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Qair secures construction permit for 20 MW/44 MWh Battery Energy Storage
Independent renewable energy company Qair has obtained the construction permit for its 20 MW/44 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Fuchsstadt, Germany. This milestone marks a significant step in Qair’s commitment to enhancing grid resilience and supporting Europe’s clean energy transition through flexible, storage-enabled infrastructure. Construction is set to begin in spring 2026,…
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Construction work on Germany’s largest offshore wind farm reaches halfway stage
EnBW is celebrating an important construction milestone for the He Dreiht offshore wind farm, with 32 of a total of 64 wind turbines having been built in the North Sea. The new 15 MW Vestas turbine is being used for the first time. The installation vessel “Wind Orca” transported the components for three wind turbines…
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Alpiq secures 370 MW battery energy storage (BESS) pipeline in Germany
Alpiq is expanding its position in the European flexibility market and has secured its first 370 MW project pipeline for battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Germany. The plants are planned in the regions of Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt in cooperation with SPP Development GmbH & Co. KG, an experienced developer with over 15 years of…
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RWE is constructing Germany’s largest battery storage facility in Gundremmingen, Bavaria
RWE is building Germany’s largest battery storage facility to date at the Gundremmingen energy site. The 400-megawatt plant will have a storage capacity of 700 megawatt hours and will use the nuclear power plant’s existing grid connection, which is currently being decommissioned. RWE is investing around €230 million in the construction of the new facility.…
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EnBW Opens First Fast-Charging Site with an Integrated Photovoltaic Park
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) – one of Germany’s and Europe’s largest fully integrated energy companies, and the leading provider of fast-charging infrastructure in Germany – has commissioned a pioneering new fast-charging park in Klipphausen, Saxony. The covered charging park is located directly off the A4 motorway and connected to an adjacent 12,000 m² solar…
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Construction of 140 MW wind farm at Mercedes-Benz test track in Papenburg starts
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 also an economic perspective. The start of construction impressively illustrates that we are consistently putting our ambitious sustainability goals for the production network into practice and thus achieving a measurable impact. We are pleased with the great progress made and are proud asMercedes-Benz, together with our strong partners, to expand the use of wind energy in Germany with the new wind farm in Papenburg.” Joerg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG responsible for Production, Quality and Supply Chain Management told The Voice of Renewables. “I am proud of the fact that we, as owners of the future wind farm, will be supplyingMercedes-Benz…
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VoltH2 gets permit for its 20 MW electrolyser in Gelsenkirchen
VoltH2, which develops plants for green hydrogen to decarbonize industry and transport, has achieved an important milestone in its FID process in Germany: the BImSchG permit for the construction and operation of a 20 MW electrolysis plant at the Klimahafen in Gelsenkirchen. Today VoltH2 officially received the permit from Karin Welge, the mayor of Gelsenkirchen.…
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Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub and Kraftanlagen Energies & Services have signed a contract for the “Balance of Plant” works.
At the site of the former Moorburg coal-fired power plant, the Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub (HGHH) – a consortium of the two partners Luxcara and Hamburger Energiewerke – is building a 100 MW electrolysis plant for green hydrogen. The HGHH is one of the first large-scale green electrolysis projects in Germany and has set itself…
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Infineon to purchase long-term green electricity from wind farms in Brandenburg, Germany and solar plants in Spain
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 Schlenzer and Kittlitz III wind farms in Brandenburg in Germany to supply its sites in Dresden, Regensburg, Warstein and Neubiberg near Munich. Seven turbines in…

