Europe

NextEnergy shuts first tranche of ₤ 1bn solar fund
An initial fundraise of ₤ 327m will certainly target new-build subsidy-free utility scale solar assets
Aug 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Michael Bonte-Friedheim, NextEnergy
RWE obtains Polish solar developer
Sale gives the German firm ownership of a 3GW solar pipe in the country
Aug 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, rwe, Alpha Solar
Encavis gets ready-to-build 26MW solar PV project in Hockliffe
German independent power producer (IPP) Encavis has actually acquired a 26MWp solar park in Hockliffe, near Luton from Industria Brand Energy.
Aug 24, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, encavis
Green Genius protects finance for Lithuania PV
Luminor Bank will give a EUR10.3 m funding for the building and construction of remote solar parks completing 15.7 MW.
Aug 24, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Lithuania, Green Genius, solar parks, Rokas Bancevičius, Andrius Načajus
Renewable Energy Sector Defies Supply Chain Challenges to Hit a Record First-Half For New Investment
Global investment in renewable energy amounted to $226 billion in the first half of 2022, establishing a new record for the initial 6 months of a year.
Aug 24, 2022 // Market Research, UK, Europe
Germany's Steag buys into PV monitoring startup Solytic
German power team Steag GmbH is getting a rate of interest in Berlin-based cleantech Solytic GmbH which operates a digital platform developed to improve the performance of solar parks.
Aug 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, STEAG, PV monitoring, Solytic
Yorkshire Water enlists asset manager Downing to develop ₤ 25 million solar portfolio
Yorkshire Water is set to decarbonise its procedures by means of a ₤ 25 million portfolio made up of 28 solar sites.
Aug 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Yorkshire Water, Sean Moore, Daniel Oxley
RWE turns sod on Spanish solar triad
All 3 projects amounting to 98MW are slated for conclusion in the very first quarter of 2023
Aug 23, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, rwe, PV Power Plant
High power prices drive up NextEnergy Solar Fund's asset value
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has actually seen its net asset value remain to surge in the middle of high wholesale power prices, as its trading group makes the most of its expanding portfolio of assets.
Aug 23, 2022 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, NextEnergy Solar Fund, Michael Bonte-Friedheim, Kevin Lyon
France's Albioma goes into Brazilian solar market with 32-MWp acquisition
French independent renewable energy producer Albioma SA (EPA: ABIO) has actually set foot into the Brazilian solar market after purchasing a 31.6-MWp portfolio of solar (PV) parks in the South American country.
Aug 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Albioma, Brazilia
Downing wins contract for 28 UK solar sites
Agreement with Yorkshire Water to design, develop and also operate sites with consolidated 21MW capacity
Aug 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Sean Moore, Downing LLP, Daniel Oxley
Encavis gets 3 Dutch solar parks
48MWp of sites will take advantage of the Dutch SDE+ feed-in tariff scheme for the first 15 years
Aug 22, 2022 // Plants, Europe, Netherlands, encavis, Solar Park, Mario Schirru, BayWa r. e.
EiDF acquires 252MW Spanish solar portfolio
Projects in Castilla La Mancha as well as Castilla y Leon remain in the advancement phase
Aug 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, EiDF
Flexitricity optimises 20MW battery for Thrive
Agreement covers the Feeder Road BESS in Bristol allowing it to operate throughout numerous markets
Aug 19, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, Flexitricity, THRIVE, Andy Lowe
BayWa, Lhyfe picked for solar-powered hydrogen project in France
BayWa r.e. AG, the renewables service of German group BayWa AG (ETR: BYW6), today announced it will develop a 40-MWp solar-plus-storage plant in southwestern France as part of a project that has the potential to consist of green hydrogen manufacturing as well.
Aug 19, 2022 // Solar to Fuel, France, Europe, hydrogen, BayWa r.e. AG