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03 Jun 26	UK: SSEN Transmission achieves top stakeholder engagement rating for fifth consecutive year
03 Jun 26	UK: Fidra Energy accelerates UK growth with acquisition of 1GW Enderby battery storage project from Innova Fidra Energy, a European battery energy storage system (BESS) developer headquartered in Edinburgh, UK, and backed by EIG and the National Wealth Fund, has announced the acquisition of the Enderby battery storage project for an undisclosed sum from Innova, the largest UK independent developer of renewable energy projects and data centres.
03 Jun 26	Germany: Vattenfall is building the first solar park with low-emission steel Vattenfall is breaking new ground in the construction of the large open-field solar park 'Juliusburg / Krukow' in Schleswig-Holstein, using low-emission steel from its Swedish partner SSAB for the PV mounting systems for the first time. This reduces CO2 emissions in the construction and supply chain by 67 percent compared to conventional steel.
03 Jun 26	Netherlands: European Energy divests Dutch wind park European Energy has completed the divestment of a portfolio of 12 wind turbines in the municipality of Waadhoeke, the Netherlands, to Dutch company Westra.
03 Jun 26	UK: EnergyPathways announces Financing Agreement drawdown for MESH project AIM-listed EnergyPathways, an energy transition company, has, following its announcement of the £15 million Financing Agreement on 28 April 2026, drawn down a second tranche of £1 million (before costs and expenses).
03 Jun 26	Norway: Moreld contributes to successful Eirin start-up The Eirin field is now on stream via Gina Krog, bringing new gas volumes to Europe. The development has been completed on a fast-track timeline and demonstrates the value of efficient execution and close collaboration across stakeholders. On the Eirin project, this collaboration was demonstrated through the collective efforts by two Moreld companies.
03 Jun 26	UK government announces proposed target of around 87% emissions reduction for the 2038 to 2042 period under its seventh Carbon Budget The UK government has set out its proposed level for the seventh Carbon Budget, which sets a science-led target of ~87% emissions reduction in the period 2038 to 2042 – endorsed by the Environmental Audit Committee and the Climate Change Committee.
02 Jun 26	Dolphin Drilling signs multi-year contract for Borgland Dolphin Dolphin Drilling has announced the contract fixture of its semi-submersible drilling rig BORGLAND DOLPHIN with an undisclosed operator in the UK, which represents approximately USD 239 million in firm contract backlog, as referenced to in the announcement dated 14 April 2026 regarding a Letter of Intent.
02 Jun 26	Germany: More wind power for the Rhenish lignite area - RWE commissions additional turbines at Wiedenfelder Höhe wind farm RWE has completed the expansion of its Wiedenfelder Höhe wind farm in Bergheim in the Rhenish lignite area. Three new 5.7-MW wind turbines have recently started operating on the recultivated spoil tip of the former Fortuna-Garsdorf opencast mine, delivering a total of 17.1 megawatts (MW) to the grid.
02 Jun 26	UK: Seventh Carbon Budget will boost private investment in renewables, create jobs and move UK closer to energy independence RenewableUK Chief Executive Tara Singh comments on the Government’s announcement of the Seventh Carbon Budget, which coincides with a new report by the Confederation of British Industry and the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit showing the UK’s net zero economy added £105 billion in value in 2025 and now supports more than one million jobs.
02 Jun 26	UK: Serica Energy Capital Markets Day: Production growth, significant cash generation, and sustainable shareholder returns AIM-listed Serica Energy has hosted a Capital Markets Day at which the Company set out how its enlarged UKCS portfolio, strengthened balance sheet, and organic investment opportunities can support production growth, and deliver significant cash generation and sustained shareholder returns.
02 Jun 26	Netherlands: Ecowende has installed the first of 52 wind turbines at its Hollandse Kust West wind farm offshore Netherlands Ecowende has installed its first wind turbine, approximately 53 kilometres off the coast of IJmuiden. The installation was carried out by Van Oord using the advanced offshore installation vessel Boreas. It marks a historic milestone in the energy transition: a wind farm that sets a new ecological benchmark for offshore wind development in the North Sea.
02 Jun 26	UK: Clearer policy and stronger investment needed to scale North Sea CCS and Hydrogen projects Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Hydrogen technology will be vital to cutting emissions and strengthening energy resilience, but progress will stall without co-ordination of infrastructure, clearer cross-border rules and stronger investor confidence, according to a new report OEUK commissioned from DNV
02 Jun 26	UK: EDF power solutions announces proposed Nant y Maen Wind Farm to boost energy security and sustainability in Wales EDF power solutions has announced its early stage plans to develop the Nant y Maen Onshore Wind Farm, a proposed renewable energy project located east of Tregaron. The project could have an installed capacity of up to 150MW, enough green electricity to power the equivalent needs of 146,000 average UK households.
02 Jun 26	Azerbaijan: ACG celebrates first non-associated gas bp, as operator of the Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) field development, has announced on behalf of the ACG co-venturers – SOCAR, MOL, INPEX, ExxonMobil, TPAO and ONGC Videsh – the commencement of non-associated gas (NAG) production operations on the ACG field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
01 Jun 26	Spain: FairWind wins multi-year O&M contract in Spain FairWind has secured its first project with Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, to deliver operations and maintenance (O&M) across two onshore wind farms in Spain. The 2.5-year award is also the company’s first O&M term contract in its Mediterranean region, marking a significant step in its European growth. The services will be delivered under Statkraft’s overall operational framework and asset management responsibility.
01 Jun 26	Germany: RWE produces solar power for KRONOS TITAN in Nordenham RWE and KRONOS TITAN are advancing the sustainable energy supply of industrial operations. RWE has successfully built and is now operating a ground-mounted photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 24.7 megawatts peak on a 20-hectare area at the KRONOS facility in Nordenham, Lower Saxony.
01 Jun 26	Poland: OX2 starts construction of solar and energy storage projects in Poland OX2 has taken investment decisions for two significant renewable energy projects in Poland: the 165 MWp Lion solar farm in the Lubuskie Voivodeship and the company’s first Polish energy storage facility, a 50 MW / 120 MWh battery installation to be built in Osiek Jasielski in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship.
01 Jun 26	Germany: Vestas wins new orders in Germany Vestas has announced two new orders in Germany as part of its Q2 order intake. Wehrder project is for 64 MW, and an undisclosed project is for 24 MW. For both projects, delivery is planned to begin in Q1 2027, with commissioning scheduled to begin in Q3 2027.
01 Jun 26	Spain: Prospex Energy in strategic collaboration with IMMAGE Scientific Drilling Project at El Romeral Prospex Energy, the AIM quoted investment company focused on European gas and power projects, has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with the IMMAGE (Investigating Miocene Mediterranean-Atlantic Gateway Exchange) Land-2-Sea drilling project in relation to the Romeral concession. IMMAGE is an international scientific drilling initiative investigating the impact of the Messinian Salinity Crisis on global climate.
01 Jun 26	Poland: KN Energies selected as commercial and operational advisor for the FSRU project in the Gulf of Gdansk International terminal operator KN Energies has been awarded a contract by GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. to provide commercial and operational advisory services for the FSRU project in the Gulf of Gdansk in Poland.
31 May 26	UK: North Sea businesses look abroad for work, new report has found Aberdeen-based Rovtech Solutions has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Australian maritime specialist Franmarine to accelerate deployment of its VALOR remotely operated vehicle (ROV) platform into global defence and sovereign naval markets.
31 May 26	Denmark: European Energy wins German hydrogen tender European Energy has been awarded support under the German government’s hydrogen auction framework linked to the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB), as one of three selected projects. European Energy has been awarded support under the German government’s hydrogen auction framework linked to the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB), as one of three selected projects.