Europe & UK

Europe & UK

Climate plan ‘not pie in the sky’ before election, says Spain

February 23, 2019 Anand Gupta

MADRID: Spain’s government presented a draft proposal on how to drastically reduce carbon emissions on Friday, less than two weeks before parliament is due to be dissolved ahead of a general election that may nix its chances of becoming law. The package aims to make Spain carbon neutral by 2050, through measures including phasing out […]

Europe & UK

Q CELLS Q.PARTNER program goes from strength-to-strength as network exceeds 1,000

February 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

− More than 1,000 Q.PARTNERS are now working with Q CELLS across the EU − Q.PARTNER program is a long-standing collaboration between Q CELLS and a variety of solar professionals, delivering mutual benefits − Training session roadshow held in January across Germany helped to further strengthen relationships with Q.PARTNERS − Q CELLS’ Head of EU […]

Europe & UK

Luxcara acquires 100-MW wind project in Finland

February 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

German renewables investor and asset manager Luxcara GmbH said today it has bought the 100-MW Valikangas wind project in Finland from German renewables developer ABO Wind AG. The particular wind park will be built by the seller at a site in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia. The electricity it produces upon completion will be sold […]

Europe & UK

Engie to scale back overseas, cut costs to boost revenues: sources

February 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

PARIS: Utility Engie is poised to cut back its geographical spread of businesses and focus on grids and renewables in a 1 billion euro cost-cutting drive to bolster revenues, sources familiar with the matter said. Engie has been criticized for being too complex and conglomerate-like and CEO Isabelle Kocher is expected to address this in […]

The logos of RWE and E.ON are seen before a joint news conference of the two German utilities after unveiling plans for an asset swap deal which will break up RWE’s Innogy unit in Essen

Europe & UK

Exclusive: RWE to win EU okay to buy E.ON, Innogy renewables businesses

February 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

BRUSSELS: German utility RWE will win unconditional EU antitrust approval to buy the renewables businesses of E.ON and Innogy in a deal that will reshape the German energy market, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The acquisition is part of an asset swap deal which involves breaking up Innogy and dividing its assets […]

Europe & UK

KINGSPAN COMMITS TO NET-ZERO ENERGY WITH EWT WIND TURBINE TECHNOLOGY

February 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

Pioneering insulation business makes leap towards 2020 pledge with low-cost green power generation onsite. Amersfoort: EWT Direct Wind has delivered a DW52 900kW wind turbine at the manufacturing site of global industrial insulation business, Kingspan, at Holywell in North Wales. Marking a key milestone towards meeting Kingspan’s pledge to become a net-zero energy company by […]

Europe & UK

Q CELLS showcased new C&I storage solutions at BePositive trade show in France

February 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

− Q CELLS, in cooperation with TESVOLT, will address the increasing demand for containerized stationary storage systems and storage solutions for commercial applications in France − Q CELLS exhibited a new storage solution for commercial and industrial applications at the recent BePositive energy trade fair, alongside the company’s solar module and storage portfolio as well […]

Europe & UK

France: Total, Ørsted and Elicio Join Forces to Bid for a Wind Farm Offshore Dunkirk

February 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

PARIS: Total (Paris:FP) (LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT), a major energy player, Ørsted, renewable major, and Elicio, a renewable energy producer preselected by the French Energy Regulatory Commission, announce the creation of an industrial consortium to submit a joint bid for the Dunkirk offshore wind farm project for a power capacity of up to 600 MW. “Total’s participation […]

Europe & UK

Boralex announces the closing of a €106 million (C$165 million) financing for four wind farms under construction in France

February 20, 2019 Anand Gupta

Montréal, Québec: Boralex Inc. (”Boralex” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: BLX) has closed financing for four wind farms under construction in France for a total amount of €106 million (C$165 million). These wind farms are namely Basse Thiérache Nord (20 MW), Catésis (10 MW), Seuil du Cambrésis (24 MW), as well as Cham Longe which is […]

Europe & UK

Innovation paves way for next stage of global energy transformation

February 19, 2019 Anand Gupta

Innovative solutions accelerate low-cost renewables in the power sector, providing countries with tools to benefit from renewables scale-up, new IRENA report finds Brussels, Belgium, 19 February 2019 – Countries at the forefront of the energy transformation are getting more than a third of their energy from variable renewables like solar and wind, and they’re doing […]