Europe

Bluefield seeks to increase ₤ 45m via share putting to support more purchases
Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) is looking to raise ₤ 45 million with a share positioning to repay its attracted rotating credit scores center, opening its purchase choices.
Nov 16, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, BSIF, Bluefield Solar Income Fund
Fifty percent a million planetary systems could be closed down too soon by 2030 in Germany
Within the next ten years, as much as 447,000 still working solar energy plants in Germany are intimidated with closure if the present draft law on the change of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) is stuck to. According to a research study by EUPD Research in support of the solar and also storage market, "most of operators will certainly switch off their solar power systems as soon as they are no more eligible for aids after 20 years, as their continued operation will then no more pay".
Nov 16, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe
Energy technology companies target Spanish grid alleviation with house solar-storage offer
Energy company OVO Energy has enlisted battery storage space service provider sonnen to release a house solar-storage offering in Spain with the goal of reducing grid constraints in the country.
Nov 16, 2020 // Residential, Storage, Grids, Spain, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Ovo Energy, Sonnen, kaluza, Sara Wood
Greece to expand renewables portfolio with five new solar projects
London-based renewable energy financing organization National Energy Holdings Limited has partnered with Piraeus Bank SA to help Greece to expand its profile of tidy energy resources.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, solar projects, Giles Clark
EDF unveils 50MW UK solar plans
EDF Renewables has revealed plans for an up-to-50MW solar farm, Bloy's Grove, in between the villages of Swainsthorpe and also Mulbarton, just south of Norwich.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, solar farm, Mark Vyvyan-Robinson
Oxford PV obtains EUR8.8 million in financing for growth of its German center
Oxford Photovoltaics Germany GmbH is spending about EUR44 million ($52 million) in the development of its production center in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany. The Brandenburg Ministry of Economics is supporting the development with EUR8.8 million ($10.4 million).
Nov 16, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Oxford Photovoltaics Germany GmbH
New environment-friendly materials can power wise tools utilizing ambient light
We are significantly making use of more smart tools like mobile phones, wise audio speakers, and wearable health as well as health sensing units in our homes, workplaces, and public buildings. Nonetheless, the batteries they make use of can diminish promptly and include hazardous and also uncommon environmentally damaging chemicals, so scientists are searching for far better ways to power the gadgets.
Nov 16, 2020 // Technology, UK, China, Europe, Asia, University of Cambridge, Soochow University, Robert Hoye, Vincenzo Pecunia, Imperial College London
Portugal's MCA participates in 370-MWp solar project in Angola
Portuguese multinational MCA Group revealed it is leading a consortium included with the growth of a 370-MWp solar energy project in Angola.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Europe, MCA, solar power project
Akuo, Enelec activate pilot containerised solar plant in Madagascar
France's Akuo Energy as well as Groupe Filatex have commissioned a 2.9-MWp solar plant in Madagascar consisting of containerised pre-assembled photovoltaic (PV) units.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, Akuo Energy, Groupe Filatex, Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, Enelec
Spain's Elawan safeguards financing for 250-MW solar portfolio
Spanish programmer Elawan Energy on Thursday claimed it has actually closed on EUR 92 million (USD 108.7 m) of project financing for a portfolio of solar projects with an integrated ability of 250 MW in Spain.
Nov 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, solar projects, Elawan
Greencells issues EUR25m environment-friendly bond to go after 1.8 GWp EPC pipe
German solar design, procurement and also building (EPC) service provider Greencells has actually released a safeguarded environment-friendly bond worth EUR25 million, the proceeds of which will certainly be used to target a considerable EPC pipeline.
Nov 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, green bond, greencells, Andreas Hoffmann
Battery storage regulation formally transforms allowing properties over 50MW to bypass national planning
Preparation legislation in the UK enabling energy storage space projects over 50MW has officially altered, permitting much bigger projects to find online without experiencing the nationwide preparation procedure.
Nov 13, 2020 // Storage, NSIP, UK, Europe, BESS, Regen, Madeleine Greenhalgh
Wight Community Energy granted 'transformative' ₤ 68k to more develop solar
Wight Community Energy has actually been awarded ₤ 68,250 to establish a number of renewable resource projects consisting of work on the Homestead solar farm at Shalfleet.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, solar farm, Wight Community Energy, Colin Palmer, Megan Blyth
Every PPA assists: Tesco partners Low Carbon for 130GWh of solar
Tesco has a new collaboration with renewable resource investor Low Carbon to create 3 new solar ranches as it seeks to 'play its component' in decarbonisation.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, PPA, Europe, Tesco, Jason Tarry, Low Carbon, Roy Bedlow
BayWa: International trade with solar modules flourishes
German BayWa AG reports incomes prior to rate of interest and also tax obligations (EBIT) of EUR102.7 million ($ 121 million) for the first nine months of this year, a significant increase on the previous year's number of EUR77.3 million.
Nov 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, BayWa AG, Klaus Josef Lutz