ScottishPower unveils £1.5 billion plan to double Whitelee wind capacity
July 22, 2026
ScottishPower wants to replace Whitelee’s 215 turbines with 124 larger machines, increasing capacity from 539 MW to about 1 GW.
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Beyond ecological ambition: Delivering Scotland’s offshore wind compensation
August 12, 2026
By Mark Shotter, director at Capital Project Managers. Scotland’s new statutory guidance on compensation for the environmental impacts of offshore
Swinney urges Burnham to revisit Ming Yang as wind ambitions collide with security policy
August 17, 2026
Scotland’s First Minister wants the UK government to reconsider its rejection of Ming Yang turbines and the associated £1.5bn Ardersier
Commercial operations reached for the final phase of the Obelisk project in Egypt
August 14, 2026
Scatec ASA has successfully reached Commercial Operations Date (COD) for the second phase of its 1.1 GW Obelisk solar and
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Renewables
German solar auction clears 2.1 GW as prices fall to €47.90/MWh
August 18, 2026
Germany’s July ground-mounted solar auction attracted 3.17 GW of bids for 2.14 GW of available capacity. Successful bids averaged €47.90/MWh,
Fossil Fuels
UK moots strategic gas reserve as North Sea decline tests market-only model
August 18, 2026
Ministers are considering commercial support for existing gas infrastructure, a floating LNG terminal and a strategic storage reserve. No intervention
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German solar auction clears 2.1 GW as prices fall to €47.90/MWh
August 18, 2026
Germany’s July ground-mounted solar auction attracted 3.17 GW of bids for 2.14 GW of available capacity. Successful bids averaged €47.90/MWh,
Technology
Scotland creates ministerial screen for large data centres, stops short of a freeze
August 18, 2026
Councils must notify Scottish ministers within seven days of validating any data centre application exceeding 50 MW. Ministers have recalled
UK opens door to sharp reduction in EV sales targets
August 17, 2026
Ørsted ‘on track’ to deliver on 2026 financial guidance
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