Europe

EC greenlights state aid for 100-MW Polish green hydrogen project
The European Commission on Wednesday approved the arrangement of EUR 158 million (USD 172.6 m) in state aid to Polish oil refiner PKN Orlen SA for a 100-MW renewable hydrogen project.
Apr 12, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Solar to Fuel, Poland, Europe, green hydrogen project, Orlen SA
Greece's Athens airport turns on 16-MW solar park
The Athens International Airport (AIA) in Greece has put on stream a 16-MW solar park that will certainly create power to cover around 45% of its annual electrical power consumption.
Apr 12, 2023 // Plants, Greece, Europe, Solar Park, Athens airport
Axpo helps Nestle to offtake solar energy in Poland
The Polish unit of Swiss renewable energy manufacturer and trader Axpo Holding AG announced on Wednesday it has actually developed a unique harmonizing service agreement for the offtake of solar energy by Nestle Polska.
Apr 12, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Axpo, Europe
Iberdrola forges battery recycling collaboration
Spanish energy firm is collaborating with Glencore and also FCC Ámbito to establish a purpose-built facility
Apr 11, 2023 // Storage, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, Glencore, FCC Ámbito
Glennmont scoops 65MW Italian PV portfolio
Seven projects all located in the Basilicata area are due online in H1 2025 as well as H2 2026
Apr 11, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, Glennmont
Hanwha Solutions' Q Energy inks 29-MW solar PPA in France
French mass distribution and real estate group Groupement Les Mousquetaires has committed to procuring electricity from a 29-MW solar park in its house country possessed by the neighborhood device of green energy manufacturer Q Energy.
Apr 11, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, France, PPA, Europe, PV Power Plant, Q Energy
Midsummer obtains state give for 50-MW solar cell manufacturing facility in Italy
Swedish thin-film solar modern technology business Midsummer AB (STO: MIDS) has actually received the initial tranche of a EUR-22-million (USD 24.0 m) direct support package protected from the Italian state to construct a manufacturing facility developed to generate 50 MW of thin-film solar cells per year.
Apr 11, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, solar cell, midsummer
Huasun to supply 1.5 GW of HJT modules in Bulgaria
Anhui Huasun Energy Co Ltd stated today it has actually signed a structure agreement with INERCOM Ltd to provide the Bulgarian engineering, purchase as well as construction (EPC) business with at the very least 1.5 GW of its solar modules by the end of 2025.
Apr 11, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Bulgaria, HJT module, Huasun
Finland's Gasum targets 7 TWh of RNG annually by 2027
Finnish state-owned power firm Gasum Oy wants to pay more focus to renewable natural gas and also electricity as part of its new five-year method and has set itself the goal of giving 7 TWh of biogas each year to the Nordic area by 2027.
Apr 10, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Europe, Finland, Gasum
Italy's Tages Capital acquires 82-MW solar park in Sardinia
Independent energy facilities investor as well as solar park operator Tages Capital SGR SpA has obtained an 82-MW solar (PV) park in Italy's Sardinia area.
Apr 10, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, Sardinia, Solar Park, Tages Capital
Aurubis to broaden solar power capacity at its copper plant in Bulgaria
Aurubis has hired ESCO Bulgaria to mount the 2nd and also 3rd solar power plants at its copper smelter and refinery in Pridop, east of Sofia. The incorporated capacity is 13 MW while a project is under development for one more unit, of 20 MW.
Apr 7, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Bulgaria, Aurubis
Belgian group to develop 2.5-MW green hydrogen center in Zelzate
A collaboration has actually been developed to construct as well as operate a 2.5-MW electrolysis unit for the production of green hydrogen in the Ghent port area in Belgium.
Apr 7, 2023 // Plants, Solar to Fuel, Europe, Belgium, green hydrogen, Zelzate
Bank Pekao bankrolls 67.8-MW Polish solar project by Lithuanian fund
Polish lender Bank Pekao (WSE: PEO) will extend PLN 105 million (USD 24.5 m/EUR 22.4 m) in debt financing to back the building of 67.8 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in its home country, it claimed previously this week.
Apr 7, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Lithuania, Bank Pekao
50MW English solar farm clears planning
Boultbee Brooks Renewable Energy establishing Highfields project on 70-hectare site
Apr 7, 2023 // Plants, UK, Europe, solar farm, James Whitcher, Boultbee Brooks Renewable Energy
Q Energy inks French solar PPA
Supply handle Les Mousquetaires covers output from a PV project under construction in Sarthe
Apr 6, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, France, PPA, Europe, Q Energy, Ludovic Ferrer