News from United Kingdom
Statkraft Reaches Milestone in the United Kingdom: Statkraft and Emsys VPPFfocus on Flexibility with 300-MW Battery Storage System “Thurrock”
26 Feb 2026 07:34 | Oldenburg (Germany) / London (UK) - Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, and Emsys VPP have reached a significant milestone in their collaboration with the successful grid connection of the 300-MW battery storage facility “Thurrock.” read more...
Vestas Secures Mega Order: Vestas Receives 1.38-GW Offshore Order from RWE for UK Offshore Major Project Vanguard West - Share Price Rises
24 Feb 2026 17:00 | Swindon (UK) - Vestas has received a firm order for the 1,380 MW offshore wind project Vanguard West in the United Kingdom. The client is RWE. read more...
British Nuclear Power Plant Hinkley Point C Faces Further Delays and Rising Costs - Nuclear Power Costs at Least 15 Cents per Kilowatt-Hour
24 Feb 2026 08:38 | Paris (France) / London (UK) - The French energy supplier EDF has once again postponed the completion of the British nuclear power plant Hinkley Point C (HPC). The first reactor of the 3.2 GW nuclear power project in Somerset is now expected to begin operations in 2030, five years later than originally planned. read more...
British AR7 Renewable Energy Auction Secures 14.7 GW of Clean Power Capacity - Offshore, Onshore and Solar at Record Levels
19 Feb 2026 08:18 | London (UK) - The United Kingdom is pressing ahead with the expansion of renewable energy. After the offshore wind results were published in January as part of the British AR7 auction, the awards for onshore wind, solar and tidal energy were also announced last week. Altogether, the successful projects in the AR7 round now total 14.7 GW of capacity - enough to theoretically supply around 16 million households with clean electricity. read more...
RWE Wins UK Wind and Solar Auction: RWE Awarded Contracts for 290 MW of Solar and Wind Projects in the UK
10 Feb 2026 17:05 | Essen (Germany) - Energy company RWE has secured long-term, symmetric Contracts for Difference (CfDs) for a total of 290 megawatts of solar and onshore wind capacity in the UK’s seventh renewable energy auction round (AR7). read more...
Major Transaction in the Agri-PV Sector: WFW Advises Orrön Energy on Sale of 234 MW Agri-PV Portfolio in Eastern Germany
06 Jan 2026 11:18 | Hamburg/London (UK) - The law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW), specialized in energy and infrastructure projects, has advised Orrön Energy Greenfield AB on the sale of a portfolio of three agri-photovoltaic projects to Gülermak Renewables Deutschland Holding GmbH. read more...
RWE Builds Mega Battery in Wales: RWE to Construct its Largest Battery Storage Facility in the UK
02 Dec 2025 09:18 | Essen/Pembroke (UK) - The Essen-based energy company RWE is pushing ahead with the expansion of its storage infrastructure in the United Kingdom and has made the final investment decision for the Pembroke Battery in South Wales. read more...
E-Mobility Gaining Momentum Worldwide – Germany Stages a Strong Comeback – Internal Combustion Engines in Decline
01 Aug 2025 09:04 | London (UK)/Brussels (Belgium) – The market for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is picking up speed globally. In the second quarter of 2025, the industry saw year-on-year growth of over 30 percent. The main driver of this growth was China, which accounted for nearly two-thirds of global sales. Europe is also showing strong development – with Germany leading the way. read more...
Masdar And Iberdrola Invest Billions in UK And German Offshore Wind Energy
11 Jul 2025 15:37 | Madrid, Spain – Spanish energy company Iberdrola and Abu Dhabi’s state-owned renewable energy company Masdar are driving Europe’s energy transition forward with multi-billion-euro projects. A record investment in the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm and the full commissioning of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany mark the latest milestones of their strategic partnership. read more...
Nordex Stock Climbs: Nordex Secures Orders from the UK, Belgium, and France at Quarter-End
03 Jul 2025 14:25 | Hamburg, Germany – At the end of June, the Nordex Group announced several new orders totaling 135 megawatts (MW) across three key European markets. read more...
