Solar Markets & Finance News

Tongwei in top place to secure 3GW module tender from China Resources Power
Tongwei Solar, EGing PV and LONGi have been shortlisted as candidates for the 5th module purchase round of Hong Kong energy business China Resources Power.
Aug 30, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tongwei, China, Hong Kong, Asia, LONGi, module manufacturing, module supply deals, china resources poweregin, g photovoltaics
US federal government launches US$ 335 million battery recycling programme
The United States federal government Department of Energy (DOE) has started implementation of a US$ 335 million programme to sustain battery recycling.
Aug 30, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, recycling, North America, department of energy, supply chain, government funding, critical materials, granholm, industrial competitiveness, second life
EDF inks solar energy have fun with Network Rail
PPA covers output from the 50MW Bloy's Grove PV farm in Norfolk as well as will supply non traction energy needs
Aug 30, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, EDF, Europe, solar farm
First Solar to invest $1bn to ramp US PV manufacturing
Investment will certainly expand the business's ability to domestically generate solar modules to over 10GW
Aug 30, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, Mark Widmar, North America
MET Group bags 60MW Polish solar
Project located in the west of the country is anticipated to get to ready-to-build status in 2023
Aug 30, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, MET Group, Christian Hürlimann
Low Carbon align financing for 1GW PV buildout
Developer will certainly make use of an initial ₤ 230m to support building of 500MW of solar projects in the UK and also Netherlands
Aug 30, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Netherlands, Low Carbon, Roy Bedlow
United States Homes Add Roof Solar at a Record Clip to Cut Power Bills
Residential panel installments will jump by 5.6 GW in 2022 Homes to add three times much more solar than commercial users
Aug 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, BNEF, North America
Smartenergy takes control of Portuguese solar developer Rewatt
Swiss investment company Smartenergy Group AG introduced today it has actually sealed a deal to purchase a majority stake in Portuguese rooftop solar developer Rewatt, specialising in self-consumption installations for the local commercial as well as industrial (C&I) field.
Aug 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Smartenergy, Joao Cunha, Rewatt
MET Group buys 60-MWp solar project in Poland
Switzerland-based energy firm MET Group said on Monday that it has acquired a solar PV project in Poland, with an expected set up capacity of 60 MWp, in an effort to pick up speed in the new market.
Aug 29, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Solar Project, MET Group, Christian Hurlimann
Lack of components puts solar projects in Egypt in danger
The intense scarcity of solar equipment components in Egypt is placing the realisation of solar projects across the nation at risk, the Solar Energy Development Association (SEDA) stated on Sunday.
Aug 29, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Africa, Egypt, Seda, Solar Energy Development Association
Azure Power chief executive officer abruptly resigns
Azure Power chief executive officer abruptly resigns
Aug 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Azure Power, harsh shah
University of Arkansas signs PPA for 5.1-MW solar array
Over the following 25 years, the University of Arkansas is expected to save millions of dollars in electrical energy expenses and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8.8% due to a new solar services agreement that was signed by UA System President Donald Bobbit on July 18th.
Aug 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, North America, University of Arkansas, Scott Turley
LONGi ships 18GW+ of modules in H1, calls TOPCon 'transitionary' as it targets HPBC development
Solar Module Super League (SMSL) participant LONGi Green Energy shipped 39.62 GW of monocrystalline silicon wafers, of which 20.15 GW was sold on the surface and also 19.47 GW for interior usage, according to its monetary results for the initial fifty percent of the year.
Aug 29, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, pv modules, financial results, Asia, longi solar, finance, LONGi, longi green energy, topcon, inner mongolia, hpbc
Brandenburg aims to quadruple solar capacity by 2030
The German state of Brandenburg seeks to quadruple its solar capacity to 18 GW by 2030 as part of its energy strategy that envisages switching to 100% renewable power generation by the end of this decade.
Aug 26, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Brandenburg
Enen seeks financing to develop 104 MWp of solar projects in Germany
German solar project programmer Enen Endless Energy GmbH is seeking to increase EUR 1 million (USD 993,000) in a crowdfunding campaign to finance the development of 3 solar projects with an overall capacity of concerning 104 MWp in Germany.
Aug 26, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, solar projects, Enen