Europe

France opens up bidding process in 700-MW tender for utility-scale PV
A tender targeting to contract 700 MWp of large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects has been introduced in France, with the opportunity to upsize the supplied quantity to 1,000 MW.
Feb 22, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, tender, Europe, CRE, pv projects
EDF joins Downing on 50MW UK storage space
Energy company selected as route-to-market and trading companion on the battery project
Feb 22, 2021 // Storage, UK, EDF, Europe, Adam Clarke, Sean Moore, Philip Dedman, Danny Kim
Octopus refinances 120MW solar portfolio in France
The EUR125.7 m financial debt facility has been provided by Allied Irish Banks, Societe Generale as well as La Banque Postale
Feb 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Octopus, Jacques Dabreteau, Kerion Ball, Sana Dossa
Alternus Energy introduces procurement of KKSOL as well as solar plant in Italy
Alternus Energy Group has introduced its purchase of solar operator KKSOL as well as its 557kW-peak rooftop photovoltaic solar plant in Acona, Italy.
Feb 22, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Italy, Europe, PV Power Plant, Alternus Energy, Vincent Browne, KKSOL
Northvolt to expand Polish battery capacity
A $200m manufacturing facility is be created in Gdańsk
Feb 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, NORTHVOLT, Poland, Europe, Peter Carlsson, Emad Zand
Electrolyte 'improve' improves efficiency of liquid dual-ion batteries
Extensive fostering of renewable energy in the power grid needs the appropriate kind of battery-- one that is safe, sustainable, powerful, resilient, as well as made from products that are plentiful and also ethically-sourced.
Feb 19, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Germany, Europe, lithium-ion, PNNL, dual-ion batteries, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Rodríguez Pérez
Belectric to set up 57 MW solar projects in the Netherlands
German Belectric Solar & Battery GmbH has signed agreements to install 3 solar projects with a total capacity of 57 MW for Kronos Solar.
Feb 19, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Belectric, Ingo Alphéus, solar projects
COP26 will certainly 'push energy' on PPA market
This year's 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) could be a stimulant for development in the exclusive solar market, according to a panel of sector leaders.
Feb 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, power purchase agreement, sfieu, solar ppa, Tom Williams, cop26, climate change conference, dowling llp
Nordic Solar purchases 48.5-MWp solar park in Portugal from Chint
Danish energy business Nordic Solar stated today it has closed the purchase of a 48.5-MWp solar project in Portugal from Chinese developer Chint Solar, without giving economic information.
Feb 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Portugal, Europe, Solar Park, Nordic Solar, Nikolaj Holtet Hoff
German AE Solar to open solar panel factory in Turkey in April
In partnership with Energate Corp., AE Solar set up the launch of manufacturing at its manufacturing facility in Kayseri in Turkey for April. The German company means to bring the annual output of solar modules in the center up to 1 GW by the end of the year.
Feb 18, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Asia, Turkey, AE Solar
Viridian releases brand-new, larger roofing system integrated solar modules
Cambridge-based Viridian Solar has actually included 2 new modules to its Clearline fusion series of roof covering integrated solar.
Feb 18, 2021 // Manufacturing News, UK, Europe, PV module, PERC, mono-crystalline, Cambridge, Viridian Solar, Jamie Berryman, Clearline Fusion, Roof Integrated Solar
Tigo Energy Crosses Threshold of 75 GWh of Collective Reclaimed Energy
Performance improvement showed in over 18,000 installations for installers like Project Solar UK Tigo Energy, Inc., the solar market worldwide leader in Flex MLPE (Module Degree Power Electronics), revealed today that the firm has surpassed 75 GWh of Reclaimed Energy because 2009 for around the world setups using the firm's industry-leading optimization solutions.
Feb 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Tigo Energy, Project Solar, Steve Wallace, JD Dillon
Neoen Wins 81.6 MWp in Solar Projects in France
Neoen, among the world's leading as well as fastest-growing producers of solely renewable resource is announcing that it has actually been granted 81.6 MWp in the call for tenders for ground-mounted solar ranches held by the French federal government (CRE Innovation and also CRE 4.9).
Feb 18, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, neoen, solar projects, Xavier Barbaro
New study assists solar modern technology end up being a lot more economical
Scientists at The University of Manchester have discovered a way to accelerate the uptake of solar technology, by enhancing the ecological safety of perovskite solar cells.
Feb 18, 2021 // Technology, UK, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, Brian Saunders, David Lewis
Short-term PPAs the trick to unlocking Poland's exclusive solar market
Much shorter purchasing contracts with private business could be a "profitable" temporary income for Poland's solar market.
Feb 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, Poland, auctions, Europe, baywa r.e., corporate ppa, european solar, Joaquim Barbosa, Maria Merdzhanova