Bavaria Holds Germany’s Largest Solar PV Installed Capacity
Adding Over 2 GW in 2022, Germany’s State of Bavaria Increases Its Massive Lead In German Solar Installations
Of Germany’s cumulative solar PV capacity installed till the end of 2022 adding up to 66.5 GW, it was the state of Bavaria that holds the largest capacity of 18.3 GW with 748,375 systems installed, followed by Baden-Wuerttemberg contributing 8.28 G.
Romania To Boost Residential Solar Installations
Romania Plans RON 3 Billion Allocation For Residential PV Deployments Under Casa Verde Fotovoltaice Program To Face Energy Crisis
Casa Verde Fotovoltaice or the National Green House Photovoltaic Program of Romania is to get a financial shot in the arm to boost residential solar installations by 150,000 individual households.
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Poland’s Onde Lands Its Largest Solar Contract To Date, In Poland, & More From Qair, Holaluz, Emeren, MET Group
Onde’s largest PV contract to date in Poland; Qair gets Bpifrance as investor; Holaluz and Banco Santander join hands for solar in Spain; ReneSola changes brand identity to Emeren Group; MET commissions 96 MW solar in Hungary.
Germany Exited 2022 With 7.2 GW New Solar Installed
With 66.5 GW Total Installed Capacity, Solar PV Overtakes Onshore & Offshore Wind Together For First Time
German Federal Network Agency or Bundesnetzagentur says the country installed 7.179 GW new solar PV capacity in the year 2022 with the inclusion of 350 MW in December 2022, taking the country’s cumulative installed capacity till the end of last year to 66.5 GW.
27.9 GW Renewables Projects Move Forward In Spain
MITECO Gives Favorable Environmental Impact Statement To 28 GW Renewable Energy Capacity In Spain, Comprising 88% Solar PV Projects
The Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has provided a favorable environmental impact statement (DIA) to 27.9 GW of new renewable energy capacity in the country 88% of which represents solar PV projec.
Europe’s Largest Solar Power Farm Planned In Portugal
Iberdrola Gets Green Light To Build World’s ‘5th’ Largest Solar PV Project With 1.2 GW Capacity In Portugal
After energizing the largest solar power plant in Europe with 590 MW capacity in Spain in August 2022, Spanish energy player Iberdrola has now secured environmental approval to build an even bigger facility with 1.2 GW capacity in Portugal which it s.
Poland’s ‘1st’ Large Scale Solar & Wind Hybrid Power Plant
N-Type Solar Panels For Poland’s Maiden Utility Scale Hybrid Renewable Energy Plant, Planned To Be One Among ‘Largest’ RE Parks In Central & Eastern Europe
Touted as the 1st large scale power plant combining solar and wind energy in Poland, a 200 MW project of Lewandpol Group to be equipped with n-type solar panels, has raised up to PLN 90 million ($21 million) subordinated loan from a fund managed by t.
400 MW Solar Power Plant Planned For Montenegro
Global Renewable Energy Company CWP Global Expands Further Into Europe With Plans To Build Montenegro’s Largest PV Power Plant
Europe and Australia focused renewable energy company CWP Global is expanding its reach in Europe with a 400 MW solar power plant in Montenegro called the Montechevo PV project, the company announced.
DTEK Seeks Decentralized Energy Sources For Ukraine
Viewing Decentralized Energy Sources As ‘Harder To Target’ In Its War Against Russian Aggression, Ukraine’s DTEK Wants To Restart Solar & Wind Farms Construction
As it continues to fight Russian aggression on its soil, Ukraine’s largest private energy investor DTEK says it is in discussions with renewables developers to restart construction of various solar and wind power plants in the country since decentr.
Germany Launches 1.95 GW Solar PV Projects Tender
Bundesnetzagentur Seeking Bidders For 1.95 GW Utility Scale Solar PV Capacity With €0.0737/kWh Ceiling Tariff
Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur or the Federal Network Agency is seeking bidders for 1.95 GW utility scale solar PV capacity to be built on arable land and grassland in disadvantaged areas, capping the bids at €0.0737/kWh.
Sweden’s Cumulative Installed PV Till 2022-End: 2.6 GW
Swedish Solar Energy Association Svensk Solenergi Counts Country To Have Deployed Nearly 1 GW New Solar PV Capacity In 2022
In 2022, Sweden brought online close to 1 GW of new solar PV capacity, according to the country’s local solar energy association Svensk Solenergi, which takes its cumulative installed capacity till the end of December 2022 to 2.6 GW.
GreenGo Energy Planning 4 GW Danish Green Energy Park
Denmark Municipality Backs GreenGo Energy’s DKK 60 Billion Megaton Energy Project With 4 GW Wind & Solar To Produce Green Fuels
One of the world’s largest green fuels projects with over 1-million-ton annual output is being planned for Denmark’s Municipality of Ringkøbing-Skjern, targeted to be produced via 2 GW electrolyzer powered by 4 GW hybrid solar and wind energy by local solar developer GreenGo Energy.
Spanish Self-Consumption Solar In 2022 Grew By 2.51 GW
UNEF: Spain’s Aggregate Installed Self-Consumption Solar PV Capacity Grew 108% YoY In 2022 To 5.25 GW Till December 2022
Spanish solar PV association Unión Española Fotovoltaica (UNEF) says Spain’s self-consumption solar PV capacity additions in 2022 grew 108% annually to 2.507 GW taking the segment’s aggregate to over 5.25 GW till the end of last year, spurred b.
New Europe Focused 2 GW+ Solar Investment Platform
Marguerite To Invest €60 Million In New European Solar Development Platform With Mandate To Set Up Over 2 GW Greenfield Utility Scale Capacity
European Union backed leading European infrastructure investor Marguerite will invest up to €60 million in a new investment platform that will be tasked with establishing a portfolio of over 2 GW greenfield utility scale solar PV capacity in Europe over the next 6 years.
Germany Caps Ground Mounted PV Tender Tariff At €0.0737/kWh
Alarmed At Subdued Developer Participation In Auctions, Bundesnetzagentur Increases Ceiling Tariff For Ground Mounted Solar Systems
Considering increased project construction and operating costs for solar PV systems and higher rates for financing available to developers, German Federal Network Agency or Bundesnetzagentur has increased the ceiling tariff for ground mounted solar P.
Switzerland Launches Maiden Auction For HEIV Funding
Switzerland’s Pronovo Open Bidding Round For 50 MW Solar PV Capacity For Systems Above 150 kW Under HEIV Scheme
Switzerland’s enforcement agency for federal subsidy program for electricity production from renewable energies, Pronovo has invited bids to award state subsidy under the country’s newly announced high one-time payment for photovoltaic systems (HEIV) scheme to solar PV systems.
Greece Targets 34.5 GW Total PV Capacity By 2050
As Greece Revises National Energy & Climate Plan, Solar Is Seen As Largest Power Source In Long Run
Under its revised National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), the Greek Ministry of Energy and Environment has carved out the largest power generation target for solar PV technology, aiming to grow the cumulative to 14.1 GW by 2030 and 34.5 GW by 2050, .
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EIB Backs PPC Renewables’ 230 MW Kozani PV Project In Greece & More From Technique Solaire, EDF Renewables, Lightsource BP, Cepsa
PPC Renewables raises €28.5 million from EIB; Technique Solaire’s maiden floating PV plant in the Netherlands; EDF Renewables UK gets NatWest as offtaker for 50 MW project; Lightsource bp selling 247 MW in Spain; Cepsa to invest in 400 MW in Spain.
Poland Launches Energy For The Countryside Program
EU’s Modernization Fund Backed Energia Dla Wsi Program In Poland To Shell Out PLN 1 Billion For Rural Renewable Energy Installations
Poland has launched a new state aid program called Energia dla wsi or Energy for the Countryside to award PLN 1 billion ($230 million) to encourage the use of renewable energy resources, including solar, with energy storage in rural and rural-urban communes.
RE Accounted For 22% Of EU’s Energy Consumption In 2021
Eurostat: Solar Fastest-Growing Source Among EU’s Share Of Renewables, Even As Other RE Technologies Hogged Bloc’s Gross Final Energy Consumption In 2021
The European Union (EU) will have speed up to increase the share of renewable energy in its gross final energy consumption to 45% by 2030, since Eurostat finds the share to have reached only 21.8% in 2021, with solar PV’s share is still small for t.
