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A company that originally made a name for itself with gravity-based energy storage tech – and has since focused on conventional lithium-ion batteries – has written a deal for a sodium ion battery targeted at data centres that also includes Australia. 

The developers of a proposed massive 70 gigawatt wind, solar and hydrogen hub in the south-east corner of Western Australia have brought in key Asia partners to help advance the first six gigawatt stage of its ambitious but contested project.

Ørsted has signed an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to divest its entire European onshore business.

Investing.com — Italian cable maker Prysmian has signed a contract worth over €2.3 billion with SP Energy Networks and National Grid to build a power link between Scotland and England.

Ørsted has appointed Simon Ashley as its next Chief HR Officer and member of the Group Executive Team, effective 1 August 2026. The appointment follows a planned succession process as Henriette Fenger Ellekrog, current Chief HR Officer, has decided to conclude her executive career.

The Victoria state government has announced that it now plans to hold the long awaited but delayed first auction for offshore wind farms in Australia in August this year, but is yet to finalise the details of its structure.

National Grid and TenneT Germany have announced plans to develop GriffinLink, a proposed multi-purpose interconnector linking British and German offshore wind.

ENGIE and Masdar have reached financial close on the Khazna Solar PV project in the United Arab Emirates.

Fortescue has commenced construction of the Nullagine Wind Project in the Pilbara as a major step towards its Real Zero target.

The Dutch government is preparing a 1GW IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A offshore wind tender in 2026 in response to mounting cost pressures and stalled progress in the country’s wider rollout of sea-based projects, according to a new ministerial letter.