Europe

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
Barcelona Establishes Solar Pavement at a Historic Square
The Barcelona City Council just recently revealed that it is moneying the advancement of a 50-square-meter pilot project at Plaça de Les Glòries Catalanes, a historic square, for examining the feasibility of PV-paving technology which will be supplied by Spain's Sorigué and Hungary-based Plati. The project won the metropolitan obstacle 'Generator sidewalks', which looked for innovative services for creating renewable resource making use of city facilities.
May 5, 2021 // Technology, Spain, Europe, Barcelona, Eloi Badia, Plaça de Les Glòries Catalanes
Foresight Solar Fund takes battery stake
Deal marks company's very first storage space investment adhering to investor approval to alter in financial investment policy
May 5, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, Foresight Solar Fund, JLEN
Shoals initial quarter income hits brand-new high thanks to United States demand
Solar balance of systems (BOS) provider Shoals Technologies has actually taken advantage of "robust demand" for its products in the United States, as it completed its initial quarter as a public company.
May 5, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, BOS, shoals technologies, Jason Whitaker, shoals
Renesola forges European PV joint endeavor
Initial portfolio with Eiffel Investment Group spans 340MW progressed phase projects in Poland, Spain and France
May 4, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Josef Kastner, ReneSola Power, Pierre-Antoine Machelon
EDF starts construction on Irish PV trio
Coolroe, Blusheens and also Curraghmartin projects have actually an integrated ability of 17MW and also are anticipated on-line next year
May 4, 2021 // Plants, EDF, Europe, Kevin Daly
Renewable energy resources: Heading in the direction of large-scale thermal storage systems
High-temperature technologies make it possible for electrothermal storage space systems for large amounts of energy from renewable sources.
May 4, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Thermal, Germany, Europe, KIT, Thomas Wetzel, Klarissa Niedermeier, Alfons Weisenburger, Walter Tromm
Solarcentury retires brand name as it fully signs up with Statkraft
Solar developer Solarcentury's brand has been retired following the firm's procurement by Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft.
May 4, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, solarcentury, Statkraft, Barbara Flesche, Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal