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Octopus Renewables trust agrees to buy West Yorkshire solar park

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has agreed to buy the 55MWp Barnsdale Solar Park from OnPath Energy. The conditional £34.6 million deal includes remaining construction costs and a CfD running to 2041.

Fugro completes seabed survey campaign for Tonn Nua grid

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Dutch survey firm Fugro has completed its 2026 survey campaign for EirGrid’s grid programme supporting Tonn Nua offshore wind. The campaign covered 2,337 kilometres of maritime area for Ireland’s planned 900MW wind farm.

NetZero Group plans to double workforce as retrofit demand rises

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

NetZero Group plans to double its workforce to over 2,000 and revenues to €400 million by 2030. The Irish home-energy retrofit provider cites stronger government supports and rising homeowner demand.

DCC Energy moves to acquire Shell’s French forecourt network

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

DCC Energy has agreed a deal to buy Shell’s fuel retail business in France, according to Reuters. The proposed deal covers around 70 sites and eight LNG installations, with completion expected in 2027.

Cold Move Logistics Solutions takes dual honours at Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Cold Move Logistics Solutions claimed two awards at the Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026, winning Best Energy Excellence in Food, Agriculture and Consumer Products and Innovation in Decarbonisation — Small at the Gala Ceremony on 16 September 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry. The judges praised the company’s technically coherent, commercially grounded approach to reducing energy intensity across its cold chain operations through renewable generation, LED upgrades, and refrigeration infrastructure investment.

Best September on Record: Why Ireland’s Wind Energy Data Is the Clearest Commercial Signal Yet for Business Energy Leaders

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Wind Energy Ireland reports a record 1,256 GWh from Irish wind in September 2026, with high-wind days €84/MWh cheaper than gas days, creating a compelling commercial case for Irish business energy leaders.

E.ON closes OVO purchase, adding four million customers

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

German energy group E.ON has completed its acquisition of UK residential energy supplier OVO. The deal adds OVO’s four million customers to E.ON’s 5.6 million, with no immediate change for either.

SMS expands beyond smart metering into water and low carbon

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Glasgow-based SMS has expanded beyond smart metering into UK water infrastructure and German energy metering. It now runs Energy, Low Carbon and Water under one brand and manages over 7.5 million meters.

DTGen acquires Irish generator specialist Realpower

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

DTGen, part of DCC Energy, has acquired Irish generator maintenance firm Realpower for an undisclosed sum. The combined critical power business has over 110 employees, including 70 engineers, across the UK and Ireland.

Aventa acquires Irish Sea Contractors to expand cable services

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Paris-based engineering firm Aventa has acquired Irish Sea Contractors, a County Wexford marine contractor. The deal adds subsea cable landfall, installation and repair capability for offshore wind and interconnector projects.

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