Europe

Why perovskite solar cells often tend to set apart drunk of light
Solar cells made of perovskite are cheap, very easy to create, and also almost as efficient as silicon, the product generally utilized in solar cells.
May 12, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, Netherlands, Eindhoven University of Technology, efficiency, Peter Bobbert
Vector Renewables lands property monitoring job for 169-MW PV plant in Spain
Renewable resource seeking advice from firm Vector Renewables was chosen by Spanish investment supervisor Eranovum Energy to handle a 169-MW photovoltaic (PV) plant, presently unfinished in Spain.
May 12, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Vector Renewables
EDP obtains approval for 4-MW floating solar plant in Portugal
Portuguese utility Energias de Portugal SA (ELI: EDP) announced today it has actually received the thumbs-up to start construction of a 4-MW floating photovoltaic or pv (PV) plant in Portugal's Alqueva Reservoir.
May 12, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, Portugal, EDP, floating PV, Europe, PV Power Plant
Helios expands PV projects portfolio to 500MW
Swedish developer strategies to expand its advancement portfolio to over 1GW over the next year
May 11, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Sweden, Europe, helios, solar projects
German Scientists Redesign Heap to Make Cheaper Redox Flow Batteries
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety And Security and Energy Technology UMSICHT, situated in Germany, declare that complete revamping the pile, they have contrived a way to bring down production costs of redox flow batteries which are made use of to keep renewable energy.
May 11, 2021 // Storage, Germany, Europe, Redox flow batteries, Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, redesigning the stack, UMSICHT, Christian Doetsch, Lukas Kopietz, Thorsten Seipp
Lightsource bp Obtains Solar Projects Totalling 156 MWp in Italy
Lightsource bp in Italy remains to enhance its utility range solar portfolio by getting 3 projects from Horizon Firm, a trusted programmer specialized in solar, totalling 156MWp throughout the country.
May 11, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, clean energy, Italy, Lightsource BP, Europe, solar plant, solar projects, solar portfolio, Horizon Firm, Christian Chiaruzzi, Agostino Costantino, Giovanni Mascari
Etrion Sees $2.5 Million Net Loss in FY 2021
Switzerland based independent solar power producer, Etrion has recently launched its economic results for the very first quarter of 2021 (Q1 FY21) ended March 31, 2021.
May 11, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Switzerland, Etrion, net loss, solar company
Up to EUR7 billion financial investment could be required to reach 20GW of solar module manufacturing capacity in Europe
Europe's solar technology experts may need up to EUR7 billion (US$ 8.51 billion) in capital investment in order to scale up domestic production to be around the world affordable, however continued assistance will be important to maintain the sector in the long-term.
May 11, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Europe, wacker chemie, meyer burger, Soltec, baywa r.e., wacker, esg, Michael Schmela, SolarPower, Christian Westermeier
German developer wpd take advantage of Greek renewables market with 345MW solar pipeline
German renewables developer wpd has introduced a 345MW solar development pipe to use the growing Greek renewables market.
May 7, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Greece, Germany, Europe, Wpd, Blue Elephant Energy
Iberdrola commissions 50-MW solar farm in Spain
Spanish utility Iberdrola SA (BME: IBE) revealed today it has commissioned a 50-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) park in Spain's Aragon region.
May 7, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, solar farm
Capital Energy breaks ground on 20-MW solar plant in Spain
Spanish eco-friendly power firm Capital Energy stated today it has started construction of a 20-MW solar farm in Spain's Extremadura independent community
May 7, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Capital Energy
Masdar, Taaleri to establish 65-MW PV project in Greece
Finnish renewable energy programmer Taaleri Energia Ltd and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC, better called Masdar, will certainly establish a 65-MW solar project in Greece.
May 7, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Masdar, Greece, Europe, Solar Project, Taaleri
Lightsource BP gets 156MW Italy solar
Two PV projects on Sicily and one in Apulia are expected to reach ready-to-build condition in 2022
May 6, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Lightsource BP, Europe, solar projects, Horizon Firm, Christian Chiaruzzi, Agostino Costantino
Equinor purchases Polish renewables designer with 1.6-GW solar pipeline
Norwegian power team Equinor ASA (NYSE: EQNR) has actually taken over Polish onshore renewables developer Wento, which has an overall web pipe of around 1.6 GW of solar projects in various stages of advancement.
May 6, 2021 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Equinor, solar projects, Wento
EC gives 'much-awaited signal to re-ignite' European solar production
Europe's solar industry has actually admired the incorporation of a dedication to "re-ignite" Europe's solar production sector within the European Commission's revitalized industrial method.
May 6, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Policy, Europe, covid-19, carbon footprints