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• Cubico refinances 75MW Uruguay portfolio

  12-01-2026 12:55 via renews.biz
  Cubico refinances 75MW Uruguay portfolio
  
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• Green energy sector drove more than 90% of China’s investment growth last year, analysis finds

  05-02-2026 01:01
  Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and accounts for more than third of China’s economic growthChina’s clean energy industries drove more than 90% of the country’s investment growth last year, making the sectors bigger than all but seven of the world’s economies, a new analysis has shown.For the second time in three years, the report showed the manufacture, installation and export of batteries, electric cars, solar, wind and related technologies accounted
  
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• Drax insiders privately raised concerns over its sustainability claims, court papers show

  04-02-2026 15:02
  Company publicly denied allegations that primary forests were being cut down to fuel UK’s biggest power plantSenior executives at Drax raised concerns internally about the validity of the energy company’s sustainability claims while it publicly denied allegations that it was cutting down environmentally important forests for fuel, court documents have revealed.Britain’s biggest power plant assured ministers and civil servants of the company’s green credentials as it scram
  
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• Australia’s long, complicated energy transition is finally working – and not a moment too soon | Tony Wood for the Conversation

  04-02-2026 01:23
  Renewables and energy storage contributed more than 50% of supplied electricity last quarter as real progress is being made – but it’s not yet job doneTen years ago, if a heatwave as intense as last week’s record-breaker had hit the east coast, Australia’s power supply may well have buckled. But this time, the system largely operated as we needed, despite some outages.On Australia’s main grid last quarter, renewables and energy storage contributed more than 50% of s
  
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• The lithium boom: could a disused quarry bring riches to Cornwall?

  03-02-2026 17:08
  Known as ‘white gold’, lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet – ideal for the rechargeable batteries used in tech products. Can Europe’s largest deposit bring prosperity to the local community?It looks more like the past than the future. A vast chasm scooped out of a scarred landscape, this is a Cornwall the summer holidaymakers don’t see: a former china clay pit near St Austell called Trelavour. I’m standing at the edge of the pit lo
  
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• Here’s why US household energy bills are soaring – and how to fix it | Mark Wolfe

  03-02-2026 16:00
  Trump has prioritized fossil fuel companies over consumers, hitting the lowest-income families hardestDonald Trump promised to cut energy prices by 50%. Instead, average electricity prices over the past year have risen by about 6.7%, while natural gas prices have increased by 10.8%. Energy prices are influenced by many factors beyond any president’s direct control, including market conditions, weather-driven demand, regional infrastructure constraints and the rapid growth of energy-intensi
  
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• Early works advance at Lewis Hub site

  03-02-2026 12:19 via renews.biz
  Early works advance at Lewis Hub site
  
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• New catalyst turns carbon dioxide into clean fuel source

  03-02-2026 12:08 via sciencedaily.com
  Researchers have found that manganese, an abundant and inexpensive metal, can be used to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into formate, a potential hydrogen source for fuel cells. The key was a clever redesign that made the catalyst last far longer than similar low-cost materials. Surprisingly, the improved manganese catalyst even beat many expensive precious-metal options. The discovery could help turn greenhouse gas into clean energy ingredients.
  
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• Scottish Renewables appoints three new directors

  03-02-2026 11:50 via renews.biz
  Scottish Renewables appoints three new directors
  
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• Taihan opens HVDC cable test centre

  03-02-2026 11:43 via renews.biz
  Taihan opens HVDC cable test centre
  
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• Fugro lands survey role at NordSee Energies 1

  03-02-2026 11:37 via renews.biz
  Fugro lands survey role at NordSee Energies 1
  
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• Nordex wins 189MW Swedish turbine deal

  03-02-2026 08:57 via renews.biz
  Nordex wins 189MW Swedish turbine deal
  
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• CIP in €1.4bn swoop for Orsted's onshore business

  03-02-2026 08:50 via renews.biz
  CIP in €1.4bn swoop for Orsted's onshore business
  
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• Neoen starts 230MWp French solar trio

  03-02-2026 01:26 via renews.biz
  Neoen starts 230MWp French solar trio
  
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• RWE and Amazon sign Nordseecluster B PPA

  03-02-2026 01:16 via renews.biz
  RWE and Amazon sign Nordseecluster B PPA
  
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• US judge allows last of five offshore wind projects halted by Trump to proceed

  02-02-2026 21:41
  Ruling clears Denmark’s Ørsted to resume construction on its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New YorkAll five offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration in December can resume construction after a federal judge’s ruling on Monday that cleared Denmark’s Ørsted to proceed with its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New York.Ørsted’s request for an injunction blocking the interior department order was the fifth brought by an offsh
  
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• Sunrise Wind cleared to resume work

  02-02-2026 18:48 via renews.biz
  Sunrise Wind cleared to resume work
  
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• Damning EU report lays bare bloc’s ‘dangerous dependence’ on critical mineral imports

  02-02-2026 17:00
  Auditor calls renewable energy targets ‘unrealistic’ unless ‘EU ups its game’ in mining, refining and recycling of metals such as rare earthsThe EU is struggling to free itself from dependence on China and countries in the global south for critical minerals and rare earths needed for everything from smartphones to wind turbines and military jets.A damning report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in Luxembourg found that the bloc’s targets for 2030 were “
  
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• Prysmian wins £2bn EGL4 cable contract

  02-02-2026 16:45 via renews.biz
  Prysmian wins £2bn EGL4 cable contract
  
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• Enlight begins build at 1.2GW US hybrid giant

  02-02-2026 15:37 via renews.biz
  Enlight begins build at 1.2GW US hybrid giant
  
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• Dajin signs pact for Spanish monopile factory

  02-02-2026 15:02 via renews.biz
  Dajin signs pact for Spanish monopile factory
  
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• Is Trump winning or losing his war on offshore wind power?

  02-02-2026 13:30
  The US president tried to kill offshore wind projects – now four are back under constructionConstruction has resumed on four offshore wind mega-projects after they survived a near-fatal attack by Donald Trump’s administration thanks to rulings by federal judges. These are being seen as victories for clean energy amid a wider war being waged on it by the Trump administration.The windfarms are considered critical by grid planners as America faces an energy affordability crisis. Togethe
  
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• Vattenfall removes mines for Nordlicht build

  02-02-2026 11:32 via renews.biz
  Vattenfall removes mines for Nordlicht build
  
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• Iberdrola, Norges JV hits 1.5GW of installed capacity

  02-02-2026 11:29 via renews.biz
  Iberdrola, Norges JV hits 1.5GW of installed capacity
  
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• Dutch plan CfDs for 40GW offshore drive

  02-02-2026 11:27 via renews.biz
  Dutch plan CfDs for 40GW offshore drive
  
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• Zelestra seals PPA for 50MW Gem City PV site

  02-02-2026 11:24 via renews.biz
  Zelestra seals PPA for 50MW Gem City PV site
  
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• Mingyang hires Europe commercial boss

  02-02-2026 09:27 via renews.biz
  Mingyang hires Europe commercial boss
  
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• Tool to cut curtailment wins flexibility deal

  02-02-2026 09:22 via renews.biz
  Tool to cut curtailment wins flexibility deal
  
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• European Energy opens Kvosted hybrid park

  02-02-2026 09:15 via renews.biz
  European Energy opens Kvosted hybrid park
  
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• Ørsted appoints new employee board member

  02-02-2026 09:12 via renews.biz
  Ørsted appoints new employee board member
  
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