Solar and wind energy paired with battery storage are reliable and already today deliver cost-effective, round-the-clock electricity, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

European specialist renewables investor, Octopus Energy Generation, is making a major Europe-wide push into the wind energy market, acquiring 321 MW onshore wind farms across 17 sites.

Global multi-technology renewable energy company Zelestra has officially opened its first solar project in Italy – the 6.5 MWdc agrivoltaic Ginosa plant in Puglia.

The American Biogas Council has commended Hawaii lawmakers for passing clean fuels legislation recently. Once signed into law, the clean fuel standard  will create a market that incentivizes the production of lower-carbon transportation fuels – including biogas, which is used to make renewable natural gas (RNG) and electricity for vehicles.

Panthalassa, a renewable energy and ocean technology company, announced $140 million in Series B financing led by Peter Thiel, with participation from new investors John Doerr, Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures, Max Levchin’s SciFi Ventures, Susquehanna Sustainable Investments, Hanwha Asset Management (USA)’s venture fund, Anthony Pratt, Fortescue Ventures, Future Positive, WTI, Nimble Partners, Super Micro Computer, Sozo Ventures, Dylan Field, Planetary VC, Leblon Capital, Resilience Reserve, Portland Seed Fund, and the Intrepid Oregon Fund. They are joined by returning investors Founders Fund, Gigascale Capital, Lowercarbon Capital, Unless, and WovenEarth.

Moment Energy, the architect of the next generation of power infrastructure, announced a $40 million Series B funding round, bringing its total capital raised to over $100 million. The Series B round was led by Evok Innovations, with participation from Liberty Mutual Investments, W23 Global Fund, and Acario, joining the company’s major investors, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Voyager Ventures, and In-Q-Tel.

Eversource and Agri-Mark, the farmer-owned dairy cooperative behind the Cabot Creamery®, McCadam®, and Agri-Mark Whey and Dairy Proteins® brands, have completed a major energy efficiency upgrade at Agri-Mark’s West Springfield plant.

Hyroad Energy, a pioneer in hydrogen-powered transportation solutions, today announced a definitive agreement with Toyota Motor North America to deploy 40 hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 commercial trucks in Southern California. The announcement was made at ACT Expo, North America's largest fleet technology event, where a Hyroad truck is on display at Toyota's booth.

Independent ultra-rapid charging network InstaVolt has announced the opening of five new battery energy storage system (BESS) sites as part of a major national programme to future-proof its charging hubs against rising grid costs and connection delays.

An interview with Juan Gutiérrez, CEO Services at RES.

Europe is still building renewables at pace, and the numbers make that clear. WindEurope’s latest annual statistics report points to 45 billion euros invested in new wind energy projects last year, financing the build-out of 21 GW of new capacity in the years ahead.

La compañía Haizea Wind Group ha alcanzado un nuevo hito industrial en el marco del proyecto eólico marino Le Tréport, desarrollado junto a Siemens Gamesa. En concreto, la planta de Haizea Bilbao ha completado con éxito la fabricación y ensamblaje de 186 secciones de torres, equivalentes a 62 torres completas para aerogeneradores offshore.