EU Wind Turbine Exports Top Green-Equipment Rankings as Imports Accelerate
European manufacturers shipped €3.1 billion worth of wind turbines to markets outside the EU in 2025, while imports reached only €0.7 billion — meaning exports were more than four times the value of inbound equipment. The figures, published by Eurostat, place wind turbines at the top of the EU’s green-equipment export rankings for the year. […]
Vodafone Ukraine to Add Solar at 400 More Base Stations After Pilot Success
Vodafone Ukraine is installing solar panels at 400 additional base stations, which will bring the operator’s total solar-equipped sites to 500 — a fivefold increase. The expansion follows a pilot program of 100 micro-solar installations completed in June 2026 across 14 regions, the results of which prompted the decision to scale up, according to business […]
US Solar PPA Prices Rise 4.9% in Q3 as Tariff Expectations Reshape Market
Long-term solar power purchase agreement prices in the United States increased 4.9% over the three summer months, with anticipated import tariffs emerging as the primary driver, according to analytics platform LevelTen Energy. The average solar PPA rate reached $64.23 per megawatt-hour — a 6% annual gain and 12.7% above Q3 2024 levels. Corporate buyers moved […]
Canada Commits $100 Million to Nova Scotia Offshore Wind, Eyes U.S. East Coast
Canada is stepping into offshore wind with a $100 million federal commitment to launch the Wind West initiative off Nova Scotia’s coast, according to CleanTechnica. The program’s first practical steps are scheduled for 2027, with $5 million set aside for measurement buoys to gather wind speed data ahead of an investor competition, and $3 million […]
Heat Pumps Benefit Non-Buyers Too, RMI Analysis Shows
Installing a heat pump can cut heating bills for the household that buys one — but researchers at RMI argue the benefits extend further, reaching customers who have no intention of electrifying their own heating at all. The explanation lies in grid economics rather than individual budgets. Power networks are typically engineered around summer air-conditioning […]
Italy’s October Permit Wave Brings Battery Storage Approvals Close to 2.7 GW
Rome’s national environment and energy authority — MASE — has signed off on eight unified construction permits covering more than 1.7 gigawatts of battery energy storage systems. Combined with 954 MW authorized in early October, the country’s total approved battery capacity for the month now approaches 2.7 GW. Four of the eight newly permitted projects […]
Ørsted Completes First Large Battery Storage Project in the UK
Danish energy company Ørsted has finished construction of the Iceni battery energy storage system near Norwich in Norfolk, England, marking the company’s first large battery project in the United Kingdom. The 300 MW, 600 MWh facility incorporates 170 Tesla Megapack units installed alongside the onshore infrastructure of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. Work began […]
