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In successive announcements, Innagreen Investments and Enviromena announced their acquisitions of solar farms in Nottinghamshire and Surrey respectively. Innagreen’s purchase of Longhedge Solar Farm in Nottinghamshire comes as the green investment company expands its presence in the UK renewable energy market. The solar farm is an approved project being developed by RES and is expected to deliver approximately 49.9 MW of clean energy once online. As agreed, RES will continue the development and construction of Longhedge Solar Farm and provide technical services once it is operational. For Innagreen, this setup will enable a smooth transition, which will benefit the site’s…
Withdrawals of federal funding and permit changes have contributed to the cancellation or abandonment of 7 GW of renewable energy projects on federal land by 2025, while another 12 GW are currently threatened on federal land and 80 GW on private land, according to an analysis by Wooden Mackenzie. That’s more than $121 billion in renewable energy investments at risk from federal changes. “Federal Friction: Permitting Risks in the U.S. Renewable Energy Pipeline,” Wood Mackenzie’s new report states that when the Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a renewable energy permitting memorandum in July 2025, it extended permitting deadlines and…
Ofgem’s cap-and-floor support program could support up to 7.6 GW of long-term energy storage (LDES) capacity.The UK energy regulator has shortlisted 16 projects for the LDES support programme, the first of its kind, with a duration of 8 to 22 hours.The projects have a total capacity of 7,645 MW and have an ‘appropriate mix of duration, technology and site distribution’, Ofgem said. Lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) and pumped storage hydropower (PSH) have taken up the lion’s share of capacity, with two smaller projects using compressed air energy storage (CAES) and a mix of vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB)…
Nextpower, formerly known as Nextracker, is rapidly expanding its portfolio beyond solar trackers through a series of acquisitions and new product launches. Speak with pv magazine At the Smarter E Europe trade show in Munich, CEO Dan Shugar said the company’s expansion is driven by customer demand and not by a desire to become a supplier of every part of the solar value chain. “What we’ve done is add technology, manufacturing and solutions for customers in response to their needs,” Shugar said pv magazine. “We ask customers, ‘What are your pain points?’” According to Shugar, Nextpower now covers nearly every…
The revision of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol may reduce demand for PPA deals for solar companies, but there is a chance that deal volume will return as more certainty returns. According to BloombergNEF, corporate PPA deals are down 10% by 2025, and JP Cerda, CEO of online Energy Attribute Certificate (EAC) and PPA trading platform Renewabl, told pv magazine the reason could be proposed changes to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Cerda argued that the upcoming update to the scope 2 guidelines, which govern how companies account for the renewable electricity they consume, has introduced enough uncertainty to put a dent…
Clearer skies meant May insolation was well above average in coastal areas of East Asia, with Japan, Korea, eastern China, Taiwan and the northern Philippines all seeing stronger solar sources, according to analysis using the Solcast API. A persistent high was the main driver, raising coastal radiation above the May long-term average, while a rain band at the end of the month reduced radiation inland in parts of southern and central China. Japan saw some of the strongest increases in the region. Tokyo recorded May irradiance about 15% above the 2007-2025 average, while Osaka was 14% above average, making it…
Under the theme The leadership lens: leading through double standards in the energy transitionWiSEu’s flagship breakfast workshop at Intersolar Europe created a space for honest conversations about the invisible rules that many women still navigate in their professional lives. What emerged was more than a reflection of personal experiences; it revealed a clear pattern of structural and cultural double standards that continue to impact visibility, progress, recognition and opportunity in the solar and storage sector. Visibility without recognition One of the strongest themes across all discussion groups was visibility, not just being seen, but being recognized. Janine Wirth, founder and…
By ESS news Argentina has opened financial bidding for its AlmaSADI battery energy storage auction, with offers ranging from $7,397/MW-month to below the maximum bid price of $12,500/MW-month set for the tender. The weighted average bid for all eligible projects was $10,568.4/MW-month, approximately 15.5% below the auction ceiling. The economic bidding phase follows the qualification of 232 proposals submitted by 37 domestic and international companies, representing a proposed capacity of 8,230 MW. The total volume exceeds the auction’s purchasing target of 700 MW by more than eleven times. According to figures released at the bid opening, weighted average prices ranged…
By Martin McConnell June 26, 2026 Orange, Connecticut-based energy company Avangrid has announced plans to build a new 41 MW/82 MWh battery storage project in Gilliam County, Oregon. The new location, called Shutler Energy Storage, will strengthen the company’s current 3 GW footprint in the Pacific Northwest. And beyond the project itself, Avangrid has pledged to donate $110,000 each year to two Gilliam County nonprofits on behalf of the project in an effort to support early childhood education and child care options. The company will split its annual funding evenly, sending $55,000 each to the county Condon Center for Early…
Google has signed an agreement with long-duration energy storage startup Energy Dome (LDES) for its 23MW/200MWh CO2 battery energy storage system in County Offaly, Ireland. The search engine giant is 100% the off-taker of the project, which is expected to enter commercial operations in 2028, and the agreement marks the second investment in Energy Dome.The sustainable CO2 battery system will not only give Google access to carbon-free energy for its nearby operations, but will also help reduce congestion in a strategic location of Ireland’s electricity grid, Energy Dome’s Ben Potter told our sister site Energy storage.news in an interview.“We are…