2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (511+ words) Mc Donald's has concluded PPAs with Tauron for the delivery of up to 100 GWh of hydropower annually by 2030. Polish energy company Tauron and Mc Donald's have signed power purchase agreements that will see Tauron deliver up to 100 GWh of hydropower…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1012+ words) The company's battery energy storage capacity now adds up to over 1 GW across Europe. France-based energy company ENGIE has acquired two BESS projects in Spain and started construction on its first BESS project in France, with a combined capacity of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1319+ words) As renewables drive volatility, batteries are emerging as a way to turn that risk into value. Germany and Greece provide interesting case studies. In this week's Power Playbook: On paper, BESS are often framed as a flexibility tool; in practice,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (876+ words) The Port of Bilbao is deploying an integrated energy model combining large-scale onshore power supply, renewable generation, storage and energy sharing, writes CEO Ivan Jimenez Aira. Europe's energy transition is unfolding under unprecedented geopolitical pressure. The war in Ukraine, global…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (948+ words) If Europe is getting sunnier, what changes for grids, markets, and bankability (and what doesn't)? Jose Antonio Ruiz-Arias and Juraj Bet'k of Solargis shed light on the topic. A new peer-reviewed study by the Universities of Malaga and Murcia, alongside…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1361+ words) Renewable energy is notably of minimal mention in the report, with voltage control receiving the lion's share of recommendations. The European Network of Transmission System Operators " Electricity (ENTSO-E) has released its final report on the causes of the blackout that…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (292+ words) In this Energy Transitions Podcast episode, experts from both countries swop renewable energy success stories and reveal they also face similar significant challenges. The UK and Spain are clean energy success stories: both have delivered significant centralised and decentralised renewable…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1473+ words) Battery energy storage is accelerating across Europe, with new partnerships, project milestones and market data illustrating its growing role in the energy transition. At the same time, new research suggests that Europe's battery market is entering a phase of rapid…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (868+ words) Switchgear - the systems that control and protect our power - need to be treated as core infrastructure that everything else depends on, writes Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule of Prism Power Group. Switchgear rarely gets attention outside engineering circles. It sits in plant…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (341+ words) Long-duration energy storage is emerging as a critical piece of Europe's energy transition. In this conversation, Hydrostor outlines why clearer policy signals, robust system modelling and long-term revenue certainty are essential to unlocking large-scale deployment. In a video interview, Oonagh…...