Alantra Solar secures €50 million for 1.8GW solar portfolio
Alantra Solar said a “significant percentage” of 40 solar PV plants will feature battery energy storage systems.
EDP Renewables commissions second solar-plus-wind hybrid project in Portugal
EDP Renewables has commissioned its second solar-plus-wind hybrid project in Portugal, which boasts a generation capacity of 43.8MW.
Telis Energy expands to Italy with 100MWp hybrid project pipeline
Telis Energy starts a pipeline of more than 100MWp of hybrid projects and 1GWh BESS standalone projects in Italy.
European Commission acknowledges solar manufacturing crisis, delays implementing measures
The European Commission has acknowledged the current state of Europe’s solar manufacturers, yet has come short of implementing any measures.
Sonnedix inks €260 million agreement for Italian solar projects
Independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix has secured a €260 million (US$279 million) green loan to finance the acquisition and construction of renewable energy projects in Italy.
Repsol turns on 204MW of Spanish solar PV
Spanish oil major Repsol has started producing electricity on its 204MW solar PV project Sigma in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia.
RWE awarded 66MW solar PV in Poland’s CfD
German utility RWE has been awarded a Contracts for Difference (CfD) for 66MW of solar PV plants in Poland.
Cable-pooling: the ‘new future’ for solar in Poland
Cable-pooling was a hot-topic at this year’s Large Scale Solar Central Eastern Europe conference (14-15 November 2023), with the new amendment discussed on multiple panels as the Polish energy sector expressed their excitement for the opportunities it would offer solar.
European solar sector opposes trade defence measures via public statement
More than 400 European solar companies have published an open letter via SolarPower Europe, opposing trade defence measures on the solar sector.
‘We need to think of the grid as the backbone of the future economy,’ hears Large Scale Solar CEE
“We need to think about the grid not only from the point of view of energy but as the backbone of the future economy,” said Michaɫ Sobczyk, head of regulation and markets at renewable energy developer EDPR Poland.
