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.
Southern European Solar Investment Platform For 1.9 GW PV
Reichmuth & Amundi Energy Transition Pitch In €265 Million For New GW-Scale Solar Investment Platform Focused On Italy & Spain
Global alternative asset manager Alantra and Spanish solar PV company Solarig, backed by €265 million from Switzerland’s Reichmuth and France’s Amundi Energy Transition, have launched a new Southern European solar investment platform to realize a portfolio of 1.9 GW PV in Italy and Spain.
Agrivoltaic & Storage Joint Venture For Italy Announced
Pacifico Energy Partners & Eiffel Investment Group To Co-Build 300 MW Agrivoltaic & BESS Systems In Italy
Germany’s Pacifico Energy Partners and France’s Eiffel Investment Group have launched a European joint venture (JV) to develop a portfolio of 300 MW agrivoltaic projects in Italy, along with battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Italy Again GW-Scale Solar Market in 2022
GSE Introduces Quarterly Publication For Solar PV Sector In Italy; Counts 9M/2022 Annual Solar Installations Having Improved 150% To Add 1.6 GW
Italy’s state-owned energy service system operator Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA (GSE) says the country installed 1.611 GW new solar PV capacity during 9M/2022, taking its cumulative PV capacity to exceed 24.2 GW, an improvement of 7% annually.
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Capital Dynamics’ New Solar Focused RE Fund Exceeds Target By 75% & More From Encavis, Enel Green Power, Peel Cubico
Capital Dynamics’ new RE fund has raised €521 million; Encavis raises $32 million for Dutch solar parks; Enel Green Power starts construction of 86 MW Italian PV and storage power plant; Peel Cubico proposes 26 MW solar farm for Isle of Man.
Octopus Re-Enters Italy Through 1.1 GW JV
UK’s Octopus Energy Comes Back To Italian Renewables Market, This Time In Partnership With Nexta
UK based energy company Octopus Energy Generation has once again entered the Italian renewables market, this time under a joint venture (JV) with local wind and solar power developer Nexta Capital Partners to create 1.1 GW new onshore wind, solar far.
ReneSola Takes Over UK Solar Projects Partner
ReneSola Strengthens Europe Business With Acquisition Of Emeren & Its 2.5 GW Solar & Storage Pipeline
US based solar power projects developer ReneSola Power has announced the acquisition of Emeren Limited, a UK headquartered utility scale solar and battery storage company and its partner for the Italian solar PV market since 2021.
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SENS LSG Bring Online 66 MW Solar Plant In Bulgaria & More From EGP Italia, X-Elio, Photon Energy
SENS LSG energizes its maiden solar plant in Bulgaria with 66 MW capacity; EGP Italia and Renergetica to co-develop 300 MW solar in Italy; X-Elio’s 386 MW DC solar plant gets favorable EIS in Spain; Photon Energy raises €28.1 million to refinance.
Enel Green Power Unveils Heterojunction Solar Module
Europe’s Largest Planned HJT Solar Module Fab To Roll Out G12 Based 680W Modules September 2023
Italian energy giant Enel’s renewable energy arm Enel Green Power (EGP) has unveiled the 1st look of its new heterojunction (HJT) solar module with a prototype at the 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC), touting an output of up to 680W.
British Company Planning Agri PV & Storage Project In Italy
NextEnergy’s Starlight Developing ‘Innovative Agri-eco-voltaics Project’ In Italy’s Campania
British solar investor and asset manager NextEnergy Group has unveiled a project including a 86.6 MW solar system with a 23 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Italy being developed by its project development arm Starlight, calling it an ‘innovative agri-eco-voltaic’ facility.
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Ignitis Group To Buy 200 MW Wind & Solar Project In Latvia & More From Voltalia, Powertis
Voltalia will build 2 projects with 90 MW combined capacity that it won under AR4 in the UK; Ignitis is buying a Latvian company that’s building a 200 MW wind and solar project; Powertis and ACES plan to co-develop 340 MW solar capacity in Italy.
Italy Installed 1 GW+ New Solar In H1/2022
Italy Saw More Than Twice As Much Solar Capacity Installed in First 6 Months 2022 Than in 2021 Altogether
Italy’s annual solar installations in H1/2022 grew by close to 150% to 1.012 GW compared to 407 MW installed in the previous year, taking the cumulative nationally deployed capacity to 23.577 GW, according to the local solar association Italia Solare.
Italy Opens Funding Round For 375 MW Agrisolar
Italy’s GSE Inviting Applications To Access Funds For Parco Agrisolare From PNRR Budget
Italy has formally launched a notice inviting applications to install 375 MW solar PV capacity on buildings for productive use in agricultural, livestock and agro-industrial sectors that it will fund with €1.5 billion allocated under its €191.5 billion Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
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ALH Group Acquiring Stake In EnBW’s 597 MW Solar Portfolio & More From Endesa, Cero, Sonnedix
Endesa is constructing its maiden solar plant in Spain’s Soria; Ameresco & Sunel Group to build 100 MW in Greece for Cero; Sonnedix has acquired 117.8 MW portfolio in Italy; ALH Group picking up 49.9% stake in EnBW’s 597 MW solar capacity.
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EDB To Finance 65 MW Solar PV Capacity In Armenia & More From Elawan Energy, Innovatec
Elawan raises €250 million for 440 MW solar in Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha; EDB will provide up to $37 million for 11 solar plants in Armenia; Innovatec will launch a new solar PV business segment dedicated to B2B segment in Italy.
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Serbia’s Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Gets 1 MW Solar Plant & More From Endesa, Cero, Galp
Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport goes solar; Endesa brings online 9.6 MW solar capacity for Incarlopsa; Cero achieves financial closure for 48 MW Italian agrivoltaic project; Galp acquires remaining 24.99% stake in Titan Solar.
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Iberdrola’s Maiden Italian Solar Plant Coming Online & More From Solarfields, BayWa, Elektroprivreda, Eiffage
Iberdrola’s 1st solar plant in Italy completes construction; Solarfield & Innova launch Italian solar JV; BayWa wins over 330 MW wind and solar in UK auctions; Elektroprivreda wins 30-year concession for 50 MW PV; Eiffage Energia breaks ground for 40 MW Portugal plant.
Italy’s €1.2 Billion Agrivoltaic Scheme Approved
European Commission Clears Italy’s €1.2 Billion Solar PV For Agriculture Support Plan
Italy’s proposed €1.2 billion scheme to support investments for the deployment of solar PV panels in the agricultural sector under its €191.5 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) has secured green light from the European Commission (EC).
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6.1 MW Dutch Floating Solar Project Online & More From Solar Steel, Italy, Boom Power
RWE has energized 6.1 MW DC floating solar plant in the Netherlands; Solar Steel supplies trackers for 50 MW Spanish plant; Italian court rules in favor of agrivoltaics; Boom Power unveils 400 MW solar farm in Yorkshire.
Italy Installed 433 MW New Solar In Q1/2022
With 185% YoY Growth In Q1/2022, Italy’s Aggregate Solar PV Capacity Touches 23 GW
Till the end of March 31, 2022, Italy’s cumulative installed solar PV capacity has touched 23 GW (to be specific 22.96 GW) with 185% annual growth in Q1/2022 numbers of 433 MW, according to the local renewable energy association Anie Rinnovabili.
