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| Governments across the world should expedite the development and construction of offshore wind farms to help shield their economies from the impacts of future energy crises, according to a new report from the Global Wind Energy Council.

Amata B.Grimm Power Company Limited has signed an amended power purchase agreement for a solar floating project with Mitsubishi Electric Consumer Products (Thailand) Co., Ltd. The collaboration expands production capacity to 5.46 megawatt-peak (MWp), with commercial operation date (COD) set for July 30, 2026.

Australian utility-scale solar projects face a significant increase in costs after the Australian government agreed to impose hefty new tariffs on imported steel at the request of local steel-makers.

Skyborn Renewables has appointed Michael Klingele as Chief Operating Officer, effective 1 July 2026. Klingele will be responsible for overseeing the company’s global operations and project delivery activities across its offshore wind portfolio.

Envision has completed production of the first EN-226/8.X MW offshore wind turbine for the 128 MW Vinh Long nearshore wind project in Vietnam at its Sheyang manufacturing base in Jiangsu, China.

Chinese battery manufacturing giant CATL has officially launched the world’s largest and most comprehensive energy storage testing and validation platform in China.

The head of Lightsource bp in Australia has hailed a “new phase” in the global power sector after announcing the start of construction of a major new solar and battery hybrid project that will help power one of the country’s biggest energy consumers.

Australian battery energy storage developer Enervest has inked a deal with Taiwanese energy company Billion Watts to roll out a 50 megawatt (MW)/200 megawatt-hour (MWh) portfolio of sub-5 MW projects across New South Wales and Victoria.

The biggest data centre in Australia – more than twice the size of anything that has come previously – is to be built in South Australia, because of the state’s “clean energy abundance,” and because it will have already reached its target of 100 per cent “net” renewables by the time of construction.

The world must prepare for a potentially strong El Nino in 2026, a global weather agency warns, which could worsen droughts and increase the risk of heatwaves.