Europe

EDF, French town of Saumur cut ribbon on 11.3-MWp solar projet
EDF Renewables on Friday cut the ribbon on a 11.3-MWp solar energy plant located at a former landfill site in the French town of Saumur.
Jun 6, 2023 // Plants, France, EDF, Europe, PV Power Plant, Saumur
Statkraft to get power from 40-MWp solar plant in Portugal
Portuguese business Green Venture, via its subsidiary Simplewatt Unip Lda, has accepted market the output of its 40-MWp Valpacos solar park in northern Portugal to Statkraft AS under a power purchase agreement (PPA).
Jun 6, 2023 // Plants, Portugal, Europe, Statkraft, PV Power Plant
Solar Energy Structure to market 90-MW Spanish PV project trio
Spanish solar developer and also installer Solar Energy Structure has actually signed a definitive agreement for the divestment of as much as 90 MW of solar (PV) projects to an unrevealed provided European independent power producer.
Jun 6, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, Solar Energy Structure
German industry org requires separate tender for agri-PV
Germany should introduce a separate auction for agrivoltaic solar projects to take advantage of the dual use agricultural land and also reach the targeted installed solar capacity of 215 GW by 2030, according to energy and also water industry association BDEW.
Jun 6, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Germany, tender, Europe
Akuo energises 8.7-MWp floating solar park in France
French renewable power manufacturer as well as developer Akuo on Friday introduced the commissioning of a 8.7-MWp floating solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) park in Southwestern France's Haute-Garonne department.
Jun 5, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, France, Europe, akuo, Solar Park
Quanta Energy eyes 100-MW-per-year solar growth in Germany
Polish solar installer Quanta Energy SA, part of the R.Power Group, expects to accomplish a yearly growth rate of 100 MWp for its portfolio in Germany within a couple of years.
Jun 5, 2023 // Plants, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Quanta Energy
Solar software company Aurora opens office in Germany
United States solar software carrier Aurora Solar has actually opened an office in Frankfurt, setting foot in Germany, Switzerland and Austria to benefit from the growing number of local solar installers who need digital solutions and also automation.
Jun 5, 2023 // Software, Germany, Europe, Aurora
China Gezhouba Group intends 2 GW of renewables in Azerbaijan
The federal government of Azerbaijan last week participated in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an abroad financial investment arm of civil design business China Gezhouba Group for the implementation of 2 GW of renewable energy projects.
Jun 5, 2023 // Plants, China, Europe, Asia, Azerbaijan, Gezhouba Group
High wind, solar PV output push Spain's renewables share to 54% in May
Power plants in Spain created 54% of their electrical energy from clean as well as eco-friendly sources in May, Spanish grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE) stated in its estimates report for the month.
Jun 2, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe
Poland attended release record 6 GW of solar in 2023
Poland gets on track to connect greater than 6 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to the grid in 2023, bringing the cumulative solar capacity in the country to over 18 GW, according to quotes by the Institute for Renewable Energy IEO.
Jun 2, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe
EDPR granted 159 MW of wind, solar projects in Italian tender
EDP Renovaveis SA (ELI: EDPR) introduced on Thursday that it has been approved a 20-year feed-in-tariff (FiT) for 159 MW of wind and solar projects in Italy's current auction.
Jun 2, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Italy, tender, Europe, wind, EDPR, Solar Project
Cepsa, Ibereolica strike deal to promote 5 GW of solar, wind in Spain
Spanish oil refiner Cepsa has secured a companion that will certainly accumulate to 5 GW of wind as well as solar farms in Spain to aid power its green hydrogen production plants as well as charging stations for electrical vehicles.
Jun 1, 2023 // Plants, Spain, Europe, wind, PV Power Plant, ibereolica, Cepsa
JLEN powers up 50MW Scottish battery
West Gourdie BESS will offer essential balancing support to the GB power grid network
Jun 1, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, SCOTLAND, JLEN, Chris Tanner
Work starts on 220MW German battery
EUR140m RWE system covers two sites in Rhine-Westphalia
Jun 1, 2023 // Storage, Germany, Europe, rwe
Shell grabs Spanish solar
Energy huge bags 12 sites totalling 1.1 GW.
May 31, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, shell