Repsol was the first oil major to set a net-zero target, and now it’s leading an Iberian renewables charge. Spanish oil major Repsol will build and operate 860 megawatts spanning 26 new wind farms in its home country, nearly doubling its pipeline of renewables projects in development. Repsol was the first among its oil and […]
Huawei Powers Up 11 Solar Projects in Spain Totaling 447.3MWac
Spain: 11 solar projects are now live in Spain. Partnered with X-Elio, Huawei has provided its innovative end-to-end smart PV solution consisting of Huawei SUN2000 String Inverters, and Smart Transformer Stations (STS), which work perfectly alongside the tracker system. As one of the successful and most technologically advanced solar projects in Spain to date, this […]
Spain declares climate emergency signals move to renewables
Madrid, Jan 21 (AFP) Spain’s new government on Tuesday declared a “climate emergency” and pledged to unveil a draft bill on transitioning to renewable energy within its first 100 days in office. In a statement announced after the weekly cabinet meeting, the government committed to bringing a draft bill “to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with […]
Solarcentury Gets Boost From UK Government for 500MW Overseas Pipeline
Britain wants to spark a post-Brexit green industrial revolution, but its greatest opportunities for renewable exports likely lie with wind, not solar. Developer Solarcentury has secured €54.8 million ($61.1 million) of finance for 500 megawatts of solar in Spain — with a little help from the U.K. government. The backing by U.K. Export Finance, the […]
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With the increasing maturity of solar power products, technologies and the rising cost of electricity, more and more people turn their eyes to solar power and and become interested in it, thus house roofs, industrial and commercial roofs become good places for solar power installing. For users, a good solar power plant can not only […]
Iberdrola Completes Europe’s Largest Solar Plant (and Yes, It’s Subsidy-Free)
The 500-megawatt Núñez de Balboa project is part of Iberdrola’s plan to add 3 gigawatts of solar by 2022 in the rebounding Spanish market. Spanish renewable power giant Iberdrola has completed work on what it claims is the largest solar project ever built in Europe. The 500-megawatt Núñez de Balboa facility is now undergoing testing […]
Spain: COP 25 – Climate change – The EIB finances one of the largest solar plants
Talayuela solar plant in Extremadura to produce renewable energy for around 150,000 households yearly CO2 emissions will be reduced by more than 171 kt CO2-e/year 400 workers to be employed during the construction phase The project sponsors are Encavis AG and Solarcentury The investment is supported by the Juncker Plan During the UN Climate Change […]
BASIC Ministerial Joint Statement at UNFCCC COP25
Following is the BASIC Ministerial Joint Statement at the 25th session of Conference of Parties under the UN framework convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC COP25), in Madrid, Spain. The Ministers of the Brazil, South Africa, India and China group (BASIC) met during the 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on […]
ASSETS PROVIDING ‘FLEXIBILITY’ ARE KEY TO MAXIMIZING THE ROLE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN SPAIN AND CHILE
New reports show how batteries, dynamic electric vehicle charging and interconnectors will have major influence on emissions between now and 2050 Madrid and Santiago: Maximizing the role of solar and wind power in the electricity systems of Spain and Chile between now and 2050 will hinge on the extent to which ‘flexibility assets’ such as […]
Investors Still Waging War With Spain Over Retroactive Cuts
Spain has offered an olive branch in its long-running legal battle with renewables developers. But the fight isn’t over yet. Investors fighting Spain over retroactive cuts to feed-in tariffs for renewables projects are braced for more legal wrangling despite an offer to recover some revenue. It appears likely developers will ignore the regulatory olive branch […]