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31 Mar 26	Spain: Plenitude expands electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Spain Plenitude, through its subsidiary Plenitude On The Road, will contribute to the development of the first corridor of ultra-fast charging stations along the AP-9 motorway in the Galicia region, Spain. Following the agreement signed with Autopistas del Atlántico, the company plans to install and operate 42 ultrafast charging points with power up to 300 kW, located in five of the seven service areas along the motorway
31 Mar 26	UK: Vestas announces a new onshore order in the United Kingdom Vestas has announced a new onshore order as part of its Q1 order intake. Customer and Project name are undisclosed. Order is for 20 x V136-4.5 MW turbines. It is a 15-year AOM 5000 Service Agreement, with delivery planned to begin in Q3 2027 and commissioning scheduled to begin in Q4 2027.
31 Mar 26	UK: Matrix Renewables partners with EDF to optimise flagship 500mw battery storage project in Scotland Matrix Renewables, the leading renewable energy company backed by TPG’s impact investing platform, has entered into a long-term Battery Optimisation Agreement with EDF for a 500MW/1GWh battery energy storage system currently under construction at Eccles, Scotland
31 Mar 26	UK: IKM Testing secures role on major UK carbon capture project North east Scotland-based IKM Testing UK has been awarded the provision of pre-commissioning services for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) Project being developed on the east coast of England, a major project within the UK’s Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) strategy.
31 Mar 26	Netherlands: Surveys begin on new pipeline corridor supporting Dutch energy transition Fugro, in partnership with engineering consultancy Sweco, has begun soil investigation fieldwork for the Delta Rhine Corridor West (DRC West). Commissioned by Gasunie, this major infrastructure project will create new pipelines linking industrial areas between Rotterdam, Moerdijk and Boxtel.
31 Mar 26	Germany: Nordex Group receives 42 MW order from Max Bögl in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany The Nordex Group has received an order from Max Bögl for the supply and installation of six wind turbines for the Peckelsheim community wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia. The N163/6.X turbines will be installed on 164-meter-high hybrid towers.
31 Mar 26	Italy: Zenith Energy receives updated independent valuation of its Italian solar development pipeline Zenith Energy, the international energy production and development company, has received an updated independent valuation of its Italian solar development pipeline.
30 Mar 26	Italy: The entire Itabus fleet travels with Enilive HVO diesel biofuel Enilive HVO diesel biofuel, produced from waste and residues, reduces CO2 equivalent emissions by 79.5%. In 2025, Itabus used HVO with a peak of 75%. Its fleet has traveled 20 million kilometers using more than 3 million liters of Enilive HVO.
30 Mar 26	UK: TotalEnergies completes the merger of its UK North Sea upstream assets with NEO NEXT TotalEnergies has announced the completion of the merger between NEO NEXT and TotalEnergies’ UK Upstream Oil & Gas business. The combined group is renamed NEO NEXT+. Further to this transaction, NEO NEXT+ becomes the largest independent Oil and Gas producer on the UK Continental Shelf with an expected 2026 production of over 250,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
30 Mar 26	Germany: World Premiere in Mahlsdorf: First wind farm with Nordex N175 turbines commissioned The UKA Group and the Nordex Group have commissioned the Mahlsdorf wind farm on schedule and in full. With an installed capacity of 68 MW, the project sets a technological benchmark for the economic utilization of sites with moderate wind conditions.
30 Mar 26	Norway: Reach Subsea awarded two contracts using Reach Remote 1 Reach Subsea has been awarded two new call-offs under its frame agreement with Equinor, covering both gas reservoir monitoring and subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Both contracts will be executed using the uncrewed surface vessel Reach Remote 1 (RR1).
30 Mar 26	UK: UK looks ahead to next chapter of extraordinary offshore wind story as plans for new leasing round in 2027 unveiled A major new investment opportunity for the UK’s offshore wind sector is set to open next year, as The Crown Estate announces a new process to accelerate clean energy growth and deliver jobs and economic benefits across the country. The seabed manager has begun a programme of market engagement ahead of an intended official launch of a new leasing round, Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6, in the first half of 2027.
30 Mar 26	UK: New British wind energy record set as gas generation falls to two-year low RenewableUK’s Chief Executive Tara Singh comments on the British wind energy generation record announced March 26 by the National Energy System Operator (NESO), which confirmed a new high of 23,880 megawatts on Wednesday 25 March, beating the previous record of 23,825MW set on 5 December.
30 Mar 26	UK: Melgarve Cluster connection project secures consent SSEN Transmission has welcomed the decision by Scottish Ministers to approve its Section 37 application for a new 132kV overhead line in the Highlands. As part of the Melgarve Cluster project, the new line will run for approximately 7km, which together with underground cabling will connect the Cloiche Wind Farm – located around 11km southeast of Fort Augustus – to the existing Melgarve 400/132kV substation.
30 Mar 26	France: TotalEnergies and EDF sign partnership to secure low-carbon electricity supply for TotalEnergies’ refining & chemicals sites in France Under this agreement, EDF will allocate to TotalEnergies a share of the output of its operating nuclear fleet. This allocation will enable TotalEnergies to cover around 60% of the electricity needs of its refining and chemicals sites in France, estimated at 400 MW.
29 Mar 26	Germany: Expro to deliver geothermal well testing services for groundbreaking Lionheart Project in Germany Expro is set to deliver well testing services for the first Schleidberg well as part of Vulcan Energy’s Lionheart Project - one of Europe’s most significant geothermal and lithium extraction developments.
29 Mar 26	Germany: Nordseecluster B: RWE receives approvals for offshore wind farm in German North Sea RWE has been given the green light for a further offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. In late March, the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) granted planning permission for Nordseecluster B (comprising NC 3 and NC 4). This allows RWE to implement the second phase of its 1.6-gigawatt Nordseecluster.
29 Mar 26	UK: UK Energy Minister opens Buchan Offshore Wind's new Glasgow base Buchan Offshore Wind has officially opened its new Glasgow base, marking a significant step forward for one of Scotland’s most advanced commercial scale floating offshore wind developments.