announces placing to raise £3 million AIM-listed Helium One Global, the primary helium explorer in Tanzania with a 50% working interest in the Galactica-Pegasus helium development project in Colorado, USA, has raised gross proceeds of £3,000,000 by way of a placing.
13 Oct 26	Netherlands: Vattenfall and Royal Vopak team up to further integrate renewable energy into the Dutch power system Vattenfall has signed a tolling agreement with Royal Vopak for a portion of the planned battery energy storage system near Meeden in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands. Under the agreement, Vattenfall will secure access to 100 MW / 400 MWh of battery storage capacity, helping to balance fluctuations in electricity supply and demand.
13 Oct 26	UK: 70 years of clean, renewable power from Invergarry Power Station SSE is celebrating 70 years of operation at Invergarry Power Station, a key part of the Great Glen Hydro Scheme and one of the many remarkable projects delivered during the pioneering years of hydro-electric development in the Scottish Highlands.
13 Oct 26	Statkraft’s Green Transition Scenarios report 2026 explores four possible scenarios for the global energy system towards 2050 Renewable energy continues to expand and will become the dominant source of electricity by 2035, driven by solar and wind power facilitated by expansion of power grids and storage solutions such as batteries. Statkraft’s Green Transition Scenarios report 2026 explores four possible scenarios for the global energy system towards 2050.
13 Oct 26	Sweden/Finland: Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund (ACEEF) expands Nordics portfolio Ardian, a global private investment firm, has announced the acquisition through its wholly-owned local platform, Enordic Evergreen, of a 73.2MW portfolio of wind farm projects located in Sweden and Finland from an investment vehicle managed by German asset manager, KGAL.
13 Oct 26	Ireland: Irish wind farms set new September record According to Wind Energy Ireland’s latest monthly report, Irish wind farms generated record levels of electricity in September and supplied 37 per cent of the country’s electricity demand. On the days with the most wind power, wholesale electricity prices were more than a third lower, highlighting the role wind energy plays in driving electricity costs down.
13 Oct 26	UK: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners acquires 25% stake in Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fifth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), has acquired the 25% share previously held by the Macquarie-led consortium in the Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm project.
12 Oct 26	Norway: Aker Solutions awarded Nes hydropower upgrade by Hafslund Kraft Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Hafslund Kraft for the modernization of Nes Power Station in Buskerud, Norway, one of the country’s most significant hydropower upgrades.
12 Oct 26	UK: OEG awarded contract by Ørsted to power the construction of Hornsea 3 Leading global energy solutions company, OEG, has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to deliver temporary power to the Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm during offshore converter station commissioning works and the turbine installation and commissioning phase.
12 Oct 26	UK: Ørsted to take full ownership of Gunfleet Sands 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm in the UK Ørsted has exercised a long-standing buyback right in relation to the Gunfleet Sands 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm, in which Ørsted currently holds a 50.1 % ownership interest. Under the agreement, Ørsted will acquire the remaining 49.9 % ownership interest from its investment partners for a total consideration of approximately GBP?15 million.
12 Oct 26	UK: European Energy secures Jyske Bank financing for 57 MWp UK solar project European Energy has secured construction financing from Jyske Bank for the 57.4 MWp Snakes Meadow solar project in Bedfordshire in the East of England.
12 Oct 26	US: TotalEnergies expands its Joint Venture with KKR with the addition of a 700 MW Renewables Portfolio TotalEnergies and KKR, a leading global investment firm, have announced the signing of an agreement to add 700 MW to the 50/50 Joint-Venture (JV) they created in the U.S. in 2025, which currently holds 1.4 GW.
12 Oct 26	Nordex Group order intake rises 29.5% to 2.8 GW in the third quarter of 2026 In the third quarter of 2026, the Nordex Group recorded 2,810 MW of orders in the Projects segment, excluding Service business, 29.5 percent higher than the prior-year figure (Q3/2025: 2,170 MW). For the first nine months of the year 2026, order intake totalled 7,733 MW, an increase of 16.1 percent (9M/2025: 6,661 MW).
12 Oct 26	South Africa: Magnora’s South African subsidiary AGV extends its South African offering to powered land for data center development Magnora’s South African subsidiary AGV (African Green Ventures) is expanding its development activities to include vertically integrated data center and energy projects, with powered land and behind-the-meter solutions.
11 Oct 26	UK: RWE completes sale of shares in Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm RWE has confirmed completion of the divestment of its 33.33% share in Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm to fellow power generator EDF. As a result of the sale, EDF will take over responsibility for leading the project on behalf of the joint venture partners.
11 Oct 26	UK: Approved Steeple Renewables Project to deliver £224M local investment The UK Government has given the green light to the Steeple Renewables Project, which will deliver an estimated £224 million of investment in the local economy, alongside a community benefits package worth approximately £13 million over the project’s lifetime.