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09 Jun 26	UK: Spirit Energy, a Centrica business, today announced the Morecambe Net Zero (MNZ) Peak Cluster development has achieved a major milestone Spirit Energy, a Centrica business, has announced the Morecambe Net Zero (MNZ) Peak Cluster development - the world’s largest cement decarbonisation project - has achieved a major milestone that brings the decarbonisation of 40 percent of the UK’s vital cement and lime industry a step closer, securing thousands of industrial jobs and contributing to the shift towards cleaner, more sustainable industry.
09 Jun 26	Croatia: EBRD invests €50 million to strengthen capital markets and green financing in Croatia EBRD invests €50 million in €400 million senior preferred bond issued by Erste Bank Croatia. Financing supports green investments and strengthens resilience of banking sector.
09 Jun 26	UK: New report from Aurora Energy Research finds that increasing Scottish onshore wind deployment after 2030 could reduce energy system costs by £5bn A new independent report by leading energy market analysts Aurora Energy Research, commissioned by the Scottish Onshore Wind Developers Forum SOWDF has found that rebalancing a share of planned Scottish offshore wind towards Scottish onshore wind after 2030 would deliver a lower-cost energy system and accelerate progress towards energy security.
09 Jun 26	UK: The Crown Estate to launch tender for Morgan offshore wind site in the Irish Sea The Crown Estate intends to launch a competitive tender process next month to bring the Morgan offshore wind site back to market, with a view to awarding it to a developer in late 2026. The site with the potential for up to 1.5GW in the Irish Sea was brought to market through Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 in 2021 but development was discontinued in January 2026.
09 Jun 26	Sweden: Bilfinger to deliver major district heating accumulator for E.ON in Sweden – reducing emissions by up to 50 percent International industrial services provider Bilfinger has been awarded a contract by E.ON to deliver a large-scale district heating accumulator for the city of Malmö. With a height of approx. 70 meters and a storage capacity of around 2,400 MWh, the facility represents the largest single investment in district heating in the city in many years.
09 Jun 26	Nordex Group records 155 MW of new orders in Southern Europe and Türkiye In the past weeks, the Nordex Group secured new orders totalling 155 MW in multiple South Europe countries and additional further ones also again in Türkiye. The contracts include the supply and installation of 34 wind turbines.
09 Jun 26	Finland: Axpo launches Lålax wind farm in Finland Axpo has launched its first wind farm in Finland, with total capacity of 24.8 MW. Projected annual production of 70 million kilowatt hours could meet electricity needs of around 5,400 families.
08 Jun 26	Ireland: Net Zero Energy announces plans for a 600MW long-duration energy storage project in County Carlow using green hydrogen Plans to develop a 600MW Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) facility which will use excess renewable energy to generate green hydrogen to provide electricity have today been unveiled. Known as Rathrush Green Energy Park, the proposed site is located outside Rathoe in Co Carlow and is being developed by Irish firm, Net Zero Energy (NZE).
08 Jun 26	UK: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners partially divests 500MW Devilla BESS project to Scottish National Investment Bank and Nuclear Liabilities Fund Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has agreed to divest minority stakes in the Devilla battery storage project to the Scottish National Investment Bank and Nuclear Liabilities Fund (NLF). Devilla BESS is a 500MW construction-stage battery project that, upon commissioning in 2028, is set to become one of the biggest of its kind in Europe.
08 Jun 26	Norway: Aker BP increases ownership interest in Johan Sverdrup following redetermination Aker BP and its partners have completed the redetermination process for the Johan Sverdrup Unit. Following the redetermination, Aker BP’s ownership interest will be 31.7163 percent, compared with 31.5733 percent previously.
08 Jun 26	Germany: Nordex Group secures orders totalling 255 MW from Germany In the first two months of the second quarter, the Nordex Group secured new orders from Germany totalling around 255 MW. The orders comprise 14 wind energy projects with a total of 39 turbines.
08 Jun 26	Union Jack Oil signs facility agreement with Egdon Resources UK AIM-listed Union Jack Oil, a UK and USA focused onshore hydrocarbon production, development and exploration company, has announced the signing of a facility agreement with Egdon Resources U.K. through which Egdon has agreed to provide Union Jack with a secured term loan facility of £1,000,000. The Loan will provide the Company with additional working capital for general corporate purposes.
08 Jun 26	Italy: Zenith Energy announces acquisition of PV development project in Rome Zenith Energy, the international energy production and development company, has announced the acquisition of an additional 5 MWp ground-mounted photovoltaic development project located within the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Lazio region of Italy.
07 Jun 26	Study shows offshore wind could potentially cover 11% of North Sea by 2050 New research has mapped a plausible scenario for how offshore wind could reshape the North Sea by 2050, showing that if all current political commitments were built, around 11% of the basin would fall within wind farm boundaries.
07 Jun 26	Protecting the UK’s offshore energy installations must be a national priority: A perspective from the frontline Protecting the UK’s offshore energy installations must be a national priority: A perspective from the frontline: said Graham Skinner, Health, Safety & Security Policy Manager, OEUK. The UK oil, gas and offshore wind industry operates in some of the most challenging conditions anywhere in the world. Some of it is hundreds of miles offshore in the North Sea and closer to Norway than to the UK mainland.