UK hydrogen company GeoPura has secured a £27 million ($36m) loan to finance expansion in the UK and establish an electrolyser hub in Denmark.| Power Engineering International
Recent blackouts around the globe have shown just how disruptive the loss of electricity can be and together, these crises underline a stark reality: in an increasingly electrified world, the security of power systems is not a given but a constant challenge, writes Massimiliano Garavalli. The post When the lights are out – our future lies in the grids appeared first on Enlit World.| Digitalisation | Enlit World
Landis+Gyr Group AG has entered a share purchase agreement to divest its EMEA operations to equity investor AURELIUS for $215 million.| Europe & UK | Smart Energy International
Iberdrola has announced its intention to invest €58 billion ($68 billion) through to 2028 to drive growth in UK and US power networks.| Smart Energy International
Iberdrola has announced its intention to invest €58 billion ($68 billion) through to 2028 to drive growth in UK and US power networks.| Power Engineering International
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $52.72 million loan for the Grid Expansion Project in Cambodia.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
Octopus Energy has formally announced the spin-off of its technology company Kraken, as the platform boasts quadrupled revenue over 3 years.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
ABB will invest a further $110 million in the US in 2025 to support expected growth in key industries, including data centres and power grid.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
Octopus Energy has formally announced the spin-off of its technology company Kraken, as the platform boasts quadrupled revenue over 3 years. The post Octopus Energy confirms Kraken spin-off appeared first on Enlit World.| Regions | Enlit World
Iberdrola completed its exit from the UK smart meter market days prior to acquiring an additional 30% stake in Brazil’s Neoenergia.| Europe & UK | Smart Energy International
Danish TSO Energinet is investing DKK1.6 billion ($252 million) in increased physical security at its more than 350 electricity and gas installations across Denmark. The post Energinet doubles down on security at electricity and gas plants appeared first on Power Engineering International.| Smart Grid T&D - Power Engineering International
Spain has been seeing much-needed momentum in uptake of EVs, but what are the implications for the power grid and its operators?| Enlit World
Octopus Energy is investing in Spain: 100MW over two solar farms and a battery developer aiming for 600MW over the next five years. The post Octopus Energy invests in 600MW solar and battery projects in Spain appeared first on Power Engineering International.| Solar - Power Engineering International
EDF has signed the second tranche of a €1 billion loan with EIB to support an investment programme to improve network resilience in France.| Industry Sectors | Smart Energy International
A newly established joint venture will fund RWE's stake in TSO Amprion to support their investment programme for grid expansion in Germany.| Industry Sectors | Smart Energy International
Octopus Energy is investing in Spain: 100MW over two solar farms and a battery developer aiming for 600MW over the next five years.| Smart Energy International
Denmark’s Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard has approved investment in the Jutland hydrogen pipeline subject to hydrogen players making binding agreements to guarantee its use. The post Denmark’s first hydrogen pipeline gets go ahead appeared first on Power Engineering International.| Europe - Power Engineering International
From virtual power plants to flexibility, recent months have seen a number of acquisitions and partnerships in the EV smart charging space.| Smart Energy International
Tauron has signed two financing agreements with BGK, valuing €1.2 billion across power grid transformation and infrastructure digitalisation.| Smart Energy International
While the switchgear market is poised for strong growth, it still faces headwinds from supply chain disruptions and regulatory changes.| Smart Energy International
Maximilian Heil, GIZ – Project Coordinator, CASE, talks about how it is supporting southeast Asia countries in their energy transitions.| Enlit World
Yusuf Latief discusses the UK’s BESS market, which in the first half of this week became a hotbed of investment activity.| Smart Energy International
The 2026 season of Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track is on ice until the competition's debts are settled.| SportsPro
Germany-based multinational electric utility company E.ON has reported a 13% increase in its Group EBITDA, with networks a key driver.| Smart Energy International
Andressa Ferraz of ABB Electrification Service discusses the need to rethink energy infrastructure as grid instability proves a paint point.| Enlit World
Pohlad family to remain as owners and say they are in process of adding “two significant limited partnership groups”.| SportsPro
The Portuguese government has announced a slew of measures to bolster the power system following the April 28 blackout in Iberia.| Enlit World
MEPs have called on Europe's member states for modernisation and expansion of their transmission and distribution grids among other actions.| Enlit World
The impact of different components of the regulation framework on innovation is evaluated in a new paper by the DSO Entity.| Smart Energy International
The obesity sector has witnessed robust GLP-1 deal making with pharma companies showing unprecedented appetite for strategic pharma deals.| Evaluate
Iberdrola is selling assets in Mexico to Spanish multinational water and energy company Grupo Cox to the tune of $4.2 billion.| Power Engineering International
In this week’s Power Playbook: Yusuf Latief discusses how the blackout in Iberia has been accelerating much-needed investment into the power grid.| Smart Energy International
The EIB signed two €25 million loans with Iberdrola to reconstruct and redesign the distribution grid damaged by the October floods in Valencia| Smart Energy International
Wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has secured two new strategic investors as part of its Series B funding round.| Power Engineering International
The BarMar company has been launched to develop the BarMar hydrogen pipeline that will connect Barcelona in Spain to Marseille in France.| Power Engineering International
The European Investment Bank and multi-utility company AGSM AIM have signed a finance contract of €120 million for grid modernisation.| Smart Energy International
Will energy investors’ interest wander to Europe now that Trump has flipped the script with his Big Beautiful Bill?| Smart Energy International
Iberdrola announced a €5 billion capital increase to finance networks operations in the US and UK, where framework condition are attractive.| Smart Energy International
“Nuclear winter” and “extinction event” were two of the less-than-positive terms used during last month’s BIO International convention to describe the biotech investment landscape..| Evaluate
Despite technically thriving, incoherent policy in the UK has been listed as a top concern for energy firms.| Smart Energy International
Alexandre Sine, director of the ‘Grids Schools for the Energy Transition’, describes how energy sector skills are being tackled in France.| Enlit World
Terna has announced €1.5 billion through loans and a credit facility to back the development and construction of the Adriatic Link.| Power Engineering International
Policy options to improve the resilience of DSO grids to the physical impacts of climate change have been proposed by Eurelectric.| Smart Energy International
There is a €250 billion investment gap for TSOs in Europe. Might it be time to think outside the box about energy financial flows?| Smart Energy International
Pharma industry trends 2025. Find 3 standout insights from Evaluate’s World Preview 2025 webinar, including the rise of integrated biotechs & China’s growing role. Watch now on demand.| Evaluate
Data centres and power consumption can be viewed as the ‘problem child’ of the energy transition; for investors, its a reason to spend money.| Smart Energy International
The World Bank has approved a $146 million grant to the Syria Electricity Emergency Project (SEEP), a transmission grid recovery project.| Smart Energy International
The UK’s Industrial Strategy promises catalytic investment and building up investment certainty in clean energy sector; but can it do so?| Smart Energy International
Grants for five hydrogen ‘important projects of common European interest’ in Spain have been confirmed by the Secretary of State for Energy.| Power Engineering International
MEPs have called on Europe's member states for modernisation and expansion of their transmission and distribution grids among other actions.| Smart Energy International
Octopus Energy’s first African energy fund will mobilise $250 million African clean energy, e-mobility, battery storage and grid upgrades.| Smart Energy International
Which is better for financing grid expansion: overhead buildout, or alternative transmission technologies? Let's look to the UK.| Smart Energy International
AI-powered wildfire detection startup Pano AI has closed a $44 million Series B funding round, bringing its total raised to $89 million.| Smart Energy International
The EIB has pledged €1.6 billion to finance the construction of the Bay of Biscay electricity interconnection between Spain and France.| Smart Energy International
A Marshall plan for Europe’s energy to deliver the ‘Clean industrial deal’ is advocated by EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra.| Enlit World
Generating investment signals for heavy industry decarbonisation is no small matter. Renewables and the power sector may show us way forward.| Smart Energy International
Despite uncertainty from Trump's economic strategy, global energy investment has been found soaring by the IEA and KPMG.| Smart Energy International
Statkraft is applying for a license to build a new Aura power plant in Norway, which would deliver 2.5 times the current maximum capacity.| Power Engineering International
In this week’s Power Playbook: The smart energy market is surging and two European startups have been spotted staking a claim.| Smart Energy International
The European Partnership for Solar Photovoltaics (EUPI-PV) has been formalised in an MoU between ETIP PV and European Commission.| Enlit World
Trump's trade strategy: Continued tariff impacts, a bill to gut the IRA and how its full repeal may open doors for new competition.| Smart Energy International
Octopus Energy Generation has completed the acquisition of MN projects GmbH, a German green energy developer with a 2GW project pipeline.| Power Engineering International
Statkraft has announced its decision to stop developing new green hydrogen projects across all markets, citing uncertain market conditions.| Power Engineering International
Ørsted has released a statement confirming the decision to discontinue the Hornsea 4 project in the UK in its current form.| Power Engineering International
Innovation Zero World Congress in London: experts highlight how the current political discourse around climate and clean energy is toxic.| Enlit World
The EU’s clean energy technologies competitiveness progress report finds that these continue to be highly cost competitive in the EU. The post Europe Energy Briefs | Clean energy technologies’ cost competitiveness in the EU appeared first on Enlit World.| Nuclear | Enlit World
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) as-a-service shifts an ownership model to a service-based approach, writes Robert Wild, Chief Financial Officer, ABB Electrification Service.| Industry insights | Smart Energy International
OPG has Ontario’s support to move forward with plans to refurbish and expand a number of hydroelectric generating stations across Northern Ontario.| Power Engineering International
Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock says €500bn deal 'enshrines climate neutrality in our constitution'.| Enlit World
The carbon market is expected to grow rapidly in the next five years – and with it, the investment opportunity for engineered carbon removals. The post From waste to wealth: The multi-billion-dollar carbon removals market appeared first on Power Engineering International.| Biomass - Power Engineering International
The OFFERR project aims to support the SNETP Association with a system for R&D experts to access nuclear research infrastructures in Europe.| Enlit World
With the fast evolving energy transition, there is the need for anticipatory investments by DSOs and TSOs to address future developments.| Enlit World
The planned investment needs in EU’s energy infrastructure are expected to grow significantly, new analysis indicates.| Enlit World
SSE Renewables has announced plans to invest £70 million over the next three years to repower Lochay Hydro Power Station in Scotland.| Power Engineering International
New research by GEMS Education into UK migration trends follows introduction of VAT on private school fees| i-Invest Online
The Action Plan for Affordable Energy aims to lower energy bills in the short term and accelerate reforms to mitigate future price shocks.| Enlit World
With GB electricity demand set to double by 2050, the current pace of additional investment in the distribution networks must also double.| Smart Energy International
Adani Group is donating over €220 million to establish schools of excellence, with a particular focus on India's green skills pipeline.| Enlit World
Europe’s electricity sector association Eurelectric has issued a call for a clean electrification-based European Energy Security Strategy.| Enlit World
Grids projects have been in the spotlight this last week with new publications from CurrENT and E.DSO on technology innovation and funding.| Enlit World
The EIB has announced four projects worth €420 million to restore critical infrastructure and ensure a stable energy supply in Ukraine.| Enlit World
The IEA has announced plan to establish an observatory on energy, AI and data centres to gather data on AI’s electricity needs worldwide.| Enlit World
Clean power technology costs for wind, solar and battery technologies are expected to fall further by 2-11% in 2025, reports BloombergNEF.| Enlit World
The need for more network infrastructure with the associated investment underpins ENTSO-E analysis for its next TYNDP.| Smart Energy International
Elia is postponing the signing of the final contracts for Princess Elisabeth Energy Island due to the price increase for HVDC infrastructure.| Power Engineering International
To address the rapid decline of Europe's industrial competitiveness, Fatih Birol is calling for simple and nimble permitting.| Enlit World
The European Commission’s ‘Competitiveness Compass’ highlights clean technologies as a key driver of decarbonisation and competitiveness.| Enlit World
In the Power Playbook: US sees a slow down in corporate financing for energy as Europe expects record investments from utilities in 2025.| Smart Energy International
Carbon capture is recognised as a valid solution to aid decarbonisation, but when will it become commercially viable and where will it prove most useful?| Enlit World
Siemens … Electricite de France … Iberdrola – leaders in their respective energy categories for expenditure on R&D and innovation in Europe.| Smart Energy International
Puerto Rico Hydro Microgrid Partners has been selected as one of 10 Phase 2 winners of the SOLVE IT Prize, for its plan to improve community resiliency with small hydropower powered microgrids.| Power Engineering International
Focus on the intersection of innovation and market deployment is aimed to unlock the potential of new technology to the market.| Smart Energy International
A $34.8 million loan has been approved by the Caribbean Development Bank to fund a 10MW geothermal plant in Dominica.| Power Engineering International
From Paris 2024 breathing new life into the Olympics to Netflix making its long-awaited entry into live sports, there are plenty of stories to reflect on from the past 12 months.| SportsPro
As the curtain comes down on 2024, SportsPro takes a month-by-month look back at the deal-making highlights from the past year.| SportsPro
For Lucija Rakočević, for EU island decarbonisation, sector coupling is a puzzling challenge that needs to be addressed as early as planning.| Enlit World
Massive investment in local, national and cross-border electricity grids is needed to keep pace with the growth in renewables – ACER report.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief discusses how an allocation ‘bumfuzzle’ from legislative uncertainties in Europe has been holding capital back from net zero.| Smart Energy International
Electricity grids must feature prominently in Europe’s clean industrial deal, recommends CurrENT in a new position paper.| Smart Energy International
Global representation firm Gersh has also announced the acquisition of Spanish-based sports agency You First.| SportsPro