Renewable energy leader BayWa r.e. will issue Europe’s first-ever tender initiated by a developer, for corporate power purchase agreements (CPPA), totalling 10 terawatt-hours over 10-year contracts. The energy will come from a portfolio of renewable projects located in Germany and Spain. The tender will take place in Autumn 2022 and will see the project’s total […]
BayWa r.e. introduces 2.83-MW floating solar farm in Thailand – EQ Mag Pro
German renewables business Baywa r.e. AG introduced today that it has mounted its first floating solar farm in Thailand to provide 2.83 MW for a residential corporate customer. Baywa r.e. set up 6,900 bifacial PV modules on two ponds in the Thai district of Ubon Ratchathani, as well as fixed them on two sort of […]
Huawei And BayWa r.e. Extend Their Partnership to Support Thai Renewables Growth
BANGKOK :  Huawei and BayWa r.e. have extended their partnership agreement following two years of successful collaboration, to continue to provide premium solar products and solutions in Thailand. Since 2019, BayWa r.e. – a leading solar product distributor – has been Huawei’s partner in sales, distribution, and a Certified Service Partner. During 2020, the […]
Floating Solar Ready for Take-Off
Whether floating or hanging, solar panels have the potential to both provide electricity and reduce evaporation from reservoirs. It is an idea that may have found its moment. Droughts are crippling power supplies from many hydroelectric dams across Africa, with dwindling reservoirs evaporating in the hot sun. So, say researchers, why not tap that sun? […]
BayWa r.e. Profits From ‘Brisk Demand’ for Solar Modules in Europe
German agriculture group BayWa has said its renewables business saw an “unusually strong” start to the year, driven by high demand for solar modules and the sale of a PV plant in Japan. The BayWa r.e. unit, which develops clean energy projects and distributes solar equipment, benefitted from “brisk demand” for modules during the first […]
BayWa Oz solar farm hits first power milestone
106MW PV plant in northern Victoria finally connected to grid after 18-month delay. German developer BayWa RE has confirmed its 106MW Yatpool solar farm in northern Victoria, in Australia, has been connected to the grid. Construction at the site, which comprises 350,000 solar PV panels, was completed in late 2019 after a 10-month build. Baywa […]
B2Gold commissions world’s largest off-grid solar plant
Suntrace and Baywa r.e complete commissioning of the world’s biggest solar-battery hybrid system for the mining industry at the B2Gold Fekola mine in Mali. Suntrace and BayWa r.e., together with B2Gold, have completed commissioning of the world’s largest off-grid solar-battery hybrid system for the mining industry, at the Fekola gold mine in Mali, West Africa. […]
Large-scale solar-plus-storage project commissioned at Mali gold mine
An off-grid hybrid energy system at Fekola, a gold mine in Mali, Africa, has gone online incorporating solar PV, battery storage and the site’s existing fossil fuel generators, project partners Baywa r.e. and Suntrace have said. Malian mines produced 66.5 tonnes of gold in 2020, making it the third biggest producer on the African continent, […]
BayWa r.e. sells 44.2 MWp of solar farms in Malaysia
Germany’s BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH has finalised the sale of its first solar farms in Malaysia to Kuala Lumpur-based independent power producer (IPP) reNIKOLA Sdn Bhd. The buyer acquired a 5.2-MWp solar farm in Arau, Baywa r.e.’s maiden project in Malaysia, and the 39-MWp Gebeng plant for an undisclosed price. The sale was conducted […]
Greenberg Traurig Represents BayWa r.e. in Installation of the Company’s Largest Onshore Wind Project to Date
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP served as lead counsel for BayWa r.e. in the financing, and sale of the 250 MW Amadeus Wind Project, which completed construction and achieved financial close in December LOS ANGELES: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP served as lead counsel for BayWa r.e. in the financing, and sale of […]
