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25 Mar 26	Denmark: Operations and maintenance base for Thor offshore wind farm officially opened RWE has officially opened the new operations and maintenance base for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, Thor.
25 Mar 26	North Sea oil and gas: Government must listen to industry and increase supply - Unite Unite, the UK’s leading union, which represents thousands of North Sea oil and gas workers has called on the government to 'not let go of one rope before having hold of another' and urgently increase North Sea production.
25 Mar 26	UK: RenewableUK welcomes trial scheme to offer consumers lower electricity bills on windy days Steven Agnew, Head of Policy at RenewableUK, comments on the Government’s announcement that it will launch a trial scheme this winter to enable energy companies to offer consumers lower electricity bills in areas of abundant wind generation such as Scotland and the East of England, minimising constraint payments for wind which would previously have gone unused
25 Mar 26	UK: Government to make 'plug-in solar' available within months 'Plug-in' solar panels to be in shops within months, offering households chance to significantly cut energy bills. Government drives to make 'plug-in' solar available in shops as part of clean power mission.
25 Mar 26	Germany: Nordex Group receives first order for N175/6.X turbine with 199-meter hub height The Nordex Group has received its first order for the N175/6.X turbine with a hub height of 199 meters. The 21 MW Marienmünster-Altenbergen project in North Rhine-Westphalia thus marks another milestone in the technological development of modern onshore turbines. With the implementation of this project, the Nordex Group will install its currently highest series-produced wind turbine during the course of 2027.
25 Mar 26	UK: UK Oil & Gas subsidiary UKEn signs MOU with Wales & West Utilities UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has announced that its wholly owned clean energy subsidiary, UK Energy Storage ('UKEn') has signed an MOU with Wales and West Utilities (WWU), the principal gas pipeline operator in Wales and the South West. WWU plans to develop 'HyLine South West', a 100% hydrogen pipeline system to connect hydrogen suppliers, offtakers and storage within the region.
25 Mar 26	UK: EDF power solution's Dunside Wind Farm receives planning consent The Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit has approved plans for the 14-turbine Dunside wind farm located in the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders. EDF power solutions UK, one of the country’s leading renewable energy developers has been working closely with communities around the site for over four years.
25 Mar 26	Norway: OKEA reports increased recoverable resource estimates from the Talisker West discoveries at the Brage field (PL 055) Reference is made to stock exchange notice dated 25 August 2025 with regards to the Talisker West discovery. Through further subsurface maturation of the Talisker Statfjord formation, recoverable resource estimates (P50) have increased from 19 to 28 million barrels of oil equivalents (mmboe).
24 Mar 26	France: Vestas announces new orders in France for a total of 59 MW Vestas has announced new orders in France for a total of 59 MW. Delivery and commissioning are scheduled for Q2 2027.
24 Mar 26	UK: Carbon storage developers apply for more than 2 million acres of North Sea The NSTA has received bids for more than 2 million acres of seabed at the 24 March closure of the UK’s second carbon storage licensing round. The second carbon storage licensing round was launched in December 2025.
24 Mar 26	UK: EnerMech wins five-year North Sea contract on Kraken FPSO EnerMech has secured a five-year contract to provide Bumi Armada with crane management and lifting services on the Armada Kraken Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in the UK North Sea East of Shetland.
24 Mar 26	Germany: Vestas announces new order in Germany Vestas has announced the following order as part of its Q1 order intake. Customer is Alterric. Delivery of the 29 MW Ober-Mörlen project is planned to begin in Q3 2027, with commissioning scheduled to begin in Q4 2027.
24 Mar 26	UK must back domestic oil and gas alongside renewables to secure energy supply The UK will continue to need significant volumes of oil and gas for decades to come, even with accelerating use of renewables, according to the OEUK Business Outlook Report 2026 on the UK’s offshore energy system.
24 Mar 26	UK: Ofgem announces biggest shortlist of bidders since 2019 with offshore transmission assets for three major North Sea windfarms up for auction Ofgem has announced it has shortlisted its biggest field of bidders since 2019, who can all now compete to own and operate the offshore electricity transmission links for three major North Sea wind farms off Great Britain’s east coast.
24 Mar 26	Poland: Prospex Energy announces formal offer of onshore Polish licences Prospex Energy, the AIM quoted investing company focused on European gas and power projects, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, PXEN Tatra Sp z.o.o. ('PXEN Tatra') has been formally offered the San and Dunajec onshore licence areas in Poland.
24 Mar 26	European Commission approves €5 billion Danish State aid scheme to support offshore wind energy The European Commission has approved a €5 billion (DKK 37.6 billion) Danish scheme to support offshore wind energy in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal.
24 Mar 26	Italy: European Energy divests 151 MW solar PV project in Sicily European Energy has completed the divestment of its remaining stake in a 151 MW solar PV project located in Mineo, Sicily, to the Italian investment management firm Sosteneo.
23 Mar 26	Spain: Zelestra delivers 162 MW Belinchón solar cluster in Spain ahead of schedule, powering pharma decarbonisation
23 Mar 26	France: Technip Energies invests in Verso Energy’s DEZiR eSAF project in Rouen Technip Energies has signed an agreement with Verso Energy to acquire a minority equity stake in the DEZiR project, a synthetic aviation fuel ('eSAF') plant located in Rouen, France. This investment demonstrates Technip Energies’ support for this major industrial initiative, which has been selected under the France 2030 program and the European Innovation Fund.
23 Mar 26	OEUK: New polling shows public backs homegrown energy, a balanced mix, and clear long-term rules for the North Sea New UK-wide polling commissioned by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) shows overwhelming public support for using the UK’s own oil and gas resources alongside renewables to strengthen national security, manage overreliance on imports, and ensure stable, long-term decision-making on how the sector is taxed.
23 Mar 26	Serbia: Nordex Group receives new order from Serbia for 70 MW The Nordex Group has received a new order for the supply and installation of 11 N175/6.X wind turbines for the Jasikovo wind farm in eastern Serbia. The Jasikovo wind farm is located in the Serbian Carpathian Mountains, approx. 175 kms east-southeast of Belgrade.
23 Mar 26	UK: Orcadian Energy announces results for the half year ended 31 December 2025 AIM-listed Orcadian Energy, the North Sea focused oil and gas development company, has announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 31 December 2025.
23 Mar 26	Italy: Zenith Energy announces construction of its 7 MWp solar plants in Puglia, Italy, will commence in July 2026 Zenith Energy has announced a major milestone in the execution of its Italian renewable energy development and production strategy, with construction of its 7 MWp solar plants in the Puglia region now scheduled to commence in early July 2026.
23 Mar 26	Norway: TGS completes three year GSX campaign in the Norwegian Sea TGS has announced the completion of its three-year GSX (GeoStreamer X) acquisition and processing campaign in the Norwegian Sea, culminating in the delivery of the final Dual Azimuth products to clients. TGS now offers more than 21,500 sq kms of high-quality GSX multi-client seismic data available for licensing. The dataset provides a modern, high-resolution foundation for development, ILX and TLX exploration activities across one of Norway’s most prospective offshore regions.
23 Mar 26	UK: Keep the North Sea Working campaign launched by Unite for Scottish elections Oil and gas workers have today (23 March) launched a campaign to demand protection for union jobs and the communities those jobs sustain from Scottish politicians ahead of the Holyrood elections.