Monetnegro’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has started groundbreaking for its first wind farm, Gvozd, with a capacity of 54.6 MW.
Herman Halushchenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Energy, said that the key focus for renewable energy sources in Ukraine in 2025 will be the development of wind energy.
A court in Sweden has approved the start of construction for a nuclear waste disposal site in Forsmark, 130 km north of Stockholm.
Eurowind Energy has announced its intention to build projects that will add a total of 1 GW of power generation capacity over the next two years in Europe.
Michael Shanks, Britain’s Energy Minister, has said that developers of renewable energy storage projects, such as pumped hydro, will be offered a guaranteed minimum income to spur investment in technologies that help the country meet its climate targets.
GE Vernova has been selected by IVPC Group to repower five wind turbines at its Montefalcone wind farm in Italy.
The UK’s last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, will close at the end of September 2024, and will mark the first period for nearly 150 years that the country has had no such plants.
GE Vernova’s Financial Services business and Lizard Renewables from Italy have formed Alva Power, a 50-50 joint venture to support Italy in its electrification and decarbonisation goals by funding renewable energy project development.
Voltalia has been awarded an EPC contract by Ørsted for its first solar power plant in Ireland, located in County Carlow.
The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has granted approval for the 600 MW Cottam solar power project being developed by Island Green Power.