Belgium has informed the European Commission about a €682 million support scheme under the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) aimed at boosting offshore wind energy. This initiative will fund the construction and operation of the project which has a capacity of 700 MW and an expected annual generation of 2.6 TWh of renewable electricity.
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South Africa’s renewable energy projects have received a funding of €400 million announced by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and FirstRand Bank Ltd. This joint effort includes a €200 million loan from the EIB, matched by FirstRand Bank. Moreover the aim of this initiative is to boost solar photovoltaic, wind and energy efficiency projects in the country.
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Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has closed a $1.25 billion construction warehouse facility to support its aspirations to install more than 890 MW of wind, solar, and battery storage capacity. The capital will support the firm’s operational portfolio over a three-year period, as part of its multi-year expansion strategy.
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The Orana battery energy storage system (BESS) project in New South Wales, Australia, has reached an agreement for A$650 million with Akaysha Energy. Situated in the Central West Orana renewable energy zone, the Orana project will be built with funding from the three-year facility. The project is scheduled to be online in 2026 with a 1,660 MWh of projected capacity.
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Green Yellow, a Frech renewable energy company plans to install more than 350 MW of photovoltaic (PV) panels throughout the domestic network of Carrefour, a grocery retailer located in France by 2027. A 20-year contract between the two companies will allow Carrefour to solarise 350 stores and hypermarkets and use the power generated for its own use.
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SSE and Equinor, co-developers of the proposed Dogger Bank D fourth phase of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, have filed a Scoping Report to the Planning Inspectorate. This comes after the Transitional Centralised Strategic Network Plan (tCSNP2) was released by National Grid ESO in March 2024. It contained confirmation that Dogger Bank D will connect to Birkhill Wood, a projected 400kV substation in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Rolls-Royce Holdings has announced an order for a 32.6-MW/65.2-MWh battery storage system to supplement the Zeewolde wind farm in the Netherlands. The turn-key contract is from Battery Park Zeewolde and includes a 10-year maintenance agreement. Rolls-Royce’s mtu EnergyPack QG system is set to launch in the summer of 2025. It will help the client in the markets for grid services and energy trading.
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Low Carbon, a UK renewables investor, has won development clearance for a project in Lincolnshire, England, to build a 500-MW solar complex and an energy storage facility. According to the statement, the British Department for Energy Security and Net Zero approved the proposal.
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Siemens Energy has received a $1.52 billion contract from Energinet, the Danish state-owned grid operator, to improve Denmark’s electrical infrastructure. Over the next eight years, Siemens Energy is contracted to supply transformers and switchgear for about fifty new or renovated 150kV high-voltage substations. The project, which includes a four-year initial phase valued at up to €800 million, is essential to Denmark’s energy transformation plan.
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EnBW, a German electric company, has started building the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the North Sea. An investment of €2.4 billion is required for the project, which was given to EnBW in 2017. Once completed, it will be Germany’s largest offshore wind farm. The location of the He Dreiht offshore wind farm is around 110 km west of Helgoland and 85 km north-west of Borkum.
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Soltec has secured a contract to supply 130 MW of its SF7 tracker technology for a solar project undertaken by OHLA in the province of Badajoz. The solar plant will be equipped with the SF7 solar tracker. This tracker features a two-module vertical configuration (2P)
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The UK Government has granted approval for the extension of the Dudgeon offshore wind project, which is a collaboration between Masdar, Equinor, and China Resources Power. On April 17 2024, the UK Secretary of State for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero
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Vattenfall and BASF have concluded the sale of 49 percent of Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms to BASF. The Nordlicht wind project is being constructed in the German North Sea without state subsidies. Vattenfall is developing and constructing the Nordlicht sites
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Eversource Energy has completed the necessary paperwork for its previously disclosed deal to sell its 50 per cent share in the 924 MW Sunrise Wind project to Ørsted. Despite the sale, Eversource will continue to oversee the onshore construction of the Sunrise Wind project through a separate construction management agreement.
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Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) has secured a debt funding deal with Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) covering a portfolio of up to 1 GW DC of solar photovoltaic projects in the Philippines. The deal, totalling approximately PHP 20 billion in funding
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Trina Solar, PetroGreen to enhance solar energy adoption in the Philippines. Through a master sales agreement (MSA), Trina Solar will provide 117 MW of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules for various projects led by Rizal Green Energy Corporation, a subsidiary of PetroGreen.
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Growth Opportunity Partners (Growth Opps), a community financial institution, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union have formed a partnership. This collaboration aims to implement the Solar for All program funded by the U.S
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Scout Clean Energy, a renewable energy company, has signed a 12-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with Zoetis Inc. for a 50-megawatt portion of Scout’s operating Heart of Texas Wind Farm. This represents over one-fourth of the 180 MW project’s total capacity
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Ava Community Energy (Ava), a clean energy provider, has announced plans to expand access to public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations within its service area. The company will partner with Calibrant Energy to install 86 public direct-current fast-chargers (DCFC) at 11 locations across six cities
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Dominion Energy has announced the successful launch of Charybdis, the first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the United States, from land to water. This milestone was achieved after completing the welding of the ship’s hull and commissioning its four legs and jacking system.
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