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Media Partnership: Reuters Events: Expanding Ports to Achieve Large-Scale Offshore Wind Deployment
European governments have pledged to deliver 160GW of offshore wind within the next decade, requiring €6.5bn of investment in port infrastructure by 2030 to meet these ambitions. In response to these announcements, ports are finding they will need to growing their business [...]
Finland’s economy ministry opens call for new climate measures ahead of 2027 elections
Finland's economy ministry is collecting public proposals for new emission-cutting and carbon-sink measures until 6 December 2026, to inform the 2027 election debate and government talks.
UKA commissions 18 MWp Elsterheide solar park in Saxony, battery storage to follow
UKA has put the 18 MWp Elsterheide solar park into operation in Saxony. A battery storage system next to it is awaiting permitting, with construction targeted for next year.
Finland proposes framework to regulate household electricity prices in a declared price crisis
Finland's Government has proposed an act enabling flexible regulation of household electricity prices if the EU Council declares a price crisis. It is due to take effect in spring 2027.
Finland’s Government proposes withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty
Finland's Government has asked Parliament to approve withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, citing the split of competences with the EU and doubts over modernisation.
Finland designates four offshore wind areas in its exclusive economic zone for tender
Finland has designated four offshore wind areas in the Bothnian Sea and Bothnian Bay for competitive tender, with the first tender possible in the first half of 2027.
Commission adopts 2027 work programme: energy prices, defence and simplification in focus
The European Commission has adopted its 2027 work programme, covering energy prices, defence, simplification and the next EU budget, alongside its annual report on enforcement.
EIB climate survey: Poles want an energy transition that cuts costs and import dependence
A new EIB survey finds 67% of Poles see an urgent need for an energy transition, with lower prices and less import dependence the main expectations.
Tion Renewables lifts output of three Italian solar plants by about 40% through repowering
Tion Renewables has repowered three Italian solar plants, replacing fixed mounts with trackers and new modules to raise capacity by almost 40%.
Nordex Group more than doubles third-quarter EBITDA and raises 2026 margin guidance
Nordex Group reported third-quarter EBITDA of EUR 278.2 million, up from EUR 135.9 million, and lifted its 2026 EBITDA margin guidance to 11.5–12.5%.
PSEW’s Piotr Czopek: “To deliver the Baltic targets, we need strong cooperation across the region”
Ahead of Offshore Wind Poland on 17–18 November, PSEW Vice President Piotr Czopek on closing the Baltic's 2030 offshore wind gap, European content and the security of offshore infrastructure.