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30 Apr 26	Delta and Centrica launch scalable off-grid fuel cell power solution Centrica and Delta Electronics, Inc. have announced an infrastructure partnership to serve the data centre market and energy intensive industries in the UK and Europe, launching with Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) for off-grid energy generation.
30 Apr 26	Philippines: TotalEnergies and Nextnorth reach financial close and start construction of a 440 MW solar project TotalEnergies, together with its partner Nextnorth, a Philippines-based renewable energy developer, announced that they reached financial close and started the construction of a 440 MWp solar power plant. Located in the City of Ilagan, Province of Isabela, the project owned by TotalEnergies (65%) and Nextnorth (35%), will be operational by the end of 2027.
30 Apr 26	Czech Republic: Rolls-Royce SMR secures Czech contract to deliver Small Modular Reactor Programme Rolls-Royce SMR and CEZ Group have signed a contract that enables work to start on the Czech Republic’s first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme, launching first at the Temelín site in the South Bohemian Region.
30 Apr 26	Aker Solutions signs MOU with Rolls-Royce SMR for small modular reactor energy projects Aker Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd within the small modular reactor (SMR) market. The MoU establishes a partnership to develop Aker Solutions’ offering of non-nuclear parts of framed modules for Rolls-Royce SMR’s portfolio, leveraging Aker Solutions’ deep expertise in modularization and complex energy project execution.
30 Apr 26	Norway: Statkraft signs long-term power contracts with Hydro Hydro Energi and Statkraft have signed two long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) for the total delivery of 0.9 TWh per year in 2029 and 2030 and 1.3 TWh per year in the period from 2031-2038. The PPAs secure a total supply of 12.3 TWh of power over a 10-year period to Hydro's primary aluminium production plants in Norway.
29 Apr 26	Germany: Vestas announces 50 MW order in Germany Vestas has announced a 50 MW order in Germany as part of its Q2 order intake. Customer and Project name are undisclosed. Delivery planned to begin in Q21 2027; commissioning scheduled to begin in Q4 2027.
29 Apr 26	Taiwan: Fugro awarded a large geotechnical site investigation contract for CIP’s wind farm in Taiwan Fugro has been awarded the geotechnical site investigation contract for the 600 MW FengMiao II Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), one of the developers under Taiwan’s Round 3.2 offshore wind tender.
29 Apr 26	Why wave energy must be the UK’s next great green frontier As an island nation with more than 11,000 miles of coastline, the UK sits beside one of the most powerful, and most overlooked renewable energy resources on Earth: ocean waves. Offshore wind has dominated Britain’s clean-energy identity for decades, but wave power is no longer a distant prospect.
29 Apr 26	Europe: TotalEnergies finalizes the acquisition of 50% of a portfolio of flexible power generation assets from EPH TotalEnergies has announced the completion of the acquisition agreed on 16 November 2025 of 50% of EPH’s flexible power generation platform in Western Europe.
29 Apr 26	Spain: Successful wind repowering in Spain achieves 98 percent waste recovery Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy producer, has successfully completed the first phase of the Montes de Cierzo wind repowering project in Navarra, replacing 44 old turbines with 10 new ones, increasing the capacity to produce clean energy while reducing visual impacts and achieving almost full recycling and reuse of the old components.
29 Apr 26	UK: Matrix Renewables closes £245 million non-recourse financing for 500MW battery storage project in Scotland Matrix Renewables, the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, has successfully closed a £245 million non-recourse project financing to support the construction of a large-scale, transmission-connected 500MW / 1,000MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project located in Eccles–Leitholm, in southern Scotland.
28 Apr 26	UK: EnergyPathways launches FEED for the world's largest CAES project EnergyPathways, the energy transition company, has announced completion of pre-FEED studies with Siemens Energy which confirm the economic viability of its planned large scale CAES project expected to be the UK's largest long duration energy storage facility.
28 Apr 26	UK: SmartestEnergy and AGR Renewables partner to deliver long-term route to market for major UK solar portfolio SmartestEnergy has agreed a series of CfD Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with AGR Renewables, spanning four UK co-located projects, and will provide a bankable, flexible route to market for 192MW of solar capacity.
28 Apr 26	Canada: Vestas strengthens Québec presence with 186 MW order from EDF power solutions North America Vestas has received a 186 MW order from EDF power solutions North America to supply 28 EnVentus V162-6.2 MW wind turbines and two EnVentus V162-6.0 MW wind turbines for the Forêt Domaniale wind project in Québec, Canada.
27 Apr 26	Romania: Three wind projects of around 300 MW enter the execution phase under the OMV Petrom–RNV Infrastructure partnership OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in South-East Europe, and RNV Infrastructure have announced that three wind projects, with a total installed capacity of approximately 300 MW, are entering the execution phase following the adoption of the final investment decision (FID).