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19 Feb 26 |
Spain: ACCIONA Energía completes repowering of Tahivilla wind farm ACCIONA Energía has successfully completed the repowering of its Tahivilla wind farm (84.4MW) in Tarifa (Spain), which is now undergoing full commissioning. Tahivilla is expected to generate 254GWh of electricity per year, preventing the emission of around 108,000 tonnes of CO2 annually. |
19 Feb 26 |
UK: Fenwick Solar Farm secures planning approval, powering a greener future for Doncaster and beyond BOOM Power has announced that Fenwick Solar Farm has been granted planning approval, marking a major milestone for renewable energy development in South Yorkshire. |
18 Feb 26 |
Italy: Zelestra proceeds with construction at the 9.5 MW Bellomo agrivoltaic plant in Italy Zelestra, a global, multi-technology, customer-focused renewable energy company, has started construction at its second solar plant in Italy. The 9.5 MWdc Bellomo project, located in Modica, is the first agrivoltaic plant Zelestra has developed in Sicily. |
18 Feb 26 |
UK: First foundations for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm arrive in the UK Ørsted has taken delivery of the first sets of monopiles for its Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm. In total, six of the massive structures have now arrived into Teesside in the UK from manufacturer Haizea after travelling 960 nautical miles in two batches from Bilbao in Spain. The monopiles, the first of a total of 197, produced for Hornsea 3, the world’s single largest offshore wind farm, each weigh an average of 1,670 tonnes and 90m in length. |
18 Feb 26 |
Italy: Zenith Energy commences construction of 7 MWp Solar Plants Zenith Energy, the listed international energy production and development company, has announced that, through its wholly-owned Italian subsidiary WESOLAR, it has commenced construction-phase activities for the first assets within its Italian solar pipeline. Zenith has selected three projects in the Puglia region of Italy, totaling 7 MWp, for construction: Andria-1, Andria-3 and Andria-4. |
17 Feb 26 |
UK: Arenko expands RWE collaboration through three new UK solar-plus-storage sites Arenko, the enterprise-grade technology partner for complex BESS and renewables portfolios, has expanded its commercial collaboration with RWE, rolling out its software to support optimisation of three additional co-located solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, totalling 150MW, in the UK. |
17 Feb 26 |
UK: Lightsource bp awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) for Hett Moor Solar Farm in the UK Lightsource bp has been awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) for Hett Moor Solar Farm in the UK Government’s latest renewables auction, AR7. Securing this contract means Lightsource bp will deliver stable, low-cost, home-grown renewable energy to the national grid under a long-term, government-backed contract. |
17 Feb 26 |
US: Octopus Energy Generation invests $1bn in cutting-edge Californian clean tech to boost UK growth Octopus Energy Generation, one of Europe’s leading investors in renewable energy, is injecting nearly $1 billion in California’s next-gen tech scene – deepening its foothold in one of the world’s most advanced clean energy markets. |
17 Feb 26 |
Italy: MET Group completes second solar park in Italy Swiss-based energy company MET Group has successfully commissioned its Caltignaga solar power plant in Italy. The Agri-PV solar project has an installed capacity of 10 MWp and an expected annual generation of 15 GWh, producing enough electricity to power around 6,000 Italian households each year. |
17 Feb 26 |
Romania: EBRD finances €34 million for major solar projects in Romania The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which has been instrumental in supporting Romania's renewable energy ambitions, is providing a senior secured loan of up to €34 million to Solar World SRL, RB Solar Energy SRL and Energie Soleil SRL for the development, construction and operation of two solar power plants in the southern part of Romania. |
