R.Power, one of the larger solar energy companies in Poland, has announced the launch of three new solar farms in Portugal with a total output of 22 megawatts.
Just a few months after opening its new site in Valencia, K2 Systems is thus emphasizing its commitment to the Spanish photovoltaic sector by joining two important Spanish associations: UNEF (Unión Española Fotovoltaica) and APPA (Asociación de Empresas de Energías Renovables).
The Portuguese Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade (AICEP) has granted its Potential National Interest (PIN) status to the VVR Green renewable hydrogen production project owned by renewable hydrogen developer and producer DH2 Energy.
Nomad Electric has signed an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract with a leading developer of utility-scale renewable energy projects, to provide O&M support for a solar plant in Portugal with a capacity close to 30 MW.
Nomad Electric has successfully commissioned its first photovoltaic power plant in Portugal with a capacity of 8.4 megawatts, part of a larger 45-megawatt contract. Additionally, the company has secured a new EPC contract for a 24-megawatt solar farm, expanding its footprint in the Portuguese renewable energy market.
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Poland-based R.Power has commissioned its first solar farm in Portugal. The produced energy will be sold through a PPA.
R.Power Group has announced the signing of 10-year power purchase agreements from its PV project portfolio in Portugal. The contract covers PV farms located in seven central Portuguese locations.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has supplied and installed 200 VersiCharge wallboxes with dynamic load management to the Infinity building, one of the tallest residential sites in Lisbon, Portugal.
RWE is making good progress in expanding its Iberian solar business. The company has commissioned its 46-MW ground-mounted Morgavel solar farm in Portugal.
Portugal is considered a booming PV market. However, there are a number of hurdles for private PV system operators to overcome, especially when dealing with the country's largest electricity supplier, Energias de Portugal, SA (EDP). This is described by pv Europe reader Chris Norman from the Western Algarve (Budens, Vila do Bispo).
Nomad Electric is undertaking the construction of EPC utility-scale solar plants in Portugal with a total capacity of 45 megawatts. Such installations are currently being constructed in the Pinhal, Santarém, Marmeleiro, and Alentejo regions.
EKZ and Smartenergy announced the successful connection to the grid of their largest solar PV plant in Portugal so far.
Nomad Electric has opened a branch office in Lisbon and will provide SCADA-class IT solutions for its first portfolio of photovoltaic projects with a total capacity in excess of 70 MW.
R. Power has started works on a portfolio of 72 MW PV farm projects. All PV farms will use bifacial panels, which can produce electricity from both of their sides.
Smartenergy has acquired a majority stake in Rewatt, a provider of solutions solar energy for self-consumption, strengthening its position in the entire energy value chain.
RWE starts construction of a 44 MW ground-mounted solar farm in Portugal. Construction works are underway; full commissioning is expected in 2023.
With plenty of sunshine and high irradiation values, Portugal is considered one of the most interesting countries for solar power generation in Europe. Project developers such as Newcon Energy are investing heavily in solar PPA projects, building on stable framework conditions.
The German Aerospace Center and the University of Évora have commissioned the solar field of a parabolic trough test plant with molten salt for the first time. An important step towards further reducing the costs of solar thermal power plants.
R.Power invests in Portugal in subsidy-free PV power plants worth PLN 160 million (EUR 35,4 million) and a capacity of nearly 60 MW.
Axpo Iberia has signed a series of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Aquila Capital, an international investment company focusing on renewable energies.
NextPower III ESG (“NPIII ESG”), NextEnergy Capital’s international institutional solar fund announces its third acquisition in Portugal, a 39 MW project.
NextEnergy Capital announces two further solar PV acquisitions in Portugal and Chile totalling 53.8 MW in its NextPower III ESG institutional solar fund.
Axpo Iberia has signed a ten-year physical power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Spanish photovoltaics developer Solaria for three solar plants currently under construction in Spain.
The first solar plus storage auction in Portugal covered 700 MW. Q Cells won 315 MW.
