The UK and Germany both recorded substantial increases on their annual wind power records for 2014, setting the stage for further growth of this industry across Europe.
Scotland's solar capacity has risen by a third in the past year, according to new figures from British energy regulator Ofgem.
Century Tokyo Leasing Corp and Kyocera Corp. are set to build the world's largest floating solar power plant, a joint statement released by both companies said.
Balfour Beatty, the UK-based construction services company, has completed the acquisition of the £164 million ($257 million) Thanet offshore transmission project in Kent.
S&C Electric Company has begun operating Europe's largest battery-storage project. S&C Electric Europe, Samsung SDI and Younicos collaborated to deploy the technology onto a United Kingdom Power Networks substation in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.
Uganda has commissioned two new solar power plants with a total capacity of 20 MW in order to develop its renewable energy potential.
Spain’s Abengoa and South Korean company Hyundai Engineering & Construction have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on developing power plant projects.
NTPC Ltd., India's largest power producer has significantly expanded its solar energy activities with the signing of another new agreement to construct a large-scale solar power plant in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Rheinisch-Wesfallsches Elektrizitatswerk (RWE), Germany's second-largest utility provider, has declined to follow the lead of E.On and split its business operation.
Wind, hydro and other clean power sources accounted for the largest source of Scottish power in the first half of 2014. Scottish renewables, a trade body, stated that the renewable energy generated a record 10.3 TWh, whereas nuclear generation provided 7.8 TWh, coal 5.6 TWh and gas 1.4 TWh.