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Ireland falls short of wind planning targets

An Bord Pleanála approved 10 new wind farms with a total capacity of 717MW last year – but this fell way short of government targets.

Irish coalition backs renewables expansion

The new Irish government has committed to accelerating the deployment of renewables.

DEME, Van Oord bag Fengmiao 1 contracts

DEME Offshore and Van Oord have been awarded contracts by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) on the 500MW Fengmaio 1 offshore wind project…

Ib Vogt sells 66MWp Hungarian PV project

Ib Vogt has sold a 66MWp solar PV project to the Hungarian MOL Group.

Better Energy inks Swedish solar PPA

Better Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with plastics manufacturer Nolato to cover a substantial part of its electricity consu…

SSE appoints wind and solar chief

SSE Renewables has announced two new appointments to its executive committee, as it continues to focus on accelerating growth and leading the tr…

Banks to fund 75MW Estonian wind farm

Energy transition bank Nord/LB and Swedbank Estonia have announced an €87m financing package for the Aidu wind farm in Estonia.

Developer secures cash for 2GW Polish PV pipeline

Sun Investment Group (SIG), a vertically integrated European renewable energy group, has secured a debt facility to support its 2GW solar pipeli…

Venterra supplies lifting kit for Dutch offshore project

Van Oord is to use specialist lifting equipment from Venterra subsidiary Cape Holland for foundation installation at Ecowende's 760MW Hollandse…

Skyborn submits permit for 3GW Swedish project

Skyborn Sweden has submitted a permit application to the Swedish government and Land and Environment court for the construction of the 3000MW Po…

RPC secures finance for 553MW Swedish portfolio

London-based Renewable Power Capital (RPC) has secured €555m (£474m) of financing for its 553MW onshore wind portfolio in Sweden.

RWE, Port of Karlshann ink Baltic MoU

RWE and the Swedish Port of Karlshamn have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore whether the latter could be a suitable harbour for th…

Low Carbon adds 42MW of fresh solar capacity

Low Carbon has successfully connected three solar farms with a combined capacity of 42MW to the grid in the UK and the Netherlands.

COP28: Partners ink Spanish hydrogen deal

Masdar and German outfit Verbund Green Hydrogen have signed a deal to explore developing a green hydrogen plant in central Spain.

DEME eyes Greek offshore wind opportunity

DEME and Greek renewable energy developer Faria have entered into an agreement to explore and co-develop offshore wind farms off Greece.

INVL inks loan for Romanian solar build

Baltic investor INVL has signed an agreement with Kommunalkredit for a €25m loan, which will be used to construct 51MW of solar capacity in Roma…

Havfram secures cash for turbine vessels

Havfram has secured a loan facility to finance its first wind turbine installation vessels (WTIV), which are being built in Singapore.

Vestas inks Polish turbine deal

Vestas has signed a conditional agreement for the up to 1200MW offshore Baltic Power project in Poland.