German State Launches Solar Expansion Offensive
Brandenburg To Accelerate Solar Energy Deployments With Focus On Distributed Generation
The German State of Brandenburg has launched what it calls is a solar expansion offensive to speed up the rate of PV deployment as it targets to grow its installed capacity from 6 GW now to 18 GW by 2030.
Agrivoltaics Gaining Ground With US Financiers
Massachusetts Sited Agrivoltaic Projects To Come Online By 2023-End With $91 Million Financing
US-based solar developer BlueWave has raised a $91 million financing to advance its portfolio of 20 MW agrivoltaic project capacity, in the making for many years, to bring it online by the end of 2023. The $64 million debt financing from KeyBank and $27 million tax equity raise from U.S.
Study Explores Croatia’s Agrivoltaic Potential
Croatia Can Increase Solar Energy Installations By Up To 900 MW If 1% Land Used For Agrivoltaics
Croatia can install 900 MW new solar PV capacity, up to 5 times more than 182 MW already operational in the country if it uses only 1% of its available agricultural land to deploy solar PV systems, says a new study by the Renewable Energy Sources of .
High-Altitude Agrivoltaic Solar Plant In Switzerland
Axpo’s Solar Offensive: Another Alpine PV Project, On Existing Pastureland In Oberiberg Region
Switzerland-based energy company Axpo Holding AG has announced plans to develop another alpine PV project as part of its solar offensive, this time with local energy company EWS AG.
Agrivoltaic Project Cleared In Dominican Republic
SUNfarming To Build 50 MW Grid Connected Agrivoltaic Facility In Latin American Nation
The National Energy Commission (CNE) of Dominican Republic has awarded definitive concession to German solar energy company SUNfarming for a 50 MW agrivoltaic project to be built in the country on a grid-connected basis. SUNfarming will develop the.
Netherlands Discussing Space For Solar PV
Dutch Minister Estimates 145 GW Theoretical Potential For Rooftop PV, But Rules Out Agricultural Land
The Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Rob Jetten has proposed ‘fine-tuning’ the Netherlands’ National Energy System Plan (NPE) that shows the country has a potential to install 173 GW solar PV capacity by 2050, with 145 GW theoretical poten.
Austria Gets Vertical Agrivoltaic Project
Austria’s Styria Hosts Country’s ‘Maiden’ Large-Scale Vertical Bifacial Agrivoltaic Solar Plant
Agrivoltaic solar PV technology company based out of Germany and Austria, Next2Sun has commissioned the ‘1st’ large-scale vertical bifacial agrivoltaic plant with an installed capacity of almost 2 MW in Gabersdorf, Styria in Austria.
Agrivoltaics Projects For Poland
Corab & Kelfield Join Hands To Build Over 1 GW Solar Projects On Polish Agricultural Land
Solar PV systems company Corab SA and renewable energy projects developer Kelfield have entered a partnership to build over 1 GW of agrivoltaic projects in Poland, which the local media calls as the largest investment of this kind in the European country.
Agrivoltaic System For Organic Farming
Insolight Commissions Agrisolar Project With 160 kW Installed Capacity For Swiss Raspberry Field
Switzerland based technology start-up Insolight has commissioned a 160 kW agrivoltaic project in the country’s Lucerne Canton on a raspberry field, with capacity to generate around 190 MWh annually, as a pilot to be studied for 3 years by the Swiss.
Agrivoltaic Tender Launched In India
Assam Gas Company Seeking Consultants To Ascertain Feasibility Of Agrivoltaic Plant At Sadiya
Assam state-owned natural gas supplier to domestic and commercial consumers, Assam Gas Company Limited (AGCL) plans to explore agrivoltaic technology with a project for which it is now seeking a consultant to prepare a pre-feasibility report (PFR) and detailed project report (DPR).
Expanding Agrivoltaics’ Reach In Europe
SolarPower Europe Launches Agrisolar Best Practices Report To Successfully Implement Projects
Using real world case studies of agrivoltaic or agrisolar projects in the European Union (EU), SolarPower Europe (SPE) has published an Agrisolar Best Practices report that it says intends to offer guidance for the deployment of sustainable agrivoltaic practices for solar industry stakeholders.
EDF Exploring New Solar Applications
Renewables Arm Of French EDF Group Inaugurates A Floating Solar Plant & An Agrivoltaic Demonstrator In France
The renewable energy arm of French energy group EDF, EDF Renouvelables is expanding its portfolio with newer applications for solar, and in this regard, it is inaugurating a 20 MW floating solar plant on the lake of a hydroelectric dam, and an agrivo.
Now It’s About ‘Fruitvoltaics’
‘Europe’s Biggest’ Renewable Energy Project For PV Modules Above Fruit Plantation In Netherlands
German renewable energy company BayWa r e and its Dutch subsidiary GroenLeven have started constructing an 8.7 MW solar plant in the Netherlands, calling it the ‘biggest’ renewable energy project using solar PV modules above fruits in all of Europe or a fruitvoltaics project.
Recommendations For Agri-PV In Germany
BDEW Wants Special Tender For Agrivoltaic Projects To Help Accelerate Solar Energy Expansion
The German association for energy and water management (BDEW) has released a set of 12 recommendations for the government to facilitate the development of agrivoltaic projects, including having a separate tender segment, to help the country speed up .
Land Available In Israel For Solar
28,000 Acres Land Tendered In Negev Desert For Solar Energy Installations; More To Follow
The Israel Land Authority is offering 28,000 acres of land on lease in Negev Desert in Naot Hovav the form of 4 complexes to be used for the development of large scale solar power projects.
Agri-PV System By US University
Purdue University Researchers Create Agrivoltaic Structures Compatible With Large Scale Agriculture
The College of Agriculture and College of Engineering at Purdue University in Indiana, US has created an ‘innovative’ solar module structure using a dual, off-axis rotation system and sensors to form a near-vertical structure to allow farm equipm.
Largest Agri-PV Project In Italy
Engie Inaugurates 66 MW DC Agrivoltaic Facility In Sicily Under PPA Contract With Amazon
France’s Engie has commissioned what it terms as the biggest agrivoltaic park in Italy with 66 MW DC/50 MW AC installed capacity and the 1st agrivoltaic project in the country conceived on the basis of a corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) bet.
Agrivoltaic Plant Launched In Kosovo
Solar Energy Group Europe Breaks Ground On 150 MW Agrivoltaic Facility In Gjakova City
A subsidiary of diversified business entity Rockland Group of Lebanon, Solar Energy Group Europe (SEGE) has started construction of a 150 MW DC/136 MW AC agrivoltaic farm in Kosovo’s Gjakova city.
13 Agrivoltaic Projects Cleared In Italy
Italian Council Of Ministers Approve 594 MW Solar PV Capacity To Come Up On Agricultural Land
The Italian cabinet has responded positively to environmental impact assessment (EIA) of 13 agrivoltaic projects in the country, thus clearing the way for 593.662 MW of new PV capacity in Apulia and Basilicata regions to move forward.
