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• Hellenic Cables nets BC-Wind cable contract

  18-02-2026 12:12 via renews.biz
  Hellenic Cables nets BC-Wind cable contract
  
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• Free online tool launched to help plan battery storage

  27-02-2026 17:02 via energylivenews.com
  A new free, open-source modelling tool is aiming to strip the guesswork out of battery storage economics by showing how assets actually perform against real UK market signals.The Levelise Calculator, now live online, gives installers, energy managers and system designers half-hourly modelling across a full year, aligned to how the electricity system really operates.
  Instead of relying on annual averages or headline assumptions, users can test how batteries stack up across different revenue stre
  
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• Tour companies will soon have to prove their eco credentials

  27-02-2026 16:00 via energylivenews.com
  The green tourismsector could soon need a sustainability certification to justify its environmental declarations.Consultancy Green Tourism, has submitted its proposed Certified Standard to the UK accreditation body UKAS, aiming to create the first UK tourism benchmark built around independent verification rather than self-declared environmental claims.The move comes ahead of sweeping European reforms that will require sustainability claims made to EU consumers to be backed by third-party eviden
  
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• Gas power station hits major marker

  27-02-2026 15:00 via energylivenews.com
  RWE’s Pembroke Power Station has logged its 10,000th start of a combined cycle gas turbine, a marker of how the site is now operating in a power system shaped by variable renewables, rather than steady baseload demand.Opened in 2011, the 2.2GW plant was originally built for near-continuous running but now operates all five units across multi-shift patterns, starting and stopping to match swings in wind and solar output and to help balance the grid.Operational changes over the past decade
  
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• Britain’s clean power economy is growing rapidly but unevenly

  27-02-2026 13:57 via energylivenews.com
  Thelow-carbon economy is growing fast but not evenly, with strong revenue gains masking deeper structural tensions around jobs, delivery and confidence.Turnover across the low-carbon and renewable energy economy reached £77bn in 2024, up almost 12% in a single year and more than 90% higher than in 2015, shows the latest National Statistics report.Growth has accelerated since 2020 as renewables scaled, electrification gathered pace and energy security moved from policy aspiration to politi
  
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• Wind powers a fifth of Europe’s needs

  27-02-2026 13:01 via energylivenews.com
  Europe added 19.1GW of new wind capacity in 2025, lifting installed capacity to 304GW and pushing wind to around a fifth of electricity demand across the continent including the UK.According to new figures from WindEurope the bulk of last year’s build was onshore wind, which accounted for about 90% of new capacity, with offshore installations slowing as developers grappled with higher costs, grid constraints and delayed projects.Germany led Europe for new installations in absolute terms,
  
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• Electric sightseeing ships promise quieter seas and lower emissions for Norway

  27-02-2026 12:00 via energylivenews.com
  Norway’s Brim Explorer has signed contracts to build two battery-powered trimaran passenger vessels designed to deliver high-speed, long-range sightseeing with zero emissions.The 180-passenger vessels are scheduled for delivery in spring 2027 and will operate in some of Norway’s most environmentally sensitive destinations.CEO and co-founder Agnes Árnadóttir said: “This is a milestone for both Brim Explorer and the Norwegian maritime industry. We are not only prov
  
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• Will data centres scupper decarbonisation plans?

  27-02-2026 11:00 via energylivenews.com
  Will data centres power the UK’s economic growth or quietly drain energy, water and scupper Labour’s plan to decarbonise the rest of the economy?That is the question MPs are now putting under the microscope as Parliament launches a new inquiry into the environmental impact of the AI driven expansion of the data centre sector.The Environmental Audit Committee has opened an investigation into how much electricity and water data centres are likely to consume – and whether their r
  
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• Scarsella to stay on as UKPN CEO after takeover

  27-02-2026 08:54 via energylivenews.com
  Basil Scarsella, the longest serving CEO in the energy sector, has confirmed he will be staying on as the boss of UK Power Networks after its take over by French energy giant ENGIE.The French company acquired UKPN on Wednesday in a £15bn purchase from Hong Kong’s CKI group, who had installed Mr Scarsella as CEO when the network was renamed back in 2010.He has been CEO ever since and is now into his 16th year of leading the network.Catherine MacGregor the ENGIE CEO confirmed during t
  
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• Scarsella to say on as UKPN CEO after takeover

  27-02-2026 08:54 via energylivenews.com
  Basil Scarsella, the longest serving CEO in the energy sector, has confirmed he will be staying on as the boss of UK Power Networks after its take over by French energy giant ENGIE.The French company acquired UKPN on Wednesday in a £15bn purchase from Hong Kong’s CKI group, who had installed Mr Scarsella as CEO when the network was renamed back in 2010.He has been CEO ever since and is now into his 16th year of leading the network.Catherine MacGregor the ENGIE CEO confirmed during t
  
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• Investigations after wind worker deaths in Germany

  26-02-2026 17:05 via renews.biz
  Investigations after wind worker deaths in Germany
  
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• ABB’s Argentine manufacturing plant cuts emissions by 97%

  26-02-2026 15:00 via energylivenews.com
  ABB’s electrification manufacturing plant in Bella Vista, Argentina, has reduced its operational greenhouse gas emissions by 97% compared to 2019 levels.The Tucumán-based site, which employs more than 150 people and has operated for over five decades, now runs entirely on renewable electricity.
  Around 15% of its power is generated on-site through solar panels, with the remaining 85% sourced via I-REC certified renewable electricity.In 2024 alone, the plant cut 530 tonnes of CÒ
  
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• Terpel to buy 26MWp Pétalo solar plant

  26-02-2026 14:27 via renews.biz
  Terpel to buy 26MWp Pétalo solar plant
  
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• New trust charter for business energy

  26-02-2026 14:00 via energylivenews.com
  A new push to clean up Britain’s business energy market has launched with a blunt message: trust has collapsed and transparency has to be rebuilt.The Trust and Transparency in Business Energy Charter, known as the TNT Charter, was unveiled yesterday with backing from Labour MP Sarah Edwards and aims to reset how small businesses are treated by energy suppliers, brokers and intermediaries.
  It sets out a voluntary code calling for clear pricing, fair sales practices and basic protections fo
  
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• Skills shortage threatens UK low-carbon infrastructure ambitions, recruiters warn

  26-02-2026 13:05 via energylivenews.com
  The UK’s ambitions for nuclear, renewable power and grid expansion face mounting risk from a shortage of next-generation plant leaders.The gap could slow delivery of projects designed to cut emissions and strengthen long-term energy security according to recruiters Newman Stewart.The country is entering a period of rapid infrastructure growth, spanning small modular reactors, energy-from-waste facilities and expanding distributed energy assets. These projects are central to lowering carbo
  
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• SSE signs 83MW Sanquhar 2 PPA

  26-02-2026 12:54 via renews.biz
  SSE signs 83MW Sanquhar 2 PPA
  
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• Is Cornwall starting a geothermal breakthrough?

  26-02-2026 12:00 via energylivenews.com
  Britain’s first geothermal power station is finally powering up in Cornwall, bringing a new form of always-on renewable electricity to the UK energy system.The plant at United Downs near Truro draws super-heated water from three miles below the surface, where temperatures approach 200C. That heat is used to drive turbines, generating enough electricity for around 10,000 homes and delivering round-the-clock power that does not depend on wind or sunshine.This is geothermal at a depth and sc
  
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• GRS wins 50MWp Dintel Solar job

  26-02-2026 11:58 via renews.biz
  GRS wins 50MWp Dintel Solar job
  
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• Zelestra advances Klevenow solar build

  26-02-2026 11:39 via renews.biz
  Zelestra advances Klevenow solar build
  
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• CWHI completes Inch Cape monopile deliveries

  26-02-2026 11:22 via renews.biz
  CWHI completes Inch Cape monopile deliveries
  
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• RWE doubles Italy build to 235MW

  26-02-2026 11:11 via renews.biz
  RWE doubles Italy build to 235MW
  
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• Renewables Industry sets out Clean Power Plan ahead of Welsh election

  26-02-2026 11:00 via energylivenews.com
  Wales’ renewable energy industry has issued a clear challenge to the next Welsh Government ahead of the 2026 Senedd election: back a bold clean power strategy or risk billions in investment flowing elsewhere in the UK.RenewableUK Cymru’s Cymru Clean Power: Call for Government 2026 sets out how Wales could unlock a £10bn economic opportunity, support 8,000 secure jobs and generate up to £183m in community benefit funding over the next decade.Electricity demand in Wales is
  
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• Hexicon losses surge in Q4

  26-02-2026 10:56 via renews.biz
  Hexicon losses surge in Q4
  
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• Subsea7 renewables EBITDA rises in 2025

  26-02-2026 10:30 via renews.biz
  Subsea7 renewables EBITDA rises in 2025
  
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• Earnings spike in stellar year for DEME

  26-02-2026 10:14 via renews.biz
  Earnings spike in stellar year for DEME
  
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• Greenvolt lands €348m for Romania wind build

  26-02-2026 10:03 via renews.biz
  Greenvolt lands €348m for Romania wind build
  
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• Boskalis, TKF win Gennaker cables deal

  26-02-2026 10:03 via renews.biz
  Boskalis, TKF win Gennaker cables deal
  
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• Europe invests €45bn in 2025 wind projects

  26-02-2026 10:01 via renews.biz
  Europe invests €45bn in 2025 wind projects
  
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• Drax earned less in 2025

  26-02-2026 10:00 via energylivenews.com
  Drax ended 2025 with lower earnings but a stronger balance sheet and a clearer sense of where its future growth lies as the UK leans harder on flexible low-carbon power.Adjusted EBITDA fell to £947m from £1,064m in 2024, reflecting weaker power prices and tougher market conditions.
  Net debt dropped sharply from £992m to £784m and earnings per share rose to 137.7p, supported by share buybacks and lower finance costs. The full-year dividend increased 11.5% to 29.0p.The key
  
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• Offshore wind lifts Seatrium profit surge

  26-02-2026 09:30 via renews.biz
  Offshore wind lifts Seatrium profit surge
  
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