Regulations News

SolarPower Europe has called on the European Commission to provide clarity on its decision to ban European funding for solar PV and battery storage projects using inverters from high-risk countries, saying the move has caused “deep uncertainty” across the sector.

The German Bundestag approved on Thursday an amended version of the electricity security draft law, paving the way for tenders to support the establishment of 11 GW of backup capacity in the country.

Portugal is currently running a public consultation on the terms of two tender procedures scheduled for September and aiming to award over 1 GW of energy storage capacity.

The Canadian province of Quebec has filed its 2026-2050 Integrated Energy Resource Management Plan (IERMP), setting out long-term targets for renewable energy through mid-century.

The European Commission approved on Thursday the establishment of a green hydrogen joint venture between units of Austrian energy company Verbund AG (VIE:VER) and German power supplier EWE AG.

UK electrolyser manufacturer ITM Power Plc (LON:ITM) said today it has been formally awarded the previously announced UK government grant of GBP 46.5 million (USD 62.3m/EUR 54.5m) to support a 1-GW manufacturing line for the company’s next-generation stack Chronos.