Europe

Spain's OPDEnergy shuts financing for 17 MW of solar in Chile
Spain-based renewables designer OPDEnergy has safeguarded financing for 17 MW of small dispersed generation solar installments (PMGD) in Chile, it claimed on Tuesday.
Nov 4, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Chile, South america, Europe, OPDEnergy
Total Quadran to include 83 MW of solar for Belgium's Lhoist
France's Total Quadran has actually tied up with Lhoist to jointly develop around 83 MW of solar projects at several of the Belgian minerals producer's sites in France.
Nov 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, France, Europe, Total, Belgium, solar projects
Total inks 83MW French solar offer
PV plants at 11 sites coming from Belgian firm Lhoist will be on-line in 2023
Nov 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, France, pv power plants, Europe, Total
Luxcara jumps on 172MW German solar
Building and construction to begin this year with industrial operation to start at the end of 2021
Nov 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Germany, Europe, Belectric, Luxcara, Martin Zembsch
Sungrow to Supply Inverters to two of the Largest Subsidy-Free Solar Farms in UK
Sungrow has a contract with Bouygues Energies & Services to provide inverter solutions for 2 of the biggest subsidy-free solar farms in the UK.
Nov 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Sungrow, UK, Europe, subsidy-free, International, solar inverters, Keith Pedder, Gonzalo Feito, Solar Farms, Jeremy Powell
Gore Street obtains 'significant' 81MW battery portfolio from Anesco
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has actually acquired an 81MW operating battery storage portfolio from Anesco, as the latter proceeds its shift from possession owner to providers.
Nov 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Anesco, Mark Futyan, Gore Street, Alex O'Cinneide
Gresham House finishes biggest battery project with ₤ 32.5 m investment
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has completed its financial investment in the 50MW/75MWh Thurcroft battery storage site.
Nov 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Gresham House, John Leggate
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust targets 96MWp of solar in ₤ 200m fundraise
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) is intending to raise ₤ 200 million through an initial public offering (IPO) to invest in a profile of renewables consisting of solar PV.
Nov 2, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, DORE, Tom Williams
Solar cells of the future
Organic solar cells are less expensive to generate as well as more flexible than their counterparts made from crystalline silicon, yet do not supply the same level of effectiveness or stability. During his doctoral thesis, Andrej Classen, who is a young researcher at FAU, showed that boosts in performance can be achieved using bright acceptor particles.
Nov 2, 2020 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, efficiency, Christoph Brabec, Thomas Heumüller, Andrej Classen, i-MEET, FAU, Larry Lüer
Schornhof solar park connected to German power grid
Renewable energy business Statkraft has revealed that the first 30MWp of the Schornhof solar park near Ingolstadt, Bavaria, has been attached to the German power grid.
Nov 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Germany, Europe, Statkraft, Solar Park
Allianz Global Investors markets UK portfolio to Greencoat Capital
Allianz Global Investors has introduced the divesture of a solar energy portfolio in the UK regions of Cambridgeshire, Worcestershire, as well as Norfolk to Greencoat Capital.
Nov 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, allianz global investors, Greencoat Capital, Armin Sandhoevel
Hybrid photoactive perovskites imaged with atomic resolution for the new
A brand-new method has actually been developed permitting reliable atomic-resolution photos to be taken, for the first time, of hybrid photoactive perovskite slim films.- very beneficial materials for efficient photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications.
Nov 2, 2020 // Technology, UK, Europe, solar cell, perovskites, Mathias Uller Rothmann, University of Oxford, Chris Allen
LONGi pens deal to expand solar module supply reach into northern Europe
LONGi Solar has authorized a take care of German-based dealer EWS which will certainly see its module supply reach broaden into northern European markets.
Nov 2, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, LONGi, PERC, hi-mo4, scandinavia, ews, wholesaler, half-cell, mono
Statkraft to obtain Solarcentury, adding 6GW to international solar portfolio
Norwegian renewables large Statkraft is to acquire UK-headquartered solar designer Solarcentury, taking on a 6GW global portfolio in doing so.
Nov 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Chile, South america, Europe, solarcentury, Statkraft, Christian Rynning-Tønnesen, Van den Heuvel
Albania to release auction for 100 MW solar PV park in Spitalles
Albania will certainly introduce the 3rd public auction for the construction of a solar photovoltaic park, with a planned capacity of 100 MW, regional media reported.
Oct 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Voltalia, Europe, auction, investment, Solar Power Plant, Albania, Karavasta, solar PV parks