Europe

'Unprecedented' power prices driving commercial PV interest, ROOF claims as it details 500MW pipeline
Commercial solar firm Atrato Onsite Energy (ROOF) has developed a 496MW pipeline of assets, with the business anticipating interest in PV to rise with the increase in energy bills.
Jun 6, 2022 // Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Atrato Onsite Energy, ROOF
Diageo gets green light for 4.1 MW solar farm in Fife
Beverage company Diageo has been given the green light by Fife council for the building of its 4.1 MW solar farm.
Jun 6, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, Diageo, Fife, Gavin Brogan
RWE fires up 60MW battery in Ireland
The Lisdrumdoagh project will help balance intermittency in electrical energy generation
Jun 6, 2022 // Storage, Ireland, Europe, rwe, Cathal Hennessy
Lithuanian handled fund to build 166MW PV in Romania
INVL Renewable Energy Fund 1 will spend EUR120m on the projects that are due online in 2024
Jun 6, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania
SMA plots significant solar inverter manufacturing capacity expansion
Solar inverter manufacturer SMA has unveiled plans to increase its manufacturing capacity by 2024 at its Germany head office.
Jun 6, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Inverters, Germany, Europe, SMA, sma solar technology, inverter manufacturing, capacity expansion, production capacity, inverter manufacturer
Opdenergy bags EUR 50m in debt for more solar in Spain, US
Spanish renewable power manufacturer Opdenergy Holding SA has secured EUR 50 million (USD 53.6 m) in debt financing to back the advancement of solar projects in your home and also in the United States.
Jun 3, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Spain, Europe, North America, OPDEnergy, Luis Cid
GreenVolt gets 65.2 mln euro loan for 45 MWp solar park acquisition in Romania
Portugal-based renewable resource producer GreenVolt has gotten a 65.2 million euro ($69.7 million) syndicated loan to finance the acquisition of a 45 MWp solar park in Romania, the loan providers announced on Thursday.
Jun 3, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, Solar Park, Greenvolt
SMA Solar to double manufacturing capacity to 40 GW by 2024
Photovoltaic (PV) inverters maker SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR: S92) is planning to construct a new gigawatt factory and increase the production capacity at its German headquarters to virtually 40 GW by 2024 amid projections for growth in the green power sector.
Jun 3, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, sma solar, Juergen Reinert
Estonia's Sunly, Scener to offer balancing services in Poland
Estonian renewable power producer Sunly AS stated on Friday that it will begin supplying balancing services in Poland with its joint venture (JV) with compatriot Scener.
Jun 3, 2022 // Plants, Poland, Europe, Estonia, Sunly, Scener
Instalcom to be principal contractor for Pacific Green Technologies' 100MW BESS development
Pacific Green Technologies has actually selected Instalcom Limited as the principal contractor for its 99.98 MW Richborough Energy Park battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kent.
Jun 2, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, Pacific Green, Instalcom
ROOF invests in 6MW Marks & Spencer UK solar roof system
Atrato Onsite Energy (ROOF) has actually spent ₤ 6.6 million right into a rooftop solar PV system located atop what it said is a major Marks & Spencer (M&S) warehouse.
Jun 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, UK, Europe, Marks & Spencers, Francisca Wiggins
Ørsted chief executive officer requires faster renewables release as Gazprom halts gas supply to Danish company
A decision by Russia's Gazprom to stop providing gas to Ørsted highlights the requirement for the European Union (EU) to speed up renewables deployment, the chief executive officer of the Danish energy business has said.
Jun 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Europe, Denmark, European Union, gazprom, Orsted, gas, REPowerEU, ukraine crisis
IKEA proprietor Ingka acquires shovel-ready solar and wind assets in Poland
IKEA proprietor Ingka has actually acquired shovel-ready solar and wind assets in Poland from renewables programmer OX2 in a EUR190 million (US$ 203 million) deal.
Jun 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, ikea, ingka group, project acquisition, OX2, ingka investments, ready-to-build, solar and wind
BNZ cleared to start service 49-MWp solar plant in Portugal
Independent power producer (IPP) BNZ, part of London-based fund manager Glennmont Partners from Nuveen, has obtained authorisation to start building of a 49-MWp solar plant in Portugal's North area.
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Europe, solar plant, BNZ
ERG to buy 34 MW of solar farms in Italy from ABN AMRO
Italian energy company ERG SpA (BIT: ERG) announced today that it is getting 33.8 MW of solar energy capacity at home from Dutch lender ABN AMRO Bank NV (AMS: ABN) as part of the strategy to strengthen its placement in Italy's solar market.
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, abn amro, solar farm, ERG