World’s ‘Largest’ Solar Tracker Factory Announced In Spain
PV Hardware Acquires Land To Build New Solar Tracker Manufacturing Facility & Expand Global Annual Manufacturing Capacity To 25 GW
Leading solar PV tracker manufacturer PV Hardware (PVH) from Spain’s Gransolar Group plans to build the ‘world’s largest solar tracker factory’ in Spain’s Valencia with an aim to expand its annual global manufacturing and supply capacity to 25 GW.
Spain Installed 3.7 GW New Ground Mounted PV In 2022
Spanish PV Association UNEF Releases Ground Mounted Solar PV Installation Capacity Deployed In 2022, Bringing Total To 6.2 GW
Ground mounted solar PV installations adding up to 3.712 GW in 2022 in Spain, led to the creation of 74,250 direct and indirect jobs in the country and another 40 GW of these are set to be installed over the next 3 years, according to the Spanish sol.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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BayWa Offloads 115 MW Solar PV Capacity In Spain & More From Green Genius, RES, Gamesa Electric
BayWa has sold 3 solar plants with 115 MW capacity in Spain; Green Genius too has divested stake in 152 MW PV in Spain; RES has proposed 25 MW solar farm in the UK; Gamesa Electric’s 2022 business was driven by Proteus central inverters.
Portugal Goes In For Environmental Licensing Reform
With Simplified Environmental Licensing, Portugal Accelerates Decarbonization Efforts; Joins Spain & France To Launch Green Hydrogen Corridor For Europe
The Government of Portugal has come out with a new legislative package called Ambiente+Simples to ease environmental licensing for renewable energy projects, one of which includes elimination of mandatory environmental impact assessment (EIA) for sol.
3 GW RE For 2 GW Green Hydrogen Project In Spain
Cepsa’s Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley Project To Produce 3 GW Solar & Wind Powered 300,000 Ton Green Hydrogen ‘In Europe, For Europe’
Spanish oil and gas company Compañía Española de Petróleos (Cepsa) will invest in 2 GW worth green hydrogen projects in Spain targeting 300,000 tons of green hydrogen annually, powered by 3 GW wind and solar power capacity to decarbonize industry.
Spain Speedily Processing 100 GW Renewable Energy Capacity
MITECO Hurries To Clear Bureaucratic Hurdles & Provide Environmental Approvals To Around 100 GW RE Capacity For Fear Of Legal Tangle Ahead: El Mundo
Spain’s Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) is on a spree to grant environmental and other permits to as much as 100 GW large scale renewable energy capacity before the deadline of January 25, 2023.
Spain’s 4th Renewables Auction, A Major Disappointment
High Electricity Market Prices & Economic Context Marked By Ukraine War Among Reasons MITECO Says Responsible For Dismal Results Of 4th Renewable Energy Auction
The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) in Spain has blamed the ‘economic context marked by the war in Ukraine that has conditioned the bids of the participants and the results’ for the dismal results of .
BayWa Secures PPA For its 1st Agrivoltaic Project In Spain
BayWa To Build 2 Solar Facilities In Spain, Including An Agrivoltaic Project, For Denmark’s Velux Group
German renewable energy company BayWa r.e. has secured Denmark based roof window manufacturer Velux Group as the corporate offtaker of solar power from 2 facilities in Spain out of which one is planned as an agrivoltaic project.
350 MW Solar For Lithium Processing Plant In Spain
Spanish Lithium Processing Plant To Be Powered By Solar PV, Renewable Hydrogen & Green Methane
A lithium processing plant being developed by Extremadura New Energies (ENE) in Spain is planned to be powered by a 350 MW solar PV project along with 180 MW green hydrogen and a green methane plant with maximum capacity of 180 MW through a joint ven.
Spain Concludes 3rd Renewable Energy Auction
MITECO Selects 146 MW Biomass & 31 MW Distributed Solar PV Under Spain’s 3rd REER Auction
The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) in Spain has awarded 146 MW of biomass and 31 MW distributed solar PV capacity under the 3rd renewable energy auction for 520 MW under the Renewable Energy Economic Regime (REER).
IEA PVPS Releases Report On Spanish BIPV Technology
Need To Include BIPV In Spain’s Technical Building Code & Offer Incentives For It To Grow
Building integrated PV (BIPV) technology in Spain has sufficient quality but is mainly limited to the scientific and academic fields, according to a technical report by the International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (IEA PVPS) t.
Solar Rooftops Get Another Boost Under Spanish Plan
Spain’s ‘More Energy Security Plan’ +SE To Advance Rooftop Solar & Streamline Processing Of Renewables
Rooftop solar, energy communities and self-consumption segments in Spain are set to get a boost with the Council of Ministers approving the More Energy Security Plan (+SE) proposed by the Ministry for the Energy Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO).
