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RenewaNews
RenewaNews Briefing — September 24, 2026
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Today's briefing brings you 23 stories across battery storage, offshore, solar power and renewable energy from the Global Renewables Market. Leading today: PJM's First Integrated Solar-Plus-Long-Duration Storage Project Shows Utilities Pricing Reliability Over Intermittent Output.
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Morocco: Taqa sets multi-gigawatt renewable energy goal
Morocco is being positioned for a larger renewable buildout if Taqa follows through on this target. For the market, the key question is whether this becomes a concrete project pipeline that can add scale, support grid flexibility, and reduce reliance on imported fuels.
African Energy
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Hep brings 35.7-MWp solar project to construction phase in Germany
The project is moving from planning into construction, which is the point at which solar capacity starts to become tangible rather than theoretical. For Germany, another utility-scale buildout adds to the pipeline that will matter for power supply, project bankability, and the pace of renewable deployment.
Renewables Now
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Qair signs 15-year PPA with Polish telco Play
The deal gives Play a long-term power supply from a renewable generator and shows how corporate buyers in Europe are using PPAs to lock in cleaner electricity. It supports project bankability for Qair and adds another example of telecom demand helping scale renewables beyond utility procurement.
Renewables Now
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ESR agrees to buy Aquila Clean Energy APAC from Aquila Group
ESR is moving to acquire Aquila Clean Energy APAC, a deal that points to continued consolidation in the Asia-Pacific renewables market. For investors and developers, the transaction suggests platform-scale clean-energy assets remain attractive as buyers look for operating pipelines and regional growth.
Power Technology
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Malaysia’s fuel subsidies slow its green transition
Malaysia’s fuel subsidies are being presented as a drag on the country’s shift toward cleaner energy. The policy point matters because subsidy reform can improve the economics of renewables and electric power investment, but it also raises short-term political and cost concerns.
East Asia Forum
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How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
The story shows how solar buildout can take hold even in an oil-centered economy when projects offer cheaper or more flexible power. It points to a broader shift in market behavior, where solar is moving from a policy signal to a practical energy option in more conservative power markets.
BBC
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Sponsored
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Uniper signs 40,000-t/y eSAF off-take deal with Arcadia
Uniper’s offtake deal for eSAF points to growing corporate demand for low-carbon aviation fuel and a step toward scaling synthetic fuels. The key issue is whether long-term purchases like this can help de-risk new production capacity and bring eSAF closer to commercial relevance.
Renewables Now
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Germany presents fossil fuel transition plan, reaffirms 2045 climate target
Germany is setting out a plan to manage its exit from fossil fuels while keeping its 2045 climate target in place. The signal matters for utilities, investors, and project developers because it points to continued policy support for clean power, grid investment, and replacement capacity as the energy system shifts.
Clean Energy Wire
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ABB Invests in LevelTen Energy to Secure Clean Energy for Clients
ABB is backing a platform that helps corporate buyers source clean power, which points to continued demand for structured renewable procurement rather than one-off power purchases. The investment also suggests industrial customers are still looking for ways to lock in cleaner electricity as power markets and decarbonization targets tighten.
energynews.pro
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China Energy Engineering launches 15 GW solar module procurement
China Energy Engineering is moving ahead with a very large solar module procurement, which signals continuing appetite for utility-scale solar buildout in China. A tender of this size supports module demand and suggests more volume is still being assembled for projects that will add low-cost generation to the grid.
Renewables Now
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German solar association opposes planned grid surcharge for prosumers
Germany’s solar industry is pushing back against a proposed grid surcharge on prosumers, which would directly affect the economics of rooftop solar and self-consumption. The debate matters because added network charges could slow distributed solar adoption and complicate policy support for household and commercial systems.
Renewables Now
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Meta Backs 144MW Texas Solar Farm in Seventh Deal with Apex
Meta’s backing gives Apex another utility-scale solar customer and shows how large power buyers are locking in new renewable supply through repeat deals. For Texas, the project adds more solar capacity to a market where corporate procurement is helping drive buildout and support decarbonization.
Energy Digital
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Statkraft offloads UK green hydrogen portfolio to Norwegian developer
Statkraft is exiting a UK green hydrogen portfolio by transferring it to another Norwegian developer. The move points to continued reshuffling in early-stage hydrogen development, where project ownership can change hands before large-scale buildout is secured.
Hydrogen Insight
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N.Y. Awards 8 Storage, 13 Renewable Energy Contracts
New York is using contracts to bring more storage and renewable supply onto the grid, which helps replace higher-cost fossil generation and improve reliability as variable resources grow. The mix of storage and renewables points to a more flexible procurement strategy for meeting load and decarbonization targets.
rtoinsider.com
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Startup EnerVenue Wins First Major Battery Storage Deal in China
EnerVenue appears to have landed its first significant battery storage contract in China, a useful signal for a startup trying to break into one of the world’s most competitive storage markets. If the deal advances, it would add another non-lithium storage option to the mix and broaden the set of technologies competing for grid and commercial storage deployments in Asia.
Energy Connects
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Colombia defines battery storage optimization model
Colombia is setting the rules for how battery storage will be optimized in the power system. That matters for project economics and for how quickly storage can support grid flexibility and renewable integration in the market.
BNamericas
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Using 3D Printing to Supercharge Redox Flow Batteries
The piece points to manufacturing innovation in flow batteries, using 3D printing to improve a storage chemistry that can support longer-duration grid balancing. That matters for stationary storage if it can lower cost and make redox flow systems easier to build at scale.
Tech Briefs
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China's first 18-MW offshore wind power project begins operation
China’s first 18-MW offshore wind project entering operation marks another step in the move toward larger turbines and more efficient offshore buildouts. For developers and utilities, bigger units can improve project economics and help scale clean power in coastal markets where land is constrained.
news.cgtn.com
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