Europe

Goldbeck Solar to install 42 MWp of fresh solar in Austria
German solar programmer Goldbeck Solar has been awarded a contract to develop two solar photovoltaic (PV) parks in Austria with a combined capacity of 42 MWp.
Jan 17, 2023 // Plants, Europe, Austria, Goldbeck Solar
Iberdrola to offer 49% in 1,265-MW Spanish portfolio to Norges Bank
Spanish utility group Iberdrola SA (BME: IBE) said on Tuesday that it has actually signed an agreement to offer a 49% stake in its 1,265-MW wind as well as solar portfolio in Spain to Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the supervisor of Norway's sovereign wealth fund.
Jan 17, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, Norges Bank
Ford unveils 2.2-MW solar expansion project at Spanish factory
US automobile group Ford Electric motor Co (NYSE: F) plans to increase the solar park powering its manufacturing centers in Valencia, Spain, to 5 MW as part of its efforts to become carbon neutral across its European procedures by 2035.
Jan 17, 2023 // Plants, Spain, Europe, ford
UK programmer wins Tregonning solar green light
Building can start on the 50MW project in 2024
Jan 17, 2023 // Plants, UK, Europe, Renewable Connections, Tregonning solar farm
Ireland's IPP Power Capital RE Secures EUR240 Million for 1.2 GW of Solar Assets
The financial facility has been gathered a consortium of lenders managed by Eiffel Investment Group consisting of Ethias and also the European Investment Bank. It will certainly support the strategies of Power Capital to bring 1.2 GW of solar projects to operation by 2025.
Jan 17, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Microsoft, Ireland, Europe, european investment bank, eib, Solar Power Projects, Eamon Ryan, Eiffel Investment Group, Peter Duff, Christian Kettel Thomsen, Ethias, Ireland renewable energy, Justin Brown, Power Capital
Sonnedix purchases 26 MW of operating solar in Spain
Global independent power manufacturer (IPP) Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd has settled the acquisition of a portfolio with 26 MW of functional solar PV farms in Spain, the company claimed on Monday.
Jan 16, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Sonnedix, Europe, solar farm
Green Genius, RGreen to develop Lithuanian solar farms
The eight projects are slated for construction in 2024
Jan 16, 2023 // Plants, Europe, Lithuania, Green Genius, solar farm, RGreen
Scientists count on facet engineering for more stable perovskite solar cells
Scientists at Switzerland's EPFL as well as Sungkyunkwan University in Korea have attended to the issue of perovskite solar cells' stability.
Jan 13, 2023 // Technology, Europe, Asia, Korea, solar cell, perovskite, Switzerland, EPFL, Sungkyunkwan University
EDPR connects hybrid plant to the grid
The Portuguese site combines an 8MW solar farm with an 11MW wind park
Jan 13, 2023 // Plants, Grids, Portugal, Europe, EDPR, hybrid plant, Duarte Bello, MINA DE ORGUEIREL, MOSTEIRO
DTEK restarts procedures at Tryfonivska solar farm
The site endured damage as a result of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine
Jan 13, 2023 // Plants, Ukraine, DTEK, Europe, Tryfonivska solar farm, Oleksandr Selishchev
BayWa r.e. installs 685 kWp of agri-PV in orchards in Europe
German renewables company BayWa r.e. AG has introduced four research-oriented agri-voltaic projects in Europe, installing some 685 kWp of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in orchards in the Netherlands, Austria and Germany.
Jan 12, 2023 // Plants, Europe, baywa r.e.
Newbie solar platform targets 1.9 GW Italy-Spain pipe
Alantra and Solarig have established a EUR1.7 bn financial investment vehicle with financing from Reichmuth and also Amundi
Jan 12, 2023 // Plants, Spain, Italy, Europe, Alantra, Solarig
Elawan enters Italian solar market
Orix Group firm has acquired 2 development stage PV projects from a local programmer
Jan 12, 2023 // Plants, Italy, Europe, Elawan
South Korea's Qcells to Construct $2.5 Bn Solar Factory in United States; More Than Doubles Production
The new facility will certainly manufacture 3.3 gigawatts of solar ingots, wafers, cells, and also ended up panels. The factory will certainly be in Georgia that will certainly create 2,500 new jobs in the United States state.
Jan 12, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, SEIA, Georgia, solar cells, Europe, solar modules, North America, solar module, Qcells, 300 Nexus Drive, Brian P. Kemp, Western Hemisphere solar factory, Whitfield County
Aquila connects 50-MW Andalusia solar farm, makes large prepare for Spanish region
Aquila Clean Energy, a unit of German investment company Aquila Capital, said on Tuesday that it has connected a 50-MW solar farm to the Spanish grid.
Jan 11, 2023 // Plants, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, aquila