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Germany: Zelestra brings first German project into operation with 27.5 MW Klevenow solar plant Zelestra, a global, multi-technology, customer-focused renewable energy company, has reached full commercial operation at its 27.5 MWdc Klevenow solar plant in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany - the company's first project to come online in the country. Two more solar plants and a BESS project are set to enter construction before the year is out. |
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UK: Low Carbon secures Development Consent Order for Beacon Fen Energy Park Leading renewable energy company, Low Carbon, has secured development consent for its Beacon Fen Energy Park in Lincolnshire, marking a significant milestone in the expansion of its solar and storage portfolio that will help support UK climate targets. |
| 24 Aug 26 |
UK: New North Sea fields ‘must not be blocked’ as UK plans LNG import expansion It would 'defy belief' for the UK Government to block new North Sea fields while preparing to spend billions increasing Britain’s capacity to import higher-carbon LNG, Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce has warned. |
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Norway: Equibor and AkerBP announce gas/condensate discovery in the North Sea (25/7-13) Equinor (operator) and Aker BP (partner) have discovered gas/condensate in the 'Linga' prospect. Exploration well 25/7-13 was drilled in production licence 782 S, 16 kms northwest of the Balder field and 205 kms west of Stavanger. Preliminary estimates indicate the size of the discovery is between 0.1 and 2.1 million standard cubic metres (Sm3) of recoverable oil equivalent (o.e.). |
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Norway: Statkraft applies for licence to build new Høyanger K5 hydropower plant Statkraft has applied for a licence from the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) to build a new Høyanger hydropower plant and Breidal hydropower plant in Høyanger municipality. The hydropower plants will replace the existing Høyanger K5A and K5B hydropower plants and provide more renewable power for the industry and increased flexible capacity, without new reservoirs or additional water resources. |
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Poland: 111 Baltica 2 foundations completed on schedule. PGE and Ørsted successfully conclude monopile installation All monopiles have now been installed at the Baltica 2 offshore construction site – 107 for wind turbines and 4 for offshore substations. PGE and Ørsted completed this key stage on schedule. The completion of monopile installation marks the end of one of the most important stages in the construction of the offshore part of Baltica 2. |














