Germany

Wind Farm

Greenvolt Finalises Sale of Polish Wind Farm

Greenvolt Power has completed the sale of the Pelplin Wind Farm to Enea Nowa Energia, a subsidiary of Enea Group, a major electricity provider in Poland. The tr…

Battery

Home Batteries Have Same Probability of Catching Fire as Other Appliances

A recent study from Germany reveals that the likelihood of a fire occurring in a home storage system (HSS) is significantly lower than other common fire risks. …

Hydrogen Storage

Germany’s Salt Caverns Deemed Sufficient to Meet Hydrogen Storage Needs, Government Says

Germany’s salt caverns provide sufficient capacity to meet all projected hydrogen storage needs for both domestic and European demand, eliminating the nee…

Geothermal Heating Project

Daycare Center in Hergensweiler, Germany to Be Heated With Geothermal

In Hergensweiler, located in Bavaria’s Lindau district, a new daycare center will utilize geothermal energy for heating, following approval from the munic…

Wind Farm

RWE Starts Work on German Wind Farm

RWE, a leading energy company, is advancing its onshore wind energy portfolio in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Near the village of Papenhagen, close t…

Energy Storage Project

1komma5° Releases Residential Battery for Non-PV Homeowners

German renewable energy company 1Komma5°, based in Hamburg, has introduced a new power storage system called PowerHarvester, designed to help households wit…

China

BASF Completes Divestment of Shares in Its Two Joint Ventures in Korla, China

BASF SE, based in Ludwigshafen, Germany, has sold its shares in two joint venture companies, BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. and Markor …

Offshore Wind Power

BorWin5 Converter Platform Departs for North Sea

The BorWin5 offshore converter platform has left Dragados Offshore’s yard in Puerto Real, Spain, and is now heading to its installation site in the German…

United States

Bayer Inaugurates $44-Million Manufacturing Expansion in Pennsylvania

Bayer AG, headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, opened a 70,000-square-foot expansion at its Myerstown, Pennsylvania, facility after a $44 million investment. T…

LNG

Uniper Signs up for 2 MMtpa of LNG From Woodside

German utility Uniper SE has finalized liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreements with Woodside Energy Group Ltd. Under these agreements, Woodside…

Virtual power plants

Virtual Power Plant for Renewables Trading Under Development in Greece

Optimus Energy, an Athens-based energy supplier, has partnered with Germany’s emsys VPP to implement a virtual power plant (VPP) for trading renewable ene…

Solar Power Plant

Spain Will Host a Concentrating Solar Power Plant to Make Jet Fuel From Sunlight

Swiss company Synhelion is advancing its sunlight-to-fuel technology with a new commercial facility named RISE in Spain, following a successful pilot at its DAW…

Offshore Wind Power

Cable Laying Work Starts on Amprion’s BorWin4, DolWin4 Offshore Grid Connections

The installation of onshore cables has commenced in Lower Saxony, Germany, for the BorWin4 and DolWin4 grid connection projects, marking the start of cable-layi…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Germany’s PV Installations Down Sharply in March

In March, Germany added approximately 787.2 MW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, according to data from the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). T…

Geothermal Heating Project

Eavor Continues Geothermal Development in Germany Amidst Management Changes

Eavor GmbH, a geothermal energy company, has appointed Marco Becker and Chris Cheng as its new Managing Directors, leading the company jointly. Both have held s…