Spain

Canadian institutional fund supervisor Caisse de dépôt et positioning du Québec (CDPQ) has acquired a portfolio of 73 Spanish solar plants from renewables financier Q-Energy.

UK pure play solar programmer Hive Energy stated it has protected initial preparation authorization for the 169-MW Olmedilla photovoltaic (PV) project in Spain.

Solar PV has been the motoring aspect behind the growth of Spain's eco-friendly power sector up until now this year, with renewables generation between January and also September up 16.3% on the very same duration of 2019.

Iberdrola has actually ushered in the Andévalo solar plant, a ground-breaking facility that leads the way for a more lasting energy and production version.

Solar designer Solaria has actually authorized a ten-year power acquisition arrangement (PPA) with power trader Axpo Iberia to sustain three of its utility-scale solar farms in Spain.

Industrial empire GFG Alliance has actually signed an agreement with Ignis to co-invest in the growth, building, procedure as well as upkeep of Spanish solar and wind projects with a capacity of around 1.2 GW.

Global energy company Total and also Spanish sustainable projects programmer Ignis will create 3.3 GW of solar power projects in Spain.

French oil significant Total will aim to cover all the electricity usage of its European industrial websites from solar energy by 2025 after securing a brand-new advancement agreement with Spanish company Ignis.

International researchers have evaluated the possibility of sodium-based power storage space and discovered current technical developments have gotten here faster than those for the lithium-ion batteries which have actually been researched for three decades. Issues continue to be, nonetheless, prior to sodium comprises a corresponding alternative to lithium.

The Spanish power business, which has hydrogen projects under way in its homeland and also the United Kingdom, says it will allocate new resources to place itself at the leading edge of the supply of renewables-powered hydrogen.

U.S.-Spanish researchers have actually proposed a brand-new way to examine the dependability of PV modules as well as their service warranties. It is impossible to satisfy a 25-year guarantee if the limit of returned modules exceeds 5% and the yearly destruction rate is over 0.73%.

Trina Solar has actually taken full control of Spanish tracker system manufacturer Nclave, acquiring the remaining 49% stake in the company it did not currently possess.

Spanish engineer Isigenere has actually established floating PV mounting structures based upon virgin high-density polyethylene as well as states the manufacturing process, which features plastic shot, can create around 1 MW of the product every 5 days.

Three big projects are prospects for assistance from the Covid recovery plan outlined by the bloc.

Solarpack boosted its H1 running revenues virtually three-fold (191%) year-on-year to EUR78.84 million (US$ 93.64 million), thanks in part to the commissioning of PV projects in Spain, Chile and India.