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How Modern Hydronic Floors Pair With Renewables for Year-Round Comfort

The feeling of waking up on a chilly morning and stepping out of bed onto a warm, heated floor can make it easier to kick-start the day. Hydronic floors use radiant heating technology to keep floors at comfortable temperatures throughout the year. Integrated with renewable energy sources, these energy-efficient systems modernize a home for year-round comfort.

Central and Eastern Europe to get hundreds more electric vehicle charging hubs with €35M EIB loan 

Hundreds of new electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs are set to be constructed in Central and Eastern European countries following the receipt of a 35 million euro loan by network operator Eleport from the European Investment Bank (EIB).

RAM Geothermal Announces New Technology Which Could Transform Geothermal Industry

RAM Geothermal LLC, a US based geothermal energy company in Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced a new technology they expect will transform the geothermal industry.

Perpetual Next USA to develop three biomethanol facilities in Southeastern US

Perpetual Next USA will develop three additional biomass-to-biomethanol production facilities in the Southeast of the United States, each of them designed to process approximately one million tons of sustainably sourced biomass feedstock per year, with development scheduled to commence in 2026.

First Feed-in of New Biogas and Gas Upgrading Plant in Cremona

The newly completed biogas and gas upgrading plant in Soncino near Cremona, Italy, is feeding 237 Nm³/h (250 Sm³/h) of biomethane into the public gas grid as of January 21, 2026.

Fastned to raise up to €200M from leading banks to fund network rollout

European fast-charging company Fastned has secured up to 200 million euros in new financing from ABN AMRO, CreditAgricole, ING, Invest-NL and Rabobank to accelerate the expansion of its network of fast charging stations across Europe.

France
Lhyfe supplies renewable hydrogen for the first HGV-accessible motorway hydrogen refuelling station in France

Green and renewable hydrogen specialist Lhyfe has announced that it has been supplying green hydrogen to France’s first HGV-accessible motorway hydrogen station since November 2025.

The impact of hourly accounting on the UK clean energy market: An interview with JP Cerda of Renewabl

The GHG Protocol is moving from annual to hourly accounting for Scope 2 emissions for more accurate reporting, aiming to make the matching of purchased clean energy with consumption more effective. REM discussed with JP Cerda, CEO of Renewabl how the proposed hourly accounting requirements impact PPAs, developer confidence and the UK clean energy market generally.

Limitations Of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries

Vanadium redox flow batteries can provide intermittent energy and not full energy as the study by Millan et al. (2018) showed. To improve the energy performance of VRFBs, limitations and challenges need to be addressed and solved. These limitations and challenges are discussed in this segment. There are four crucial issues: core component materials, operation optimization, system modelling, and commercial challenges.

Wärtsilä Will Support Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency as its Share of Renewables Increases

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year optimized maintenance agreement with the Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency in the United States. The agreement covers KYMEA’s new 75 MW power plant, Energy Center I, scheduled for commissioning in 2027.

Solar Energy and Battery Storage Market to Expand at 14.1% CAGR Through 2035

According to Market Research Future, the solar energy and battery storage market was valued at $0.14 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow from $0.1598 billion in 2025 to $0.6016 billion by 2035, advancing at a CAGR of 14.1% over the forecast period.

Poland
R.Power and Axpo sign optimisation agreement for 150 MW/300 MWh Polish BESS

European independent power producer R.Power has signed an optimisation agreement with international energy trading company Axpo for one of the largest utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Poland, covering a period ending on 31st December 2037.

All Wind Turbines Installed at Ørsted’s 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 

The installation of the last wind turbine at the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan was completed last week, marking a successful conclusion of the wind turbine build-out and a landmark milestone for the offshore wind industry in the Asia-Pacific region. 

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