Europe
Engie purchases 50 MWp PV pipeline in Portugal
The Portuguese unit of France's Engie SA (EPA:ENGI) has obtained solar energy firm Ikaros Hemero together with a project pipeline of over 50 MWp, local press reported Saturday.
Dec 9, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Portugal, Europe, Engie SA, Ikaros, Hemera Duarte Caro de Sousa, Pedro Cruz
Oil giant BP increases stake in PV developer Lightsource
British Gas and Oil supermajor BP announced it increases its stake in solar developer Lightsource BP in an effort to help accelerate the organization's growth and its aspirations to develop 10GW of renewable energy assets by the end of 2023.
Dec 9, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Lightsource BP, Europe, bp
Energia Group buys two Co Meath solar projects
Energy company Energia Group has bought Irish solar developer Solar Farmers Ltd, which has two solar projects in Co Meath.
Dec 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, Energia Group, Solar Farmers Ltd
Scottish Power enters solar business
The distribution system operator for southern and central Scotland says it wants to optimize onshore renewables potential with the addition of storage and solar into its clean electricity business. The company said hybrid projects combining wind, storage and solar will become the market standard in 2021.
Dec 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, UK, Iberdrola, Europe, Scottish Power
UAE Energy company to develop 400 MW photovoltaic projects in Armenia
The primary venture being organized under the joint enhancement understanding (JDA) is a 200MW utility-scale sun oriented photovoltaic (PV) plant in the west Armenia.
Dec 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, David Papazian, ANIF, Masdar, Europe, Armenia, Abu Dhabi, Armen Sarkissian, Suhail Al Mazrouei, Khaldoon Al Mubarak
The biggest solar rooftop in Cyprus under net billing scheme
The 2.5-megawatt PV facility will be operating under a program meant to protect grid operators against going bust
Dec 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Europe, Cyprus, Muskita Aluminium
French research center working on software to predict energy loss in solar plants
Liten is creating software to assess energy waste in solar facilities at every stage of operation. The algorithm is intended for optimized maintenance and guaranteed performance of large-scale PV plants.
Dec 6, 2019 // Market Research, France, Europe, large-scale PV plants
BlackRock keen on C&I PV, storage as new renewable fund hits record close
Rooftop solar, energy storage and other less-mainstream green energy technologies are among the targets of a new colossal renewable fund, the creation of the world’s largest asset manager.
Dec 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, USA, BlackRock, Europe, BESS, North America
Univergy sets up subsidiary in Poland, plans to develop 220MW of PV projects
Spanish-Japanese renewables company Univergy International has established a new subsidiary, Univergy Polska SP, in the Polish city of Sopot in order to help develop a five-project PV pipeline.
Dec 6, 2019 // Plants, USA, Poland, Europe, North America, univergy, Ignacio Blanco
Fotowatio Renewable starts worldwide storage drive with 15MWh introduction in the UK
Fotowatio has a 1.9 gigawatt green power portfolio. The developer declared its initial utility-scale battery storage venture to join a worldwide energy storage drive.
Dec 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, UK, Europe, grid-scale, BESS, frv, fotowatio
A2A to obtain 1 gigawatt solar pipeline from Chinese Talesun
The Italy-based energy company is going to purchase the photovoltaic development pipeline for an undisclosed amount using a subcompany. The purchaser has pledged to begin constructing its first large unsubsidized photovoltaic plant in the first months of the coming year.
Dec 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Italy, China, PV plant, pv modules, Europe, Asia, pipeline, Talesun, A2A Renewables
Collaboration for 20 percent efficient CIGS solar modules
European solar panel makers have combined efforts with research centers to developed improved procedures for CIGS manufacturing. The venture codenamed SUCCESS aims at production line efficiency exceeding 20 percent for modules sized 30 cm x 30 cm
Dec 6, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, France, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, solar cell, Netherlands, HZB, CIGS, SMIT, Solar Frontier, flexible module, Solliance, IMN
France’s Ombrea develops solar blinds with sliding PV panels
The company said its technology, which is managed by an AI-based system, can be used in agrivoltaic projects.
Dec 5, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, PV panels, Europe, Ombrea, Julie Davico-Pahin
Coupling pumped hydro with renewables and other storage technologies
The combination of pumped hydro with other storage technologies can increase renewables penetration, improve operational safety and reduce maintenance costs at large-scale hydropower plants, according to new research. The study also focuses on techniques to determine the optimal size of renewables-based pumped hydro storage systems. Costs for hybrid solar-pumped hydro projects currently range from $0.098/kWh to $1.36/kWh.
Dec 5, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Sweden, Poland, Europe, shanghai, Jiao Tong University, pumped hydro, Mälardalen University, AGH University of Science and Technology
PV modules by JinkoSolar installed on 40-megawatt Netherlands-based Almelo project
JinkoSolar, a SMSL pioneer, has provided Danish PV developer Obton with 40 megawatts of superefficient Cheetah HC 60 photovoltaic panels for its newly finished Netherlands-based venture.
Dec 5, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, pv modules, Europe, JinkoSolar, Netherlands, obton
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