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29 Jul 26	UK: Funding for Shetland clean fuels hub The development of a clean fuels hub on Shetland will get financial backing from the Scottish Government, Energy Minister Stephen Gethins announced ahead of a visit to Sullom Voe Terminal. Veri Energy will receive almost £760,000 to support the third phase of work to develop the hub.
29 Jul 26	UK: Scottish Power awards over £100m in UK-wide onshore windfarm contracts boost ScottishPower has awarded contracts totalling a record £102.9million to companies spanning the country in the latest round of support for Britain’s supply chain.
29 Jul 26	UK: Offshore Energies UK responds to public consultation on the £10.8 billion Rosebank and Jackdaw energy projects Offshore Energies UK is calling for an acceleration of consent for development of the Rosebank and Jackdaw energy projects highlighting in its response to ongoing public consultations submitted this week, their strategic importance to the UK’s energy security, economy and industrial future.
29 Jul 26	Germany: RWE to build large-scale storage at Hambach mine RWE is continuing to expand its battery storage portfolio and is constructing a new large-scale storage facility on the site of the Hambach opencast mine. The first of a total of 128 lithium-ion battery containers have already been delivered. The large-scale storage facility will have a capacity of 236 megawatts (MW) and a storage capacity of 470 megawatt-hours (MWh). The facility is scheduled to come on stream in 2027.
29 Jul 26	Montenegro: Masdar and EPCG advance 2GW partnership in Montenegro with first solar and energy-storage projects Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, a global clean energy leader, and Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), Montenegro’s national power utility, have advanced their strategic partnership into project execution with agreements covering 150 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity and the potential development of over 400MW of pumped hydro energy storage.
28 Jul 26	Germany: ERG completes construction of the Aukrug wind farm in northern Germany ERG has completed construction and powered up the Aukrug wind farm, located in northern Germany. The farm consists of four Vestas V150 turbines, each rated at 5.6 MW, for a total installed capacity of 22.4 MW and an estimated annual output of approximately 50 GWh.
28 Jul 26	UK: Liverpool Bay CCS Ltd enters into lease with The Crown Estate for UK-first carbon storage project repurposing existing infrastructure Liverpool Bay CCS Limited (LBCCS), which provides the transport and storage infrastructure underpinning the HyNet industrial decarbonisation cluster, has entered into a lease with The Crown Estate for its CO2 transportation and storage project, marking a significant milestone for the UK's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to repurpose existing infrastructure.
28 Jul 26	UK: The Crown Estate launches accelerated tender for Morgan offshore wind site The Crown Estate has launched a competitive tender process to secure a new developer to build and operate the up to 1.5GW Morgan wind farm in the Irish Sea. Morgan has already achieved significant development milestones, making it one of the most advanced offshore wind opportunities available to developers.
28 Jul 26	Spain: ACCIONA Energía sells 361MW wind power portfolio in Spain ACCIONA Energía has completed the sale of a 361MW portfolio of operational wind assets in Spain for an equity value of €432 million to Galp New Energies, with no financial debt included in the transaction perimeter. The portfolio comprises 15 wind farms across the Spanish provinces of Navarra, Zaragoza, Ciudad Real, Palencia, Guadalajara and Seville.
28 Jul 26	Cyprus: TotalEnergies approves the development of the Cronos gas field to supply Europe with LNG TotalEnergies (50%) and Eni (50%, operator), partners in Cyprus offshore Block 6, have taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Cronos gas field, discovered in 2022 and successfully appraised in 2024.
28 Jul 26	UK: Nominations extended for UK offshore energy awards Nominations for the OEUK Awards 2026 have been extended until 5pm on 10 August, giving the UK offshore energy industry extra time to recognise the people, companies and innovations helping to shape the nation’s energy future.
27 Jul 26	TotalEnergies SE appeals the 25 June 2026 judgment in the duty of vigilance climate case Following deliberation by its Board of Directors, TotalEnergies has decided to appeal the judgment rendered on 25 June 2026 by the Paris Judicial Court in the proceedings brought by certain associations under the French duty of vigilance law.
27 Jul 26	Germany: RWE successfully closes acquisition of stake in Amprion RWE acquires 35% indirect share in German Transmission System Operator Amprion for €3.6 billion, increasing its total indirect stake to 55%. Amprion is one of Germany’s four transmission system operators and operates the transmission grid in the country’s economic heartland, spanning seven German federal states and serving approximately 29 million people.
27 Jul 26	Norway: Norwegian Offshore Directorate announces production figures for June 2026 Preliminary production figures for June 2026 show an average daily production of 2,022,000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. Total gas sales were 10.0 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is 0.6 (GSm3) more than the previous month. The average daily production of liquids in June was: 1,827,000 barrels of oil, 179 000 barrels of NGL and 16,000 barrels of condensate.
27 Jul 26	Greenland: 80 Mile PLC announces Placing to raise £1.9 million and Company update 80 Mile PLC, the AIM, FSE, and OTC listed exploration and development company with projects in Greenland, Finland and Italy, has announced a placing to raise approximately £1.9 million.
27 Jul 26	UK: SSE secures planning consent for Sloy Power Station upgrades SSE has secured Section 36 Planning Consent from the Scottish Government for upgrades to its existing 152.5MW Sloy Hydro-electric Power Station. The consented upgrades provide SSE with the option to convert the existing facility into a pumped storage hydro scheme capable of providing up to 16GWh of long-duration electricity storage.
27 Jul 26	Hungary: Greenvolt signs agreement to sell Solar PV project in Hungary to PPC Group for €64.2 million Greenvolt Power, one of the leading developers of large-scale wind, solar, and battery energy projects, and part of the Greenvolt Group, has signed an agreement to sell Kira, a 57.47 MWp solar PV park, located in Királyegyháza, southern Hungary, approximately 180 km from Budapest, to PPC Group, for a total consideration of €64.2 million