Statkraft Ups Renewable Energy Ambition
Norway’s Statkraft Aims For 4 GW Annual Renewable Energy Installations By 2030
Energy major from Norway Statkraft has expanded its cumulative installed renewable energy capacity target for 2030 to 30 GW, driven by onshore wind, solar and battery storage for which it will now target 4 GW annual capacity by the target year, up from 2.5 GW to 3.0 GW in 2025.
Statkraft’s Maiden Solar Plant In India Energized
Statkraft Switches On 76 MW DC Solar Plant In India’s Tamil Nadu Under Group Captive Model
Norway headquartered state owned energy company Statkraft has grid connected its 1st large scale solar power plant in India with 76 MW DC/55 MW AC capacity in the state of Tamil Nadu under a Group Captive Model.
Aker Horizons & Statkraft Partner For Green Hydrogen
Collaboration To Explore Green Hydrogen & Ammonia Production In India & Brazil
Norway’s state-owned energy company Statkraft and green investment firm Aker Horizons have joined hands to jointly explore green hydrogen and ammonia production opportunities in India and Brazil, eying steel and fertilizer industries here.
Statkraft To Explore Agrivoltaics in Italy
Italy’s Bari Aldo Moro University & Statkraft To Research Agriculture & Photovoltaics
Norwegian energy company Statkraft enters a 4-year research agreement with the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy to study scope for agrivoltaics and sustainable approaches to further decarbonization efforts in the space.
Europe PV News Snippets
Enel Green Power’s 3 GW Bifacial HJT Plans Secure EU Funding & More From Belgium, EPS, Helexia, Statkraft, IRENA
Enel gets €118 million grant from EU for Italian fab; VAT for solar panels in Belgium lowered; Gruner Serbia signs commercial prosumer contract with EPS; Helexia acquires Cap Sud Group; Statkraft gets €1.3 billion revolving credit facility for RE; IRENA & CRUL sign MoU.
Latin America PV News Snippets
Statkraft To Build 671 MW Solar+Storage Project In Chile & More From Voltalia, Blue Elephant Energy
Statkraft secures environmental clearance for 671 MW solar & storage project in Chile; Voltalia breaks ground for 260 MW solar project in Brazil; Blue Elephant Energy acquires 44 MW solar capacity in Chile.
Better Energy PPA With 12 Companies
12 Offtakers For New Subsidy-Free Solar Plant In Denmark
Danish solar power company Better Energy has secured 12 local companies as offtakers for a ‘completely new solar park’ it will build calling it a ‘blueprint for how multiple companies can come together and contribute directly to the green transition’.
Europe PV Snippets: Statkraft, ISIF, VEH, ArcelorMittal
Statkraft Sells 234 MW Underdevelopment Solar Capacity In Spain; ISIF To Invest €1 Billion In Climate Action Projects Over 5 Years In Ireland; Dutch Solar Panel Homeowners Facing Problems; ArcelorMittal Gets €55 Million Funding For Green Hydrogen Plant In Germany
Statkraft sells 234 MW PV in Spain: Statkraft has completed the sale of 4 solar parks with a combined capacity of 234 MW in Spain, but will construct the facilities starting from September 2021.
Europe PV Snippets: Iberdrola, Sonnedix, Meyer Burger, Axpo
Iberdrola Energizes 50 MW PV In Castile-La Mancha, Spain As Sonnedix Breaks Ground On Another 50 MW; Meyer Burger Restructuring To Align With New Business Model; Axpo Iberia & Aquila Capital Sign PPA For 25 MW PV In Portugal
Iberdrola’s 50 MW PV project online:Iberdrola has commissioned its 1st solar power plant with 50 MW capacity in Spain’s Castile-La Mancha.
‘Single Largest’ Solar Farm Commissioned In Ireland
News From Ireland: Enerpower Switches On ‘Single Largest’ Solar Farm In Ireland With 5.6 MW Capacity For Pharmaceutical Company Eli Lilly; Statkraft Breaks Ground On 200 MW ‘Largest’ Solar Farm In Country
Irish solar PV installer Enerpower has commissioned what it calls Ireland’s ‘single largest’ solar farm with 5.6 MW capacity.
Statkraft’s Albania Floating Solar Project Online
Ocean Sun Grid Connects 500 kW Floating Solar Power Capacity Out Of 2 MW Project For Statkraft As Albania’s ‘1st’ Floating Solar Plant
Norway’s Ocean Sun AS has switched on part capacity of a 2 MW floating solar power plant for local energy company Statkraft representing a capacity of 500 kW.
Solarcentury Offloads African Business To BB Energy
African Energy Trading Company BB Energy Acquires Solarcentury Africa From Solarcentury, Securing Access To 2.1 GW Solar & Storage Pipeline
British solar developer Solarcentury has offloaded its African solar business for an undisclosed amount to African independent energy trading company BB Energy.
Statkraft To Develop 125.5 MW Solar In UK
Statkraft Expanding Into UK Solar Market With 125.5 MW Solar PV Capacity & Battery Energy Storage To Be Developed As 3 New Farms
Norwegian energy company Statkraft is deepening its presence in the UK solar space with the announcement of 3 new solar power farms here. These will be accompanied by battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Green Ammonia Production Plans In Norway
Statkraft, Yara & Aker Horizons Collaborate To Produce Green Ammonia Using Renewable Energy, Starting With Yara’s Ammonia Production Facility In Norway
An energy company, a renewable energy investor and an ammonia producer plan to bring their strengths together to set up what they term as the ‘1st Large-Scale Green Ammonia Project’ in Europe.
Statkraft Goes In For Another Solar Project In Spain
Statkraft Signs 5-Year Power Purchase Agreement With Aquila Capital For 50 MW Spanish Solar Project To Supply To Industrial Consumers; Subsidiary Solarcentury Secures Access Permits For 320 MW PV In Spain
European renewable energy supplier Statkraft has entered an agreement to procure solar power from a 50 MW PV project in Spain, one of the many such agreements it has signed in the country in the recent past (see Statkraft Signs Up For 252 MW More Solar In Spain).
Statkraft Won 330 MW Solar & Wind In Irish Auction
Statkraft Wins 276 MW Solar & 57 MW Wind Power Capacity In Renewable Energy Auction Of Ireland; Plans To Bring All Online In 2022
In October 2019, Statkraft acquired 320 MW under development solar power capacity in Ireland and planned for some of the projects to enter RESS auctions. It has now secured over 330 MW in the RESS 1 as per provisional results declared.
Statkraft Gets New EVP For European Wind & Solar
Birgitte Ringtad Vartdal To Lead European Wind & Solar For Statkraft As Executive Vice President From April 1, 2020
Come April 2020, and Birgitte Ringtad Vartdal (in the picture) will join the corporate management team at Statkraft as EVP for European Wind and Solar.
1 GW Virtual RE+Storage Power Plant In UK
Norway’s Statkraft Announces 1 GW Virtual Power Plant Integrating & Monitoring Operations For Wind, Solar, Battery Storage & Flexible Gas Engines In UK; Plans To Double Capacity By Summer
Statkraft already operates a virtual power plant in Germany with an installed capacity of 12 GW, and which helps connect more than 1.4 GW wind and solar power installations. Now, it wants to set up such a plant in the UK as well.
