Europe

Ukraine and EU Launch Solar Energy Program for Households and Communities
Ukraine and the European Commission have opened joint consultations to launch a large-scale program of solar energy production by households and communities with the EU. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal emphasized the importance of the EU's readiness to support Ukraine's efforts to implement the Peace Formula.
Feb 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Ukraine, Europe, european commission
Slovenia's Largest Solar Power Plant Comes Online
Slovenia's largest solar power plant is now in trial production and is integrated with the Brežice hydroelectric plant. This hybrid system is the biggest of its kind in the country and will provide 6.8 GWh of electricity annually.
Feb 3, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Slovenia, PV Power Plant
TotalEnergies selling fifty percent of 234-MW French solar, wind portfolio
TotalEnergies said on Friday that it is selling a 50% risk in the 234-MW wind and solar portfolio in France to French insurance firm Credit Agricole Assurances.
Feb 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, TotalEnergies
Digital Realty, Engie indicator 116-MW solar PPA in Germany
US data centres outfit Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) and also French utility Engie (EPA: ENGI) today unveiled a power purchase agreement (PPA) that will support the deployment of a 154-MW solar power plant in Germany.
Feb 3, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, PPA, Engie, Europe, Digital Realty
Danish partners to invest EUR800m in EU solar
Better Energy and Industriens Pension expand partnership to develop 15 new sites in Denmark, Poland and Sweden
Feb 3, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, solar farm, Better Energy, Industriens Pensio
Neoen to slightly exceed 2022 adj EBITDA target
French renewable power manufacturer Neoen SA (EPA: NEOEN) on Wednesday claimed it anticipates its 2022 readjusted EBITDA to be slightly above EUR 410 million (USD 447m), simply surpassing the firm's most current upgraded guidance.
Feb 2, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, neoen
Greece's Mytilineos seals Italian solar PPA with Saint-Gobain
Greek industrial team Mytilineos SA (FRA: MYH) has authorized a deal to offer electrical energy from a 4.9-MW solar park in Italy to power a local factory of French building products manufacturer Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA (EPA: SGO).
Feb 2, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Greece, PPA, Europe, Mytilineos, Saint-Gobain
RWE turns sod on 92MW Spanish solar
Gazules 1 and 2 sites in Cádiz each have an output of 46MW
Feb 2, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, rwe, PV Power Plant, Katja Wünschel
Three Seas Initiative fund to buy into Polish solar developer R.Power
Luxembourg-based capitalist Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund SA SICAV-RAIF (3SIIF) has actually requested antitrust approval to take joint control of Polish solar project developer R.Power, competition regulatory authority UOKiK stated on Tuesday.
Feb 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, r.power, Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund SA
Croatia launches public calls for 250 MW in solar, wind projects
The Ministry of Economy and also Sustainable Development has launched public calls for issuing energy approvals for the building and construction of 14 solar power plants as well as one wind farm, with a total capacity of about 250 MW.
Feb 1, 2023 // Plants, Europe, PV Power Plant, Croatia, Ivo Milatić, wind project
Work starts on Estonian wind, solar park
Enfit Green developing 53MW project in Purtse
Feb 1, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, PV Power Plant, Estonia, Enfit Green, Janek Lillemägi, Rainer Tammus
New Solar Cells Tested in Space Show Promising Results
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed photovoltaic nanowires using three materials to improve the efficiency of solar energy. These tandem solar cells are now being tested on satellites.
Feb 1, 2023 // Technology, Sweden, Europe, solar cell, efficiency, Lund University
Bpifrance invests in French renewable power producer Qair
French financial investment bank Bpifrance has come to be an investor in compatriot Qair after participating in a financing round sustaining the renewable power manufacturer's growth in the domestic and also international markets.
Feb 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Qair, Bpifrance
Canadian Solar sells part of Italian fund with 124-MWp solar portfolio
Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ: CSIQ) will discharge 30% of the favored units of CSFS Fund I, its first Italian different mutual fund which holds a 124.2-MWp portfolio of under-construction solar projects across Italy.
Feb 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, Italy, Europe
Banks files mega-battery UK planning application
2.8 GWh project at Thorpe Marsh in Yorkshire would capitalize on the site's existing 1.45 GW connection
Jan 31, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, Banks Group