Europe

Boralex commissions 2nd French battery
Energy storage plant is set up on the site of the Plouguin wind farm in Brittany
May 2, 2023 // Storage, France, Europe, Boralex
Ethical Power turns sod on UK solar farm
45MW project in Herefordshire results from be commissioned in 2024
May 2, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, Ethical Power
BiH's NECP: coal power plants to be closed, 2 GW of renewables installed
Bosnia as well as Herzegovina's draft nationwide energy and also climate plan up until 2030 envisages the shutdown of a part of coal-fired power plant capacity as well as the addition of renewable electricity plants of more than 2,000 MW in total amount. The document anticipates the intro of the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) design to stay clear of paying the EU's upcoming CO2 border tax.
May 1, 2023 // Plants, Europe, PV Power Plant, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Admir Softić
New renewables law in Serbia limits connection capacity to keep grid stable
The new Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources is coming into force. Minister of Mining and also Energy of Serbia Dubravka Đedović said the new framework enables auctions for electricity from new capacities.
May 1, 2023 // Policy, Europe, Serbia
Underground hydrogen storage system goes online in Austria
Gas storage operator RAG Austria AG has put into operation a demonstration project in Upper Austria that stores green hydrogen in a natural gas underground reservoir.
May 1, 2023 // Storage, Europe, Austria, RAG Austria AG
Downing Renewables gets 13-MWp solar PV portfolio in UK
London-based Downing Renewables as well as Infrastructure Trust Plc (LON: DORE) has bought a portfolio of 2 functional solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) assets with an incorporated capacity of 13 MWp in the UK.
Apr 27, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Downing Renewables
Germany launches 190-MW rooftop solar tender
Germany's Federal Network Agency has actually opened the second round of the rooftop solar tender, seeking to award 190.116 MW of capacity.
Apr 27, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Germany, tender, Europe
Scientists establish 3D/2D perovskite solar cell with 23.08% efficiency thanks to PEAI salt
A worldwide research group that includes scientists from EPFL in Switzerland, Middle East Technical University (METU) in Turkey, Lomonosov Moscow State University in Russia as well as The University of Tokyo has actually produced a quasi-2D perovskite solar cell with a unique type of salt to enhance hole extraction.
Apr 26, 2023 // Technology, Europe, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, Switzerland, University of Tokyo, Turkey, efficiency, EPFL, METU, Middle East Technical University
Sonnedix inks Spanish solar PPA
12-year supply agreement with Sidenor Aceros Especiales is guaranteed by the Spanish Export Credit Agency
Apr 26, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Sonnedix, Europe
Ameresco & Sunel Group Bid in Unison for 1.5 GW Solar & BESS Projects in UK, Europe
The solar and also BESS projects are located in Greece, Italy, Spain, Romania and also the UK.
Apr 26, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, BESS, ameresco, Solar Project, Sunel Group
Albania preps 300-MW solar tender by June
The government of Albania is dealing with a tender plan to award 300 MW of solar projects under a bigger procurement programme envisaging to promote the release of 1 GW of solar power capacity.
Apr 25, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Albania
Polish solar distributor Keno Group opens branch in Romania
Polish solar products as well as modern technology provider Keno Group has set foot on the Romanian market with the opening of a regional branch in the Balkan nation, it revealed last week.
Apr 25, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Romania, Keno Group
Encavis gets 93-MW ready-to-build solar projects in Italy
German wind and also solar park driver Encavis AG (ETR: CAP) unveiled the purchase of 2 ready-to-build solar park projects in west-central Italy with an integrated capacity of 93 MW.
Apr 25, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, encavis, Solar Project
Europe to include 95 GW of battery storage space by 2050
Europe is expected to deploy at the very least 95 GW of grid-scale battery energy storage space systems by 2050, increasing the marketplace with more than EUR 70 billion (USD 76.8 bn) in fresh financial investments driven by efforts for the power market's decarbonisation, Aurora Energy Research claimed in its most recent report.
Apr 24, 2023 // Storage, Europe
Germany adds 944 MW of solar, 298 MW of onshore wind in March
Germany connected 943.7 MW of new solar installations to the power grid in March as well as deployed 298.4 MW of new onshore wind capacity, according to data released by the Federal Network Agency.
Apr 24, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe