130,000GWh of solar can be generated on 3% of UK land
New analysis from Friends of the Earth revealed that 374,900 hectares—totalling 2.9% of land in England—are suitable for new onshore wind and solar farms to generate a combined 225,000GWh.
Enviromena secures £30 million funding for 70MW solar farm
Clean energy solutions company Enviromena has reached financial close for the development of its 70MW Medebridge Solar Farm in Essex.
Powercor gains licence permitting larger solar PV, wind and energy storage projects in Victoria, Australia
Victoria-based electricity distribution company Powercor has been granted a new transmission licence to connect large-scale solar PV, wind generation, and battery energy storage, in Australia’s southern state.
Lightsource bp signs 500MW solar PV development agreement in Germany
Over the next two to three years, the companies aim to build solar PV projects of at least 20MW capacity in Germany.
Econous Green Energy to build 600MW solar PV plant in Romania
Econous Green Energy has formed a partnership with Finnish renewable energy investor Korkia to build a 600MW solar PV plant in Romania.
Bulgaria launches tenders to add 1.43GW of renewables to grid
The investment aims to increase the share of clean energy in Bulgaria’s energy mix by supporting the construction renewables into the grid.
EDPR commissions 202MWp Portuguese solar project
Portuguese energy utility EDP Renováveis has commissioned a 202MWp solar PV project in central Portugal, its largest PV project in Europe to date.
Statkraft appoints Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal as CEO
Currently executive vice president Nordics at Statkraft, Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal will assume her new position on 1 April 2024.
Statkraft inks PPA with Vitesco, issues bonds to finance projects
Statkraft has signed a PPA with Vitesco Technologies, offering 83GWh of power from its solar and onshore wind power plants in Germany.
TOPCon takeover is nearly complete as “PERC will start to disappear” – LSS EU
Tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell and module technology will dominate the mainstream of the solar PV market in 2024-25.
