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• Study highlights solar farm biodiversity gains

  04-08-2026 11:19 via renews.biz
  Broxted report outlines best practice for nature recovery
  
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• Fred Olsen files 144MW Invercassley application

  07-08-2026 15:37 via renews.biz
  Developer plans to install 20 turbines at wind farm in northern Scotland
  
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• Door closes for AR8 submissions

  07-08-2026 13:05 via renews.biz
  Bidding to start this autumn as CfD auction application window slams shut
  
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• ‘Certain activities’ paused after He Dreiht blade failure

  07-08-2026 13:01 via renews.biz
  Vestas investigating 22 July incident at German offshore wind farm
  
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• Earth’s molten core suddenly reversed direction — and scientists don’t know why

  07-08-2026 12:24 via sciencedaily.com
  
  Earth’s molten iron core unexpectedly reversed direction beneath the Pacific, revealing a dramatic change in the hidden engine that creates our planet’s magnetic field. Satellite data suggest the surge is already weakening, raising the possibility that the deep-Earth upheaval is part of a mysterious natural cycle.
  
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• Ming Yang commissions 16MW floating turbine

  07-08-2026 11:45 via renews.biz
  CNOOC Anlan scheme supplies power to Lufeng offshore oilfield
  
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• Seaway7 hits finish line on Inch Cape TP installation

  07-08-2026 10:36 via renews.biz
  Company deployed heavy crane vessel Seaway Alfa Lift at 1.1GW project
  
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• European Energy sells 90MW Italian solar site

  07-08-2026 09:19 via renews.biz
  Cerano Energreen secures 20-year FerX Contract for Difference
  
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• Cierco secures go-ahead for Llŷr floaters

  07-08-2026 02:01 via renews.biz
  First power at 100MW test and demo schemes is targeted for 2031
  
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• RWE to hand back US offshore wind leases

  06-08-2026 16:20 via renews.biz
  Trump administration will pay developer $1.22bn for three leases, RWE to invest similar amount in natural gas
  
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• UPDATED: SPR completes foundations at 1.4GW EA3

  06-08-2026 16:00 via renews.biz
  95-turbine North Sea project due to be completed by year-end
  
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• SSE seeks consent for Sligo repowering

  05-08-2026 02:00 via renews.biz
  102MW Crumhach project replaces two wind farms
  
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• ContourGlobal starts Chile hybrid project

  04-08-2026 16:46 via renews.biz
  131MWp solar and 360MWh storage facility begins construction
  
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• Natural Power secures Vattenfall survey contracts

  04-08-2026 15:54 via renews.biz
  Ground investigations to support two Scotland wind farms
  
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• TotalEnergies buys Shell’s 4GW European renewables portfolio

  04-08-2026 11:30
  Shell has agreed to sell its entire European onshore renewables business to TotalEnergies,as the energy giants reshape their power portfolios and focus investment on areas offering stronger returns.The deal covers a 4GW portfolio across Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK, including 500MW of wind and solar assets already operating or under construction.TotalEnergies will also acquire a 3.5GW development pipeline containing solar, wind and battery storage projects. The company will own the
  
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• England records driest July ever!

  04-08-2026 10:30
  England has recorded its driest July since records began almost 200 years ago, with exceptional heat and sunshine deepening drought conditions across much of the country.Provisional Met Office figures show just 6.5mm of rain fell across England during the month, only 10% of the long-term average and less than half the previous record set in 1911.Southern England was even drier, receiving only 1.9mm or 3% of its usual rainfall. It was the region’s driest month of any kind in records dating
  
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• GE Vernova bags 163MW India order

  04-08-2026 10:03 via renews.biz
  Enfinity Global selects 43 turbines for Rajasthan project
  
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• Floating could deliver third of UK offshore capacity

  04-08-2026 10:00 via renews.biz
  Heligan report highlights infrastructure investment needs
  
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• Vattenfall installs first Nordlicht transition piece

  04-08-2026 09:41 via renews.biz
  Construction advances at Germany's largest offshore wind farm
  
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• UPDATED: Vattenfall wins Danish offshore wind tender

  04-08-2026 09:32 via renews.biz
  Swedish developer secures 1GW Nordsøen Midt and 1.2GW Hesselø project plots
  
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• Nordex scores 480MW US turbine hat-trick

  04-08-2026 09:03 via renews.biz
  Three contracts cover supply of 81 turbines
  
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• Burnham’s energyVAT cut to cost street-parking EV drivers £172 million!

  04-08-2026 09:00
  New analysis says the temporary VAT cut will force EV drivers with no off-street parking and those who rent,£172 million per year on charging costs.Research by New AutoMotive says this will counteract the £40 million that the Government have proposed to save in the recent VAT cut on domestic electricity. The group are calling for an expansion on time-of-use tariffs at public chargers.The 9% of drivers with no home charging won’t make any savings and pay £216 per year in
  
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• Data centres to see eight year cut to electricity connection times

  03-08-2026 16:30
  Energy-From-Waste (EfW) could cut electricity connection times from a decade to just two years by using private wire connections.
  The new grid connections could improve long-term price certainty for businesses across the country, according to research by Resource Recovery UK (RRUK).More than 500MW of power could be supplied to industrial users facing future constraints. More than half of existing data centres are located within 10km of an EfW plant,which is equivalent to 350MW of reliable power
  
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• RWE signs Google Oklahoma solar PPA

  03-08-2026 16:09 via renews.biz
  15-year deal covers full output from 155MW project
  
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• Warming Mediterranean invaded by new species

  03-08-2026 15:30
  Hundreds of invasive marine species are spreading through the Mediterranean as rising sea temperatures make the region increasingly hostile to native fish –and more welcoming to tropical arrivals.Scientists warn the transformation is accelerating, particularly in the eastern Mediterranean where species entering through the Suez Canal are displacing local populations and damaging fishing livelihoods.The Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change describes the region as a cli
  
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• UK’s first carbon capture trial without using amines

  03-08-2026 14:30
  Resource management company, Veolia have successfully trialled the UK’s first non-amine carbon-capture technology.The trial at Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility in partnership with C-Capture, tested a non-amine solvent discovered by researchers at the University of Leeds.
  Amine solutions are used in most carbon capture plants to extract the carbon from CO2.
  The problem is these volatile liquids are not only toxic but if they escape into the atmosphere can cause extra warming by combining
  
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• New nuclear supported by 53% of the public

  03-08-2026 13:34
  A major new survey says 53% of the UK public want to see more nuclear power stations built and prefer the energy source to any others.The poll, conducted by YouGov, casts into doubt the decision to close all UK nuclear power stations by 2030, excluding Sizewell B, which is set to close in 2055.Tom Greatrex, Chief Executive of the Nuclear Industry Association, said:  “The British public understands nuclear power delivers reliable electricity, highly skilled and well-paid jobs and
  
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• Cutting meat is easier when households do it together

  03-08-2026 12:05
  People are more likely to cut their meat consumption when those around them are doing the same, new research has found.The study from Brighton and Sussex Medical School and Meat Free Monday suggests social surroundings can be just as important as personal motivation, when people try to change their diets.Researchers followed participants for one month to examine what influenced the number of meat-free days they achieved. Those who had been involved with the ‘Meat Free Monday’ campai
  
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• Millions urged to check eligibility for £150 winter energy discount

  03-08-2026 11:15
  Millions of households have been urged to check their name appears on their electricity bill or risk missing out on a £150 discount this winter.The Government said eligible customers must be registered as the billpayer by 23 August to receive the Warm Home Discount automatically.Around six million households across Great Britain are expected to receive the rebate, including approximately 250,000 customers in Scotland who will qualify automatically for the first time.The scheme covers hous
  
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• Heatwaves expose nuclear power’s water risk

  03-08-2026 10:15
  Extreme heat and falling river levels are forcing nuclear plants across Europe to reduce output or shut down, raising fresh questions over how the continent’s reactors will cope with a warming climate.Hungary temporarily closed units at its Paks nuclear plant after high temperatures pushed cooling conditions beyond safe operating limits. The shutdown increased the country’s reliance on electricity imports as heat drove up demand across the region.The problem is not unique to Hungary
  
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