Europe

Polish independent power producer (IPP) R.Power has signed a PLN 231 million (US$58.5 million) deal with the Polish Development Bank to develop a 72MWp solar PV portfolio.

Dutch independent power producer (IPP) PowerField has put a 52MWh BESS at a PV plant into operation, co-located with a 28MWp solar PV plant, which the company claims is the largest such site in the Netherlands.

Germany generated more power from renewable energy sources in the first half of 2024 than at any other time in its history, according to a report from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE).

European floating solar (FPV) company SolarDuck has installed an offshore FPV pilot site in the Dutch North Sea.

PV Tech spoke with Henning Schulz, vice president of JA Solar at the Intersolar Europe trade show in Munich

PV Tech, Energy-Storage.news and Huawei have published a special report on some of the latest BESS technologies and their many applications.

Demand for new solar projects and the falling cost of manufacturing could present an opportunity for European developers, such as Holosolis.

Germany has awarded 512MW of capacity to solar-plus-storage projects in its most recent Innovation Auction.

Interest in co-locating solar PV with energy storage is increasing in Southern Europe, as grid curtailments and negative or near zero prices for solar PV become more frequent.

Spanish renewable power developer Zelestra has added €225 million (US$242.1 million) in loan financing to its funding streams.