European Commission launches €3.4 billion clean energy manufacturing and battery funds
The European Commission has launched a €3.4 billion call to support the development of “innovative decarbonisation technologies in Europe”.
EU Commission approves €1 billion Portuguese energy transition scheme
The European Commission (EC) has approved a €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) Portuguese state aid scheme to support investments in the production of renewable energy equipment.
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust acquires 42MW Irish solar development
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT), part of UK utility Octopus Energy, has completed the acquisition of a newly constructed 42MW solar farm near Dublin in Ireland.
Aquila Clean Energy connects 210MW of solar PV to Spanish portfolio
Independent power producer (IPP) Aquila Clean Energy has connected 210MW of solar PV across five projects in Spain.
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.
Imeon Energy claims to develop inverter with 99% conversion efficiency
French inverter manufacturer Imeon Energy has developed an inverter which is claimed to have conversion efficiency of 99%.
Spain added 5.6GW of ground-mounted solar PV in 2023
Spain has installed 5.6GW of ground-mounted capacity in 2023, up 28% from 2022, according to the country’s transmission system operator, Red Eléctrica.
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.
‘There’s no way around it’ – solar manufacturing regulation and reliance on imports discussed at LSS EU
The policy environment for solar PV in Europe needs to be balanced between the interests of developers and other industry parties, according to speakers at today’s Large Scale Solar Europe conference in Lisbon.
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.
