Renewables company BayWa r.e has inked a deal with German bank Norddeutsche Landesbank (NORD/LB) to secure €32.5 million (US$34.7 million) for a 54.1MWp solar project in Spain.
Emeren Group – a global solar PV developer – has sold its 58MW Polish solar portfolio to Spectris Energy. The projects were sold ‘ready to build’, and Spectris will handle construction and own the projects long-term.
With Germany working on its goal of producing 80% of electricity consumption covered by renewable energy in 2030 as set out in the EEG 2023, it has announced plans to provide a new contract model to enlist local communities in the energy transition.
As agrivoltaics projects grow in popularity, PV Tech Premium gives a look at four countries - Germany, the US, France and Australia - and Africa that have embraced the technology.
European Energy (EE) has received a construction permit for a 250MW PV plant in Catania, Sicily. The company said that the installation will be the largest in Italy upon completion.
Joint-venture (JV) Repsol Ibereólica Renovables Chile, equally owned by Spanish oil major Repsol and renewables company Ibereólica Renovables Group has commissioned 76.8MW of a solar PV project in Chile.
Enefit Green has reached final investment decision on the 74MW Sopi solar PV project in Estonia, into which it will invest approximately €44 million (US$47 million).
Utility-scale solar PV capacity added in 2022 reached nearly 13GW in the US, a drop from the previous year as supply chain constraints, and sourcing difficulties for solar panels slowed down the pace.
