Europe

Iberdrola wins nod for 1.2 GW Portuguese solar
Developer has safeguarded environmental approvals for the Fernando Pessoa project near Sines
Jan 31, 2023 // Plants, Portugal, Iberdrola, Europe, PV Power Plant
Wind and solar overtake gas in EU power generation in 2022
Wind and solar produced a record 22% of EU power last year, helping Europe to prevent a go back to coal power in the middle of the 2022 energy crisis, according to a report published today by power brain trust Ember.
Jan 31, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe
Banco Santander, Holaluz to promote self-consumption solar in Spain
Banco Santander (BME: SAN) will start using its clients a product that will enable them to obtain financing to equip their homes with photovoltaic (PV) panels, the Spanish lender claimed on Friday.
Jan 31, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Spain, Banco Santander, Europe, Holaluz
SSE buys rights to 3 solar sites in UK
UK energy firm SSE PLC's (LON: SSE) Solar and Battery unit has actually acquired the rights to 3 solar sites in the county of Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, which are presently experiencing a formal planning application process.
Jan 31, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, SSE
Onde gets financing for 18-MW solar portfolio in Poland
Onde SA (WSE: OND), the renewables construction business of Polish group Erbud SA (WSE: ERB), claimed it has obtained a PLN 56 million (USD 13m/EUR 12m) loan from Polish lender mBank to finance an 18-MW solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) Cyranka portfolio in Poland.
Jan 31, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Onde
SMS brings 90MW of UK storage space online
50MW site near Ipswich and also a 40MW system in Barnsley are currently completely operational
Jan 31, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, SMS, John Flaherty
Poland's PFR fund to co-finance nation's very first 200-MW solar-wind project
Polish Development Fund (PFR) said one of its units will give a PLN-90-million (USD 20.8 m/EUR 19.1 m) subordinated financing to Lewandpol Group, developing the first 200-MW solar as well as wind project in Poland.
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Poland, Europe, solar-wind project, PFR
GES to construct Spanish solar farm
Project expected to be commissioned in the 3rd quarter of this year
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, solar farm, GES
DTEK, developers discuss resuming renewables construction in Ukraine
Ukrainian energy team DTEK is holding talks with renewable energy programmers to resume building deal with various solar and also wind farms in the country, according to president Maxim Timchenko.
Jan 30, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Ukraine, DTEK, Europe
With 2GW Solar Power Plans, FRV Enters Germany
Fotowatio Renwable Ventures intends to develop 2GW of PV projects, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) as well as renewable installations in the following 4 years. The company is convinced that its deal will certainly be in high demand from organizations and companies, such as those in the agricultural field.
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe, BESS, Solar Farms, OMERS, Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, Andreas Pfeifer, Fotowatio Renwable Ventures, German PV market, Rooftop installations, Tristán Higuer
Estonia approves pumped storage project
Energiasalv's 550MW project is anticipated to start building in 2024
Jan 30, 2023 // Storage, Europe, Estonia, Peep Siitam, Sander Astor
MET Group launches 2 Hungarian solar farms
Projects have an integrated capacity of 96MWp
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Hungary, Europe, solar farm, MET Group
Nomad Electric opens Lisbon office to support PV projects
Company will certainly provide control systems and O&M services to a 70MWp portfolio
Jan 30, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Portugal, Europe, Nomad Electric
BayWa offers Bracks UK solar farm
The project received a CfD in allocation round 4
Jan 30, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, BayWa, solar farm
PGE gets permits to build 107 MW of PV plants in eastern Poland
PGE Energia Odnawialna, part of Polish utility PGE (WSE: PGE), claimed it has actually acquired building permits for three photovoltaic or pv (PV) projects with a total capacity of 107 MW in Poland's eastern Lubelskie province.
Jan 27, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, PV Power Plant, PGE