Europe

Greenvolt sets foot in Greece's DG renewables market
Portuguese renewables firm Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis SA (ELI: GVOLT) introduced today the launch of a new firm with the objective of discovering the high capacity of dispersed generation (DG) renewable energy in Greece.
Mar 7, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Greece, Europe, Greenvolt
Irish green hydrogen could be Europe's cheapest in 2030, Aurora finds
Ireland can produce the cheapest green hydrogen in Europe by 2030, achieving a levelised cost of EUR 3.50 (USD 3.73) per kg under optimal conditions, Aurora Energy Research said on Tuesday.
Mar 7, 2023 // Solar to Fuel, Ireland, Europe, green hydrogen, aurora energy research
Alter Enersun obtains permits to develop 262 MWp of solar in Spain
Spanish solar energy developer Alter Enersun has secured building and construction licences to start developing 262 MWp of solar farms in the city of Huelva, southerly Spain, the city board said on Monday.
Mar 7, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, solar farm, Alter Enersun
Germany's residential solar storage market grows 52% in 2022
Home solar storage space systems are coming to be progressively preferred in Germany with the variety of new installments rising 52% in 2022, according to data published by the nation's solar energy association BSW Solar.
Mar 7, 2023 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe
Encavis preps 105-MW solar park for construction in Germany
German wind and also solar park driver Encavis AG (ETR: CAP) stated today it has achieved the construction-ready phase at a 105-MW subsidy-free solar park project in northern Germany's Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state.
Mar 7, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, encavis, Solar Park
PV-storage scheme wins backing of local councillor
Banks Renewables' proposal is for a 49MW solar and also 50MW battery project in South Yorkshire
Mar 7, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, ENERGY STORAGE, UK, Europe, England, Banks Renewables
Germany's AE Solar Plans EUR 1 Billion Solar Panel Center in Romania
In the first phase, the AE Solar larger project will certainly have a capacity of 2 GW; will subsequently reach 10 GW. The Romanian government stated that this stands for a 3rd of the European need.
Mar 7, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, AE Solar, Black Sea Universities Network, Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă, Prime Minister of Romania
Octopus Energy signs solar PPA with UK store Iceland Foods
Britain's Octopus Energy on Friday said its generation arm has actually authorized a 10-year power acquisition agreement (PPA) with UK frozen food seller Iceland Foods.
Mar 6, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, UK, PPA, Europe, Octopus Energy, Iceland Foods
French Albioma strategies acquisitions on Brazil's DG solar market
French independent renewable energy producer Albioma SA (EPA: ABIO) claimed recently it is searching for new acquisitions to broaden its Brazilian distributed generation (DG) solar portfolio.
Mar 6, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Albioma
Canadian Solar's 6 Spanish sites pass EIAs
Projects in Andalucían and Castilla y León regions have a total capacity of 685MW
Mar 6, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canadian Solar, Spain, Europe
GRS begins deal with 122MW Spanish PV project
Carmonita Norte solar site in Badajoz is being established for Fotowatio Renewable Ventures
Mar 6, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, GRS
Spain's Enerside inks deal to co-create 2.6-GW solar biz in Italy
Spanish integrated solar PV platform Enerside Energy SA (BME: ENRS) stated on Friday it had struck an offer to establish a joint business that will hold a pipe of 2.6 GW of solar projects in Italy.
Mar 6, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Italy, Europe, enerside
Carbon names location for prepared gigawatt manufacturing facility
French business Carbon SAS has named the southerly French community of Fos-sur-mer in the Bouches-du-Rhône department as the site for its scheduled solar manufacturing facility.
Mar 6, 2023 // Manufacturing News, France, Europe, Carbon SAS
Germany's PV capacity addition at record level in January following roof boom
For the month of January, 56,620 photovoltaic systems with an overall capacity of 780.7 megawatts (MW) were freshly reported to the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), of which 760.4 MW were supported by the Renewable Energy Law (EEG) and 20.4 MW were unsubsidized systems.
Mar 6, 2023 // Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe
Scientists check out the role of surface area texturing in perovskite-silicon tandem cells
Nano-textured surface areas are an interesting strategy for maximizing the optical qualities for monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Researchers from Germany's Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have actually checked out the growth of different textures of silicon surface areas making use of different industrial additives as well as their efficiency in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) and also SHJ-- perovskite tandem solar cells.
Mar 6, 2023 // Technology, Germany, Europe, perovskite, silicon, HZB, solar sells, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin