Spain

The U.K.-based solar developer has joined forces with Portugal’s Insun to build solar parks totaling 1.35 GW over the next five years. In Greece, it wants to build another 640 MW in partnership with Kiefer TEK.

Spanish start-up Solum has installed the first solar pavement in a port area in Valencia as part of the strategy set by Puertos del Estado for the complete decarbonization of port areas by 2030.

The auction is intended at providing the missing capacity resulting from the closure of the Andorra thermal power plant in Teruel.

The trade body has highlighted a lack of explicit PV industry support in EU member states which already host domestic manufacturers, such as Germany, France, Austria, Belgium and Lithuania, and says the focus on green hydrogen could exacerbate the solar trade deficit with Asia.

The funds will be used to support innovative agrivoltaic projects and may cover up to 70% of a project’s upfront costs.

Iberdrola has built apiaries at its Andévalo and Núñez de Balboa solar power plants in Spain. The company wants to build more beehives at its other PV facilities throughout the country.

Mondragon Assembly has opened a new office in Chicago, from where it wants to strengthen its global position.

Highview Power plans to develop up to seven projects with a capacity of 50 MW / 300 MWh each in Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León and the Canary Islands thanks to an estimated investment of $1 billion.

Spanish PV project developer Gransolar is planning to build a large-scale green hydrogen production plant in the Port of Almería, in southern Spain.

The new manufacturing facility will be operated by the newly created unit PV Hardware Middle East. It will produce trackers, mounting structures, and cleaning robots for the Saudi solar market.