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Author: Derek Michalski, Chief Editor. Europe is committing billions to new reactors as data centres, electrification and AI drive electricity demand higher. But most of the new nuclear…
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Author: Derek Michalski, Editor. “The world is moving quickly into the age of electricity.” With this observation, Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, captured one…
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Lithuania has entered a new chapter in its energy transition with the appointment of Lukas Savickas as Minister of Energy following the July 2026 government reshuffle. His arrival comes…
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Author: Derek Michalski, Editor. This three-part analysis by The Voice of Renewables explores how physical power purchase agreements (PPAs) have evolved from a niche procurement tool into one of the…
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Author: Derek Michalski, Editor. The Voice of Renewables editorial team has prepared a new ten-part feature series exploring how renewable energy asset management is evolving from a traditional…
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Author: Derek Michalski, Editor. The UK energy regulator Ofgem has selected 16 long-duration electricity storage projects with a combined capacity of 7,645 MW under the first application window…
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Statkraft has submitted a licence application to the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) for a new Mår power plant in Rjukan, Tinn municipality, Norway. The…
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Stadtwerke München has emerged as one of Germany’s most structurally significant municipal energy and infrastructure companies, not through a single technology bet, but through the deliberate construction of…
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Voith is modernizing two additional pump-turbines at the Torrejón hydroelectric power plant in Spain. The contract from Iberdrola Generación S.A. builds on an ongoing modernization project and…
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Statkraft has decided to build the Blåfjell Pump, which will channel more water directly into Blåsjø, Norway’s largest hydropower reservoir. This will increase production in the Ulla-Førre…
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Statkraft and Elkem ASA have signed a new long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) that secures competitive and predictable electricity supply for Elkem’s plant in Bjølvefossen, Norway. The…
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Statkraft announces updated estimates for investments in Norwegian power generation and plans to invest around NOK 80 billion over the next ten years. This positions the company…
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NextEra Energy, Inc. and Dominion Energy, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction. Dominion Energy shareholders will…
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Alpiq, a leading player in the European energy sector, and Vialis, a regional French distribution company based in Haut-Rhin, have announced the signing of a strategic partnership…
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Vattenfall and SSAB have signed a new agreement for the delivery of 120 tonnes of fossil-free steel for what will be the world’s first fossil-free dam gate.…
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Cool and overcast weather last week increased electricity consumption and led to low solar power generation. Calm weather on Sunday evening and this morning caused electricity price…
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Green Highland, a Voith Company, has signed a long-term agreement to provide full operational support and maintenance services at the Kinlochleven hydropower plant, which is one of…
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Greece has entered 2025 with a renewable energy sector that is simultaneously thriving and troubled. Installed capacity has climbed to record levels, with solar photovoltaics and wind…
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Europe’s corporate renewable energy market is charging ahead. According to research by The Voice of Renewables, September 2025 saw a surge in Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Corporate…
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Savannah Energy PLC, the British independent energy company focused around the delivery of Projects that Matter in Africa, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Savannah Energy EA Limited (“Savannah Energy…
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International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), India’s largest renewable energy company and a leading global player, to equip the…
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Voith has successfully completed two major Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) for the large-scale pumped storage project Snowy 2.0 – nearly simultaneously and across two continents. Generator key…
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Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, has signed an agreement to sell the hydropower project Tidong in Himachal Pradesh to JSW Energy Ltd. The transaction includes…
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Lithuanian electricity TSO Litgrid reports that electricity prices fell 11 percent as wind speeds increased last week. After wind power generation tripled last week, wholesale electricity prices…
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Voith has successfully commissioned the second upgraded turbine unit at New Zealand’s Roxburgh Hydropower Station, advancing its modernisation initiative for the 1950s-era facility. Owned by Contact Energy,…
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