Europe

ReneSola to sell 15MW Hungary-based solar project portfolio
U.S.’s solar developer ReneSola is selling its 15-megawatt portfolio of Hungarian solar power projects under development to Danish investor Obton.
Jan 9, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Hungary, Europe, North America, renesola, Obtan
A CIGS perovskite tandem solar cell with potential for 27.5% efficiency
Lithuanian researchers claim to have dramatically improved the performance of a perovskite-based copper indium gallium selenide solar cell they developed with the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin. The improved efficiency, they claim, was achieved thanks to one of the most recently developed monolayers used for experiments on the cell.
Jan 8, 2020 // Technology, Japan, Europe, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, Lithuania, CIGS, Kaunas
New Obton-Shannon Energy JV to spend €300m on 500MW of PV in Ireland
Danish renewables investor and developer Obton Energy has formed a joint venture with Irish solar developer Shannon Energy to develop 500MW of solar in Ireland over five years.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, obton, ress 1, joint venture, shannon energy, Gerry Shannon, Anders Marcus
BayWa r.e. sells Spanish subsidy-free solar sequel to major European insurer
A solar project part of a landmark subsidy-free series in Spain has found a new owner, a major insurance group set to buy the plant as it nears commissioning.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe, subsidy-free pv, baywa r.e., Don Rodrigo, Benedikt Ortmann, talanx
Solarcentury lands financing deal to pursue 500MW Spanish portfolio
UK solar developer Solarcentury has landed a €54.8 million finance facility to construct 500MW of solar farms in Spain.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, UK, pv power plants, solar pv, pv modules, Europe, subsidy-free, solarcentury, Neil Perry
Enertronica Santerno unveils high-altitude central inverter
The Italian manufacturer said the product is based on a technical solution previously used for power downgrading. The device is said to be ideal for projects at altitudes greater than 1,000m.
Jan 7, 2020 // Inverters, Italy, Europe, Enertronica Santerno, Vito Nardi
IFC to help Bangladesh find IPP for 35-50MW solar project
Development financiers are looking to lure in private players to deploy utility-scale solar in the world’s most densely populated country, hoping to combat land shortages for renewables.
Jan 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Asia, world bank, ifc, Bhutan
First Solar to pay US$350 million to settle 2012 class action case
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, First Solar has agreed to settle a 2012 class action lawsuit to the tune of US$350 million. The settlement is subject to approval by the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Jan 6, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Malaysia, Germany, SMSL, Europe, Asia, first solar inc, cdte thin-film modules
Climate change hope for hydrogen fuel
A tiny spark in the UK’s hydrogen revolution has been lit – at a university campus near Stoke-on-Trent.
Jan 6, 2020 // Solar to Fuel, UK, Europe, hydrogen
ALTN purchases Netherlands-based 11.75MW solar farm
Unisun Energy has sold Zonepark Rilland together with its 11.75-megawatt photovoltaic station to Alternus Energy Inc. at the price of about $11.8mn.
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Europe, Netherlands, Alternus Energy
OPDEnergy Begins Operation of 50 MW Solar Plant in Spain
OPDEnergy has announced the completion of construction work on its new solar PV plant Zafra, located in Alcalá de Guadaira (Seville), Spain
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, pv power plants, Europe, OPDEnergy, Luis Cid
UK energy suppliers unveil mixed bag of solar export tariffs
Energy suppliers in the UK have unveiled a mixed bag of tariffs for domestic solar exports, with O&G major Shell’s supply business unveiling a tariff of just 0.001p/kWh.
Jan 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Policy, UK, Europe, shell, Chris Hewett
Sonnedix acquires 23MW Italian portfolio as expansion continues
Sonnedix has acquired a 23MW portfolio in Italy from investment group, Ellomay Luxembourg Holdings.
Jan 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Sonnedix, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe
EV Charging Robots By Volkswagen Revealed
The Volkswagen group has hinted that it is searching for a charging robot for EV. These are mobile charging robots that will make electric vehicles autonomous.
Dec 30, 2019 // Technology, Storage, Transport, VOLKSWAGEN, ENERGY STORAGE, Germany, Europe, electric vehicles, mobile charging robot, robot
Iberdrola has constructed 500-megawatt PV project
It has taken Iberdrola only a year to finish the construction of Núñez de Balboa, which is considered the largest European PV facility.
Dec 30, 2019 // Plants, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, Iberdrola Solar Construction