Hybrid

The Chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, has assured the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, that Iberdrola will be a loyal ally in the country’s energy transition.

ACCIONA Energía will supply the energy produced at the Cristo Bailones photovoltaic plant (42 MWp), expected to start operations in 2024, for 12 years.

Amberside Energy and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have announced a partnership for the development of 2 GW of solar and battery storage projects in the UK.

K2M has taken new service offering to market in recognition of significant opportunity for hybridised renewables in realising the European Commission’s ‘REPowerEU’ plan.

SSE Renewables has taken its first steps into solar generation and associated battery storage in Ireland, with plans to develop a co-located project at its existing operational wind farm asset.

EDPR has just connected its first international hybrid plant to the grid, combining wind and energy production on a single site.

European Energy will be doing the development work as well as managing the grid process for the Pacific Solar Hydrogen Project portfolio.

Statkraft has signed a second hybrid power purchase and battery optimisation agreement with Warrington Borough Council, covering a solar farm and battery storage site in Gloucestershire, UK.

Through its Deep Tech fund, Repsol has acquired 33% of the technology company Smarkia, a software-as-a-service platform that provides its customers with energy optimisation solutions.

This renewable facility, located in the state of South Australia, combines 210 MW of wind power with 107 MW of photovoltaic (PV) power and has required an investment of AUS$500 million.

NTR has announced that it has successfully completed the combined financing of two projects – Murley wind farm and Ockendon solar farm – in partnership with Rabobank.

Serentica plans to install approximately 1500 MW of solar and wind power across multiple sites in the states of the Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, India.

Cypress Creek Renewables has announced the closing of US$216 million in financing for its Zier solar and storage project.

Arcadis is to support SSEN and SPEN in delivering infrastructure to integrate 10 GW of renewable energy into the UK network by 2026.

The companies have signed a contract with Greenlink Interconnector Limited to deliver the technology for an electricity interconnector between Ireland and Great Britain, which is aimed at increasing grid stability.