hybrid projects

French utility Engie will invest close to €100 million (US$114 million) in a 155MW solar PV project at its Castelnou power station. 

The insurance market will need to evolve its underwriting approaches to keep pace with the rapid growth of co-located renewable energy projects, according to a new report.

What financing options are there for renewable developers who find themselves shut out of some of Europe’s supportive auction programmes?

Solar PV and wind are now the cheapest power sources globally, with hybrid systems increasingly delivering 24/7 electricity at fossil-competitive costs, according to an IRENA report.

ArcelorMittal is investing INR81 billion (US$903 million) in three renewable energy projects across three states in India.

Equinor has started commercial operations at its first hybrid solar-plus-wind project in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

Polish independent power producer (IPP) R.Power plans to sell a 440MW ready-to-build PV portfolio in its home country.

The addition of solar panels to existing wind and hydroelectric plants in Turkey could add 8GW of new capacity to the country’s energy mix.

The rapidly changing nature of the world’s energy mix has necessitated similarly rapid changes in the solar PPA space.

Tata Power Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tata Motors to build a 131MW wind-solar hybrid energy project.