SEEIT acquires 69MW renewable energy portfolio from United Utilities

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT) has acquired a 69MW portfolio of onsite renewable energy projects from United Utilities Group for approximately £100 million.
Juwi merges with wind developer Windwärts Energie

German solar developer and EPC contractor juwi is joining forces with wind project developer Windwärts Energie.
Solar and wind produce more electricity than nuclear for first time in US

Solar and wind installations in the US generated more electricity than the country’s nuclear power plants for the first time in April.
Shell to build green hydrogen project in the Netherlands

Energy major Shell will start constructing a renewable hydrogen plant in the Netherlands that it said will be the largest project of its kind in Europe when operational in 2025.
Savannah Energy pens deal to develop up to 400MW of solar PV in Chad

British energy company Savannah Energy has signed an agreement with the government of Chad for the development of up to 500MW of utility-scale renewables.
Kona Energy’s 200MW battery storage site granted planning permission

A 200MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to be located in Heysham, Lancashire has secured planning permission.
Shell turns to Inaccess for optimisation of 100MW solar-wind hybrid asset in the Netherlands
Shell has tasked renewables monitoring and control firm Inaccess to optimise a 100MW solar-wind hybrid project in the Netherlands.
RESS winners revealed as 1.5GW of solar secures contracts in ‘hugely challenging’ auction

Provisional results for the second auction in Ireland’s Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) have been published, showing that 1,534.1MW of solar PV was successful – equivalent to 78% of total capacity.
Anesco heads to Germany with new subsidiary as European expansion continues

In its first steps into the market, Anesco has acquired German renewables firm Aeos Energy and launched its Anesco Germany subsidiary.
Solar buildout to increase five-fold by 2050 as renewables become the ‘new baseload’, says McKinsey

Global solar installations are expected to increase five-fold, making up nearly half of all power generation by 2050 as renewables become the “new baseload”.