Top 10 Innovations in Clean Energy: Solar, Wind, Hydrogen, and Storage Leading the Way

The Baltic Sea Hydrogen Valley project, a pioneering cross-border hydrogen initiative, has been distinguished by Poland's Minister of Climate and Environment, Paulina Hennig-Kloska. The project aims to establish a hydrogen valley spanning the Baltic Sea region, connecting Finland and Estonia with local valleys across Baltic nations. Read more >>

Orlen Group is intensifying efforts in hydrogen technology and renewable fuels as part of its decarbonization strategy. Speaking at a workshop on Nov. 25, Grzegorz Jó?wiak, Director of the Hydrogen Technologies and Synthetic Fuels Office, highlighted Orlen’s alignment with the EU's Fit for 55 legislative package, which includes the RED III directive, AFIR regulation, and ReFuel EU Aviation regulation. Read more >>

DMEGC Solar has announced that its Infinity and Infinity RT N-series photovoltaic modules have successfully met the requirements of the VDE SPEC 90038 standard. The VDE SPEC 90038 standard, recently introduced in the German-speaking photovoltaic market, is designed as a Solar Module Quality Standard (SMQS) to establish uniform quality criteria for PV module manufacturing and testing. Read more >>

Econergy Renewable Energy Ltd., through its subsidiary Econergy UK, has secured €28 million in financing from Kommunalkredit Austria AG for the Iancu Jianu photovoltaic (PV) project in Olt County, Romania. The project, currently under construction, has an installed capacity of 58 MW and is expected to connect to the grid in 2025. Read more >>

HT Solar, a subsidiary of Chinese HT-SAAE that began operations in 2016, has achieved a milestone by mass-producing Turkey's first flexible solar panels this year. The company installed its first flexible panels in Eski?ehir, a project marking a significant innovation in solar technology. Read more >>

Estonian renewable energy developer Sunly has commenced construction of the Solar Park Risti, a 244 MW photovoltaic farm in the L??ne region of western Estonia. This will be the largest solar installation in the Baltic countries, surpassing Lithuania’s 100 MWp PV farm launched earlier this year. The project began in late November, with completion scheduled for autumn 2026. Read more >>

The Upper Silesian-Zag??bie Metropolis (GZM) has announced the purchase of eight hydrogen-powered buses, set to serve Katowice and Tychy by late 2025. Co-financed by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, covering 95% of the project cost, the initiative is part of the "Hydrogen GZM" project aimed at modernizing public transport and combating air pollution in a region home to over 2.2 million residents. Read more >>

The energy transition is advancing rapidly across Europe, but urban wind energy remains a challenge due to low and irregular wind speeds. Researchers at the University of Birmingham, in collaboration with EvoPhase and KwikFab Ltd, have unveiled the Birmingham Blade, an urban wind turbine designed using artificial intelligence (AI). Read more >>

Estonia will continue developing offshore wind farms while addressing national defense concerns raised by the Estonia Defense Forces (EDF), according to Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur. Discussions with EDF Intelligence Center chief Col. Ants Kiviselg and naval commander Cdr. Ivo V?rk focused on mitigating potential impacts on surveillance, intelligence, and weapon systems. Read more >>

Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced the completion of the ￡35m Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) in Suffolk, designed to support the North Sea offshore wind industry. Officially handed over by contractors McLaughlin and Harvey, the facility marks a key milestone in Lowestoft's energy transition and ABP’s commitment to supporting the offshore energy sector. Read more >>