Soltec supplies trackers to 130MW Romanian PV project
Solar tracker supplier Soltec will ship its SF7 trackers to Greek renewables developer Mytilineos for a 130MW Romanian solar PV project.
Chint Solar to develop 200MWp of solar PV projects in Hungary
Solar PV developer Chint Solar will develop almost 200MWp of solar PV projects in Hungary expected to be commissioned in 2024.
Grid connectivity issues will always be there, but better legislation and skilled workers are needed
Panellists during last month’s Large Scale Solar Europe event, hosted by PV Tech publisher Solar Media in Lisbon, discussed the issue of grid modernisation in Europe and how it affects the growth of solar PV across several European Union members.
Portugal needs to step up on permitting issues and grid connection challenges
If Portugal wants to bring forward its target to have 9GW of installed capacity by 2026 rather than the end of the decade, it will need to solve one of its main barriers it faces at the moment: permitting issues.
Lightsource bp enters German market, targets up to 400MW solar PV per year by 2030
Solar developer Lightsource bp has entered the German solar PV market and is aiming to develop between 300-400MW per year by 2030.
Spain authorises 25GW of solar PV capacity
The Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) in Spain has authorised 132 solar PV projects across the country with a total capacity of 24.8GW.
Iberdrola secures environmental approval for Europe’s largest solar PV plant with 1.2GW capacity
Spanish utility Iberdrola has received environmental approval for the construction of Europe’s largest solar PV plant in Portugal, with a capacity of 1.2GW.
Lithuania’s Ignitis Group acquires Latvian developer with 300MW solar PV pipeline
Lithuanian government-owned utility and renewables developer Ignitis Group has acquired a Latvian developer with a 300MWp portfolio of solar PV.
Romanian partners to build 450MW of solar PV
Romanian oil company OMV Petrom and state-owned utility Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia) will build 450MW of solar PV in Romania.
Blue Elephant Energy, UKA partner to develop 500MWp of solar in Germany
Hamburg-based solar operator Blue Elephant Energy has joined forces with renewables developer Umweltgerechte Kraftanlagen (UKA) to develop a 500MWp solar portfolio in Germany.
