Europe

Europe's solar heat capacity to get to 140 GWth by 2030
Solar heat in Europe might grow to 140 GWth of set up capacity at the end of the years with a possible to get to 2,000 GWth by 2050, industry association Solar Heat Europe claimed in a roadmap developed to speed up heat decarbonisation throughout the continent.
Jun 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Pedro Dias
Swiss Life acquires German battery storage stake
Investment includes share in a 420MWh pipe of future projects
Jun 29, 2022 // Storage, Germany, Europe, Swiss Life, Marc Schürch
Germany lastly offers energy storage space its own legal definition
The German parliament has passed law amendments giving energy storage its very own lawful definition, in a move invited by industry sources.
Jun 29, 2022 // Storage, Policy, Germany, Europe
Spanish IPP Opdenergy intends to raise as much as US$ 210m through IPO
Spanish independent power manufacturer (IPP) Opdenergy is preparing to introduce an initial public offering (IPO) to finance its target of reaching 3.3 GW of renewables properties in operation and also under construction by 2025.
Jun 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, IPP, IPO, Europe, finance, OPDEnergy, initial public offering
Grenergy seeking to raise US$ 95m to speed up growth in Europe as well as storage space advancement
Spanish developer Grenergy has launched a EUR90 million (US$ 94.8 million) accelerated capital boost to fuel development in Europe and develop its power storage space capacity.
Jun 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, ENERGY STORAGE, Germany, Europe, Grenergy Renovables, capital raise, Grenergy, europe solar
Austria generates 90% of its power in May from renewables
The share of power from sustainable resources in Austria rose to about 90% in May and temporarily got to 100% during among the weeks, causing a sharp decline in the demand for power imports.
Jun 28, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Austria
Spain's earnings clawback plan 'would harm renewables investment motivation'
A suggested law in Spain focused on clawing back revenues from emissions-free nuclear power plant would develop threats for renewables investors as well as favour fossil fuel-fired generation, according to trade teams that have advised the European Union (EU) to intervene.
Jun 28, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Spain, Europe, European Union, windeurope, Eurelectric, REPowerEU, AELEC
Romania's Cemacon to invest 1.05 mln euro in 455 Wp PV park
Romanian structure materials producer Cemacon [BSE: CEON] said that it intends to spend 1.053 million euro ($1.11 million) in a 455 Wp photovoltaic park.
Jun 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Cemacon
Aquila launches 50MW Spanish PV
Albeniz solar farm benefits from a PPA with Statkraft
Jun 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, aquila
Alternus to buy 184MW Polish PV
Projects range in size from 1MW to 10MW and are presently had by Projekt Solartechnik
Jun 28, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Vincent Browne, Alternus
EnBW buys up to 800MW of German PV projects from Procon Solar
Solar designer Procon Solar GmbH has actually sold a 400MW PV project pipeline to German power company EnBW, with the potential for this to fold the next year as EnBW targets 50% of renewables in its generation mix by 2025.
Jun 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, pv power plants, Europe, enbw, procon solar, Projects, project acquisition, Brandenburg
R.Power targeting 1GW of solar PV in Italy over the following year
Polish PV developer R.Power is targeting the development of 1GW of solar projects in Italy in the following twelve month.
Jun 27, 2022 // Plants, Italy, pv power plants, Europe, r.power, permitting, project permitting
Sunlight Group bags US$ 290 million in finances
Greece-based battery maker Sunlight Group has received EUR275 million (US$ 290 million) in car loan funding to expand production and study.
Jun 27, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Greece, Germany, Europe, lithium-ion, loans, gigafactory, Sunlight Group
Alternus to acquire 184MW Polish PV
Projects range in size from 1MW to 10MW and also are presently owned by Projekt Solartechnik
Jun 27, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, Solar Farms, Vincent Browne, Alternus, Maciej Marcjanik
R Power plans 1GW of Italian PV in one year
Agreements signed with landowners in the last month for solar farms of over 100MW
Jun 24, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, R Power