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Spain: Plenitude drives its expansion in Spain with the start of operations at the Caparacena 150 MW solar plant |
09 Dec 25![]() |
Nordex Group receives orders for 102 MW in France and Belgium The Nordex Group has won new contracts in France and Belgium, covering the delivery and installation of 28 wind turbines for seven wind farms. |
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UK: NSTA launches UK’s second carbon storage licensing round The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has opened a carbon storage licensing round offering 14 locations in Scottish and English waters for exploration and appraisal, and with potential to provide future capacity to support industrial decarbonisation for the UK and Europe. |
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UK: Guidance on the application for a Carbon Dioxide Appraisal and Storage Licence (December 2025) On 8 December 2025, the North Sea Transition Authority published updated Guidance on the Application for a Carbon Dioxide Appraisal and Storage Licence. |
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UK: TechnipFMC awarded significant flexible pipe contract by Ithaca Energy TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract by Ithaca Energy for flexible risers on the Captain development in the U.K. North Sea |
08 Dec 25![]() |
UK: The North Sea Strategy is a roadmap to ruin - INEOS Group The UK’s North Sea oil and gas industry has powered the nation for over 50 years. Yet the Government’s decision in the November Budget to maintain the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) at 38% - giving a headline tax rate of 78% - threatened that resource in minutes. |
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UK: OEUK responds to First Minister energy paper Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has responded to the publication of the SNP’s energy paper published by First Minister John Swinney, which sets out the party’s ambitions for Scotland’s energy future. The paper highlights the scale of Scotland’s energy and economic opportunity and the role of affordable energy in supporting households, businesses, and growth. |
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Poland: Subsea7 awarded contract offshore for BC-Wind project in Poland Subsea 7 has announced the award to Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, of a sizeable contract by Ocean Winds for the BC-Wind project. The BC-Wind offshore site is located in the Baltic Sea, approx. 23 kms off the Polish coast, and will comprise 26 wind turbine generators. |
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Germany: Fewer turbines, five times the output: RWE commissions modernised Lasbek wind farm Following extensive modernisation and a construction period of just one year, RWE has commissioned its new Lasbek wind farm. In the municipality of Lasbek in the Stormarn district of Schleswig-Holstein, the company replaced six existing turbines with a total capacity of 10.8 megawatts (MW) with four new, more powerful turbines, with a total capacity of 22.8 MW. |
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Italy: European Energy gets CfD’s on five solar projects in Italy totalling 513 MW GSE, the Italian energy agency, has awarded European Energy CfD tariffs for five solar projects totalling 513 MW across Sicily, Apulia and Molise. |
08 Dec 25![]() |
UK: TotalEnergies merges its Upstream business with NEO NEXT, creating the largest independent oil and gas producer in the UK TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with NEO NEXT Energy under which TotalEnergies will merge its Upstream business with NEO NEXT and become the leading shareholder in the expanded NEO NEXT, which will be renamed NEO NEXT+, with a 47.5% ownership. |
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Georgia: Block Energy announces Project III farm-out update AIM-listed Block Energy, the development and production company focused on Georgia, has provided an update on the Project III farm-out process. The Company has received a non-binding farm-in offer from a large energy company following extensive technical and commercial engagement. |
08 Dec 25![]() |
UK: Unveiling the new project pipeline to deliver Clean Power by 2030 The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has confirmed a new pipeline of deliverable, shovel-ready energy projects that will be prioritised for connection to the electricity networks, unlocking £40 billion in clean investment annually and driving progress towards the government’s Clean Power by 2030 target. |
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UK: NESO outlines new timelines for Strategic Energy Plans The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is reaffirming its commitment to delivering the joined up, strategic energy planning needed for Great Britain to support economic growth, deliver a secure energy system and pave the way to a sustainable energy future. |
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Denmark: BlueNord announces preliminary production for October 2025 BlueNord has announced its preliminary production figures for November 2025. In November 2025, the preliminary production was 43.3 mboepd net to the Company. The base assets Dan, Gorm, and Halfdan produced 22.7 mboepd net to the Company. |
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Italy: Vestas secures order for wind project to power cement factory in Italy Vestas has received a 10 MW order for a wind project from Cementeria Costantinopoli Srl, a leading manufacturer of construction materials, to deliver renewable energy directly to their cement factory in the Basilicata region in Italy. |


























