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Solar

Group of seven officials at signing ceremony

11/2/2026 News

Masdar signs its first solar PPA in Angola, against a backdrop of surging installations across the African continent

As Africa records a 54% year-on-year jump in solar PV installations in 2025, Masdar has signed its first power purchase agreement (PPA) in Angola.

COP

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11/2/2026 Feature / Paul Cochrane

Post-COP drop? Azerbaijan grows renewables but gas still dominates

Azerbaijan’s renewable energy sector received a major boost after hosting the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of the Parties in November 2024 (COP29), with the government recently upping its green power generation targets. It is, however, facing roll-out challenges, while the country also seeks to maximise exports of natural gas, particularly to Europe as it diversifies its import sources and reduces dependency on Russian gas, writes Paul Cochrane.

Methane

LNG carrier in the water

11/2/2026 News

First methane reduction certificates, rather than natural gas, traded with US supplier

Centrica Energy of the UK has signed a 10-year deal to buy 250bn Btu/d of methane emissions reduction certificates from a US shale gas producer. The transaction was only for certificates and does not include equivalent physical gas volumes. It was said to be the first long-term deal of its kind (value and terms were undisclosed).

Batteries

Row upon row of rectangular black lithium ion batteries stacked upon one another, on wooden pallets

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11/2/2026 Feature / Brian Davis

How battery recycling is charging up the energy transition

Driven by the surge in electric vehicles (EVs), a mountain of second-life and end-of-life (EoL) batteries are building up. Effective and efficient recycling demands process innovation to boost recovery of valuable metals, improve energy consumption and the environmental footprint; along with new regulatory demands like the ‘battery passport’ to guarantee traceability and sustainability over coming years. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

Direct air capture (DAC)

Outside of Orca plant with Northern Lights visible in sky behind

11/2/2026 News

EU sets world’s first voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals

The European Commission (EC) has adopted the first set of methodologies under the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation to certify activities that permanently remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. 

Offshore wind

Offshore wind turbine and support vessel

11/2/2026 News

Developers win latest battle in US offshore wind war with Trump administration

All five of the US offshore wind projects paused by a Trump administration order on 22 December 2025 have been successful in overturning the pause in the US court system.

Onshore wind

Aerial view of wind turbine in field

11/2/2026 News

Newport blade factory saved as European assets change hands

Government support for onshore wind has protected manufacturing jobs in the UK while Ørsted pulls out of onshore renewables in the UK and Europe.

Electricity

Black and white head and shoulders photo of Stephan Rupp

11/2/2026 Comment / Stephan Rupp

Redefining electricity supply with DC for a world of renewables

Local, low-voltage direct current (DC) networks would work more efficiently with small-scale renewable energy projects than connection to alternating current (AC) networks, particularly where the energy is used locally. So writes Stephan Rupp, who is active in business development of power electronics at Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen, Germany.

Air source heat pumps

Head and shoulders photo of Kaj af Kleen nstanding in front of blurred background of plant pipework and control panel

11/2/2026 Comment / Kaj af Kleen

A smarter way to heat Europe’s homes

Heat pumps offer economic, environmental and energy security advantages over fossil gas boilers for domestic heating, and represent a fully proven technology in parts of northern Europe. Time for the rest of Europe to catch up, argues Kaj af Kleen, Chief Product and Technology Officer at heat pump company Aira.

Wind

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11/2/2026 Feature / Will Dalrymple

Problem solving: how wind power uses a UK agency to resolve demanding engineering challenges

An Innovate UK agency helps connect big company problems with solutions that often come from small firms in other industrial sectors, to avoid reinventing the wheel. New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple MEI reports.

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