energy-pedia news
Search energy-pedia news by selecting date, type, and region from the drop-down boxes
The full News Archive is available to Corporate Subscribers only. Non-Subscribers can access up to four years of archived news. For details of how to subscribe click here.
03 Apr 26 |
Germany: World premiere in Mahlsdorf - The first wind farm with Nordex N175 turbine type goes online. The UKA Group and the Nordex Group have commissioned the Mahlsdorf wind farm as planned and in full. With an installed capacity of 68 MW, the project sets a technological benchmark for the economical use of sites with medium wind conditions. |
03 Apr 26 |
UK: Record-breaking stats show renewables generated over half UK’s electricity for the second year running New statistics released by the Government show that renewables generated a record 52.5% of the UK’s electricity in 2025 - the second consecutive year in which they have exceeded 50%, and an increase on the previous high of 50.4% in 2024. |
03 Apr 26 |
TNO develops world’s first perovskite solar roof tile Dutch research and technology organisation TNO has developed the world’s first perovskite solar roof tile. Researchers at TNO have successfully applied a perovskite solar module on foil to a roof tile. Despite its curved shape, the solar roof tile module achieves an energy efficiency of 12.4%. This marks an important step towards better integrating solar energy into the built environment, creating more room for sustainable electricity generation without additional pressure on land or infrastructure. |
03 Apr 26 |
UK: Enviromena starts construction on two solar farm projects in Shropshire The projects at Rock Farm near Ludlow and Steeraway near Telford, which have a combined solar capacity of 90MWp, mark the latest phase of delivery within Enviromena’s growing UK portfolio, as the company continues to scale its development, construction and long-term ownership of solar assets. |
02 Apr 26 |
Netherlands: Wind power fuels semiconductor innovation: RWE deepens cooperation with ASML RWE expands Power Purchase Agreement with ASML, which has been in place since 2021, to 130 megawatts of installed renewable capacity and extends it until 2038. |
02 Apr 26 |
UK: Reeves and Swinney give support to Rosebank and Jackdaw First Minister John Swinney and Chancellor Rachel Reeves have backed the Rosebank and Jackdaw projects in the North Sea. Swinney said the Iran war 'changes the balance of the arguments', while Reeves warned we must 'take control of our own energy supplies here in Britain'. |
02 Apr 26 |
Germany: DNV advises on TotalEnergies' sale of 800 MW German battery portfolio to Allianz Global Investors DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, acted as technical advisor to TotalEnergies to support the sale of a 50 percent stake in an 800 MW portfolio of battery storage projects in Germany to Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI). The portfolio, comprising 11 projects currently under construction, represents 789 MW / 1628 MWh of capacity and is expected to reach commercial operation by 2028. |
