Solar

clearvise AG has received the building permit for the Heiligenfelde solar park.

Westbridge Renewable Energy Corporation has announced that its majority owned subsidiary, Sunnynook Solar Energy Inc., has obtained approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission for its Sunnynook solar and energy storage project.

Ørsted is the world’s first energy developer to commit to reuse or recycle all solar panels from its global portfolio of solar farms with immediate effect.

Bouygues Energies & Services, a company of Equans, has secured a contract for the design, build, and operation and maintenance of a solar farm with an approximate capacity of 50 MWp with Bluefield Partners LLP.

Akuo has commissioned a new floating solar power plant in Cintegabelle, near Toulouse in southern France.

RES has signed a new contract with Cero Generation and Enso Energy to provide asset management for the UK’s first transmission-connected solar farm.

A proposal to add battery storage capacity to a consented solar energy scheme to the east of Leeds has been submitted to Leeds City Council by Banks Renewables for review.

Linea Energy has acquired a 490 MWDC solar project from Horus Energy.

The appeal for Aura Power’s 49.9MW solar farm at Hawthorn Pit in Durham has been allowed, and planning permission has therefore been granted.

Iberdrola has finalised the details of its strategic alliance with the sovereign fund of Norway, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, to co-invest in 1265 MW of new renewable capacity in Spain.

BayWa r.e. and NORD/LB have completed the financing of a solar park in Alhendín, close to Granada in Spain for a total figure of €32.5 million.

Cero Generation and its UK development partner, Enso Energy, have announced the financial close of a 49.5 MW/99 MWh battery storage system.

European Energy has obtained the building permit for a renewable energy project in the municipality of Vizzini near Catania in Sicily.

Oxford PV has set a new world record for the efficiency of a commercial sized solar cell, marking a significant breakthrough in the drive towards a low-carbon global economy.

The global floating solar market is expected to pass the 6 GW threshold by 2031, as photovoltaic developers struggle to meet growing solar demand and look to alternate development technologies, according to Wood Mackenzie.