Europe PV News Snippets
Belectric Retrains Lens On UK Solar EPC Market & More From Peridot, Ireland, Ellomay, BayWa
Belectric plans to return to UK EPC space; FitzWalter Capital partners with Peridot Solar; Ireland finalizes RESS 2 auction; Ellomay brings online 28 MW solar in Spain; BayWa secures 214 MW module order in Germany & commissions 7.5 MW project.
Ørsted Exploring Solar & Onshore Wind In Spain
Denmark Based Ørsted Eying Multi-GW Level Spanish Solar & Onshore Wind Pipeline
Danish energy company Ørsted is expanding to Spain where it has announced entering partnerships with Glide Energy, Rolwind, ARBA Energias Renovables and Ereda to explore GW level early-stage solar and onshore wind projects in the upcoming grid auctions.
Call For Japan To Increase RE Commitment
285 Organizations Back Japan Climate Initiative Call To Increase RE Share Up To 50% By 2030
As Japan gets ready to formulate its Clean Energy Strategy in June 2022, a climate network of non-state actors Japan Climate Initiative (JCI) has found support from 285 organizations to demand the government increase its renewable energy target from 36% to 38% by 2030 to between 40% to 50%.
Southern German State Increases Solar Target To 500 MW
Baden-Wurttemberg Expands Annual Large Scale Solar Installation Limit To 500 MW
Southern German state of Baden-Wurttemberg has expanded its annual installation limit for large scale solar PV capacity to 500 MW, up from 100 MW previous restriction in a move that it says will enable more projects from the state to participate in B.
Israel Eying 17GW+ Installed Solar By 2030
Israel Energy Ministry’s ‘Operative Plan’ For Renewable Energy, Centered Around Solar
Israel’s Ministry of Energy calculates the country’s renewable energy potential to grow to 30% electricity generation share by 2030 with solar as central to the plan contributing a cumulative of 17.145 GW, an increase of 13.554 GW from the current installed solar capacity of the country.
Masdar To Explore 1 GW RE Capacity In Kyrgyzstan
Solar PV Among RE Technologies Masdar Eyeing In Kyrgyzstan Under MoU With Energy Ministry
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company Masdar will explore the development of renewable energy technologies, including solar PV, with a combined capacity of up to 1 GW in Kyrgyzstan under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) it has signed with the country’s Ministry of Energy.
ArcelorMittal Wants RE For South Africa Operations
Global Steel Producer Exploring Feasibility For 200 MW Renewable Energy Capacity
Steel manufacturing giant ArcelorMittal is planning to conduct feasibility studies for 200 MW renewable energy generation capacity, basis which it will realize projects to power its existing facilities in South Africa on land owned by the company.
Britain Releases New Energy Security Strategy
UK To Increase Solar Power Capacity 5 Times By 2035; Nuclear, Wind & Hydrogen To Grow Too
Stressing on power supply ‘Made in Britain, for Britain’, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has released the country’s new Energy Security Strategy that will see it increase its solar power capacity 5-fold from 14 GW as it stands now, by 2035, wh.
180 GW RE Potential For Central America
IRENA Pins Central America’s Solar & Wind Potential To 30 GW By 2050 Under Decarbonization Strategy
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) recommends Central America to adopt a decarbonized pathway to increase the renewables share in the energy mix of the region to 91% by 2050.
EU’s REPowerEU To Reduce Russia Reliance Short on Solar
EU Stresses On RE To Become Independent Of Russian Gas Supply Before 2030; SPE Criticizes Commission’s Low Solar Ambition
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is acting as a trigger for the European Union (EU) to figure out ways to become independent of Russian gas supply before 2030, for which it has now outlined a plan that also incorporates measures to bring down rising e.
LG To Exit Solar Module Business
Citing Uncertainties In Global Solar Panel Industry, LG Electronics To Exit Space
A comprehensive review of increasing material and logistics costs, along with severe supply constraints and their impact on its solar business has led the South Korean electronics manufacturer LG Electronics to announce it will leave the global solar panel business for good.
Axpo Aims For 10 GW Solar By 2030
Swiss Utility To Expand Solar Portfolio About 20 Times Its Size By 2030 Mostly Abroad
Switzerland based electricity utility Axpo plans to grow its solar power portfolio, about 20 times its size today, to 10 GW by 2030, with an initial 4 GW to be developed in the markets of Spain, Italy and Poland.
Israel Mulls 20 GW Solar Target By 2030
Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry Recommends Expanding RE Share To 40% By 2030
The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Israel has devised a new action plan to expand the country’s renewable energy target for the national electricity mix by 2030 to 40%, from the 30% as it stands now.
Germany Sees Big Potential In Agri-PV
Green Party Led Ministries Want Up To 200 GW Solar Capacity Through Agrivoltaics And Marshland in Germany
A white paper released by the German Ministries of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK), Environment (BMUV) and Agriculture (BMEL) sees great potential to use open agricultural spaces to deploy solar PV capacity, and counts PV potential of up to 200 GW through agrivoltaics and marshland.
California Targets 25.5 GW New RE Supply
CPUC Gives Green Light To Aim For Additions Of Nearly 19 GW Solar & 15 GW Storage In California By 2032
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved the state’s Preferred System Plan (PSP) under its Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) process through which California will bring in around 25.5 GW of new supply-side renewables, compris.
France Announces 100 GW Solar Target
Emmanuel Macron Aims For Unambitious 100 GW Solar Capacity For France By 2050; Focus On Local Manufacturing Too
French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country will multiply its installed solar power capacity to exceed 100 GW by 2050 as solar energy is cheaper and fits more easily into the landscape, referring to its versatility, while offshore wind will.
China Sets Focus Areas For Energy Transition
China To Use Gobi Desert To Develop Large Scale Solar & Wind Power Projects
As China targets to achieve its carbon neutrality goal before 2060, the Asian giant is getting its energy transition priorities in place, as per a new policy document released that identifies desert regionst to establish them as the bases for large scale solar and wind energy projects.
Catalonia’s 62 GW Renewable Energy Plan
Addition Of Nearly 33 GW Solar PV To Help Catalonia Achieve Energy Independence By 2050
To achieve climate neutrality in the energy sector, the Government of Catalonia says it aims to grow its renewable energy generation capacity by 2050 to around 62 GW with solar PV technology contributing the highest share of over 33 GW.
Dominion Energy Wants 1 GW Solar+Storage
Dominion Energy Proposes To Expand Solar & Storage Portfolio By Over 1 GW With 15 Projects, Including 20 MW/80MWh Energy Storage Facility
Virginia, US based electricity utility Dominion Energy Virginia has proposed its largest solar and storage projects expansion to date representing more than 1 GW of carbon free electricity.
Policy Reforms Can Help UK Achieve 40 GW Solar By 2030
Solar Energy UK Recommends Several Policy Reforms To Help UK Set & Achieve ‘At Least’ 40 GW Solar Energy Capacity Target By 2030
Under various scenarios modelled by Solar Energy UK in its latest report shows the country can grow from 28.6 GW solar power capacity by 2030 under its BAU scenario, to 40 GW under a net zero scenario.
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