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09 Apr 26	UK: Statkraft announces public consultation on new solar scheme in East Riding of Yorkshire Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy has shared further details about its Mylen Leah Solar Farm proposals. The planned scheme, of approximately 500MW, would generate enough home-grown renewable electricity to power the equivalent of up to 180,000 homes.
09 Apr 26	World’s first turbine with CO2-reduced steel tower and recyclable blades installed at Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm RWE has installed the world’s first offshore wind turbine featuring a CO2 reduced steel tower and recyclable rotor blades. This marks a major milestone in the construction of the 1.1 gigawatt Thor offshore wind farm off Denmark’s west coast.
09 Apr 26	UK: Hydrogen investment fuels South Yorkshire's next industrial era The UK has taken another step forward towards clean homegrown energy, with over 400 new jobs announced in a major hydrogen investment in South Yorkshire.
09 Apr 26	Italy: EIB and Societe Generale provide €153 million in financing to support 137 MW of new renewable energy capacity in Sicily The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Societe Generale have signed a €153 million financing agreement to support the construction and operation of the Sand Solar project, a 137 MW photovoltaic plant located in the municipalities of Monreale and Gibellina in Sicily.
09 Apr 26	Spain: Galp accelerates renewables diversification with acquisition of 351 MW operational wind portfolio in Spain Galp has agreed to acquire a 351 MW portfolio of operational onshore wind assets located across Spain from Helia Funds, a platform co-sponsored by Plenium Partners and Bankinter Investment, accelerating the Company’s strategy to enhance and diversify its renewable generation base in the growing Iberian power market.
09 Apr 26	Denmark: BlueNord announces preliminary production for March 2026 BlueNord has announced its preliminary production figures for March 2026. In March 2026, preliminary production was 42.5 mboepd net to the Company. The Tyra hub delivered 22.8 mboepd in March. The base assets (Dan, Gorm and Halfdan) produced 19.8 mboepd in March.
09 Apr 26	Netherlands/Germany: ONE-Dyas expands North Sea gas production: second production well N05-A brought on stream ONE-Dyas has started gas production from the second production well on the N05-A platform in the North Sea. This increases N05-A’s production to 1 billion cubic metres per year. As a result, N05-A is already making a significant contribution to the gas supply of the Netherlands and Germany, at a time when energy security and geopolitical stability are high on the agenda.
08 Apr 26	UK: Major milestone as Government grants Development Consent Order for Springwell Solar Farm Springwell Solar Farm has secured a major planning milestone after the UK Government granted it a Development Consent Order (DCO), enabling the project to progress towards construction. Located between Sleaford and Lincoln in Lincolnshire, Springwell will make an important contribution to the UK’s future energy mix by providing enough renewable, secure energy to power over 180,000 homes every year once operational.
08 Apr 26	UK: ScottishPower Renewables reveals initial design for new Lowestoft operations base ScottishPower Renewables has revealed the initial design for its new £8 million East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm base in Lowestoft’s PowerPark. The building design shows that it will comprise three storeys, with a similar look and feel to the company’s operations and maintenance base for its East Anglia (EA) ONE offshore windfarm.
08 Apr 26	UK: Perenco acquires Saturn Banks assets from CalEnergy Resources Perenco UK has confirmed that, having received change of control approval from the NSTA, the purchase of various Saturn Banks assets from CalEnergy Resources (Operator) has now been successfully concluded.
08 Apr 26	UK: National Grid energises second new Dinorwig-Pentir circuit in milestone for cable upgrade project National Grid has switched on the second of three new high voltage electricity circuits connecting the Dinorwig hydroelectric power station with the transmission network in North Wales, marking another major step in futureproofing a vital part of Britain’s grid.
08 Apr 26	Spain: Zelestra and EDP sign Spain’s first PPA to hybridise an operational solar plant with battery storage in Cáceres Zelestra, a global, multi-technology, customer-focused, renewable energy company, and EDP, a global energy company leader in the renewable energy sector, have signed Spain’s first power purchase agreement (PPA) to hybridise an operational solar plant with battery storage, marking a major step forward in the country’s energy storage rollout.
07 Apr 26	UK: Uniper and Innova announce the commencement of Moreton Morrell solar farm The site, which was awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) in Allocation Round 7 (AR7), is expected to generate enough renewable electricity to power approximately 12,330 UK homes annually.
07 Apr 26	Norway: Aker BP starts oil production from the Symra field in the North Sea Aker BP has started oil production from the Symra field in the North Sea. The project has been delivered nine months ahead of original schedule, generating significant value and accelerating production start into 2026. The field is estimated to contribute approx. 63 million barrels of oil equivalent to the Eiga area.