Poland’s PV capacity reaches 2.26 GW
The country has deployed around 916 MW of new PV capacity in the first seven months of the year.
Northvolt secures $1.6bn backing for twin battery gigafactories
In a little over ten years, Northvolt aims to pour 150 GWh of batteries onto the European market, annually. The company is also working to source end-of-life batteries for half its raw materials.
Construction begins on 64 MW unsubsidized Polish solar plant
The project, set to be commissioned this year, will sell power to an unspecified industrial client under a power purchase agreement.
Eastern Europe coal exit offers a €50bn clean power opportunity
With Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Czechia having dragged their heels over climate legislation for years, BloombergNEF has estimated the most economic route out of the coal habit. It is a path which could see 40% less carbon emissions in 2030 than were recorded last year, with a 47% clean energy power mix.
Covid-19 weekly round-up: Polish solar is immune to the effects of Covid-19 and the coronavirus will drive EV manufacturing from China to India, apparently
Plus, one Australian installer says residents who had installed solar and storage at home will be cushioned against thumping, coronavirus-related electricity bill rises this quarter and there are signs of recovery in overall energy consumption levels.
Poland preps remote solar investment
The government is said to be working on amending its renewable energy legislation to enable people without their own roofspace to benefit from the solar boom.
Poland to reach 7.8 GW of cumulative PV by 2025
A new report by Instytut Energetyki Odnawialnej shows how Poland will deploy more large-scale PV. Growth is expected to be high in the 2021-22 period, with new capacity additions set to hit 2.8 GW.
Poland set to reach 2 GW milestone
The country reached 1.95 GW of installed PV capacity at the end of May, after installing around 653 MW of new projects in the first five months of this year. If the current growth trend continues over the next few months, Poland could become a gigawatt market in terms of annual additions for the first time this year.
EIB greenlights €18 million loan for 65.6 MW Polish PV project
The funds will be used by Polish developer Energy Solar Projekty sp.z o.o. to build 66 PV projects selected in Poland’s auction scheme for renewable energy projects not exceeding 1 MW in size.
Poland added 236 MW of solar in two months
The country’s installed PV capacity reached 1.83 GW at the end of last month, according to the national grid operator.
