Solar Markets & Finance News

Masdar indicators solar, hydro MoU in Kyrgyzstan
Developer aims to produce as much as 1GW of opportunities in the Central Asian nation
Apr 18, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Masdar, Asia, MoU, Kyrgyzstan, Doskul Djumagulovich, Abdulla Zayed
Allete finishes 330MW US solar acquisition
The US$ 165.5 m deal marks the energy supplier's entryway into the PV industry.
Apr 18, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Allete
Japan's NGK buys perovskite solar cell developer EneCoat
Japanese ceramics firm NGK Insulators Ltd (TYO:5333) introduced recently that it has actually invested in EneCoat Technologies Co Ltd, a designer of perovskite solar cells that was dilated from Kyoto University in very early 2018.
Apr 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, NGK, EneCoat
KAB signs PPA to give 2 MW of solar to Malaysian store
Malaysian electrical as well as mechanical engineering business Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd (KLSE: KAB) has actually authorized a 21-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to provide regarding 2 MW of solar to local hypermarket as well as retail group Mydin Mohamed Holdings Berhad.
Apr 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, KAB
Bangladeshi fabrics maker invests in 100 MW solar plant
The solar park will certainly sell power to the Bangladesh Power Development Board at a price of $0.1195/ kWh under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Apr 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, PV Power Plant, Bangladeshi
Raptor Maps closes US$ 22m Series B, funds used for hiring and also product development
Solar software company Raptor Maps has closed a US$ 22 million Series B increase that will be made use of to more create its Raptor Solar software platform, created to allow utility-scale as well as commercial as well as industrial (C&I) solar companies to make better use their data.
Apr 14, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Raptor Maps, North America, Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, fundraising, maps, hiring, product development, raptor solar
Neoen inks 70MW Australian offtake agreement
The French designer authorized a deal with AGL Energy to offload power from its 100MW Capital Battery
Apr 14, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, neoen, Oceania
EDPR strikes 156MW United States PPA with Meta
Electricity will come from the 240MW Cattlemen solar farm in Texas
Apr 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, EDPR, meta, PPAusa
Nevada gold mining operation turns to 200MW PV project to decarbonise
Thin film maker First Solar is to provide Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) with 200MW of solar modules to power its activities in the state, as mining firms everywhere increasingly want to clean up their procedures.
Apr 14, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, mining, North America, barrick gold corporation, nevada gold mines
First Solar lands 750MW module manage Origis Energy as it considers US manufacturing build out
Origis Energy has actually purchased 750MW of solar modules from thin film supplier First Solar, bringing the overall quantity of modules Origis has procured from the company to 1.5 GW.
Apr 14, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, solar pv, pv modules, thin film, North America, Origis Energy, origis, cadtel
Latest German solar auction awards 1.1 GW of PV projects as average price sides upwards
The most up to date solar tender in Germany has actually awarded contracts for simply over 1GW of PV projects, but experienced a minor uptick in prices contrasted to the previous round.
Apr 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Germany, Europe, solar auction, finance, lss eu, lss europe
Maxeon assigns new board chairman
Solar module distributor Maxeon Solar Technologies has actually selected Donald Colvin as its brand-new chairman of the board of directors, doing well Kevin Kennedy.
Apr 14, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Maxeon, Maxeon Solar Technologies, solar manufacturer, appointments, board of directors
Energy business Genneia states it will invest $200 mln in RE parks
Genneia has 24% of the country's installed wind energy capacity and also 8% of solar energy, that makes it the leader in the field and also among the ten most important generators in South America, stated a statement.
Apr 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Argentina, South america, Bernardo Andrews, Genneia SA, Renewable Energy Parks
Solid growth in Asia's non-hydropower renewable industry will assist satisfy rising power demands but coal still major player
Major capacity enhancements in Asia's non-hydropower renewables sector will facilitate the area's capability to provide electricity in the middle of rising power intake needs, which look set to exceed all various other areas as economic situations continue to expand after the easing of COVID-19 limitations, according to a Fitch Solutions' report.
Apr 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, India, China, pv power plants, Asia, fitch solutions, coal, hydropower, power consumption
NGK Insulators buys Kyoto University solar perovskite spin-off
Battery storage space manufacturer NGK Insulators has actually bought EneCoat Technologies, a spin-out of Kyoto University involved in the advancement of perovskite solar cells.
Apr 13, 2022 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, perovskite, Kyoto University, perovskite cells, new technology, japan,, ngk insulators