Six French offshore wind farms win EU approval
Transmission
The European Commission has approved plans by two companies to build six offshore wind farms off the northwest coast of
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World’s first solar road fails to meet expectations
Environment
The world’s first solar road in Normandy, northern France, which opened in 2016, has failed to meet expectations. The 1-km-long
EDF wins Moroccan solar contract
Storage
France’s state-run utility, EDF Renewables, and Abu Dhabi-based Masdar have been selected by the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen)
Spanish king hails wind power
Environment
Spain’s King Felipe VI has told WindEurope’s conference in Bilbao that climate change was “very alarming” but wind energy was
EU praises Nordic renewable progress
Environment
The European Union’s use of renewable energy reached 17.5 per cent in 2017, keeping it on track for a target
Lithuanian firm wins grant for Polish solar projects
Environment
Poland’s mBank, a subsidiary of Germany’s Commerzbank, has granted a €10 million loan to the Lithuanian Modus Group on a
Renewables overtake coal in Germany
Production
Renewable sources last year overtook coal to become Germany’s biggest source of electricity for the first time, boosted by an
Spain hails 40% renewable generation
Production
The share of renewables in power generation in mainland Spain this year is estimated at 40 per cent, up from
Spain coal imports slump amid reforms
Production
Spanish coal imports fell 36 per cent year on year in September to almost 1.3 million tonnes, according to customs
Norway goes solar with Scatec stake
Environment
Norway’s oil and gas giant Equinor has invested more than US$82 million in 11 million shares or a 9.7-per-cent stake
Spain pushes through green reforms
Transmission
Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, is completing pledges to create a shift to renewable energy as the Congress of
Spain axes defunct ‘sun tax’
Policy
Spain earlier this month cancelled the controversial “tax on the sun” in measures aimed at tackling rising electricity costs and
Malta-Sicily gas pipeline vital for EU: Mizzi
Environment
The Malta-Sicily gas pipeline is a priority for the European Union as it aims to end Maltese energy isolation, said energy
Solar farm opens amid Chernobyl ruins
Transmission
The Ukrainian city of Pripyat (pictured), home to the Chernobyl nuclear power station, became uninhabitable for 24,000 years after the
Statkraft unveils billion-dollar renewables investment
Environment
Norway’s state-owned electricity provider, Statkraft, says it will invest US$1.23 billion by 2025 to globally generate 6 gigawatts of onshore