Iberdrola has a portfolio of 1,960 MW wind power and solar energy projects in the country, in addition to the 1,158 MW of the Támega Hydroelectric Complex. Iberdrola continues to make progress in the development of its renewable projects in Portugal. The company has begun work on the installation of the Montechoro I and II … Continue reading Iberdrola undertakes the Montechoro photovoltaic plant, in Portugal
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China dominates German photovoltaic imports in 2022
Europe and especially Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece and Cyprus should bet much more on 24-hour manageable Concentrated Solar Power or solar thermal and not so much on photovoltaics imported from China. We are replacing Russia with China.Concentrating Solar Power, CSP or Solar thermal energy would today be less expensive than photovoltaic if much more had … Continue reading China dominates German photovoltaic imports in 2022
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Repsol has acquired three wind farms and two solar plants from the promoter and developer ABO Wind
Repsol has reached an agreement with the promoter and developer ABO Wind to add 250 MW of renewable assets in Spain through the purchase of three wind farms and two solar plants. With the acquisition of these projects, the multi-energy company’s renewable porfolio in Spain now totals 3,200 MW in operation, under construction and at … Continue reading Repsol has acquired three wind farms and two solar plants from the promoter and developer ABO Wind
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Vattenfall invests in 76-megawatt agrivoltaic project
Agrivoltaics is the combination of sustainable agriculture and solar power generation on the same agricultural land. Vattenfall has now made a final investment decision for a 76-megawatt solar park Tützpatz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The project is being set up without state support. Photovoltaics is now one of the cheapest technologies among renewable energies, and solar … Continue reading Vattenfall invests in 76-megawatt agrivoltaic project
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Iberdrola builds the largest photovoltaic project in Europe in Portugal
The 1,200-MW Fernando Pessoa solar project is located in Santiago do Cacém, near Sines and its construction will generate up to 2,500 jobs. When it comes on stream in 2025, the Fernando Pessoa plant, named after the Portuguese poet, will be able to supply enough clean, low cost, locally generated green energy to cover the … Continue reading Iberdrola builds the largest photovoltaic project in Europe in Portugal
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Enfinity Global and Statkraft sign long-term PPA for the commercialization of 191 GWh of clean electricity per year in Italy
The portfolio, consisting of three power plants located in the Viterbo province (Lazio region), is expected to become operational in the first half of 2024. It will produce 191 GWh of clean electricity per year, enough to power 71,000 homes and offset 76,500 tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent to the amount captured by 3,500 mature … Continue reading Enfinity Global and Statkraft sign long-term PPA for the commercialization of 191 GWh of clean electricity per year in Italy
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Iberdrola is awarded four agrovoltaic innovation projects in France
Iberdrola has been awarded four agrovoltaic projects with a total capacity of 12 megawatts (MW) in the renewable energy innovation tenders launched by the French Ministry of Energy Transition. As a prerequisite and priority, the projects focus on innovation criteria, care for the environment and improvement of agriculture and livestock farming on the land on … Continue reading Iberdrola is awarded four agrovoltaic innovation projects in France
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Acciona Energía’s largest pv complex in Spain Extremadura i, ii, and iii begins operations
ACCIONA Energía has started operations at the photovoltaic complex Extremadura I, II, and III (125MWp) in Almendralejo (Badajoz), the largest solar complex of the company in Spain. Formed by more than 230,000 photovoltaic modules, Extremadura I, II, and III will generate 257GWh of clean electricity per year, equivalent to the consumption of around 65,000 homes, … Continue reading Acciona Energía’s largest pv complex in Spain Extremadura i, ii, and iii begins operations
Continue readingIberdrola will install its first floating photovoltaic solar plant in Brazil
The Iberdrola group plans to install in Brazil, through its subsidiary Neoenergia, the company’s first floating photovoltaic plant in the world. The project will be built on the water surface of the Xaréu dam on the island of Fernando de Noronha, recognised by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage Site, where Iberdrola is developing various … Continue reading Iberdrola will install its first floating photovoltaic solar plant in Brazil
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RWE plans innovative demonstration plant for agrivoltaics
Can power be generated and land be farmed on the same site? RWE and Forschungszentrum Jülich want to demonstrate how that can work in the Rhenish lignite mining district. The plan is to generate solar power in tandem with agricultural and horticultural activities on about seven hectares of recultivated land at the edge of Garzweiler … Continue reading RWE plans innovative demonstration plant for agrivoltaics
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Photovoltaic made in China
PV relies entirely on China, unlike wind power and concentrated solar power, and there is a risk of substituting China-made PV for reliance on natural gas and oil from Russia. The world scored a new record in 2021, producing 132.8 GW of solar PV capacity installations, up from 125.6 GW in 2020. China accounted for … Continue reading Photovoltaic made in China
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Investments in Egypt’s solar and wind energy approach $3.5 bln to produce 3570 megawatts
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Dr. Mohamed Shaker, affirmed that Egypt seeks to be a corridor for the transit of clean energy that the African continent enjoys. “Egypt is keen to support the efforts of African countries to access clean energy from renewable sources,” he stated, explaining that there is a plan to localize … Continue reading Investments in Egypt’s solar and wind energy approach $3.5 bln to produce 3570 megawatts
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Diversify the production of solar panels
A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) calls for the diversification of the solar energy supply chain, which is currently concentrated in Asia, and an increase in production in other countries – as EGP is doing in Catania – in order to meet decarbonization targets in time. Over the last ten years, the … Continue reading Diversify the production of solar panels
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Pumping is adapting its consumption profile to the increase in photovoltaic energy
The rapid growth of solar photovoltaic energy in Spain is creating opportunities in the electricity market. The most widespread technology currently used to store energy, pumping power plants, is changing its consumption pattern to take advantage of these opportunities. The energy transition will create new opportunities like this one that will be exploited by new … Continue reading Pumping is adapting its consumption profile to the increase in photovoltaic energy
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MSD Animal Health’s facilities in Carbajosa de la Sagrada and Moríñigo (Salamanca) will have more than 2,700 kWp of photovoltaic energy?
MSD Animal Health, leading company in animal health, has chosen ACCIONA Energía to carry out its decarbonization project through the installation of a photovoltaic self-consumption system at its facilities in Carbajosa de la Sagrada and Moríñigo (Salamanca, Spain) during the next 25 years. This self-consumption photovoltaic system will cover around 19% of the electricity needs … Continue reading MSD Animal Health’s facilities in Carbajosa de la Sagrada and Moríñigo (Salamanca) will have more than 2,700 kWp of photovoltaic energy?
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Naturgy acquires its first hybrid PV solar and energy storage project in Australia
Naturgy marks an important milestone with this project, representing its first foray in Australia into photovoltaic technology, through a hybrid PV-Battery project, which is the first one of this kind for the company worldwide.The Cunderdin project will be the largest DC-coupled solar PV and battery project to be built in Australia.The company extends its asset … Continue reading Naturgy acquires its first hybrid PV solar and energy storage project in Australia
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Inauguration of the world’s first photovoltaic solar power plant with graphene panels
Graphene solar panels can be more efficient and can be manufactured in a two-dimensional (2D) format. Developed by scientists from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, in collaboration with researchers from the Hellenic University of the Mediterranean, Greece, this new technology was installed on the island of Crete and interconnected, forming the first solar … Continue reading Inauguration of the world’s first photovoltaic solar power plant with graphene panels
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Iberdrola commissions Algeruz II, its first photovoltaic plant in Portugal
Located in the Setúbal district and with an installed capacity of 27.35 MW, the photovoltaic plant is one of the seven projects awarded to the company in the 2019 auction. Algeruz II will produce enough clean energy to supply more than 11,000 households and avoid the emission of 13,400 tonnes of CO2 per year. Iberdrola … Continue reading Iberdrola commissions Algeruz II, its first photovoltaic plant in Portugal
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Iberdrola starts up its first photovoltaic plant in Italy
Suministrará energía suficiente para cubrir las necesidades de más de 12.000 hogares y evitará la emisión de 9.600 toneladas de CO2 a la atmósfera. Iberdrola busca triplicar su cartera de proyectos renovables en Italia hasta 2025 Iberdrola strengthens its presence in Italy with the construction of its first photovoltaic facility in the country, the 23 … Continue reading Iberdrola starts up its first photovoltaic plant in Italy
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RWE commissions its first floating photovoltaic project
RWE, one of the world’s leading companies for renewable energy, has commissioned its first floating photovoltaic (PV) project. The project consists of around 13,400 solar panels that float on a lake near the Amer power plant in Geertruidenberg, in the Netherlands’ province of Noord-Brabant. The innovative solar field has an installed capacity of 6.1 megawatts … Continue reading RWE commissions its first floating photovoltaic project
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