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SSE has published a Fisheries Safety Flyer - the first resource of its kind from a renewable energy developer - designed to support safe navigation and fishing activity within operational offshore wind farms.

SSE has successfully secured a 20-year contract for 1.4GW of low carbon offshore wind power from Phase B of its Berwick Bank Wind Farm project in the UK’s seventh Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round, announced today.

Dogger Bank Wind Farm and delivery partner Seaway7 have installed all 277 transition pieces on Dogger Bank Wind Farm, marking the completion of all foundation installation work on the three-phase offshore wind project in the North Sea.

SSE has submitted a planning application to Offaly County Council for its proposed Tinnycross Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), to be located in the townlands of Derrynagall and Ballydaly, northeast of Tullamore.

SSE has announced that it has taken a Final Investment Decision to begin construction on a new 100MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in County Tyrone.

SSE has announced plans for its Shepway Energy Park project in Romney Marsh, Kent. The proposed solar and battery development will generate enough carbon-free electricity to power approximately 73,000 homes – that is just over 10% of all homes in Kent – saving on average 49,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

SSE will continue to play a leading role in community investment across Scotland in 2026, building on a landmark moment in 2025 when the company marked over £80 million distributed to Scottish communities through renewable energy funds over the last two decades.