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Former open-cast mining area to host largest floating solar PV plant in Germany – EQ Mag Pro

Regional officials in eastern German Cottbus have given the green light for the country’s largest floating solar power plant to be built on the man-made Cottbus Ostsee lake, a former open-pit lignite mine, announced the city’s mayor Holger Kelch (CDU) alongside energy company LEAG. With the political go-ahead, the project developers LEAG and EP New […]

BayWa r.e. starts construction of Austria’s largest floating solar plant – EQ Mag Pro

German renewable energy company BayWa r.e. has made progress on the construction of Austria’s largest floating solar power plant that will, once constructed, be able to supply 7,500 households with green electricity. Named Grafenwörth, and under construction on ponds in former sand and gravel pits near the namesake town, the 24.5MWp floating solar project will […]

MITECO Selects 146 MW Biomass & 31 MW Distributed Solar PV Under Spain’s 3rd REER Auction – EQ Mag Pro

Spain’s MITECO has concluded the 3rd renewable energy auction under REER for 520 MW capacity It awarded 146 MW biomass and 31 MW distributed solar PV capacity for tariffs higher than the cap For distributed solar PV, the average winning tariff was determined as €53.88 per MWh, while minimum and maximum tariffs ranged between €44.98 […]

Statkraft Sees Solar As World’s Largest Energy Source In 2035, Producing 21,000 TWh Clean Energy – EQ Mag Pro

Statkraft’s 7th edition of Low Emissions Scenario sees clean energy as main solution to ensure energy security at affordable energy prices Solar will play a significant role generating over 21,000 TWh in 2050, increasing by a factor of 26 from today Need to decentralize supply chains for metals critical to the energy transition that’s currently […]

TotalEnergies reaches 500 MW of onsite B2B Solar Distributed Generation for the self-consumption of its Customers Worldwide – EQ Mag Pro

Paris : TotalEnergies announced today it reached the milestone of 500 MW of onsite B2B solar distributed generation in operation. More than 300 sites of its industrial and commercial customers have been equipped with solar panels in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. TotalEnergies sells to its B2B customers green electricity produced […]

Most impactful green projects selected under EU for the Green Agenda in Serbia

83 innovative solutions have been selected to receive technical and financial implementation support under the EU for the Green Agenda in Serbia initiative. In response to four public calls, local governments, companies, scientific research institutions and civil society organisations throughout Serbia submitted their environmentally friendly plans aiming to accelerate the green transformation, climate action and […]

Germany to massively expand electric car charging network – EQ Mag Pro

Germany has unveiled plans to massively boost charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. The €6.3 billion proposal would increase the number of charging points across the country to 1 million by 2030. Germany’s government on Wednesday approved a “master plan” that aims to make the transition from fossil-fuel-driven cars to electric ones as user-friendly as possible […]