Uzbekistan: Voltalia signs PPA for solar-wind-battery hybrid, agreement for 1GWh BESS
A state-owned power company in Uzbekistan has signed a PPA with Voltalia for a project combining solar PV, wind and battery storage.
Rystad Energy: UK wind projects will gain from proposed grid connection reforms
Energy industry analysis firm Rystad Energy has stated that upcoming reforms to grid connections will positively impact UK wind projects.
Ofgem opens bidding for offshore wind farm electricity transmission link
The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem is inviting tenders to own and operate a prebuilt electricity transmission link connecting one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms to the UK grid.
Curtailment poses risks to Irish emissions targets
New data from Cornwall Insight has shown that Ireland and Northern Ireland are expected to miss their 2030 emissions targets by around 20%, with excessive renewables curtailment cited as a cause.
EDF Renewables Ireland to host public consultation for proposed 24MW wind farm
EDF Renewables Ireland has released more details on a proposed 24MW Irish onshore wind project ahead of a public exhibition later this month.
Renewables provided almost half of Ireland’s electricity in January
Data from Irish grid operator EirGrid has revealed that renewable energy met nearly half of Ireland’s demand in the first month of this year.
UK offshore wind pipeline hits 96GW, world’s second-largest
A new report from RenewableUK has revealed that the global capacity of offshore wind farms has crossed the 80GW threshold, thanks to a meteoric rise in installed capacity.
New small wind turbine product awarded MCS certification
A small-scale wind turbine has been certified by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) for the first time in over four years.
Rolls Royce gets 132MWh order from Polat Energy for wind co-located BESS in Turkey
IPP Polat Energy is deploying multiple renewables-plus-BESS projects in Turkey, and has ordered a 132MWh BESS from the system integration arm of Rolls-Royce for one of them.
Eneco to take Netherlands’ largest BESS into operation in 2025
Utility Eneco will optimise a BESS project in the Netherlands that, at 31.6MW/126.4MWh, will be the country’s largest when it comes online before the end of the year.
