Europe

EDF Renewables turns sod of 50MW battery
The BESS will certainly be directly connected to the UK's HV transmission network and also will go live in 2023
Nov 2, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, Matthew Boulton, Cllr Jim O’Boyle
NextEnergy Solar Fund Acquires 250 MW Battery Storage Portfolio in UK
NextEnergy Solar Fund acquired the portfolio for ₤ 32.5 million and it hinges on east of England. The storage as well as grid project is called 'Project Lion' which is a 2-hour period system at 500 MWh. The project is anticipated to be energised in 2025.
Nov 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Michael Bonte-Friedheim, NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd
Building of 80 MW solar energy plant underway in Albania
Works on the Erseka Solar Park near Korça in Albania remain in progress. The initial 2 segments are prepared for 40 MW, which would presently make it the largest facility of its kind in the country, and the capacity ought to later on be doubled.
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, PV Power Plant, Albania
Econergy inks EPC bargains for 170MW of Romanian solar
Developer has actually signed agreements with contractors Shanghai Electric Group as well as CHINTEC for both projects
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, EPC, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Econergy, Eyal Podhorzer
European Energy gets approval for Swedish solar park
Development on the 128.5 MW project was halted after a previous application was rejected
Oct 31, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Sweden, Europe, european energy, PV Power Plant
Germany connects 1 GW of wind, solar to the grid in Sept
Germany turned on 273.13 MW of onshore wind, 99 MW of turbines at sea and 691.27 MW of new solar capacity in September, the Federal Network Agency said on Monday.
Oct 31, 2022 // Plants, Grids, Germany, Europe
GSF purchases 200MW storage project
The business got the 200MW asset in England from Kona Energy
Oct 31, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Alex O'Cinneide, GSF, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund, Kona Energy
Serbian cookware producer completing its 2.9 MW rooftop solar energy plant
Metalac from Gornji Milanovac in Serbia's west spent EUR 3 million in renewable resource and also the restoration of its heater, Ceo Rada Trifunović stated. The major segment is a 2.9 MW solar device.
Oct 28, 2022 // Rooftop PV, Europe, PV Power Plant, Serbia, Rada Trifunović
UAH research aims to improve solar panel performance thru geothermal cooling
By utilizing geothermal cooling, a research group from the University of Alcala in Spain has actually established a prototype solar panel with approximately 14% greater performance.
Oct 28, 2022 // Technology, Spain, Europe, solar panel, efficiency, UAH, University of Alcala
Building and construction work starts on Austria's largest floating solar project
A device of German renewables business BayWa r.e. AG and Austrian power manufacturer EVN AG (VIE: EVN) are constructing a 24.5-MWp floating solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) farm on an artificial lake in northeast Austria.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Europe, Austria
Opdenergy transfers 87 MW of Spanish solar projects to Bruc Energy
Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy Holding SA (BME: OPDE) revealed on Thursday it has moved two solar power projects based in central Spain with a combined capacity of 87 MW to compatriot Bruc Energy.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, OPDEnergy, Solar Project, Bruc Energy
Spain's Ecoener cuts ribbon at 100-MW wind, solar complex in Canary Islands
Spanish renewables developer and power producer Grupo Ecoener SAU (BME: ENER) on Thursday inaugurated a 100-MW wind and also solar farm complicated on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, canary islands, ecoener
Switzerland to mount solar systems on federal buildings
Switzerland is intending to establish solar systems on all suitable roof and facade areas of government administration buildings by 2034.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Rooftop PV, Europe, Switzerland
FRV gets two 50-MW BESS projects in UK
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) said that it has acquired 2 50-MW battery energy storage space projects in the Midlands, UK.
Oct 27, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, frv, BESS Project
Israel's Noy Fund, Eranovum close PPAs for 324 MWp of solar in Spain
Israel's Noy Fund and Spanish investment and administration services strong Eranovum have actually closed two power purchase contracts (PPAs) to supply electricity from a pair of solar farms with a total amount of 324.2 MWp that they have in Spain.
Oct 27, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Europe, Asia, Israel, noy fund, Eranovum