energy-pedia news

Search energy-pedia news by selecting date, type, and region from the drop-down boxes

The full News Archive is available to Corporate Subscribers only. Non-Subscribers can access up to four years of archived news. For details of how to subscribe click here.

Reset

11 Mar 26	UK: Vestas builds offshore momentum in Europe with another 1.38 GW order in the UK Vestas has received a firm order for RWE’s 1,380 MW Vanguard East offshore wind project in the United Kingdom. Vanguard East follows Vanguard West, which was confirmed as a firm order last month. This new order further supports the UK’s advance toward its 2030 clean power targets while building crucial momentum for the wider energy transition across Europe.
10 Mar 26	Poland: RWE sold its Polish offshore wind development project to PGE RWE and PGE have successfully closed the transaction they announced in December. As agreed, PGE has become the sole owner of the F.E.W. Baltic II offshore wind development project in the Polish Baltic Sea. The wind farm has a planned capacity of 350 megawatts and will be located approx. 50 kms from shore, north of the Polish town of Ustka.
10 Mar 26	UK: Evolt Charging partners with AMPECO to support the next phase of EV Charging Evolt Charging has selected AMPECO, the EV charging management platform supporting 190+ charging networks across 70+ markets, as the software platform behind its EV charging services to support the next phase of EV charging growth across the UK.
10 Mar 26	France: Plenitude and Methagora sign a 15-year partnership for the sourcing of biomethane in France Plenitude and Methagora, a biomethane solutions developer and gas supplier, have signed an agreement covering the sourcing in France of 50 GWh of biomethane per year over a 15-year period, in line with the French legislation concerning the Biomethane Production Certificates (BPC) scheme. Under the agreement, Methagora will sell Plenitude biomethane sourced from a range of agricultural areas in France.
10 Mar 26	Tunisia: Scatec starts commercial operation of the 60 MW Sidi Bouzid solar power plant in Tunisia Scatec, a leading renewable energy provider, and Aeolus, part of Toyota Tsusho Group, have reached commercial operations date (COD) of the 60 MW Sidi Bouzid solar power plant in Tunisia with retroactive effect from 1January 2026.
10 Mar 26	Germany: Munich Airport procures offshore wind power from RWE Munich Airport and energy producer RWE signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) in February 2026. The PPA has a term of ten years and guarantees the airport 40 gigawatt hours (40 million kilowatt hours) of electricity per year from a new RWE wind farm in the North Sea.
10 Mar 26	UK: New Aberdeen study finds seabirds steer clear of turbine blades A detailed new collaborative study between Vattenfall and Spoor, a biodiversity technology company specialising in AI-powered bird monitoring, has confirmed that seabirds are safely steering clear of offshore wind turbines at Vattenfall’s Aberdeen offshore wind farm.
10 Mar 26	Romania: HELLENiQ ENERGY announces start of commercial operation of photovoltaic parks in Romania HELLENiQ ENERGY has announced that the delivery and start of commercial operations for two photovoltaic parks in southern Romania, with a total capacity of 58 MW, have been successfully concluded, in accordance with an agreement signed in 2023 with METLEN for the construction and acquisition of four photovoltaic parks with a total capacity of 211 MW
10 Mar 26	Germany: Nordex Group receives orders from wpd totaling nearly 280 MW in Germany Long-standing customer wpd has ordered 40 turbines from the Nordex Group for nine projects in Germany. The total capacity of the orders amounts to 279,2 MW.
10 Mar 26	UK: Red Rock Renewables reaches Financial Close on Benbrack Wind Farm Edinburgh-based renewable energy company, Red Rock Renewables, has reached Financial Close on a £62m financing with Lloyds, HSBC and China Construction Bank for its Benbrack Onshore Wind Farm.
09 Mar 26	Ireland: Fugro supports Ireland’s planned first commercial offshore wind farm Fugro has been awarded a contract by Oriel Windfarm Ltd to deliver a detailed geotechnical site investigation that will inform the design and installation of foundations for 25 offshore wind turbines, supporting safe and efficient construction at the Oriel offshore wind farm.
09 Mar 26	Germany: Vattenfall builds combined wind and solar park in south-west Germany Hybrid park Hommerdingen-Biesdorf is Vattenfall’s first combination of wind and PV in Germany and sets standards for modern, cost-efficient, and grid-friendly energy generation.
09 Mar 26	US: Helix Exploration provides Company update Helix Exploration, the helium exploration and development company advancing the Rudyard Helium Project in northern Montana, has executed a lease agreement for a high-pressure jumbo tube trailer, marking a key operational milestone for the Company
09 Mar 26	UK emerges as Europe’s largest offshore wind market as wind installations surge - BloombergNEF The UK maintained the top spot in Europe’s offshore wind market in 2025, installing 1.3GW of offshore capacity, the second largest globally after China, according to BloombergNEF’s Global Wind Turbine Market Shares 2025.
08 Mar 26	Germany: Vestas announces 50 MW order in Germany Vestas has announced an order from envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG as part of its Q1 order intake. The project name is Börnicke. Delivery is planned to begin in Q1 2027, with commissioning scheduled to begin in Q3 2027.
08 Mar 26	US: Zelestra proceeds with the construction of the Echols Grove and Cedar Range Solar projects in Texas Zelestra, a global, multi-technology, customer-focused renewable energy company, has commenced construction on their two largest solar projects to date in the U.S. Work has started on both the 253 MWdc Echols Grove (Lamar County, Texas) and the 188 MWdc Cedar Range (Hopkins County, Texas) schemes.