Policy & Regulatory
China's new energy plan targets 3.5 TW of renewable capacity by 2030
The Chinese National Energy Administration has released its 15th Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development (2026-2030), set...
Infrastructure & Investments
Scottish Power plans to double Whitelee wind park capacity to 1 GW (UK)
Scottish Power, owned by Iberdrola, will invest GBP1.5bn (EUR1.76bn) to replace ageing turbines at the Whitelee wind park in Scotland, a pro...
Infrastructure & Investments
EDF and Centrica extend the operation of 2.3 GW of nuclear capacity (UK)
France's EDF Energy and Britain's Centrica have decided to prolong the operation of the Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations in t...
Infrastructure & Investments
Samsung C&T submits 150 MW solar and 250 MW/1 GWh BESS in Australia
Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia has submitted its Boro solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales for assessment under Austral...
Infrastructure & Investments
Cubico and CFE partner on 578 MW of renewables and BESS in Mexico
Cubico Sustainable Investments and Mexico’s state-owned utility CFE have signed a JV agreement to develop five renewable energy projects wit...
Infrastructure & Investments
ESS and Juniper Energy target over 500 MWh of sodium-ion storage by 2032
US energy storage manufacturer ESS has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with renewables developer Juniper Energy LLC for the potential ...
Infrastructure & Investments
Spearmint Energy secures permit for 150 MW/600 MWh Minnesota BESS (US)
Battery storage developer and operator Spearmint Energy has secured a site permit for the Midwater energy storage project, a 150 MW/600 MWh ...
Energy & Climate Markets
Germany opens first 4.5 GW long-term capacity auction under StromVKG
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has opened the first auction under the country’s new Electricity Supply Security and Ca...
Companies
Iberdrola will acquire Finnish power distributor Caruna for EUR5bn
Spanish energy group Iberdrola has reached an agreement to acquire Caruna, Finland’s largest electricity distribution company, in a deal tha...
Policy & Regulatory
Spain awards EUR165m to 2 GW/21 GWh pumped hydro storage projects
Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has awarded EUR165m in financial support to seven pump...
Policy & Regulatory
New Zealand risks failing to meet its 2030-2035 climate targets
New Zealand’s Climate Change Commission has warned that the country is increasingly at risk of missing its emissions budgets and long-term c...
Infrastructure & Investments
Indonesia advances 93 hydrogen projects totalling USD2bn in investments
According to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) of Indonesia, 93 hydrogen development projects are currently under way in t...