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Vopak, an independent tank storage company, has acquired BayWa r.e.’s largest battery storage project in Europe. The site in the northern Netherlands includes land, a 300 MW grid connection and all permits.
Renewable energy growth in the EU has accelerated in recent years, but it’s revealing a critical structural weakness: the lack of flexibility in Europe’s electricity market. Daniel Hölder, Head of Global Policy and Markets at BayWa r.e., shares his view.
The developer is making steady progress with its UK solar park plans and has now received the green light for three more projects.
On Friday, at SolarPower Europe’s annual gathering of members in Brussels, two new Board Vice-Presidents were elected, alongside the election of seven new Board Directors.
The specialist retailer has raised approximately €435m to finance digitalization and business expansion. The funds will be released following discussions with shareholders and financing banks. Shareholder Baywa is outsourcing its shares to a private equity firm.
Following approval delays, construction of the tracker system only began in late 2024. The project was nevertheless completed on time and will now be subject to scientific monitoring.
A majority stake in Baywa r.e. is to be sold to the investor Energy Infrastructure Partners. A capital increase will reduce Baywa's stake in the solar trading and project development company to 35 per cent.
The Alhendín solar park south of Granada has been feeding electricity into the grid since May 2024. The agri-PV system combines solar power generation with agricultural production. The concept enables the use of modern agricultural machinery between the rows of solar modules.
BayWa r.e. has sold four UK solar projects to renewable investor Octopus Energy Generation. Battery energy storage systems will be partly included in the projects.
BayWa r.e. has successfully secured contracts for three projects, with a combined total capacity of over 150 MW, across onshore wind and solar in Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the Great Britian Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction.
BayWa r.e. has completed the construction of two solar clusters on former military bases in central and south-western France. These comprise five solar parks with over 300,000 solar modules and a total capacity of 136 MW.
BayWa r.e. has sold the Spanish solar park Almodóvar to the independent power producer (IPP) Encavis AG. The plant in Andalusia, west of Córdoba, is expected to be connected to the grid in the fourth quarter of 2025.
BayWa r.e.'s first 54 MW agri-PV solar park in Spain is fully operational and has been connected to the local power grid. VELUX purchases the electricity via a PPA.
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:
