Spain to start shutting down nuclear reactors in 2027
Spain changed the nuclear waste management plan, raising costs and making the extension of the phaseout even less likely
Ten European energy giants establish Hydropower Alliance
Major hydropower plant operators adopted a platform as the Hydropower Alliance, asking the EU to adopt a strategy for the sector
Europe’s largest solar power project is underway in Portugal
"I greeted the sun by raising my right hand." Europe's largest solar power plant will be named after Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa.
Spain’s Iberdrola puts Europe’s largest solar power plant into operation
Iberdrola's solar power plant in western Spain has 1.5 million solar panels and an installed capacity of 590 MW
Portugal, Switzerland launch pumped storage hydropower plants of over 2 GW in total
Iberdrola inaugurated its pumped storage plant Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal and a similar facility was commissioned in Switzerland
Greece targets 1.5 GW in offshore wind by 2030 – who is in race?
Greece aims add 1.5 GW in offshore wind farms by the end of the decade. Several international and domestic companies are already preparing projects.
Iberdrola launches construction of three wind farms in Greece
Spanish Iberdrola started the construction of three wind farms in Greece after securing electricity tariffs there in the July auction. The combined capacity of 98.1 MW is scheduled to be connected to the grid in 2022. Iberdrola, which already has more than 300 MW in installed capacity in Greece, started the construction of three wind […]
Iberdrola contracts Vestas for wind turbine maker’s latest project in Greece
Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems A/S has won a 16 MW auction-derived order from Spain’s Iberdrola for the Pyrgari wind farm, the latest in a series of orders for the wind turbine maker to secure in Greece. Vestas said the contract with Iberdrola, the world’s number-one producer of wind power, for the Viotía, Greece site includes […]