Transgaz and Kawasaki Plan to Test a Hydrogen Compressor for Romania’s Gas Network
Romania’s gas transmission operator Transgaz has signed a declaration of intent with Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries to jointly prepare tests of a centrifugal compressor intended to move hydrogen through Romania’s existing gas transmission pipelines. The agreement was reached in Tokyo at the fourth Romania–Japan Innovation Forum, with Transgaz chief executive Ion Sterian and Kawasaki Energy […]
OKKO Moves Into Wind with Two Volyn Projects Worth Half a Billion Euros
OKKO Group, which operates a network of nearly 400 fuel stations, is building two wind farms in the Volyn region with a combined budget of €500 million. The first, rated at 147 MW, is expected to be completed by the end of this year or in the first quarter of 2027; work on a neighbouring […]
Maryland Launches $200M Competitive Grant Program to Expand Renewable Capacity
Maryland has launched a two-year, $200 million grant competition aimed at expanding in-state renewable generation and energy storage, as the state moves to fill a gap left by reduced federal clean energy funding. The “Megawatts for Maryland” programme, administered by the Maryland Energy Administration, can draw up to $100 million a year from Maryland’s Strategic […]
India’s Net-Metering Boom Leaves Home Batteries Behind
India’s rooftop solar sector has undergone a rapid transformation. Driven by the government’s PM Surya Ghar subsidy scheme, installed capacity tripled from 2024 levels to reach 30.7 GW by July 2026, according to analytics firm Ember — nearly 19 percent of the country’s total 165 GW solar fleet. Yet for the more than five million […]
Masdar Agrees to Buy a 550 MW-Plus Greek Solar Plant and Signs Green Data-Centre Memorandum
Abu Dhabi’s Masdar has struck a deal to purchase a nearly complete solar facility of more than 550 MW in Greece from Lightsource bp, in a transaction announced during the visit of Abu Dhabi’s crown prince to the country. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the deal remains subject to regulatory clearance before closing. Once […]
Gap Between Battery Storage Law and Grid Operator Practice Complicates Ukrainian BESS Projects
Ukrainian legislation explicitly prohibits double network charges for energy storage systems, yet industry research by AIN found that some distribution system operators still apply grid-connection requirements designed for conventional power plants — creating a persistent gap between the legal framework and day-to-day practice. Laws №2046-IX and №4777-IX established the legal status of storage installations and […]
DTEK VDE and Poltava University Sign Memorandum to Build Renewable Energy Lab
Ukraine’s DTEK VDE, the Poltava State Agrarian University, and the regional military administration have signed a trilateral memorandum aimed at establishing a renewable energy research and training laboratory tied to the company’s planned 650 MW wind farm in the Poltava region. Under the agreement, students will have access to a dedicated space for studying renewable […]
Portugal Makes Synthetic Inertia Mandatory for Grid-Scale Batteries
Portugal has made synthetic inertia a binding condition for battery energy storage systems connecting to its grid. The obligation took effect on 23 October. It covers new storage connected to the transmission grid, and separately any installation rated at 45 MW or more. State Secretary for Energy Jean Paulo Gil Barroca signed the order, which […]
