Europe

Wärtsilä to Establish Netherlands' Largest Energy Storage System
Technology group Wärtsilä will provide a 25-megawatt (MW)/ 48-megawatt hr (MWh) power storage system to GIGA Storage BV in the Netherlands to assist secure the electric grid. The system is anticipated to come to be operational in October 2022.
Dec 27, 2021 // Storage, Europe, Netherlands, Wärtsilä, Maarten Quist, Pekka Tolonen, energy storage system, GIGA Storage BV
2021 Best Year in History for Solar in the EU: Report
The 27 participant states of the European Union saw around 25.9 GW of new solar PV capacity attached to their grids in 2021
Dec 27, 2021 // Market Research, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Europe, Netherlands, European Union, SolarPower Europ
Powertis, Aquila to co-develop 421 MW of PV, 90 MW of storage in Italy
Spanish solar power developer Powertis SAU has sold its majority ownership over 421 MW of solar PV as well as 90 MW of power storage projects in Italy to German financial investment administration company Aquila Capital, expanding their partnership in the nation.
Dec 23, 2021 // Storage, Spain, Italy, Europe, Powertis, aquila
TÜV Rheinland examining potential for PV-powered railways
Technical advisory TÜV Rheinland has been commissioned to study the potential for solar PV to power rail facilities in Germany.
Dec 23, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Grids, Germany, Europe, Railways, tuv rheinland, solar railways
Lightsource BP creates green hydrogen JV
Partnership with Portuguese gas utility Dourogás will explore potential of 8 sites
Dec 23, 2021 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, Portugal, Lightsource BP, Europe, green hydrogen
European Energy connects Danish PV to grid
21.6 MW solar plant in Northern Jutland changes energy crops grown for melting as biomass
Dec 23, 2021 // Plants, Grids, Europe, Denmark, european energy, PV Power Plant
Belgian Business Establishes 'Globe's first Offshore H2 Storage Space Concept'
Tractebel and also its companion business have actually established the globe's very first offshore infrastructure and also processing centers concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caves. The layout research study seeks to provide an ingenious remedy for large-scale hydrogen storage space on the high seas: a scalable offshore platform for the compression and also storage of as much as 1.2 million m ³ of hydrogen.
Dec 23, 2021 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, Europe, Belgium, green hydrogen, Tractebel, offshore, Klaas Oltmann
Ib vogt faucets triad of institutional investors to accelerate IPP approach pivot
Solar designer ib vogt has safeguarded as much as EUR270 million in financing to aid it remain to pivot in the direction of a build-own-operate approach for a gigawatt-scale portfolio of solar assets.
Dec 23, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, IPP, Europe, ib vogt, BNP Paribas, commerzbank, SFI Europe
GIG reaches economic close on 40MW UK battery energy storage site
Macquarie's Green Investment Group has gotten to economic close on its initial UK battery energy storage system (BESS).
Dec 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, BESS, Green Investment Group, Edward Northam
Israeli designer goes into UK energy storage space market
Nofar Energy forms JV with financial investment team Interland to produce Cellarhead battery project
Dec 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Nofar Energy, Nofar, Nadav Tene
Greencoat Renewables goes into Spanish solar market
Infrastructure company has gotten 50MW asset from Lightsource BP
Dec 22, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Lightsource BP, Europe, Fernando Roger, Greencoat Renewables, Paul O'Donnell
Opdenergy seals 750MW Spanish solar supply offer
10-year power purchase arrangement with unnamed European financial investment grade utility
Dec 22, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Europe, OPDEnergy, Luis Cid
OX2 scores wind and solar success at Polish auction
The winning bids have a complete capacity of 148MW
Dec 22, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, solar projects, OX2, wind farms, Paul Stormoen
Elkem provided US$ 1.8 m grant to pursue carbon-free silicon manufacturing, aims to license to other suppliers
Elkem has been offered NOK16 million (US$ 1.78 million) from the Research Council of Norway to establish a silicon manufacturing procedure that gets rid of all straight CO2 emissions associated with its manufacturing.
Dec 22, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Europe, silicon, Norway, Elkem, research and development
GIG gets to monetary close on 40MW UK battery
EDF will supply route to market under a long-lasting contract for the energy storage system in Essex
Dec 21, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, macquarie, Green Investment Group, GIG