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RenewaNews
RenewaNews Briefing — September 15, 2026
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Today's briefing brings you 35 stories across battery storage, renewable energy, solar power and offshore from the Global Renewables Market. Leading today: Salzgitter Flaschstal and Zelestra sign largest hybrid solar-plus-energy-storage contract in Germany - renewableenergymagazine.com.
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Renewable energy produces almost 75% of electricity in Portugal
Portugal is now getting most of its electricity from renewable sources, which signals a mature clean-power mix rather than a pilot-stage transition. For investors and policymakers, the key question is whether the grid, storage, and transmission buildout can keep up as variable generation takes a larger share of supply.
The Portugal News
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GSMA Urges Renewable Energy Reforms as Asia Pacific Telecom Emissions Rise
The story points to a telecom sector push for cleaner power sourcing as network emissions rise across Asia Pacific. It suggests renewable-energy policy and procurement barriers are becoming a practical issue for operators that need reliable, lower-cost electricity for expanding networks.
Telecom Review Asia
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UNIDO, EPRON, E-Terra Explore Collaboration on Renewable Energy E-Waste
This looks like a discussion of how renewable-energy equipment and related waste streams can be handled more effectively. If the collaboration leads to actual collection, recycling, or disposal capacity, it would matter for the sector’s environmental footprint and the long-term sustainability of solar and battery deployment.
THISDAYLIVE
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Polish city of Koszalin to build 10-MW biomass boiler plant
Koszalin is moving ahead with a biomass boiler plant, adding another municipal-scale renewable heat asset in Poland. The project points to continued demand for local, dispatchable low-carbon heat, though biomass availability and emissions handling will shape how much decarbonization value it delivers.
renewablesnow.com
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GoodWe Opens Nairobi Office to Enhance Renewable Energy Support
GoodWe is expanding its local presence in East Africa by opening a Nairobi office to support renewable-energy customers on the ground. The move points to growing demand for solar equipment, installation support, and service capacity across the region, which can help projects move faster and improve system reliability.
SolarQuarter
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Planted Raises $31.8 Million to Scale Autonomous Solar Power Deployment
Planted is raising fresh capital to expand autonomous solar deployment. The deal points to continued investor interest in software- and automation-led solar rollout, which can help lower labor needs and speed installation if the company can turn funding into repeatable projects.
citybiz
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Solar power plant project abandoned in northern Portugal
A solar plant project in northern Portugal has been abandoned, which points to another setback for utility-scale solar delivery in Europe. The immediate impact is a lost chance to add clean power capacity and the related benefits for local decarbonization and supply-chain activity.
The Portugal News
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Brazil's Wind Turbines Are Drawing In Unregulated Data Centers - Here's How
Brazil's wind buildout is being linked to data-center demand, which points to a new source of electricity offtake for the sector. The key issue is whether these loads are properly regulated and integrated with the grid, because that will affect reliability, pricing, and how quickly wind power can support digital infrastructure growth.
bgr.com
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Metacon launches new alkaline electrolyser stacks for European market
Metacon is expanding its electrolyser stack offering into Europe, which points to continued buildout in the hydrogen supply chain. The significance depends on whether the stacks translate into lower costs, better reliability, and faster deployment for industrial users and project developers.
Quantum Commodity Intelligence
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The cost of green and conventional hydrogen is rising significantly
Hydrogen project economics are getting harder on both the renewable and fossil-based sides of the market. Higher costs can slow contract signings, delay final investment decisions, and make buyers more cautious about scaling hydrogen use for industry and transport.
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OCP Invests $18 Million in Morocco’s First Large-Scale Battery Storage System
OCP’s investment signals that Morocco is starting to add grid-scale storage, not just renewable generation. For industrial power users and the wider grid, this kind of project can help smooth renewable output, improve reliability, and make future solar and wind buildouts easier to integrate.
Morocco World News
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UL launches program for vehicle-to-grid certification
UL’s certification program for vehicle-to-grid systems gives automakers, charging providers, and utilities a clearer path for testing bidirectional charging equipment. It should help reduce technical and safety uncertainty around using parked electric vehicles as distributed grid resources, which matters for flexibility and storage, but the immediate impact will depend on how quickly the market adopts a common standard.
Solar Power World
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DoGo Power brings grid-forming energy storage to Mali
Grid-forming storage in Mali points to a more advanced role for batteries in weaker power systems, not just backup or shifting solar output. If deployed at scale, this kind of project can improve grid stability and support higher renewable penetration in markets that still rely heavily on diesel.
Solarbytes
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OCP Green Energy installs first battery storage system in Benguerir
OCP Green Energy has added its first battery storage system in Benguerir, which points to a broader push to pair renewable generation with storage rather than treat power supply as a one-way flow. Projects like this can improve reliability and help absorb variable solar output, which matters for industrial decarbonization and for scaling clean power at the site level.
Yabiladi.com
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Vista Tech Park in line for battery energy storage project
A battery storage project tied to Vista Tech Park signals another step toward adding grid flexibility and balancing capacity in a growing development area. If built, it would support cleaner power integration and improve reliability for nearby load growth.
The Business Journals
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Battery energy storage developers win big Oregon land use decision
An Oregon land-use ruling gives battery storage developers a regulatory advantage and lowers one of the common barriers to siting projects. That matters for project timelines and for the pace of storage buildout, since permitting risk often slows deployment as much as technology or financing.
The Business Journals
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‘Huge step forward’: Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goals
Illinois is moving closer to rules or targets that would expand battery storage and solar deployment. The practical effect is a clearer policy path for developers, utilities, and investors, which can support grid flexibility and faster renewable buildout if the measures hold through final approval.
khqa.com
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Ørsted Unveils Vision for Incheon Offshore Wind Power at Korea Energy Expo
Ørsted is using the Korea Energy Expo to signal continued interest in offshore wind development in Incheon. The headline points to early-stage market positioning rather than a financing or construction milestone, but it still matters because it reflects ongoing offshore wind buildout interest in South Korea.
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