BayWa r.e. has sold four UK solar projects to renewable investor Octopus Energy Generation. Battery energy storage systems will be partly included in the projects.
BayWa r.e. has successfully secured contracts for three projects, with a combined total capacity of over 150 MW, across onshore wind and solar in Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the Great Britian Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction.
BayWa r.e. has completed the construction of two solar clusters on former military bases in central and south-western France. These comprise five solar parks with over 300,000 solar modules and a total capacity of 136 MW.
BayWa r.e. has sold the Spanish solar park Almodóvar to the independent power producer (IPP) Encavis AG. The plant in Andalusia, west of Córdoba, is expected to be connected to the grid in the fourth quarter of 2025.
BayWa r.e.'s first 54 MW agri-PV solar park in Spain is fully operational and has been connected to the local power grid. VELUX purchases the electricity via a PPA.
Global renewable energy developer and solutions provider BayWa r.e. has successfully completed three PV self-consumption projects for Merck and Tetra Pak.
Ampero is the new FinTech software company from BayWa r.e. and offers portfolio management for owners of wind and solar plants. The Ampero software solution combines all relevant information such as financial and technical data as well as weather and energy market information.
BayWa r.e. is setting new standards with its first project in Spain to combine solar and wind energy projects. The project comprises three wind farms with a total capacity of 135 MW and two solar farms with a total capacity of 53 MW.
BayWa r.e. has sold the Spanish solar park "Lirios" to the independent power producer (IPP) Encavis AG. The solar park is expected to go into operation in 2025. With an output of 109 MW, Lirios is one of BayWa r.e.'s largest projects in the country.
BayWa r.e. and the Belgian technology company 3E have signed a strategic partnership agreement. BayWa r.e. has chosen 3E's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform SynaptiQ as its new monitoring and analytics system for all solar plants and battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Although 2023 is expected to be the warmest year on record, there is 12% less talk about the climate crisis on social media, a study has found.
Baywa r.e. plans to develop six agri-PV projects in five countries combining agriculture and solar power generation by 2027. The Group has received EU funding of €6.5 million for this purpose.
Metro, Goodman and BayWa r.e. realized Germany's largest rooftop PV system in Marl/Germany. The entire building complex was awarded the Gold Certificate of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB).
BayWa r.e. is cooperating with Swiss infrastructure investment manager Susi Partners to offer solar energy solutions in Southeast Asia. The focus is on Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia.
BayWa r.e. Solar Trade has signed an acquisition agreement for Ribeiro Solar, a PV wholesale company operating exclusively in Brazil. The company thus strengthens its own position in the Brazilian and international PV market.
Conexio has now published the complete programme for the conference on dual use of agricultural land online. There is still a discount on the admission price until 31 August.
Baywa r.e. wants to place its solar trading business in new hands. An investor is being sought to take over the lucrative division. Frank Jessel is Global Director Solar Trade. In this interview, he explains the background. An interview:
The plant spans a raspberry plantation and generates 8.7 megawatts. The 24,206 solar modules are installed on the fields of farmer Marten van Hoof in the province of North Brabant.
BayWa r.e. and NORD/LB have closed the financing of the innovative solar project "Alhendín" in the amount of 32.5 million euros. It is part of the first European Agri-PV Corporate Power Purchase Agreement signed between BayWa r.e. and Velux.
BayWa r.e. Solar Trade and Seacon Logistics will develop a Netherlands based fully climate-neutral logistics centre with over 50,000 m² of storage capacity for photovoltaic components.
Baywa r.e. intends to accelerate the internationalisation of its own solar trade and the planning software Solar Planit by spinning it off as its own subsidiary. The new boss is Steffen Lindemann, who comes from Valentin Software.
War in Ukraine will delay net zero goals while simultaneously propelling the renewable transition forward. These and more trends have emerged from a recent study by Baywa r.e. Read the results in more detail here:
BayWa r.e. expands its solar distribution business to Greece. The company has been actively present in the country since 2013 with the development of renewable energy projects as well as O&M services.
Ecowind, a subsidiary of BayWa r.e., has completed a 24.5 MW floating solar farm in Grafenwörth, Lower Austria, together with utility EVN.
BayWa r.e. and Nord/LB have closed the financing of a 53 MW solar park in Lazio, Italy. With a volume of €55.8 million, the "Tarquinia" solar park is another important milestone for the energy transition in Italy.
