Solar Markets & Finance News

South African utility Eskom releases tender for 80 MW/320 MWh of storage
The South African national power business is preparing to release big range energy storage ability at the Skaapvlei substation. The center will help manage the periodic energy created by a 100 MW Eskom wind ranch.
Aug 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, pv power plants, tender, Africa, eskom, South Africa
Is Mexican energy CFE getting in the solar business?
Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is looking for authorization to establish 350 MW of solar in the state of Baja California. The ranges will be built on the exact same site as the 820 MW Cerro Prieto geothermal project. Nonetheless, it stays vague whether the PV setups mark the company's formal entrance into the solar company.
Aug 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Mexico, North America, cfe, Manuel Bartlett
Octopus Renewables acquires 14 French solar ranches for $69.7 m.
Energy supply firm Octopus Renewables Infrastructure has acquired 14 solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) farms in France.
Jul 31, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, pv power plants, Europe, Octopus Renewables, Phil Austin
US energy purchases Australian prefab PV system manufacturer
AES, among the globe's largest power business, has made a critical financial investment in Sydney-based prefabricated solar system maker 5B.
Jul 31, 2020 // Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, AES, Andrés Gluski
Meyer Burger secures financial institution authorization to buy SolarWorld manufacturing facility in Germany
Financial Institutions of SolarWorld Industries have approved the sale of a production facility to Meyer Burger. The Swiss technology group prepares to manufacture extremely effective solar modules at the plant.
Jul 31, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, meyer burger
Germany added 437 MW of PV in June
June installments brought first-half capacity additions to 2.36 GW, as Europe's largest solar market mostly shook off the effect of the pandemic.
Jul 31, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe
German PV tender ends with most affordable price of EUR0.0490/ kWh.
The country's most current tech-specific PV tender was oversubscribed, however the final prices are somewhat lower than those videotaped in the last purchase round.
Jul 31, 2020 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, tender, Europe, Julia Verlinden
Sunnova earnings rise as firm objectives to 'not just endure, but flourish' COVID situation
A significant US household installer has reported a rise in both incomes as well as revenues during Q2 2020, leading it to assert it is not only making it through the COVID-19 pandemic, yet growing.
Jul 31, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, Sunnova, North America, William J. Berger, covid-19
India will certainly get to 125 GW sustainable ability by December 2022
A brand-new report by ICRA states large-scale solar in the country will likely achieve the 60 GW target established by the Indian government. Rooftop solar and also wind, however, will certainly see a shortfall.
Jul 31, 2020 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, ICRA, Sabyasachi Majumdar
Deloitte deserts Chinese solar company SFCE due to going-concern worries
The auditor mentioned the danger presented to the financial debt saddled business as the factor for resigning its function, reliable from today.
Jul 31, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, China, Hong Kong, Asia, Deloitte
Texan utility tenders 900 MW of solar, 50 MW of storage space
CPS Energy has taken the initial step towards bringing those quantities-- plus 500 MW of firming capability-- to the Lone Star State in pursuit of the power firm's 50%- renewables-by-2040 objective.
Jul 31, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Texas, tender, North America, Texan, cps energy
Safeguard responsibility on solar cell imports expanded by a year
The import obligation will certainly be imposed on Chinese, Vietnamese and also Thai solar cells-- whether assembled right into components or not-- at 14.9% from today and also being up to 14.5% in six months' time. Malaysian items are excused as their imports have actually fallen drastically given that the obligation was enforced, in July 2018.
Jul 31, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Malaysia, India, China, Thailand, Asia, Vietnam
Wacker's polysilicon sales slump to new historical low
Major polysilicon manufacturer Wacker Chemie has actually reported polysilicon sales of EUR152.5 million in the 2nd quarter of 2020, a brand-new reduced, because of weak need as well as reduced exercise rates, leading to losses of EUR35 million for its polysilicon division.
Jul 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, polysilicon, c-si manufacturing, wacker chemie
Hecate Energy Sells 514 MW Solar Plant to Tokyo Gas America
Hecate Energy has revealed the sale of its 514 MW ac Aktina Solar PV power plant situated in Wharton County, Texas, to Tokyo Gas America
Jul 30, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, pv power plants, North America, hecate energy, solar plant, Tokyo Gas, International, Gautam Bhandari, Tokyo Gas America
EDF Secures PPA for 200 MW Solar Plus 180 MW Storage Projects
EDF has actually finished the signing of a 22-year PPA with NV Energy for a 200 MWac solar plus 180 MW, four-hour battery storage space system in Nevada.
Jul 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, PPA, solar plus storage, EDF Renewables, nv energy, International