Europe

Bluefield Solar gets 80MW BESS for ₤ 4.5 million
London-listed solar and storage financier Bluefield Solar Income Fund has actually acquired 2 40MW battery energy storage system (BESS) projects for ₤ 4.5 million (US$ 5.7 million).
May 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, investment, Bluefield, colocation, grid stabilising, renewables integration
Germany's Bundesrat approves removal of 15% area limit for floating PV plants
Germany's Bundesrat, which represents the 16 federal states, has actually approved the removal of the 15% area limit for floating photovoltaic or pv (PV) plants on artificial lakes prepared in a draft law.
May 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant
Bluefield Solar buys 80MW UK battery storage plants
Two 40MW projects acquired from Green Hedge Energy for ₤ 4.5 m.
May 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, John Rennocks, Bluefield Solar, Green Hedge Energy UK
ESMC launches EU-wide project for solar manufacturing, member states urged to join
The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has actually launched an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) for PV aimed at mobilising EU member states' support for breakthrough solar manufacturing technologies and also aiding their commercialisation.
May 23, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Europe, REPowerEU, ESMC, ipcei
French renewable developer Akuo commissions biggest BESS projects in Tonga and also Martinique
French renewable power producer and also programmer Akuo Energy has commissioned a 29.2 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Tonga, several weeks after powering up a 19MWh project in Martinique
May 23, 2022 // Storage, France, Europe, Oceania, investment, lithium-ion, Tonga, grid stabilising, renewables integration, martinique
Ireland Auctions 80 New Wind And Solar Projects
Chosen from among 130 renewable resource projects, the 80 new projects were awarded completing 1 GW capacity.
May 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, amarenco, Renewable Energy Support Scheme
Engie to build 8.6 MWp PV park in Romania for Saint-Gobain
The Romanian arm of French multinational utility firm Engie claimed that it has actually authorized a contract with the neighborhood branch of French building materials group Saint-Gobain to construct a 8.6 MWp photovoltaic park at its factory in Calarasi, southerly Romania.
May 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Engie, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant
Solvius rolls out ultra-thin photovoltaic panels at Northampton Saints stadium
UK-based greentech start-up Solivus has finished the installation of greater than 600 ultra-thin-layer photovoltaic panels on the roofing system of Premiership rugby club Northampton Saints' stadium.
May 20, 2022 // Commercial, Residential, Rooftop PV, UK, Europe, Jo Parker-Swift, Solvius, ulia Chapman
Trina Storage partners on 1GWh BESS portfolio
Letter of Intent authorized with Power Electronic to collectively deploy projects by 2030
May 20, 2022 // Storage, Spain, Europe, Terry Chen, Trina storage, Luigi Bariani
CEE Group to construct 154MW German solar
The Döllen project will provide around 150,000 megawatt hrs of electricity per year
May 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, CEE Group
UK financier sustains 10.5 GW wind-solar project in Morocco with submarine cable
UK-based Xlinks plans to build 10.5 GW of wind and also solar in Morocco as well as sell the power in the UK. London-based investment firm Octopus Energy said it signed up with pressures with the project developer, Xlinks, to aid it progress with building.
May 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Africa, Octopus Energy, Morocco, PV Power Plant, Dave Lewis, Simon Morrish
Statkraft reduces sod on 55-MWp solar project in Spain
Norwegian power company Statkraft A/S stated today that it has begun developing a 55-MWp solar farm in the Spanish region of Extremadura.
May 19, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, Statkraft, Solar Project
RES, Alight eye 300MW Swedish solar opportunity
Partners intend to develop multiple projects in the center and southern parts of the Nordic nation
May 19, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Sweden, Europe, res, Alight, Harald Overholm, Matilda Afzelius
KGAL takes stake in Italian renewables player
Baltex Progetti has a 300MW pipeline that consists of solar projects in Sicily and Sardinia
May 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, KGAL, Baltex Progetti
Renewables curtailment 'will help to bridge the gap' in creating green hydrogen
Powering electrolysers with renewables generation that would certainly otherwise be stopped could be an efficient approach for generating green hydrogen in the coming years until the H2 sector gain from additional price declines, it was recommended throughout a panel discussion.
May 19, 2022 // Plants, Storage, Grids, Solar to Fuel, Portugal, Europe, iberia, grid congestion, green hydrogen, curtailment, Endesa, behind the meter, Eurowind Energy, hybridisation, Green Hydrogen Summit 2022