Spanish solar dominates in larger-than-planned renewables auctions

Madeleine Cuff
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Spain awards 3.9GW of solar PV and 1.1GW of wind capacity in 5GW auction, contracting 2GW more clean energy capacity than originally planned

Solar PV was the big winner in the clean energy auctions held in Spain earlier this week, snapping up almost 4GW of new capacity compared to just 1.1GW of new wind capacity. The auction was originally...

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