
Biogas sector expands in Ireland
The last few weeks have marked a significant acceleration in the Republic of Ireland’s bioenergy ambitions, with two biomethane plants having been recently connected to Gas Networks Ireland’s gas grid.
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The last few weeks have marked a significant acceleration in the Republic of Ireland’s bioenergy ambitions, with two biomethane plants having been recently connected to Gas Networks Ireland’s gas grid.

Deutsche Windtechnik has been awarded the contract for maintenance and further services at the Riffgat offshore wind farm by EWE.

The European Investment Bank has granted Elia Transmission Belgium a credit facility of €1 billion on favourable terms for the Princess Elisabeth Energy Island.

Copilot Capital has made a majority investment in Green Eagle Solutions, a SaaS company building the technology behind autonomous renewable energy operations.

Econergy Ltd has achieved its first commercial operation for the battery energy storage component of its Parau 1 co-located solar-plus-storage project in Romania.

ANDRITZ, in partnership with VUJE, has been awarded a contract by VODOHOSPODÁRSKA VÝSTAVBA to carry out a comprehensive modernisation of the Gabcíkovo hydroelectric power plant in Slovakia.

Plans to produce floating offshore wind foundations at Port of Ardersier have taken a step forward with the approval of more than £778 000 in funding from the Scottish government.

Geological Survey Ireland has announced a new initiative to collect geothermal information from deep beneath Dublin city.

Seven UK companies have secured a share of £1 million through the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership’s Innovation Funding programme to accelerate offshore wind technologies including foundations, substructures, substations, and electrical systems.

DNV has quantified how standardising turbine designs and securing predictable project pipelines could reduce the average lifetime cost of electricity from North Sea offshore wind by up to 28% by 2050 in a high-volume scenario.

Qualitas Energy has announced the signing of a definitive agreement providing for the acquisition of Cero Generation’s core European platform from Macquarie Group.

A consortium led by renewable energy consultancy OWC has been appointed by the European Investment Bank to provide a comprehensive feasibility study for the development of Morocco’s first offshore wind farm.