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/SOFIA, BULGARIA, August 28, 2025, 10:00 CEST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ The Renewable Market Watch is pleased to support RENPOWER BULGARIA 2026, the 2nd edition of the senior-level conference: “Building Bulgaria’s Next Generation of Utility-Scale Renewable & BESS Projects”.

/BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, August 26, 2026, 10:00 CEST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ Following a sustained period of strategic planning and interdepartmental collaboration, the Romanian government has formally approved the definitive list of offshore wind farm sites eligible for concession in the nation’s Black Sea territory.

/BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, August 24, 2026, 9:00 CEST, GOVNET/ The Romanian Renewable Energy Summit returns for its 5th edition on 17 September 2026, bringing together the most influential stakeholders shaping the future of renewable energy in Romania and Southeast Europe.

/LONDON, August 19, 2026, 10:00 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ ESM has selected the Chinese POWERCHINA Jiangxi Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. to build two new photovoltaic power plants with a total capacity of 30 MW in Oslomej and Bitola, according to official contract award notices published on the electronic procurement portal of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - EBRD. ESM in North Macedonia is the Elektrani na Severna Makedonija, the state-owned public electricity generation utility.

/BRUSSELS, August 17, 2026, 9:00 CEST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 aims to ensure that, in the future, batteries have a low carbon footprint, use minimal harmful substances, need fewer raw materials from non-European Union (EU) countries and are collected, reused and recycled to a high degree within the EU.

/LONDON, August 13, 2026, 10:30 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), via its flagship Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV) fund, has launched commercial operations at Coalburn 1—a market-defining battery energy storage system (BESS) setting new industry standards for size and impact in Europe. With a capacity of 500 MW/1,000 MWh (two-hour duration), Coalburn 1 is the largest operational battery facility on the continent, establishing a new benchmark for grid-scale flexibility and storage innovation.

/LONDON, August 12, 2026, 11:00 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ Türkiye is set to launch its first offshore wind tender in the first quarter of 2027, marking a major milestone for the country's renewable energy sector. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar emphasised that offshore wind is a top strategic priority for the government, with a clear target to install 5 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity by 2035. This initiative positions Türkiye to accelerate the diversification of its energy mix, strengthen energy security, and unlock new opportunities for investment…

/BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, August 5, 2026, 9:00 CEST, GOVNET/ The Romanian Renewable Energy Summit returns for its 5th edition on 17 September 2026, bringing together the most influential stakeholders shaping the future of renewable energy in Romania and Southeast Europe.

/MADRID, SPAIN, August 3, 2026, 10:30 CEST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ Sonnedix, a leading global renewable energy platform with 12 GW of total capacity, has successfully secured a €730 million financing package to support the refinancing, operational optimisation, and new asset construction across its strategic markets in France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. This milestone transaction underscores Sonnedix’s robust growth trajectory in Europe and highlights the company’s strong track record of trusted partnerships and financial credibility within the sector.