Global renewable energy developer and solutions provider BayWa r.e. has successfully completed three PV self-consumption projects for Merck and Tetra Pak.
Ampero is the new FinTech software company from BayWa r.e. and offers portfolio management for owners of wind and solar plants. The Ampero software solution combines all relevant information such as financial and technical data as well as weather and energy market information.
BayWa r.e. is setting new standards with its first project in Spain to combine solar and wind energy projects. The project comprises three wind farms with a total capacity of 135 MW and two solar farms with a total capacity of 53 MW.
BayWa r.e. has sold the Spanish solar park "Lirios" to the independent power producer (IPP) Encavis AG. The solar park is expected to go into operation in 2025. With an output of 109 MW, Lirios is one of BayWa r.e.'s largest projects in the country.
BayWa r.e. and the Belgian technology company 3E have signed a strategic partnership agreement. BayWa r.e. has chosen 3E's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform SynaptiQ as its new monitoring and analytics system for all solar plants and battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Although 2023 is expected to be the warmest year on record, there is 12% less talk about the climate crisis on social media, a study has found.
Baywa r.e. plans to develop six agri-PV projects in five countries combining agriculture and solar power generation by 2027. The Group has received EU funding of €6.5 million for this purpose.
Metro, Goodman and BayWa r.e. realized Germany's largest rooftop PV system in Marl/Germany. The entire building complex was awarded the Gold Certificate of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB).
BayWa r.e. is cooperating with Swiss infrastructure investment manager Susi Partners to offer solar energy solutions in Southeast Asia. The focus is on Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia.
BayWa r.e. Solar Trade has signed an acquisition agreement for Ribeiro Solar, a PV wholesale company operating exclusively in Brazil. The company thus strengthens its own position in the Brazilian and international PV market.
Conexio has now published the complete programme for the conference on dual use of agricultural land online. There is still a discount on the admission price until 31 August.
Baywa r.e. wants to place its solar trading business in new hands. An investor is being sought to take over the lucrative division. Frank Jessel is Global Director Solar Trade. In this interview, he explains the background. An interview:
The plant spans a raspberry plantation and generates 8.7 megawatts. The 24,206 solar modules are installed on the fields of farmer Marten van Hoof in the province of North Brabant.
BayWa r.e. and NORD/LB have closed the financing of the innovative solar project "Alhendín" in the amount of 32.5 million euros. It is part of the first European Agri-PV Corporate Power Purchase Agreement signed between BayWa r.e. and Velux.
BayWa r.e. Solar Trade and Seacon Logistics will develop a Netherlands based fully climate-neutral logistics centre with over 50,000 m² of storage capacity for photovoltaic components.
Baywa r.e. intends to accelerate the internationalisation of its own solar trade and the planning software Solar Planit by spinning it off as its own subsidiary. The new boss is Steffen Lindemann, who comes from Valentin Software.
War in Ukraine will delay net zero goals while simultaneously propelling the renewable transition forward. These and more trends have emerged from a recent study by Baywa r.e. Read the results in more detail here:
BayWa r.e. expands its solar distribution business to Greece. The company has been actively present in the country since 2013 with the development of renewable energy projects as well as O&M services.
Ecowind, a subsidiary of BayWa r.e., has completed a 24.5 MW floating solar farm in Grafenwörth, Lower Austria, together with utility EVN.
BayWa r.e. and Nord/LB have closed the financing of a 53 MW solar park in Lazio, Italy. With a volume of €55.8 million, the "Tarquinia" solar park is another important milestone for the energy transition in Italy.
BayWa r.e. is to be strategically realigned with a future focus on international project business and further expansion as an Independent Power Producer (IPP).
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With the acquisition of the Latvian PV wholesaler ProElektro, BayWa r.e. is also expanding its pan-European PV trading business into the Baltic States. Further locations in the neighboring countries of Estonia and Lithuania are to follow in order to further expand the business in Eastern Europe.
BayWa r.e. has sold the Bracks solar farm to Railpen and the Scurf Dyke solar farm with a total capacity of 110 MW to Recap Global Investors. Partly they feature battery systems.
BayWa r.e. accelerates Agri-PV research with four new pilot projects in the Netherlands, Austria and Germany. These “fruitvoltaic” systems combine food and solar energy production on the same land and aim to improve fruit quality through research on plant health, growth and production, while reducing waste due to plastic foil.
