April 4 NEC Energy News
¶ “Boskalis Completes Scour Job For EA3” • Boskalis completed a major job in the North Sea for the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. Rockpiper, the company’s subsea rock installation vessel, finished a key phase of work to support the development of the wind farm for ScottishPower Renewables, installing 95 rock berms for scour protection. [reNews]
¶ “Lawmakers Call For The Expansion Of Nuclear Power In Illinois” • Illinois Senate Republicans introduced Senate Bill 1527 to allow an expansion of nuclear power beyond small modular reactors. The measure removes provisions prohibiting building new nuclear power reactors with nameplate capacities of ovefr 300 MW of power. [The Center Square]
¶ “PPC Unveils 3-GW Renewables Ambition For Greece” • PPC Group presented a €5.75 billion plan to convert former lignite sites in Western Macedonia into a green energy and technology hub for Greece and south-eastern Europe. The investment plan includes installing over 3000 MW of renewables capacity and 860 MW of storage capacity. [reNews]
¶ “Diggers Move In To Create New Wetland” • Diggers are at work to turn 25 hectares (62 acres) of land into a wetland habitat in Cambridgeshire. The wetland will be at the Great Fen nature reserve, as part of The Great Fen project. Eventually, channels will fill with water and help turn former arable fields into reedbeds, grassland, and ponds. [BBC]
¶ “Tesla Deliveries Drop 13% Amid Backlash Against CEO Elon Musk” • Tesla reported that it produced over 362,000 vehicles and delivered over 336,000 in the first quarter of 2025. That performance marked a decline compared to the same period one year ago, when Tesla produced over 433,000 cars and delivered about 387,000. [ABC News]
¶ “Volvo Spots Big Opportunity For Electric Trucks As Tesla Semi Lags” • In another sign of trouble looming for Tesla’s Semi sales, Volvo Trucks introduced its Volvo on Demand “Truck-as-a-Service” plan to the US. The subscription-based arrangement is aimed at accelerating uptake of electric trucks by zeroing out up-front capital costs. [CleanTechnica]
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