Hallador to Buy Siemens Turbines From EWC for $350m
Hallador Energy signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire roughly 460 MW of Siemens gas turbines, generators, a steam turbine and ancillary equipment from Energy World Corporation for $350 million, plus $100 million for transport, refurbishment and delivery. The total delivered cost of $450 million represents more than half of the projected budget for the Merom simple‑cycle, natural‑gas‑fired project. Hallador plans a final investment decision in September 2026 after completing the MISO Expedited Resource Addition Study, with revenue expected between late 2028 and mid 2029. The deal secures existing equipment amid tight turbine supply and long lead times.
Enercon, RBI Agree on 175MW Wind Turbine Deal in Germany
German turbine maker Enercon and real‑estate developer RBI Raiffeisen have signed a contract to supply and install 25 E‑175 EP5 E2 wind turbines delivering 175 MW across three sites in Lorup. The project will comprise nine turbines at Mammoor (63 MW), twelve at Hassmoor (84 MW)...
OX2 Starts Work on Solar and Battery Projects in Poland
OX2 has broken ground on two major renewable projects in Poland: the 165 MW‑peak Lion solar farm in Lubuskie and a 50 MW/120 MWh battery energy storage system in Podkarpackie. The solar farm is expected to generate about 184 GWh annually, enough for roughly...
Critical Minerals Are Becoming the Energy Transition’s Delivery Constraint
Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, and rare earths are emerging as the primary bottleneck for the global energy transition, rivaling capital constraints. Supply chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions, and limited processing capacity are driving price spikes and project delays. Analysts...
ZPMC Ships Haifeng Heart Offshore Converter Station
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has shipped the Haifeng Heart, a 2 GW offshore converter station billed as the world’s largest, from Nantong to be installed off Guangdong’s coast near Yangjiang. The eight‑storey steel platform weighs about 25,000 t and measures roughly 85.5 m...
EDF Power Solutions Signs 30-Year Solar Agreement with SCPPA
EDF Power Solutions North America has secured a 30‑year power purchase agreement with the Southern California Public Power Authority for the Utah Solar 1 project, a 400 MWdc (300 MWac) solar farm slated to begin output in mid‑2027. The deal will channel the...
Siemens Energy to Provide Equipment and Services for Mai-Liao Project
Siemens Energy signed a contract with Mai‑Liao Power to deliver major equipment and long‑term services for a new 2,400 MW gas‑fired combined‑cycle plant in Taiwan. The project will consist of two 1,200 MW units, each equipped with four SGT6‑9000HL turbines, and is...
AEP Taps Worley for Oklahoma Gas Turbine Engineering Services
American Electric Power (AEP) has hired engineering firm Worley to provide detailed design and procurement support for Stages 3‑4 of its 450 MW Northeastern U5/6 Simple Cycle Gas Turbine project in Oklahoma. The contract covers two new natural‑gas‑fired turbines at the Public...
CVC Divests 13.8% Stake in Naturgy for $4.65bn
CVC Capital Partners has sold its entire 13.8% stake in Spanish utility Naturgy for about $4.65 bn, pricing shares at €28.55 ($30.2) each—a 4.64% discount to market. The accelerated book‑building process was led by Goldman Sachs and was heavily oversubscribed, though Naturgy...
ZOE Energy and Saudi Partner to Build BESS Plant
ZOE Energy Storage has formed a joint venture with a Saudi partner to build the Kingdom’s first large‑scale battery energy storage system (BESS) plant. The first phase will deliver 6 GWh of capacity by Q1 2027 on a 150‑acre site, with a...
AirPlus Renewables Prepares for UK Launch of XEVA Edge Wind Turbine
AirPlus Renewables is gearing up to launch its XEVA® Edge Wind Tech turbine, a compact, near‑grid turbine designed for decentralized power in dense urban environments. The turbine can be installed in roughly 90 minutes and targets sites such as hospitals,...
Sungrow to Supply 7.5GWh of Storage for Masdar’s Abu Dhabi RTC Project
Masdar and Chinese inverter‑manufacturer Sungrow have sealed a deal to equip Masdar's round‑the‑clock renewable project in Abu Dhabi with 7.5 GWh of PowerTitan 3.0 battery storage and 2.6 GW of PV inverters. The development will pair 5.2 GW of solar generation with a total...
Grenergy to Deploy 1.5GWh of CATL Batteries at Oviedo and Escuderos
Grenergy has signed a deal with CATL to supply 1.5 GWh of lithium‑iron‑phosphate TENER S batteries for its Oviedo and Escuderos storage projects in Spain. Oviedo will receive 108 batteries delivering 700 MWh, while Escuderos will host 144 units for 800 MWh alongside a...
Statkraft to Reinvest Nkr80bn in Norwegian Hydropower
Statkraft announced a ten‑year investment plan of Nkr 80 bn (approximately $9 bn), more than doubling its previous forecast. About half of the capital will fund major maintenance of existing hydropower assets, while the other half supports upgrades, new capacity, and wind projects...
TerraPower Teams up with HD Hyundai on Natrium Reactor Fleet
TerraPower has signed strategic agreements with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Engineering & Construction to accelerate the commercial deployment of its Natrium sodium‑cooled fast reactor fleet. The agreements designate HD Hyundai as the preferred supplier of reactor enclosure systems...