Europe

Albania preps 300-MW solar tender by June
The government of Albania is dealing with a tender plan to award 300 MW of solar projects under a bigger procurement programme envisaging to promote the release of 1 GW of solar power capacity.
Apr 25, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Albania
Polish solar distributor Keno Group opens branch in Romania
Polish solar products as well as modern technology provider Keno Group has set foot on the Romanian market with the opening of a regional branch in the Balkan nation, it revealed last week.
Apr 25, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Romania, Keno Group
Encavis gets 93-MW ready-to-build solar projects in Italy
German wind and also solar park driver Encavis AG (ETR: CAP) unveiled the purchase of 2 ready-to-build solar park projects in west-central Italy with an integrated capacity of 93 MW.
Apr 25, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, encavis, Solar Project
Europe to include 95 GW of battery storage space by 2050
Europe is expected to deploy at the very least 95 GW of grid-scale battery energy storage space systems by 2050, increasing the marketplace with more than EUR 70 billion (USD 76.8 bn) in fresh financial investments driven by efforts for the power market's decarbonisation, Aurora Energy Research claimed in its most recent report.
Apr 24, 2023 // Storage, Europe
Germany adds 944 MW of solar, 298 MW of onshore wind in March
Germany connected 943.7 MW of new solar installations to the power grid in March as well as deployed 298.4 MW of new onshore wind capacity, according to data released by the Federal Network Agency.
Apr 24, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe
ILI places Scottish battery project out to tender
50MW Dyce scheme has a grid connection date of September 2025
Apr 24, 2023 // Storage, UK, tender, Europe, SCOTLAND, ILI
EBRD baits financing for landmark solar plant in Albania
EBRD leads syndicate of IFC, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania, Privredna Banka Zagreb in co-financing Karavasta solar plant in Albania First big utility-scale solar PV plant in the country Financial investment stems from EBRD Renewable Energy Auctions Programme
Apr 24, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, EBRD, Europe, PV Power Plant, Albania
Work begins on UK's biggest solar plant
Project Fortress in Kent forecast to produce renewable power for 100,000 homes
Apr 24, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Residential, UK, Europe, PV Power Plant
Helleniq Energy eyes acquisition of 20-MW solar park in Cyprus
Greek energy team Helleniq Energy (previous Hellenic Petroleum) is close to getting a 20-MW solar park in Cyprus in a bargain anticipated to be secured within the next few weeks, Insider Greece reports.
Apr 21, 2023 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Cyprus, Solar Park, Helleniq Energy
SMA Solar begins on EUR-80m factory in Germany
German photovoltaic or pv (PV) inverters manufacturer SMA Solar Technology AG (ETR: S92) has actually begun building service a new Gigawatt Factory at its regional headquarters that is expected to increase the company's production capacity to nearly 40 GW.
Apr 21, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, sma solar
Dynamic green ammonia demo in Denmark to go live in early 2024
The globe's very first dynamic green power-to-ammonia plant, a 10-MW Power-to-X (PtX) demonstration project in Denmark, is expected to commence production at the start of following year.
Apr 21, 2023 // Plants, Storage, Europe, Denmark, green ammonia
EDPR lands 109-MW solar PPA with P&G in Italy
EDP Renovaveis SA (ELI: EDPR) has authorized a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with United States durable goods giant Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) covering the output of a 109-MW solar portfolio in Italy.
Apr 21, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, PPA, Europe, EDPR
X-ELIO reaches economic close on Spanish PV projects
3 solar sites in Extremadura have a complete capacity of 147MW
Apr 21, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, x-elio, Nicholas Pentreath
Sonnedix inaugurates Spanish solar farm
Politicians sign up with company execs for ribbon-cutting of 50MW plant in Badajoz
Apr 21, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Sonnedix, Europe, solar farm
Wartsila Wins Contract For Delivering Australia's Largest Energy Storage Project
It will likely be Wartsila's biggest single energy storage deal to date.
Apr 21, 2023 // Storage, Australia, Europe, Oceania, Finland, Wärtsilä, Wärtsilä Corporation, agreement