by Strategic Energy | Aug 21, 2025
This landmark 300MW battery storage site is capable of powering up to 680,000 homes with instantaneous power over two hours. Thurrock Storage can respond rapidly to changes on the grid, delivering its full output of up to 600MWh within seconds.
by Strategic Energy | Aug 21, 2025
With an installed capacity of 105.6 megawatts, it ranks among the largest repowering projects in Europe. The energy output has increased sixfold compared to the original site – made possible by state-of-the-art turbine technology.
by Milena Giorgi | Aug 20, 2025
In July, Spain lost 1.1 TWh of renewable energy due to grid restrictions. While solar PV and wind capacity continues to grow, energy markets expert and Managing Director of Our New Energy, Miguel Marroquín, stresses that storage is emerging as the key pathway to integrate surplus generation.
by Strategic Energy | Aug 20, 2025
According to data processed by ITALIA SOLARE based in Gaudì – Terna, 132,276 new photovoltaic systems were connected in the first seven months of 2025, with a total capacity of 3,354 MW. The cumulative total reached 2,011,056 million systems connected by July 30, 2025, with an installed capacity exceeding 40 GW (40,430 MW).
by Strategic Energy | Aug 20, 2025
In the week of August 11, Germany and France set records for solar photovoltaic energy production. Wind energy generation increased in Portugal and France, while in Germany, Italy and Spain it decreased. Electricity demand grew in most European markets, as a result of higher temperatures, which drove up prices in European electricity markets, according to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting.
by Strategic Energy | Aug 20, 2025
Between January and July 2025, Germany added 8,646.9 MW of gross renewable capacity, driven by solar and onshore wind. However, growth remains below the pace needed to meet the legally mandated targets for 2030, according to data from the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur).