Europe

Germany to remove tax hurdles to rooftop solar expansion
The German federal government on Wednesday approved a draft regulation to remove tax as well as bureaucratic hurdles to the setup of small solar systems on domestic and commercial properties in a further effort to promote the expansion of renewable energy.
Sep 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe
Photon Energy starts structure 7.1-MWp solar park in Romania
Amsterdam-based solar as well as water solutions company Photon Energy NV (WSE: PEN) has actually launched the construction of a 7.1-MWp solar park in Romania as part of a wider strategy to add 32 MWp of overall generation capacity in the nation by end-2022.
Sep 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, photon energy, Romania, Solar Park
Neoen lodges intending application for 1-GW/4-GWh battery in Western Australia
France's Neoen SA (EPA: NEOEN) is seeking planning authorization for the installment of a 1-GW/4-GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia, official documents showed on Tuesday.
Sep 14, 2022 // Storage, France, Europe, Western Australia, Neoen SA
Econergy signs EPC arrangement for 51MW Polish PV
Project located in the Zachodnio-Pomorskie community results from end up being functional by July 2023
Sep 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, Solar Project, Econergy
German investor Aquila to get 440 MWh of BESS projects in Australia
German financial investment supervisor Aquila Capital has struck a deal to get a 220-MW/440-MWh pipe of battery energy storage projects in Australia from Spain's Gransolar Group.
Sep 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Germany, Australia, Europe, Oceania, aquila
Researchers produce new materials that could increase the stability of perovskite solar cells
A group of chemists from Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania, the programmers of numerous development developments in the solar power area, suggested yet an additional service to raise the stability and also efficiency of perovskite solar elements. They synthesized a new class of carbazole-based cross-linkable materials, which are resistant to various environmental effects, including strong solvents made use of in the production of solar cells.
Sep 13, 2022 // Technology, Europe, Lithuania, efficiency, Vytautas Getautis, perovskite solar cells, Kaunas University of Technology
Lenzing to offtake power from 5.5-MWp solar project in Austria
Austrian wood-based specialty fibres maker Lenzing AG (VIE: LNZ) will certainly acquire the power from a 5.5-MWp solar park that green power producer Enery as well as power business Energie Steiermark are set to integrate in the state of Styria.
Sep 13, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Austria, Solar Project, Lenzing
NESF, Eelpower forge second battery collaboration
JVP2 'dramatically enhances' NextEnergy Solar Fund's setting in the UK storage space field
Sep 12, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, Nesf, Kevin Lyon, Eelpower
GP Joule turn over 90MW German solar farm
Klettwitz-Nord phase kinds part of the 300MW Lusatia Energy Park located on an opencast mine site in Schipkau
Sep 12, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, GP Joule, solar farm, Petra Leue-Bahns
UK financier acquires Oz solar triad
VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities will start building and construction of the projects in Q3 2022
Sep 12, 2022 // Plants, UK, Australia, Europe, Oceania, VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities
Polish Development Fund buys PLN 120m of R.Power green bonds
Polish solar project programmer as well as power producer R.Power SA has issued PLN 120 million (USD 25.5 m/EUR 25.4 m) of green bonds to a fund handled by the Polish Development Fund (PFR), the company claimed on Thursday.
Sep 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, r.power, Bartlomiej Pawlak
Ilmatar eyes up 550MW Swedish solar project
The company is working together with consultancy Vinnergi to bring the scheme to building
Sep 9, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Sweden, Europe, Solar Project, Ilmatar
Conrad Energy bags permit for 50-MW battery project in England
British power manufacturer as well as energy services provider Conrad Energy has actually secured intending authorization to install a 50-MW battery energy storage center in Somerset, South West England.
Sep 9, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, battery project, Conrad Energy
Truss wants to accelerate residential energy, step renewable generators to CfDs
Renewable and also nuclear generators will certainly relocate onto contracts for difference (CfD) to make sure that power prices are no more set by the marginal price of gas, Liz Truss, the UK's new prime minister, said today.
Sep 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Liz Truss
European Energy backs renewables growth with EUR-75m green bond sale
Danish renewables developer European Energy A/S on Thursday started an offering of EUR 75 million (USD 74.9 m) well worth of elderly green bonds, seeking to raise fresh funds for its renewable energy projects.
Sep 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, european energy, Knud Erik Andersen