1.6 GW Solar Panel Manufacturing Fab In Spain
Iberdrola Announces 1.6 GW Solar Panel Factory In Extremadura; Applies For European Union Funding
Spanish energy giant Iberdrola has revealed plans to set up a solar PV panel manufacturing project in Spain’s Extremadura region with 1.6 GW capacity, for which it is seeking funding from the European Commission’s (EC) Innovation Fund.
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Low Carbon Proposes 600 MW Solar Park In UK & More From Ethical Power, Niam, Bisol
Low Carbon plans 600 MW solar and storage project in England; Ethical Power acquires development business of PPS in UK; Niam takes over Bright Sunday in Sweden; Bisol modules for the 1st ever zero research station in Antarctica.
Demand For ‘Sun Package’ In Germany
Parliamentary Group Recommends Measures, Including Simplifying Bureaucratic Regulations, To Boost Solar
The parliamentary group in German Parliament Bundestag, comprising both CDU and CSU parties, has proposed the latter to clear what is terms a ‘Sun Package’ through which regulatory and permitting processes can be simplified for faster expansion of solar power capacity in the country.
Now No VAT On Solar In Ireland
Ireland To Abolish Value Added Tax On New Solar Panels For Homes To Help Save €1,000, Says Environment Minister
Ireland has decided to abolish Value Added Tax (VAT) on new solar panels and their installation for households which is estimated to save them €1,000, announced the country’s Minister of Environment Eamon Ryan on his social media account.
E.ON Study Bats For Rooftop Solar In Germany
All New Roofs Built in Germany Over Next 15 Years Equipped With Rooftop Solar Can Generate 77 TWh
Over the next 15 years, if every single-family, semi-detached and terraced house built in Germany is equipped with a rooftop PV system, the country can count on a total of 77 TWh of green electricity to be generated in this period, according to a stu.
EU Settles For 42.5% RE Target For 2030
European Union Agrees To Raise 2030 Official Renewable Energy Target To A Minimum 42.5% & Aim For 45 Percent
The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement to increase the European Union’s (EU) binding renewable energy target for 2030 to a minimum of 42.5%, up from the current legislated 32% while agreeing that the bloc would aim to reach 45% share under Fit for 55 package.
3rd Call For Small Projects Under EU Innovation Fund
Small Scale Low-Carbon Projects In European Union Stand To Win €100 Million Grant Funding
The European Commission has issued the 3rd call for small scale projects under the Innovation Fund with a budget to award €100 million grant funding for small-scale projects in renewable energy, decarbonization of energy-intensive industries, energ.
Greece’s Solar & Storage Funding Scheme
€200 Million PV Program To Subsidize Solar & Storage Systems For Greek Households & Farmers
Households and farmers in Greece will be able to access government subsidy for their solar and storage systems under the Ministry of Environment and Energy (YPEN) new €200 million Photovoltaics on the Roof program, with special bonus of 10% for peo.
Germany Increases Innovation Tender Tariffs
Bundesnetzagentur Invites Bids For 400 MW Innovative Projects, Capping Tariffs At €0.0918/kWh
German Federal Network Agency or Bundesnetzagentur has opened a new tender for 400 MW innovative projects inviting bids for solar, wind, biomass, storage, geothermal and hydroelectric power plants, capping tariffs at €0.0918/kWh which is an increase of 25% over the previous tender.
Germany’s Feasibility Study For PV Manufacturing
VDMA, RCT Solutions & ISC Konstanz Join BMWK’s Libertas Study To Explore Re-Establishing Solar Supply Chain In Germany
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) has formed a consortium of German mechanical engineering industry association VDMA, solar factory developer RCT Solutions GmbH and research institution ISC Konstanz to conduct.
Report On EU’s Suitable Response To US’ IRA
Stiftung KlimaWirtschaft Commissioned Deloitte Study Recommends EU Finds Its Own Path For Smart, Fast & Effective Industrial Policy
To meet the challenge and the opportunity that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) presents for the European Union (EU), the latter should respond with a pragmatic, smart and effective industrial policy that speeds up renewable energy industry instead .
Italy’s ‘1st’ Crowdfunded PV Power Plant Online
Enel Green Power’s 17 MW Crowdfunded Solar PV Project Raised €200,000 Ahead Of Schedule To Become Operational In Italy’s Emilia Romagna
Enel Green Power (EGP) has announced the commissioning of a 17 MW solar power plant in Italy’s Poggio Renatico, near Ferrara in Emilia Romagna calling it the country’s 1st PV project to be built through crowdfunding, which the company says it built with the Fornasini Foundation.
Kosovo Targets To Install 1.6 GW RE by 2031
Solar PV & Wind Energy Lead Kosovo’s Renewable Energy Ambition With 600 MW Each By 2031 As Country Eyes Coal Phase-Out By 2050
Kosovo to develop cumulative renewable energy capacity of 1.6 GW by 2031, including 1.32 GW of new capacity comprising 600 MW each of solar PV and wind under its newly adopted Energy Strategy 2022-2031 as the country seeks to phase out coal by 2050.
Italy To Host 600 MW Solar PV Module Factory
Big Boost To European Solar PV Manufacturing As Lithuania’s Solitek Confirms Plans To Expand Module Production Capacity By 600 MW In Italy
Lithuanian based solar modules manufacturer Solitek has picked Benevento, Italy for a new 600 MW solar PV panel production factory expanding its geographic footprint in manufacturing beyond Lithuania where it operates 180 MW module line capacity which it aims to increase to 250 MW in 2023.
Germany Deployed 746 MW Solar In February 2023
Germany’s Cumulative Installed Solar PV Capacity Nearing 70 GW With 746 MW Added In February 2023; Bundesnetzagentur Adjusts January Numbers
In the initial 2 months of 2023, Germany has installed as much as 1.62 GW new solar PV capacity with 746 MW added in February 2023, according to Bundesnetzagentur or the Federal Network Agency that has now updated January deployments to 874 MW previo.
Italy’s ‘Largest’ Agrivoltaic Project Enters Construction
Enel Green Power Breaks Ground On Italy’s ‘Largest’ Solar Power Plant & ‘Largest’ Agrivoltaic Facility With 170 MW Capacity
Enel Green Power (EGP) has started construction on a 170 MW solar PV project in Italy claiming that it will be the country’s largest solar power plant and also largest agrivoltaic facility in the European nation.
Svensk Solenergi Against Swedish Grid Fee Rules
Swedish Solar Association Protests Government Proposal To Let Operators Decide Electricity Network Fee For Small Scale Solar Producers
Sweden’s Energy Market Inspectorate’s (Ei) proposal to allow individual network operators to set their own electricity network fee for small scale producers will negatively impact at least 130,000 small scale solar power generators, according to local solar energy association Svensk Solenergi.
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GGF Loans €28 million For Largest Non-Subsidized Solar Project In Western Balkans & More From Yettel, Ørsted, CWP, Kaufland Bulgaria
GGF backs largest subsidy-free solar plant in Western Balkans; Yettel & CETIN Bulgaria sign PPA for 123 MW solar plant; Ørsted acquires 160 MW Ireland project; CWP acquires 134 MW Romania project; Kaufland Bulgaria gets more solar power.
Serbia Promoting Renewables With Laws & Financing
Serbia Amends Renewable Energy Law To Implement Auctions For New Capacities; EBRD Also Loans €300 Million To National Utility EPS To Hold RE Auctions
Serbia has adopted the Bill on Amendments to the Law on the use of Renewable Energy Sources that enables implementation of auctions to bring in new capacities into operation, following a €300 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction a.
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