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15 Jul 26	Germany: RWE to modernise wind farm in Lower Saxony RWE has won a contract for its Rethen-Vordorf onshore wind farm in the latest tender held by the Federal Network Agency. In the district of Gifhorn in the state of Lower Saxony, RWE will replace three existing wind turbines with three modern ones as part of a repowering project.
15 Jul 26	Australia: RWE’s Theodore Wind Farm project receives approval from Australian Government RWE’s proposed 1.1-gigawatt (GW) Theodore Wind Farm project, located in Central Queensland, Australia, has received Federal Government approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
15 Jul 26	Poland: Ministry of Energy and TAURON have signed a letter of intent to support the construction of a pumped-storage power plant Poland's Ministry of Energy and Tauron have signed a Letter of Intent regarding cooperation to support the construction of a pumped-storage power plant in Roznów, thereby advancing the development of large-scale energy storage in Poland.
15 Jul 26	Denmark: Nobian collaborates with Airengy to explore compressed air energy storage in salt caverns Nobian and energy technology company Airengy have started a collaboration to explore and assess the potential and feasibility of long-duration compressed air energy storage in Nobian-operated salt cavern in Denmark. The collaboration will focus on evaluating Airengy’s compressed air energy storage technology ('AirBattery'), which will store surplus renewable electricity as compressed air in an underground cavern, to be released for power generation when needed.
15 Jul 26	UAE: Masdar reaches financial close for world-first US$6.1 billion gigascale 24/7 clean energy project Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, a global clean energy leader, has announced financial close for the world's first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project, marking a defining milestone in the commercialization of the next generation of clean energy infrastructure.
14 Jul 26	UK: CeraPhi Energy and Star Energy announce landmark agreement to repurpose UK wells for clean geothermal energy CeraPhi Energy has annnounced the signing of a strategic agreement with Star Energy that will enable the transition of legacy onshore oil and gas wells into sustainable geothermal energy centres across the United Kingdom.
14 Jul 26	Canada: Nordex welcomes the filing of the IERMP and reaffirms its commitment to the future of energy development in Quebec Nordex welcomes the filing of Quebec’s Integrated Energy Resource Management Plan (IERMP), a significant milestone in the long-term planning of the province’s energy development.
14 Jul 26	France: Bosjean wind farm inaugurated: VSB France reaches more than 45 MW of wind capacity in the Puy-de-Dôme VSB France, the French subsidiary of VSB Group, which operates across Europe, has inaugurated the Bosjean wind farm in the Puy-de-Dôme department in central France together with representatives of the municipality of Saint-Sulpice. With the new wind farm, VSB is strengthening its presence in the French market and further expanding its wind energy portfolio.
14 Jul 26	Austria: OMV receives EUR 450 mn loan from the European Investment Bank for its 140 MW green hydrogen production facility The European Investment Bank ('EIB') has granted a EUR450 million loan to support the construction of OMV’s green hydrogen production plant, which is set to significantly contribute to the decarbonization of the Schwechat refinery in Lower Austria.
14 Jul 26	Italy: Eni and BMW Group: an agreement for Enilive HVO diesel biofuel to power corporate fleets Eni and BMW Group have announced an agreement to power the BMW vehicles of corporate fleets in Italy with HVOlution (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), a diesel biofuel that is produced from 100% renewable feedstocks by Enilive.
14 Jul 26	US: Helium One Global announces first helium sold from Pinon Canyon Plant 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, notes the Blue Star Helium announcement issued today regarding the Galactica Project.
13 Jul 26	France: Ocean Winds reaches full power from its first floating offshore wind project in France Ocean Winds (OW), the international offshore wind energy company created by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, celebrates reaching full power at its 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm.
13 Jul 26	Cadeler announces signing of an EIFO-backed green term loan facility of EUR 247 million for Wind Apex Cadeler has signed an EIFO-backed senior secured green term loan facility of EUR 247 million to finance in part the construction of its third A-class newbuild offshore wind installation vessel, Wind Apex, with delivery expected in Q2 2027.
13 Jul 26	Electricity distributed by Iberdrola grows by 6.3% in June Electrification leads to an increase in distributed electricity in all the countries in which the Group operates Of note is the 32.6% increase in the United Kingdom thanks to higher demand and the positive impact of the integration of Electricity North West.
13 Jul 26	Poland: Baltic Power Offshore Wind farm produces and delivers electricity to Polish Energy Grid for the first time An historic milestone for offshore wind energy in Poland: at the Baltic Power farm a joint venture of ORLEN and Northland Power - the first turbines have successfully passed the required tests and supplied first offshore wind power to the national energy grid.
13 Jul 26	UK: ScotWind fears grow over UK grid blueprint Business leaders have warned that Scotland's £96 billion ScotWind opportunity could be put at risk by a new UK energy blueprint, amid concerns some offshore wind projects may not be prioritised for future grid investment. The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is due to present six options for its Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) to the UK Government later this summer.
13 Jul 26	Guatemala: MPC Energy Solutions announces 66 MWp solar PV plant in Guatemala successfully completes testing phase, starts operations (COD) MPC Energy Solutions has announced that its 66.1 MWp San Patricio solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Guatemala successfully completed the testing phase and has started delivering energy under the power purchase agreement to the IMSA Group.
13 Jul 26	Italy: Zenith Energy's second Rome PV acquisition brings solar pipeline to 193 MWp Zenith Energy has announced the acquisition of an additional 4.5 MWp ground-mounted photovoltaic development project located within the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Lazio region of Italy. With construction now underway on the Company's first solar plants in Puglia, Zenith continues to build its Italian pipeline towards the 200 MWp target.