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Weekly Topic: Romania: European Energy receives 500 MW grid connection approvals

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European Energy has received grid connection approvals for around 500 MW of solar and wind energy projects across Romania. The total development pipeline for European Energy Romania now exceeds 1.5 GW of solar and wind projects.

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Italy: CCE and BWK sign PPA for a 42 MW solar plant

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Swiss based energy company BKW concludes a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with the German-Austrian solar developer CCE Holding for a 42-Megawatt solar plant in Lazio/Italy.

© Heiko Schwarzburger
Investor newsletter

Solar parks became more attractive for investors

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Our next newsletter for investors will be published on November 27, 2024. It will be about outdoor solar parks. They enjoy high levels of acceptance all over Europe and are pushing ahead the solar investments this year. Sign up for the newsletter to receive the latest B2B information on your desk.

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Topic of the Week: The Netherlands

Ampyr Solar Europe closes on 96-megawatt Dutch solar farm

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Ampyr Solar Europe, a leading pan-European solar developer and independent power producer, has achieved financial close for its latest solar PV project in the Netherlands.

© Prosolia Energy
MET/Atlantic Copper

Spain: Solar power for copper production via PPA

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MET Energía España, has signed two long-term PPAs. MET will buy the electricity from a solar park from Prosolia Energy to supply Atlantic Copper, the second largest copper producer in the world, with solar power via the distributor Fortia Energía.

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Southeastern Europe

EBRD supports solar power in Croatia

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to €31.6 million to Hrvatska Elektroprivreda d.d. (HEP), Croatia's national energy company to finance the construction and operation of a solar power plant with installed capacity of up to 99 MW.

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Investments Western Balkons

Albania: 140 MW PV project with bifacial modules

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Trina Solar has delivered 140 MW of its Vertex dual-glass bifacial modules to Karavasta Solar in Albania on behalf of Voltalia. The project will be the largest of its kind in the Western Balkans.

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Iberia

Spain: 89 MW solar PPA of ib vogt and Corning

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International solar developer ib vogt has signed a virtual Power Purchase Agreement (vPPA) with Corning Incorporated for a capacity of 88.78 MW. The deal will supply electricity from the Pato solar power farm, located in the eastern region of Segovia, Spain, to the grid.

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Spain

Q ENERGY: 52 MW solar park in Extremadura also promotes biodiversity

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Q ENERGY started construction of a 52 MW solar farm in the Spanish region of Extremadura. Extensive measures to protect nature and the environment are integrated into the project.

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UK

BayWa r.e. sells 222 MW solar projects to Octopus Energy Generation

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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.

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Poland

Tomasz Bodetko of PST Group: “We need more energy storage facilities for balancing the grid”

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Polish company Projekt Solartechnik Group (PST) is specialized in large-scale photovoltaic installations, wind farms and green energy sale, all on an international basis. About the opportunities of the Polish market we talked to Tomasz Bodetko, Vice President and responsible for sale of solar farms, PPA and CPPA.

© H.C. Neidlein
COP29

Azerbaijan: More renewables and more gas for Europe

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Azerbaijan is performing a balancing act between more gas for Europe and more renewable energies. A tour of the country, which will host the World Climate Change Conference in November, showed that there is at least some gradual movement towards more climate protection.

© RWE Renewables Australia
Energy storage

RWE: First eight-hour battery storage in Australia

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RWE announced its investment decision to build Australia’s first eight-hour battery near Balranald, in New South Wales (NSW). It will be co-located to a 249 MW solar farm.

© Goldbeck Solar
Agri-PV

Goldbeck Solar and Imwind build agri-PV park with multiple benefits

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The solar modules of the new plant in Gaweinstal in Lower Austria are installed on trackers. This means that the area can still be used for agriculture. However, the technology also has other advantages.

© Ethical Power
UK

Lynher Energy signs solar energy corporate PPA

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Lynher Energy has signed a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) with a UK-based FTSE100 company. The deal is structured as a sleeved physical PPA to provide reliable solar power to the off-taker over the next 15 years.

© David Oliete Casanova
Financing

Spain: Covestro and bp conclude solar PPA

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Covestro and bp have signed a ten-year PPA for electricity from a solar park in Spain. The agreement increases the share of renewable energy in Covestro's total electricity consumption in Spain from less than 10 percent to around 30 percent.

© Juwi
Topic of the Week: North America

hep solar's largest PV project to date will be in Canada

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Happy Canada Day: The Canadian PV market is  also gaining momentum with larger projects. For example, hep solar recently received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission for the construction and operation of a 120-megawatt PV park in Alderson. 

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Solar parks

GP Joule commissions 83 megawatt solar park

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The new plant is combined with an existing wind farm. The ground conditions and the existing monument protection did not make the realisation of the project any easier.

© IB Vogt
Topic of the Week: Poland

IB Vogt completes 40-megawatt solar project in Poland

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IB Vogt has successfully reached Provisional Acceptance Certification (PAC) for its 40-megawatt solar PV project in Ziębice, Poland. Utilizing bifacial modules on a fixed tilt, the solar farm spans 30 hectares.

© Better Energy
Scan Global Logistics/Better Energy

PPA for new solar park in Sweden

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Scan Global Logistics has signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement with Better Energy to offtake renewable energy in Sweden.

© RWE
Topic of the Week: Italy

RWE starts construction of its first solar plant in Italy

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The Bosco solar park will be an 8.3-megawatt plant and is to be installed in Partinico, Sicily. Commissioning planned by RWE for the end of 2024.

© R.Power
Investments

Poland: Financing for 59 MW PV projects secured by R.Power

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R.Power together with PKO Bank Polski S.A.have signed a credit agreement valued at nearly 190 million PLN to finance the construction of a portfolio of solar power plants located in Poland, with a total capacity of 59 MW, under a project finance formula.

© Goldbeck Solar
Netherlands

Goldbeck Solar builds huge photovoltaic plant for Eneco Solar

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The plant will reach 51 megawatts. It will be combined with a wind farm, which has various advantages but also poses some challenges in terms of project planning.

© Stephan Rudolph-Kramer/Wemag
Agri-PV

Wemag to build solar plant in Brandenburg together with agricultural businesses

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The owners of the newly founded Erneuerbare Energie Prignitz want to build a total of 140 megawatts of solar power capacity. The local population is to benefit from solar power generation.

© Better Energy
Energy storage

Denmark: Solar park with storage for grid stabilization

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A 10 MW lithium-ion battery system is expected to be installed by the end of 2024 at Better Energy Hoby solar park on Lolland in Denmark.