Autoliv has inked virtual power purchase agreements (VPPA) with Alight and Eurowind Energy. The VPPA with Alight will enable the construction of a 100 MWp solar park in Eurajoki, Finland. This project will be operational in 2026 and produce 100 GWh annually. Furthermore, the VPPA with Eurowind Energy will provide clean electricity from the 48 MW Pecineaga wind park in Romania. This park will generate approximately 176 GWh annually.
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The UK Government has awarded the development consent order to the Rampion 2 offshore wind farm. The project is situated off the Sussex coast. This approval is part of the UK government’s Plan for Change. It will secure 1.2 GW of clean, homegrown power for British families and businesses. Project development is being led by RWE. Furthermore, the wind farm is expected to be operational by the end of this decade.
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Gilkes Energy’s Earba Storage Project has secured planning consent from the Energy Consents Unit of the Scottish Government in UK. This is a proposed pumped storage hydro (PSH) scheme with an installed capacity of 1,800 MW and a storage capacity of 40,000 MWh. The project provides 22 hours of storage at full power. Furthermore, the Earba Storage Project supports decarbonisation, strengthens energy security, and lowers costs for consumers.
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Masdar, through its subsidiary Saeta, has concluded an investment agreement for the Valle Solar project, which is situated in Spain’s Valencia region. The agreement is a further step in securing the construction of the plant, which is located in the municipalities of Ayora, Jarafuel, and Zarra. The solar project consists of a 234 MW photovoltaic plant, with the potential to add the hybridisation of battery energy storage systems of 259 MW.
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has entered into a partnership with GC Storage Services (GCSS) for a 2.3 GW pipeline of large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Italy. This partnership was formed using CIP’s flagship fund CI V. Furthermore, these projects are located across Northern and Southern Italy, with the first project anticipated to be ready-to-build in 2025.The supportive regulatory policies of Italy allow CIP to deliver such projects in the country.
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ANDRITZ has secured an order to engineer a 100 MW green hydrogen plant in Rostock, Germany. The order was given by Rostock EnergyPort Cooperation GmbH (REPCO). REPCO is a joint venture of RWE Generation SE, EnBW Neue Energien GmbH, RheinEnergie AG, and Rostock Port GmbH. Once the notice to proceed is received, ANDRITZ will deliver the green hydrogen plant on an EPC basis
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V) has inked a transaction to fully acquire Morecambe fixed bottom offshore wind project. Morecambe has a capacity of 480 MW and was earlier owned by COBRA Group and Flotation Energy. The project is situated on the west coast of England. Furthermore, Flotation Energy will continue to serve as the development partner for the project. The project will become a part of CIP’s CI V Flagship Fund which has a target fund size of €12 billion.
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The UK government has launched a new investment scheme to boost clean energy manufacturing in the country. The scheme is called Clean Industry Bonus (CIB) and will offer financial support to offshore wind developers that prioritise investment in the most needed areas. The initiative will incentivise developers who construct more sustainable and low-carbon factories. It will also support the production of offshore wind blades, cables, and ports to reduce industrial emissions across the clean energy supply chain.
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Statera Energy has acquired a 680 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project at Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park in Greater Manchester. The project is known as Carrington Storage and is expected to be fully energised in 2026. The project will be over twice the size of Statera’s upcoming 300 MW Thurrock Storage project. Furthermore, Carrington Storage will account for nearly a quarter of the installed energy capacity of the UK’s operational BESS fleet.
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached a final investment decision (FID) for two energy storage projects in Scotland. This investment decision is being made through CIP’s flagship fund, CI IV. These projects have a capacity of 500 MW / 1,000 MWh each. The projects are being developed as part of Alcemi’s partnership with CIP to deploy 4GW of energy storage projects across the UK at strategic locations.
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The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has inked a power purchase agreement (PPA) for renewable power supply to Hyd’Occ, which is a green hydrogen facility located in Port-la Nouvelle. As part of this agreement, TRIG will supply wind power to Hyd’Occ from its onshore wind farms located in the Occitanie region. Furthermore, the green hydrogen production unit is currently under construction and is expected to be commissioned in 2025.
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Vestas has received an order for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind project in Scotland. The order has been secured from Inch Cape Offshore Limited, a joint venture that is equally owned by ESB and Red Rock Renewables. The agreement covers the supply, installation, and commissioning of 72 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines. Upon completion of the project, Vestas will provide a 10-year service agreement.
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The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) of the Republic of Estonia has announced an electronic auction for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Saare 1 area, which spans 88 square kms and is located 60 km west of Saaremaa island in the Baltic Sea. The auction will take place between January 21 and January 23, 2025.
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Stegra and Uniper have entered into a long term power purchase agreement (PPA). Under the agreement, Uniper will supply 6 TWh of electricity to Stegra’s Northern Sweden facility annually from 2027 to 2032. Stegra’s Boden plant will produce green hydrogen, green iron, and green steel at scale, with an initial annual output of 2.5 million tonnes of green steel.
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Amazon has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Aer Soléir to develop three utility-scale wind farms: Vermio North, Vermio South, and the Mesokorfi and Koukouras projects in the Peloponnese region. The €496 million project, financed by the National Bank of Greece and the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, also aims to provide local economic benefits through job creation, community investments, and biodiversity programs.
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Fidra Energy and Sungrow have signed a strategic partnership agreement to supply 4.4 GWh of energy storage systems for Fidra’s 10 GW battery storage system (BESS) across UK and Europe by 2030. Under the agreement, Sungrow will provide its PowerTitan 2.0 liquid-cooled energy storage systems (ESS) for Fidra’s Thorpe Marsh and West Burton C sites in the UK.
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Masdar and Korporata Elektroenergjitike Shqiptare (KESH) have inked a term sheet agreement to explore GW-scale renewable energy projects in Albania. The agreement aims to focus on the development, construction, and operation of solar, wind, and hybrid renewable energy projects along with the potential incorporation of battery storage. The energy produced through the planned projects will be supplied to the Albanian market and also exported to the neighboring countries.
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ScottishPower has inked an agreement worth over £1 billion with Siemens Gamesa. As a part of this deal, Siemens Gamesa will provide turbine blades for Scottish Power’s £4 billion East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm. The East Anglia TWO project will have the capacity to produce up to 960 MW of renewable electricity.
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Statkraft has submitted a planning application for the 2.1 GW Baltic Offshore Delta North wind farm, situated in the Baltic Sea, within Sweden’s economic zone, about 100 kilometres east of Stockholm. This bottom-fixed wind farm is expected to generate approximately 8 TWh of electricity annually, potentially supplying 40 per cent of the electricity consumption in Stockholm County.
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TotalEnergies has inked an agreement with RWE to acquire a 50 per cent stake in two offshore wind projects, N-9.1 and N-9.2, in the North Sea. Both projects, each with a capacity of 2 GW, are situated 110 km off the German coast. The projects come with 25-year licences that can be extended to 35 years.
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