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Steeple Renewables Wins Consent for Solar and Storage
The U.K. government has granted development consent for the Steeple Renewables Project in Nottinghamshire. The project combines approximately 450 MW of solar generation with a 150 MW battery proposal, moving the application into its post-decision stage.
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Latest analysisThe Non-WOTUS Explorer Targets the Dry-Land Review Queue
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Latest analysisJapan’s Two Plastics Demonstrations Test Different Routes Into Use
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Latest analysisMiSpeL Gives Mixed-Use Storage an Accounting Route
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Latest analysisSaint-Avold Shares Grid Costs Before New Demand Arrives
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Mark and Focus Monthly · October 2026
The Work of Transition
From rural services to electricity networks, five changes reveal what it takes to turn a new route into a working system.
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Saint-Avold Shares Grid Costs Before New Demand Arrives
France’s energy regulator has authorized anticipatory shared grid works at Saint-Avold.
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MiSpeL Gives Mixed-Use Storage an Accounting Route
Germany’s MiSpeL decision allows storage and bidirectional charging to combine solar and grid electricity through defined accounting options.
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Japan’s Perovskite Solar Call Tests Where Lightweight Panels Fit
Japan’s second deployment-support call targets film-type perovskite solar installations on sites with limited load capacity.
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The Non-WOTUS Explorer Targets the Dry-Land Review Queue
The U.S. Permitting Council has committed $32.06 million to a tool intended to help the Army Corps identify land outside federal water jurisdiction.
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Ho Chi Minh City Sets November as Its Tidal-Flood Project Target
Ho Chi Minh City expects its VND10 trillion tidal-flood project to enter operation in November.
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Poland’s Adaptation Funding Gives Loans and Retention Grants Different Jobs
Poland opened a long-running national adaptation call on October 1. Separate loan and grant notices define different applicants, works and funding limits, while their published budgets differ from the opening announcement’s headline total.
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