E.ON UK invests in Allume Energy: Australian clean technology company Allume Energy will bring its SolShare technology to the UK rooftop solar market after E.ON UK announced £4 million ($5.4 million) investment in the firm. Allume’s SolShare is the world’s ‘first and only’ technology that directly connects multiple flats to a single rooftop solar system. It enables sharing of solar energy amongst flat-dwellers and helps lower bills since a shared rooftop solar system can deliver between 30% and 60% reduction in energy bills, said E.ON. With SolShare, each resident within the building gets their share, which is predetermined as against the usual concept of solar energy powering only the common areas, leaving tenants to foot their entire electricity bill. A pilot project by the 2 companies saw 50 kW solar panels installed at The Belmont Estate in East Sussex deliver electricity to 25 residents.
“Working with E.ON UK offers a transformational opportunity for Allume to scale our existing offerings and create new models across Europe, where 300 million people live in low and medium rise apartment buildings,” said Allume CEO Cameron Knox.
German CPPA for LichtBlick: German renewable energy supplier LichtBlick will supply 123 GWh of solar energy to automotive company BENTELER Group from a new solar PV facility in the Münsterland region of Germany. The 10-year corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) will come into effect in October 2025. It will contribute to BENTELER’s decarbonization goals. The project has been built by SolarBlick GmbH, along the railway tracks near Hohen Hagen Mountain.
65 MW online in Denmark: Equinor has commissioned the 65 MW Ingerslev Å Solar Power Plant in Jutland, Denmark, its maiden solar facility to have come online in the country. Operated by its subsidiary BeGreen, around 68 GWh of its annual power generation will be sold in the DK1 power market by Danske Commodities.
272 MW fully operational in Portugal: France’s Neoen commissioned a 272 MW solar power plant in Portugal earlier this month, calling it the country’s largest to date. The 2 solar projects – 204 MW Rio Maior and 68 MW Torre Bela – that make up this combined capacity are now fully commissioned after grid-connection at the end of 2024. Of the total generation capacity of more than 500 GWh, 80% of the energy will be sold through 2 governmental power purchase agreements (PPA) with 15-year duration each.
Storage addition to German project: Israel-based clean tech company N2OFF plans to add a battery energy storage system (BESS) with 40 MW to 60 MW capacity to a 111 MW solar PV project in Germany’s Melz. N2OFF is involved in the Melz Solar Project under a joint venture with Solterra Renewable Energy Ltd. It is scheduled to reach ready-to-build (RTB) status by early 2026. Its increased investment in the form of BESS addition is aimed at expanding N2OFF’s renewable energy business while maximizing project profitability, efficiency, and reliability, according to a company statement.