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09 Oct 26	Industry-wide innovation project targets faster delivery of clean energy infrastructure A major industry innovation project led by SSEN Transmission is aiming to reduce the time it takes to develop new electricity transmission infrastructure, helping deliver the network capacity needed to connect more home-grown clean energy and strengthen the UK’s energy security.
09 Oct 26	UK: £289,000 Hornsea 3 funding to strengthen families and communities across Norfolk and Suffolk Families with young children are among those set to benefit from the fifth round of Ørsted's Hornsea 3 Community Fund, with more than £289,000 awarded to 18 projects across Norfolk and Suffolk.
09 Oct 26	Denmark: BlueNord announces preliminary production figures for September 2026 BlueNord has announced its preliminary production figures for September 2026. In September, preliminary production was 43.9 mboepd net to the Company. The Tyra hub produced 25.2 mboepd, while the base assets, comprising the Dan, Gorm and Halfdan hubs, contributed18.7 mboepd.
09 Oct 26	Germany: VSB begins construction of Liethe-Lehmden repowering wind farm in Lower Saxony VSB has begun construction of the Liethe-Lehmden repowering wind farm in the municipality of Rastede, Lower Saxony. Three new wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 18 megawatts (MW) will replace four existing turbines. The new wind farm is expected to generate enough renewable electricity each year to meet the equivalent annual demand of around 11,300 three-person households.
08 Oct 26	UK: Green Hill Solar Farm receives Development Consent Green Hill Solar Farm has received Development Consent, marking a significant milestone for the proposed renewable energy project in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes.
08 Oct 26	UK: Floating foundation for Buchan Offshore Wind achieves DNV certification milestone Buchan Offshore Wind has achieved Basic Design Certification from DNV for its BW Ideol designed concrete Damping Pool® floating support structure, marking a major technical milestone in the development of the near 1GW floating offshore wind project.
08 Oct 26	Eni CCUS Holding: Liverpool Bay CCS completes the installation of the world's first offshore platform dedicated to CO2 transportation and storage Eni CCUS Holding, owned jointly by Eni and Global Infrastructure Partners ('GIP'), part of BlackRock, announces that Liverpool Bay CCS has completed the installation of the new Douglas CCS platform in Liverpool Bay, marking a major step forward in the delivery of the CO2 Transportation and Storage (T&S) project that serves as the backbone of the HyNet industrial decarbonisation cluster in the United Kingdom.
08 Oct 26	Romania: Greenvolt secures EUR 284 million financing for 253.1 MW wind project in Romania Greenvolt Power has secured EUR 284 million in project financing for its 253.1 MW wind project in Gurbanesti, east of Bucharest, Romania.
08 Oct 26	Norway: Equinor discovers gas at the Gullfaks South field Equinor and its partners have discovered gas at the Gullfaks South field. The exploration well was drilled as a sidetrack in connection with the drilling of a production well.
08 Oct 26	UK: ETZ chief warns government delays are putting wind investment at risk The head of Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone has warned the UK and Scottish governments are failing to deliver on their renewable energy ambitions, saying that delays and policy uncertainty are undermining investment in the North-east.
08 Oct 26	Italy: Sonnedix expands Italian portfolio with 54MW solar acquisition, strengthening its position in Southern Europe Sonnedix, a global renewable energy company with 12GW of total capacity, has acquired two solar PV assets in Italy totalling 54MW from EOS ReNewable Infrastructure Fund II, managed by EOS IM. The transaction increases Sonnedix’s operational portfolio in Italy to more than 1.3GW, strengthening its position in one of Europe’s fastest-growing energy markets.
08 Oct 26	UK: RenewableUK welcomes Conservative leader’s support for more clean power Commenting on yesterday's speech by the Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch at the party’s annual conference in Birmingham, RenewableUK’s CEO Tara Singh said RenewableUK welcomes the Conservative leader’s support for more clean power.
07 Oct 26	UK: Equinor warns UK risks becoming ‘uninvestable’ if Rosebank or Jackdaw blocked The boss of Norwegian energy giant Equinor has warned the UK risks becoming 'uninvestable' if the Rosebank or Jackdaw projects are blocked.
07 Oct 26	Norway: Equinor has updated the cost estimate for Snøhvit Future On behalf of the partnership, Equinor has updated the cost estimate for Snøhvit Future to NOK 26.5 billion in 2026 value. The timetable for the project remains unchanged, with onshore compression planned to start in 2029 and electrification in 2030.
07 Oct 26	UK: CNR fined £300,000 for breaching vent consent CNR has been fined £300,000 for breaching its vent consent on its Ninian fields in the Northern North Sea about 100 miles northeast of the Shetland Isles. CNR was previously fined £250,000 in 2023 for exceeding its vent consent in the same area.
07 Oct 26	Turkey: Nordex Group records 389 MW of new orders in Türkiye In the past weeks of September, the Nordex Group secured several new orders totalling 389 MW in Türkiye – one of its main markets. The contracts include the supply and installation of 56 wind turbines of the Delta4000 series. Each contract also includes a multi-year service and maintenance agreement designed to support high turbine availability and efficient, reliable operation over the long term.
07 Oct 26	UK: Orcadian Energy announces Earlham Gigagrid update and Investor Meet Company Orcadian Energy continues to engage with a number of potential partners on the Earlham Gigagrid project and has learned a lot about the feasibility of building an offshore datacentre over the last few months. The Company will present an update on the Earlham Gigagrid project via Investor Meet Company on 8 October 2026 at 12:30 BST.
06 Oct 26	Romania: Rezolv Energy energises Romania’s largest new wind project in more than a decade Rezolv Energy, backed by Actis and Mubadala, has energised Phase 1 of the VIFOR Wind Farm in Buzau County, Romania, marking a major milestone for Romania’s renewable energy sector. With an installed capacity of 192MW, VIFOR Phase 1 is the largest wind project to be energised in Romania in more than a decade.
06 Oct 26	European Energy opens first battery storage project in the Baltics European Energy has officially opened its first battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Baltics at its renewable energy park in Anykšciai, Lithuania. The 25 MW / 65 MWh battery sits alongside a 78.5 MW solar park, creating a hybrid facility combining renewable generation and storage.
06 Oct 26	UK: Subsea Micropiles secures agreement with Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm Subsea Micropiles has strengthened its collaboration with Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF), bringing together advanced anchor engineering and site investigation expertise to target further cost and risk reduction in floating offshore wind.
06 Oct 26	UK: Investigate. Improve. Implement: OEUK sets themes for 2027 HSE Conference Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has announced Investigate, Improve and Implement as the three themes for its 2027 Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Conference at Aberdeen’s P&J Live on February 24.