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Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been appointed to support Interreg North Sea’s multilateral NORSAIC project, which aims to improve cooperation and governance in marine spatial planning for a sustainable North Sea region in the…
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Ignitis Group, a renewables-focused integrated utility, has secured EUR 318 million in non-recourse project financing from a strong group of lenders, comprising both institutional and commercial banks, to cover the…
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In recent years, the European Union has made decisive progress toward ending its dependence on Russian energy. On 6 May 2025, the European Commission unveiled a comprehensive roadmap outlining plans…
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Author: Davide Barbieri, PhD As renewable energy becomes the backbone of global decarbonisation, the sector faces a rapidly growing but often underestimated risk: cyberthreats. Solar farms, wind turbines, and energy…
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Jan De Nul launched its newest cable-laying vessel: the Fleeming Jenkin. The company will use it to install subsea cables for the transmission of renewable energy. The vessel has a…
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Vestas has confirmed that it is pausing development of its much-anticipated offshore wind factory in the Polish port city of Szczecin, citing a downturn in European offshore demand and uncertainty…
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Mercedes-Benz AG and the energy park developer UKA (Umweltgerechte Kraftanlagen GmbH & Co. KG) have received permission to start installation of a wind farm at the Mercedes-Benz test track in Papenburg, northern Germany. By 2027, 20 wind turbines witha capacity of 140 megawatts (MW) will be built on the site as part of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Around 20 percent of the annual electricity requirements of Mercedes-Benz Group AG in Germany can be covered by this after commissioning. “The wind farm in Papenburg is an important building block of our sustainable businessstrategy – from an ecological and…
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In a major milestone in the construction of Stranoch wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway, key turbine parts, including blades and tower sections, have started being delivered to the EDF…
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The UK government has announced a major initiative to boost the clean energy workforce, aiming to create 400,000 new jobs by 2030. The move is part of a broader strategy…
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Greece has long been synonymous with shipping. Greek shipowners control the largest merchant fleet in the world, with around 5,700 vessels — representing 20% of global tonnage and 61% of…
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Lithuania is making strong strides toward decarbonising its industry through a combination of ambitious policy, green‑investment projects, growing cleantech capacity, and evolving regulatory frameworks. Key sectors — energy, transport, heavy…
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The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) announced a strategic ten-year corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), the UK telecommunications provider formed through the merger of Virgin Media…
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Polenergia – Poland’s largest private energy group – and KGHM – one of the world’s leading producers of copper and silver – have signed a contract for the supply of…
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Infineon Technologies AG has concluded Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with PNE AG and Statkraft for green electricity. Over the next ten years, Infineon will purchase green electricity from PNE AG’s…
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Taaleri Energia’s SolarWind III Fund has invested in Smiltene, a wind farm located in Latvia, approximately 120 kilometres northeast of Riga. The Fund and AEI, a fund managed by Lords…
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Apple is significantly expanding its clean energy projects across Europe with new large-scale solar and wind farms now in development in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania. Together with a…
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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for their pioneering work on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) — porous crystalline materials constructed from metal ions and organic linkers.…
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Polish Government, the Sejm, has adopted new legislation for the renewable energy sector by an overwhelming majority. The new law primarily concerns offshore wind energy but also introduces significant provisions…
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