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On Thursday, 13th November, TNEI Ireland was honoured with the Excellence in Renewable Services Award at the Irish Renewable Energy Awards 2025! Beneath the grand lights of the Royal Dublin Convention Centre, Ireland’s renewable energy community gathered for an unforgettable evening—an event brimming with anticipation, innovation, and no shortage of excitement. The room buzzed with the collective energy of leading organisations from across the wind, solar, storage, and renewable support services landscape. Among such inspiring company, hearing our name called was a moment we won’t soon forget. It marked not only a celebration of our work, but of our sector’s shared commitment to building a cleaner, brighter future for Ireland. Our nomination—and this award—were thoughtfully reviewed by a distinguished panel of industry experts who brought their own seasoned perspectives. To each of them, we extend our heartfelt thanks. We would also like to offer a heartfelt thank-you to the wonderful

On 23rd October at the 2025 SAWEA Industry Awards Ceremony, TNEI Africa celebrated winning the Exceptional Service Provider Award. “This award celebrates those in the wind sector who go above and beyond the call of duty. Whether in construction, operations, maintenance, consulting, or project support, these pros keep the turbines turning and the projects on track. They prove that in a sector driven by wind, it’s outstanding service that really delivers the power.” We are exceptionally proud of our team for achieving this prestigious recognition and remain steadfast in our commitment to enabling the successful commercial operation of wind farms throughout South Africa. With the release of the updated South African Integrated Resource Plan, forecasting 34 GW of onshore wind capacity to be connected by 2039, TNEI Africa is fully prepared to continue delivering expert technical support and addressing the complex grid challenges that accompany the country’s ambitious energy transition.

Florence Usher, a Technical Consultant in our E&E team recently attended Scotland’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Conference which was hosted in Edinburgh on 2nd October.  Here is her event summary: ‘The EIA Conference was an engaging and insightful day which brought together professionals involved in the assessment of impacts for new development projects. Each speaker introduced a different aspect of impact assessment, with various opportunities to interact with technical experts and decision makers alike, in both the energy sector that TNEI works in, and also in wider planning sectors. In particular, it was interesting to understand the fundamental procedures that the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division follow throughout their decision making process for energy developments, and learn more about EIA Case Law and its practical relevance to ongoing projects. It was positive to see, in the concluding presentations, the advancements in surveying techniques and guidance that are being progressed to

From September 8–11, Las Vegas hosted RE+ 2025, North America’s largest clean energy event. Organised by SEPA (Smart Electric Power Alliance) and SEIA (Solar Energy Industries Association), the conference brought together more than 40,000 professionals and 1,350 exhibitors, filling both the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum. The scale and energy of the event underscored its role as the industry’s premier gathering. Policy took centre stage, with debates on how U.S. regulatory changes and tariff policies are reshaping project economics. While challenges such as shifting incentives and trade uncertainty remain, the overall mood was optimistic—most attendees agreed that clean energy’s momentum is now irreversible. Key discussions highlighted advances in energy storage, grid integration, falling solar costs, and “smart” hardware innovations. The TNEI team used the opportunity to connect with clients, partners, and even competitors, while also exploring ways to expand European relationships into the U.S. market. A recurring theme in conversations

Ryan Llewellyn, Gemma Clark, Chris Pepper, Megan Barrie, Xiaoqing Tang, and Calum Brook recently attended the Onshore Wind Conference 2025, organised by RenewableUK and Scottish Renewables at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. The two day conference brought together the onshore wind industry from around the world, with talks held in two breakout rooms on a wide variety of topics related to Onshore Wind Farms. There were a range of renewable energy developers present at the event, as well as those providing consultancy services and those working in the supply chain including turbine installers, turbine manufacturers, and transportation companies. Of particular interest were the governmental keynotes and sessions which covered some of the current barriers to onshore wind (primarily regarding aviation and defence), how deployment can be delivered quicker, how onshore wind can meet the climate and nature crises, considerations around repowering of some of the oldest operating wind turbines, how

Chris Pepper (Head of Environment and Consents), Ryan Llewellyn (Consenting Lead), and Ben Parkins (Principal Consultant) recently visited London for a catch up with existing and prospective clients. Pinballing through the ‘Big Smoke’, Chris, Ryan, and Ben spent three days visiting client offices to discuss project progress, explore any market concerns and where future time and energy would be focused, and review whether there were any further ways that TNEI could support in the future. A key theme raised on several occasions was grid reform and all its associated key issues! It was clear that the need to have applications for consent submitted to support grid application is a key consideration for progressing renewable energy projects. A wide breadth of clients were visited, including those requiring TNEI support for due diligence work, noise assessments, battery projects and also electric vehicles, and solar schemes. The team also explored the topic of