(IN BRIEF) Électricité de France has awarded ANDRITZ a contract to supply a new pump turbine and associated equipment for the Vouglans/Saut-Mortier pumped storage project in France’s Jura region. The project will transform an existing hydropower cascade on the Ain … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged 17-MW pump turbine, 2026 to 2031 project execution, 250 GWh storage capacity, 80 to 85 MW output increase, Ain River, Andritz, ANDRITZ and Ingeteam to Support Variable-Speed Pumped Storage Modernisation in France, Coiselet reservoir, EDF, EDF Awards ANDRITZ Contract for Vouglans/Saut-Mortier Hydropower Modernisation, EDF Selects ANDRITZ for Pumped Storage Upgrade on France’s Ain River, Electricité de France, energy storage capacity, France, French Jura region, full power converter, grid stability, hydropower cascade, hydropower modernisation, Ingeteam, low electricity demand, motor generator, peak demand, pump turbine, pumped-storage hydropower, renewable energy integration, renewable power, Saut-Mortier reservoir, turbine governor, variable-speed pump turbine, Vouglans reservoir, Vouglans/Saut-Mortier pumped storage project
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank has provided European Energy with an AUD 110 million, three-year non-recourse financing package for the Mokoan Hybrid Solar Farm and Battery Project in Victoria, Australia. The package will refinance existing debt for the operational 58MW Mokoan … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged 113GWh annual generation, 40MW battery, 58MW solar farm, 80MWh storage, AC-coupled battery, AUD 110 million financing, Australia, Australian Government, bank guarantee facilities, battery energy storage, BESS, Capacity Investment Scheme, construction loan, Corporate Bank, debt service reserve, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Supports Solar and Battery Storage Development in Victoria Australia, energy transition, European Energy, European Energy Secures Deutsche Bank Financing for Mokoan Hybrid Renewable Energy Project, European Energy’s Mokoan Battery Storage Project Advances With Deutsche Bank Financing, Facility Agent, grid stability, Hedging Bank, interest rate swap, Mokoan Battery Energy Storage System, Mokoan BESS, Mokoan Hybrid Solar Farm and Battery Project, Mokoan Solar Farm, non-recourse financing, Project Finance APAC, Rachel Chia, renewable energy financing, renewable energy integration, Security Trustee, solar farm, Sole Lender, term loan, Victoria
(IN BRIEF) EnBW and Zelestra have signed a long-term tolling agreement covering 300 MW of four-hour battery storage capacity at Zelestra’s BESS project in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. The agreement gives EnBW access to around 1.2 GWh of flexibility and helps … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy
Tagged 1.2 GWh flexibility, 2 GWh storage project, 300 MW battery storage, 500 MW project, Battery Energy Storage System, battery storage, BESS, decarbonisation, Eliano Russo, Emilia-Romagna, EnBW, EnBW Backs 1.2 GWh of Flexibility From Zelestra’s Emilia-Romagna Battery Project, energy flexibility, energy transition, FER X auctions, grid flexibility, industrial electricity demand, Italian power market, Italy, Karlsruhe, long-term tolling agreement, Major Italy Battery Storage Project Advances Through EnBW-Zelestra Long-Term Agreement, Northern Italy, Olivia Barnes, power system stability, renewable energy integration, renewable energy projects, security of supply, solar pipeline, standalone battery storage, utility scale battery storage, Zelestra, Zelestra Secures EnBW Tolling Deal for 300 MW Battery Storage Share in Northern Italy
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has backed TenneT Germany’s inaugural €3.5 billion multi-tranche senior European green bond, the largest corporate issuance aligned with the European Green Bond Standard Regulation. The transaction also marks the EIB’s first green bond operation … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged APG, climate finance, corporate bond issuance, debt issuance programme, Dr Markus Binder, EIB, EIB Makes First German Green Bond Operation Through TenneT Germany Issuance, electricity transmission grid, energy transition, EU taxonomy, European Green Bond, European Green Bond Standard Regulation, European Investment Bank, German government, Germany, GIC, green bond, green finance, Green Finance Framework, Grid Expansion, high-voltage infrastructure, ICMA Green Bond Principles, infrastructure investment, KfW, LGX, Luxembourg Green Exchange, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, NBIM, Nicola Beer, North Sea offshore wind, public debt capital markets, renewable energy integration, TenneT Germany, TenneT Germany Enters Public Debt Markets With Major European Green Bond Issuance, TenneT Germany Launches Landmark €3.5 Billion Green Bond With EIB Support
(IN BRIEF) The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has inaugurated the Emirates Monitoring Center, the country’s first national facility for real-time monitoring of its integrated power network. The Center links all four UAE electricity utilities: Emirates Water and Electricity … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Abu Dhabi, artificial intelligence, cross-border interconnections, DEWA, digital transformation, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, electricity infrastructure, emergency response, Emirates Monitoring Center, Emirates Monitoring Center Links UAE Electricity Utilities Through Unified Grid Monitoring Platform, Emirates National Grid, Emirates Water and Electricity Company, Energy Management System, ENG, Etihad Water and Electricity, EWEC, grid resilience, Helmut von Struve, His Excellency Eng Sharif Al Olama, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, MoEI, national power grid, Northern Emirates, operational planning, outage management, predictive analysis, Real-time monitoring, renewable energy integration, SEWA, Sharjah Electricity Water and Gas Authority, Siemens, Siemens and UAE Ministry Advance Digital Transformation of National Electricity Infrastructure, Spectrum Power, UAE Launches First National Facility for Real-Time Oversight of Integrated Power Network, UAE power network
(IN BRIEF) Bouygues is using VivaTech 2026 to showcase resilience-focused innovations across its subsidiaries under the Bouygues For Resilience banner. The Group’s messaging is centred on five major challenges: climate change, energy transition, resource scarcity, social change and digital transformation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Marketing, Media, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged Ad Manager, advertising campaigns, applied research, BiG app, Bouygues, Bouygues Construction, Bouygues For Resilience, Bouygues For Resilience Brings Group-Wide Innovation Strategy to VivaTech 2026 in Paris, Bouygues Immobilier, Bouygues Telecom, climate change, Colas, collaborative innovation, digital transformation, digital usage, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, electricity grid management, energy storage, energy transition, EQUANS, France, heatwaves, housing cooling, Ipsos BVA, Kids Mode, low carbon construction, Marie-Luce Godinot, parental control, Paris, rainwater management, renewable energy integration, resilience, resource scarcity, Saint-Gobain, Scale One, screen time management, Siniat, smart electricity networks, smart grids, social change, StreetADAPT, sustainable construction, TF1, TotalEnergies, urban cooling, urban heat islands, VivaTech 2026, Volvo
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing RON 300 million, equivalent to €57 million, to Delgaz Grid SA to support the modernisation and digitalisation of electricity distribution infrastructure in north-eastern Romania. The loan will finance part … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Romania, Technology
Tagged capital expenditure programme, commercial banks, Delgaz Grid, Delgaz Grid SA, distribution system operator, E.ON Group, EBRD, EBRD and Commercial Banks Back Delgaz Grid’s 2026-2030 Electricity Infrastructure Investment Programme, EBRD Financing to Help Delgaz Grid Reduce Network Losses and Support Renewable Energy Integration in Romania, electricity distribution, electricity interruptions, energy infrastructure, Energy Reliability, energy security, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, gas distribution, institutional investment, network digitalisation, network losses, network modernisation, north-eastern Romania, renewable energy integration, renewable energy targets, Romania, Romanian electricity network, RON 3 billion facility, RON 300 million loan, smart meters, syndicated facility, Vanora Bennett, €57 million financing, €573 million syndicated facility
(IN BRIEF) National Grid has installed and connected new shunt reactors at three substations — Cottam in Nottinghamshire, Wylfa on Anglesey and Willington in Derbyshire — to improve voltage control and strengthen the stability of the electricity transmission network. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AC transmission, alternating current transmission networks, Anglesey, asset longevity, asset protection, balancing costs, cables, Cottam power station, Cottam substation, Derbyshire, Dinorwig to Pentir project, electricity demand, electricity transmission network, National Energy System Operator, national grid, National Grid Completes Key Substation Milestones as £31 Billion Transmission Network Investment Programme Advances, National Grid Upgrades Three Substations With Voltage Control Equipment to Support Future Energy Demand, NESO, network stability, New Shunt Reactors at National Grid Substations Enhance Voltage Regulation and Renewable Energy Integration, North Wales network, Nottinghamshire, Operational Efficiency, Paul Gallagher, power infrastructure, reactive power, renewable energy integration, shunt reactors, substations, switchgear, system reliability, transformers, transmission network investment, voltage control, voltage regulation, Willington substation, Wylfa substation, £31 billion investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing up to €44 million to support the development, construction and operation of a 127 MW / 254 MWh battery energy storage system in Scornicești, Romania. The project, co-owned by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Romania, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 127 MW, 254 MWh, ancillary services, balancing services, Battery Energy Storage System, BESS, EBRD, EBRD and InvestEU Support Scornicești Battery Energy Storage Project to Strengthen Romania’s Energy Security, EBRD Financing Supports R.Power and Eiffel Investment Group Battery Storage Project in Romania, EBRD Invests in Large-Scale Romanian BESS Project to Advance Grid Flexibility and Renewable Energy Use, Eiffel Investment Group, Eiffel Transition Infrastructure SLP, electricity grid, energy sector careers, energy security, energy storage, EU Member States, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, first loss guarantee, GEN-I, Green Infrastructure, grid stability, independent power producer, InvestEU, IPP, merchant revenues, National Energy and Climate Plan, non-recourse project finance, Poland, R.Power S.A., renewable curtailment, renewable energy, renewable energy integration, Romania, Romania’s Battery Storage Market Gains Momentum with EBRD Financing for 127 MW Scornicești Project, Scornicești, sustainable transition, Vanora Bennett, Warsaw, women in energy, young people in energy
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Energy has agreed to acquire Camlin Group, a Northern Ireland-based technology company specialising in grid monitoring, analytics and asset digitalization. The acquisition will strengthen Siemens Energy’s digital grid portfolio as utilities worldwide invest in smarter electricity networks … Read the full press release
Posted in Berlin, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, analytics, ASIA, asset digitalization, asset monitoring, Australia, Camlin, Camlin Group, condition-based operation, Danielle Turton, data analytics, digital grid, electricity networks, electrification, energy security, energy technology, energy transition, Europe, fault detection, future grid, Grid Expansion, grid monitoring, grid operators, grid resilience, Lisburn, North America, Northern Ireland, Peter Cunningham, power grids, predictive maintenance, regulatory approvals, renewable energy integration, sensor-based monitoring, Siemens Energy, Siemens Energy Expands Future Grid Portfolio With Acquisition of Northern Ireland’s Camlin Group, Siemens Energy Strengthens Digital Grid Strategy With Planned Acquisition of Camlin Group, Siemens Energy to Acquire Camlin Group to Strengthen Digital Grid Monitoring and Analytics Capabilities, Siemens Energy to Broaden Global Grid Technology Offering Through Camlin Group Acquisition, Siemens Gamesa, smart grids, software-enabled grid intelligence, Tim Holt, UK, utilities
(IN BRIEF) RWE has received approval from the Australian Energy Market Operator and Transgrid to move the Limondale Battery Energy Storage System into full operations, making it Australia’s first eight-hour battery operating at full capacity and the longest-duration battery currently … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged 400 MWh, 50 MW, AEMO, ASL, Australia, Australian Energy Market Operator, Balranald, battery storage, battery storage systems, Beon Energy Solutions, eight-hour battery, energy transition, EPBC process, flexible electricity system, grid compliance, grid stability, LDS, Limondale Battery Energy Storage System, Limondale BESS, Limondale Solar Farm, Long Duration Energy Storage, Long Duration Storage, Long-Term Energy Service Agreement, LTESA, Lumea, New South Wales, New South Wales Government Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap, peak demand, performance testing, Queensland, renewable energy, renewable energy integration, RWE, RWE Advances Long-Duration Energy Storage in Australia with Full Operation of 50 MW Limondale Battery, RWE Launches Full-Capacity Operations at Limondale BESS to Support Grid Flexibility in New South Wales, RWE Receives Approval to Begin Full Operations at Australia’s First Eight-Hour Battery Storage System, RWE Renewables Europe and Australia, RWE’s Limondale BESS Becomes Australia’s Longest-Duration Operating Battery After AEMO and Transgrid Sign-Off, secure energy supply, solar power, Sopna Sury, Tesla Megapacks, Theodore Wind Farm, Transgrid, wind power
(IN BRIEF) ENTSO-E has published a new report examining the growing role of data centres within Europe’s electricity system as artificial intelligence and digital services continue to drive rising power demand. The study explores how data centres are becoming systemically … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged AI, artificial intelligence, Cloud and AI Development Act, cloud computing, data centres, demand response, digital economy, digital infrastructure, electricity demand, electricity networks, energy security, energy transition, ENTSO-E, ENTSO-E Examines the Growing Influence of Data Centres on Europe’s Power System, European power system, grid planning, grid stability, New ENTSO-E Report Highlights Both Energy Challenges and Grid Support Potential of Data Centres, renewable energy integration, Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI, Tech Sovereignty Package, transmission system operators
(IN BRIEF) EDF and BW ESS have partnered to develop and optimise the first phase of the Hams Hall Battery Energy Storage System in North Warwickshire, a major grid-scale project with a capacity of 350MW / 1,243MWh. The system will … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AIP Management, Battery Energy Storage System, Birmingham energy infrastructure, BW ESS, decarbonisation, EDF, EDF and BW ESS advance large-scale battery storage project at Hams Hall to strengthen UK energy flexibility, EDF and BW ESS partner to deliver large scale battery storage project at Hams Hall supporting UK energy transition, electricity grid stability, energy flexibility, energy storage project, grid scale storage, Hams Hall BESS, low carbon electricity, North Warwickshire, Powershift platform, renewable energy integration, UK energy transition
(IN BRIEF) RWE and Polarium have partnered to create a virtual battery by aggregating more than 1,600 distributed battery systems across Germany, enabling their combined capacity to be traded in energy markets. Starting in late 2026, RWE will optimize at … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged battery energy storage systems BESS, behind the meter batteries, cloud platform, decentralized energy systems, distributed energy storage, energy trading, flexibility markets, Germany power market, grid stability, multi asset tolling, Polarium, renewable energy integration, RWE, RWE and Polarium Advance Grid Stability and Renewable Integration Through Multi Asset Battery Aggregation Strategy, smart grid technology, virtual battery
(IN BRIEF) DNV acted as technical advisor to TotalEnergies in the sale of a 50 percent stake in a large battery storage portfolio in Germany to Allianz Global Investors, in a deal valued at approximately EUR 500 million. The portfolio … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Norway, Technology
Tagged Allianz Global Investors, battery storage, decarbonization, DNV, DNV Provides Technical Due Diligence for One of Germany’s Largest Battery Storage Investment Transactions, due diligence, energy storage portfolio, energy transition, Germany energy market, grid stability, infrastructure investment, Iqbal Ahmad Sarabi, joint venture, Large Scale German Battery Storage Deal Highlights Growing Role of Energy Storage in Renewable Integration, Prajeev Rasiah, renewable energy integration, TotalEnergies
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Allianz Global Investors to sell a 50 percent stake in a portfolio of 11 battery energy storage projects currently under construction across Germany. The projects, developed by TotalEnergies subsidiary Kyon Energy, will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged 1628 MWh storage projects, 789 MW battery capacity, Allianz Global Investors, AllianzGI, battery storage infrastructure Germany, clean firm power strategy, Édouard Jozan, energy transition Germany, European electricity infrastructure, Germany energy storage projects, Kyon Energy, large scale battery storage investment, power market Germany, renewable energy grid flexibility, renewable energy integration, Saft batteries, Stéphane Michel, Strategic Partnership Between TotalEnergies and Allianz Global Investors Advances Major Battery Storage Infrastructure Across Germany, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies and AllianzGI Join Forces to Develop Nearly 800 MW of Battery Storage Capacity Supporting Germany’s Energy Transition
(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval has partnered with the Institute for Advanced Engineering to provide cryogenic equipment for South Korea’s first large-scale liquid air energy storage facility. The project will use brazed aluminium plate heat exchangers and a ten-stage high-pressure cryogenic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alasdair Maciver, Alfa Laval, Alfa Laval and IAE Collaborate to Advance Long Duration Energy Storage and Grid Stability in South Korea, Alfa Laval Strengthens Energy Storage Portfolio Through Strategic LAES Collaboration in South Korea, cryogenic heat exchangers, Dr Sungho Park, grid stability, high pressure cryogenic pump, Institute for Advanced Engineering, LAES technology, liquid air energy storage, Long Duration Energy Storage, low carbon energy system, renewable energy integration, South Korea energy transition
(IN BRIEF) AFRY Management Consulting has published an analysis warning that the planned expiration of grid fee exemptions in Germany in 2029 could threaten the economic viability of battery energy storage projects. The study finds that battery storage investments can … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, AFRY Analysis Highlights Importance of Grid Fee Exemptions for Future Battery Storage Investments in Germany, AFRY Management Consulting, Allgemeine Netzentgeltsystematik Strom AgNes, battery energy storage systems BESS, Carlos Perez Linkenheil, electricity grid reform, energy storage investment, Flexible Connection Agreements FCA, Germany energy market, Germany Grid Fee Reform Could Determine Future Viability of Merchant Battery Storage Projects AFRY Finds, grid fees, merchant battery storage, renewable energy integration
(IN BRIEF) DNV has acquired Smarter Power Solutions Pty Ltd, an Australian power systems engineering consultancy specialising in advanced grid-connection services. The move strengthens DNV’s position as a leading independent power grids consultancy in Asia Pacific and enhances its global … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged AEMO, Asia Pacific energy market, Australia renewable penetration, Australian Energy Market Operator, Barry O Connell, Barry O’Connell, battery energy storage systems, Ditlev Engel, DNV, DNV Acquires Smarter Power Solutions Pty Ltd to Strengthen Grid-Connection Leadership in Asia Pacific, DNV Strengthens Asia Pacific Grid Advisory Capabilities with Acquisition of Smarter Power Solutions, Dr Lena Landsmann, Dr. Matthew Rowe, energy transition, Energy Transition Outlook 2025, grid connection engineering, Kristine Hauge, Lachlan Bateman, power systems modelling, renewable energy integration, Smarter Power Solutions Pty Ltd, SPS, Tim Gorman, transmission infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) In 2025, the European Investment Bank Group provided €1.93 billion in financing to Czechia, supporting projects in transport, clean energy, SME financing and affordable housing. Nearly half of the funding was directed toward railway upgrades and the Prague … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged affordable housing, Brno Urban Infrastructure Development programme, CEPS, Česká spořitelna, ČEZ, Czech Republic, Czechia, EIB Group, EIB Group Delivers €1.93 Billion in 2025 Financing to Modernise Czech Transport Energy Infrastructure and Affordable Housing, EIF, ELENA, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Group Financing in Czechia Reaches €1.93 Billion in 2025 to Advance Transport Clean Energy and Housing, European Investment Fund, InvestEU, JASPERS, Marek Mora, Mid-Caps, power grid reinforcement, Prague Ring Road, renewable energy integration, SME financing, TEN T network, transport modernization, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, UniCredit SpA, urban development
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