Vaasa office building © Energiequelle GmbH

07 Dec 2023 | Vaasa (renewablepress) - The Finnish subsidiarysubsidiary of Energiequelle has opened a new office on the west coast of Finland. The office complements the head office in Helsinki and already employs four people in the areas of project development, property security and construction. Other positions are currently being advertised. Tore Regnell, Location Manager of the Energiequelle office in Vaasa, is convinced by the location: "The proximity to the Vaasa University campus offers a major advantage, as this region has a wealth of experience and training opportunities in the energy sector. As a result, there is a large pool of potentia...... read more...

GoldenPeaks Capital receives project financing in Poland on the basis of a Euro PPA © Capcora

07 Dec 2023 | Frankfurt am Main (renewablepress) - GoldenPeaks Capital (“GPC”), one of the fastest growing independent producers of green energy in Europe, has successfully completed the financing of a portfolio of solar PV projects with a total capacity of 72.0 MWp located in various regions of Poland. The project's revenues are hedged through a Euro-denominated corporate power purchase agreement. The financing package was provided by a banking club consisting of DNB Bank ASA and PKO Bank Polski. Capcora, a German consulting company, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to GPC. GoldenPeaks Capital is one of the fastest growing independent green pow...... read more...

(from left) Bert Salomo (Advisor to the District Administrator, Görlitz District Office), Tom Mutter (Head of Engagement and Acceptance Measures at Qualitas Energy Deutschland GmbH), Per Wiesner (Mayor of Neißeaue), Dr Gerd Lippold (State Secretary, Saxon © Qualitas Energy

01 Dec 2023 | Berlin (renewablepress) - Qualitas Energy, a global investment and management platform focused on renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure investment, promotes the implementation of wind energy projects together with the Saxon State Ministry for Energy, Climate Protection, Environment and Agriculture in the wind farm community of Neißeaue, near Görlitz in Germany. According to an amendment of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (§6 EEG 2023), operators of wind farms may now pay a voluntary contribution to the municipalities depending on the generated wind energy. “The money, generated by participating in t...... read more...

© Heidi Scherm

27 Nov 2023 | Berlin (renewablepress) - The Berlin University of Applied Sciences (BHT) and the Renewables Academy (RENAC) AG are now offering two modules of their renowned online MBA Renewables programme also as certificate courses. These microcredentials courses, Energy Policy and Economic Framework and Marketing Analysis and Instruments, are specifically tailored to the needs of managers in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors. "In the dynamically growing global markets for renewable energies and energy efficiency, a fundamental understanding of the energy policy framework, individual market segments and target groups can be crucial for...... read more...

Windfarm Waldow near Berlin © Qualitas Energy

24 Nov 2023 | Berlin (renewablepress) - Qualitas Energy, a global investment and management platform focused on renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure investment, announced today the receipt of approvals for the Dalkendorf and Waldow wind farms with a total capacity of more than 60 MW. In the municipality of Dalkendorf, located in the district of Rostock, a noteworthy step towards the energy transition has been taken. Approval has recently been granted for the construction of seven 5.7 MW turbines as part of a greenfield project. The Dalkendorf wind farm represents just one of over 100 wind energy projects that Qualita...... read more...

© Nordex SE

23 Nov 2023 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - bioconstruct GmbH has placed an order with the Nordex Group for the supply and installation of six N163/6.X turbines for the "Bösel-West" wind farm in Lower Saxony. The order also includes Premium Service for maintenance of the 40.8 MW wind farm for a period of 20 years. The Nordex Group will start installing the turbines in the wind farm in the joint municipality of Lüchow (Wendland) in autumn 2024: Three will be built in the territory of the municipality of Wustrow and three in the territory of the city of Lüchow. Commissioning of “Bösel-West” with the 6.8-MW turbines on hybrid towers with a hub height of 164 ...... read more...

Qualitas Energy acquires further wind energy projects © iStock / Bestgreenscreen

22 Nov 2023 | Berlin (renewablepress) - Qualitas Energy, a global investment and management platform focused on renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure investment, announced today the acquisition of two wind projects with a total capacity of 43.2 MW. One of these projects will undergo repowering, while the other represents a new greenfield development. Firstly, the successful acquisition of a wind farm, south of Mainz, marks the kick-off of another energy transition project by Qualitas Energy in Germany. The 5 turbines, operated since 2002 with a total capacity of 5.8 MW, are to be deinstalled as part of the in-house pr...... read more...

INVL receives bridge financing for 51 MWp in Romania © Capcora

22 Nov 2023 | Frankfurt am Main (renewablepress) - The INVL Renewable Energy Fund I, which is managed by INVL Asset Management (INVL) and invests in renewable energy projects, signed an agreement with Kommunalkredit Austria AG (Kommunalkredit) on a loan of EUR 25 million. The proceeds of the loan will be used to finance the construction of solar power plants with 51 megawatts (MW) capacity in Romania. Germany-based Capcora acted as exclusive financial advisor to INVL in the transaction. “We see Romania as a very rapidly emerging European Union (EU) market that is heavily focused on renewable energy projects. We believe the fund’s investments in more ren...... read more...

Wholesale electricity prices in October significantly below the previous year's level © flashpics / Adobe Stock

21 Nov 2023 | Münster (renewablepress) - Wholesale electricity prices in Germany were 43.1 per cent lower in October 2023 than in October 2022 despite the nuclear phase-out in April 2023, according to an analysis of data from the EPEX Spot Power Exchange by the Internationales Wirtschaftsforum Regenerative Energien (IWR). The monthly price for wholesale electricity for the German market area reached an average of 8.7 ct/kWh in October 2023 (Oct. 2022: 15.3 ct/kWh). Even in a two-year comparison (Oct. 2021: 14.0 ct/kWh), this is a significant drop of 37.9 per cent, although six nuclear power plants were still in operation in Germany at this time in 2021....... read more...

© Nordex SE

21 Nov 2023 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received an order for 56 MW in Croatia. The largest wind farm developer and operator in the country, ENCRO d.o.o, and Adris Grupa, a leading independent investment company in Croatia, have ordered eight N163/6.X turbines for the “Visoka” wind farm. The order also includes a Premium Service for the turbines covering a period of 30 years. In autumn 2024 the Nordex Group is to deliver and install the turbines near the town of Sinj, to the north-east of Split. The turbines from the Delta4000 series will be installed on tubular steel towers with a hub height of 113 metres. The turbines are ...... read more...