Europe

Austria to sustain small-scale solar PV projects with EUR 20m
The Austrian government has actually offered even more EUR 20 million (USD 23.5 m) to the Climate and Energy Fund to sustain the installation of solar PV systems of up to 50 kW against the backdrop of strong demand, the Federal Association of Photovoltaics in Austria stated.
Aug 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Austria
Romania's General Meel Electric wins agreement to build 3 MWp solar plant for UT Midia
Romanian electric setups business General Meel Electric has won a 10.26 million lei ($ 2.44 million/ 2.08 million euro) agreement to construct a 3 MWp solar power plant for neighborhood combined heat-and-power plant Uzina Termoelectrica Midia (UT Midia), UT Midia stated
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, General Meel Electric, UT Midia
Germany awards 155.6 MW of solar-plus-storage in Aug advancement tender
As lots of as 16 solar-plus-storage projects with an incorporated capacity of 155.6 MW won the technology tender in Germany with a quote due date of August 1, the Federal Network Agency stated on Wednesday.
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, tender, Europe, solar-plus-storage projects
National Grid ESO develops solar projections with AI
Grid operator is collaborating with Open Climate Fix to create a first-of-its-kind PV 'nowcasting' service
Aug 19, 2021 // Technology, Grids, UK, Europe, Jack Kelly, Electricity System Operator, ESO, Carolina Tortora
Sowitec loses 400 MW of Brazilian solar to unrevealed investor
German renewable resource developer Sowitec stated today it has actually unloaded an up to 400-MW solar project in Brazil to an unrevealed worldwide energy supply group.
Aug 18, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Sowitec
SSE acquires first battery storage project
Developer gets 50MW system in Wiltshire from Harmony Energy
Aug 18, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, England, SSE, Richard Cave-Bigley
JinkoSolar Signs Lasting Deal with Germany's Wacker For Polysilicon
70,000 lots of polysilicon will certainly be supplied to Jinko Solar under the bargain for a 6 year period. The action could be connected to the United States restriction on imports where sourcing of polysilicon has actually been done from suppliers in Xinjiang, China.
Aug 18, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Jinko Solar, Germany, Europe, polysilicon, solar modules, Wacker Chemie AG, Kangping Chen
EU solar hits record height
PV panels produced 39TWh in June-July 2021 which is 10% of participant states' electrical energy, claims Ember
Aug 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Europe, Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia
7C Solarparken increases EUR 26m to fund portfolio development
German photovoltaic (PV) plants proprietor 7C Solarparken AG (ETR: HRPK) has actually increased EUR 25.8 million (USD 30.37 m) in gross earnings as part of a share concern and also the fresh resources will certainly be utilized to broaden the company's capacity to 500 MWp.
Aug 17, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, 7C Solarparken
Incorporating perovskite with silicon, solar cells transform even more energy from sun
Lots of nations around the globe are devoted to reducing emissions or getting to net-zero exhausts to meet the United Nations' environment goals of keeping temperature increases listed below 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050. Renewable energy modern technologies, particularly solar power panels, will play a substantial role in achieving these goals.
Aug 17, 2021 // Technology, UK, Europe, solar cell, oxford pv, perovskite, silicon, efficiency, Laura Miranda Pérez
UK storage space start-up swoops on 160MW battery pipeline
Field is also in 'advanced discussions' for an additional 330MW of sites
Aug 17, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, Start-up, Taavet Hinrikus, Amit Gudka, Field
Spain to hold auction for 3.3 GW of solar PV and also wind in October
Spain will execute an auction this October for 3.3 GW of solar PV and also wind capability as the nation's federal government aims to accelerate renewables deployment in the face of soaring electrical power costs.
Aug 17, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, UNEF, Europe, auction, tenders
Trianel includes 15.9 MWp of solar ability in Germany
German community utilities team Trianel has actually increased its portfolio with the conclusion of 2 solar parks in the states of Saxony-Anhalt as well as Rhineland-Palatinate with a total capacity of 15.9 MWp.
Aug 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Trianel
Law firm WFW suggests on financing for 50-MW Spanish solar plant
London-based law firm Watson Farley as well as Williams (WFW) said on Friday it has suggested on the funding of the recently ushered in 50-MW Huelva 2021 solar (PV) plant in Andalusia, Spain.
Aug 16, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Watson Farley and Williams, WFW
Bluefield solar bags 45MW UK PV-battery
Capitalist obtained the project co-located with a 25MW storage space website for ₤ 5m.
Aug 16, 2021 // Plants, Storage, UK, Europe, John Rennocks, Bluefield Solar