Victoria-based electricity distribution company Powercor has been granted a new transmission licence to connect large-scale solar PV, wind generation, and battery energy storage, in Australia’s southern state.
Solar developer ib vogt has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with US tech company Apple, offering power from a 134MWp solar PV project in Spain.
The Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) was approved with an aim to produce 40% of its annual deployment needs in net zero technologies by 2030.
Solar developer Lightsource bp has secured €315.34 million (US$337.5 million) for a 560MWp solar PV project in Greece.
Israel-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) Econergy has sold a 214MW solar PV project in Romania.
UAE state-owned renewable energy developer Masdar has reached an agreement to buy 67% stake in Greece’s Terna Energy.
Croatia has launched a new renewables auction with 450MW of solar PV capacity tendered.
Solar equipment provider Mondragon Assembly has secured a contract with Greek PV module manufacturer Brite Solar for the development of a 150MW semi-transparent agrivoltaics module line in Greece.
New analysis from Friends of the Earth revealed that 374,900 hectares—totalling 2.9% of land in England—are suitable for new onshore wind and solar farms to generate a combined 225,000GWh.
Oil company Eni’s renewables subsidiary Plenitude has begun constructing a 330MWp solar PV plant in Spain.
