Solar Markets & Finance News

Italy's largest PV project comes online
A 103 MW solar park built by Danish programmer European Energy has actually been linked to the grid after a year of building job. The project had actually been started in 2011 and also at one stage appeared doomed, when a nationwide feed-in tariff program ended.
Jun 25, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Italy, pv power plants, Europe, european energy, Knud Erik Andersen
Kenya's largest dairy producer wishes to purchase solar
New Kenya Cooperative Creameries has actually finalized the preliminary phase of a tender to acquire power from a solar center that will certainly be developed at its brand-new KCC Sotik Factory. The setup is anticipated to cover around 40% of the site's power demands.
Jun 25, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Kenya, Africa
Algeria's very first mounting system supplier
SPS, an Algerian steel sandwich panel manufacturer, has actually authorized a partnership deal with Dubai-based installing system service provider Qi-energy to begin production of placing frameworks for PV systems in Algeria.
Jun 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Africa, Algeria, Qi-energy, SPS, Mehdi Bendimerad, Neil Doe
PV module prices are falling faster than all predictions
New research from Wood Mackenzie reveals that total system costs for setups making use of mono PERC modules are readied to fall by as much as 20% by 2025.
Jun 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Wood Mackenzie, PV module, PERC modules, WORLD
Israel prepares 800 MW of pumped hydro storage space
Renewables firm Ellomay Capital has actually been forced to reduce the range of its prepared 340 MW Manara Cliff project, in the north of the nation, because 2 competing schemes have actually currently demolished a huge percentage of the capability allocation presently used by the federal government.
Jun 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Spain, Italy, Europe, Asia, Israel, Ellomay Capital
Statkraft ends up being UK solar developer for very first time
Statkraft has actually entered the UK solar developer market for the first time, thanks to a Joint Development Agreement with solar developer UK Power Associates Ltd (UKPA).
Jun 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Statkraft, Richard Mardon, Jimmy Blackburn
India describes 20% custom-mades obligation on solar modules, cells and inverters from August 2020
India is readied to impose a 20% levy on imported solar modules, cells as well as inverters from August, changing the existing safeguard obligation.
Jun 24, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, manufacturing, India, Inverters, Asia, modules, safeguard duty, basic customs duty, trade levy, cells, domestic content requirement
Australia's first renewable energy area gets 27GW deluge of applications
Strategies to establish the initial of 3 'renewable resource areas' (REZ) in the Australian state of New South Wales have seen an overwhelming degree of rate of interest, with an ask for propositions chalking up a nine-fold oversubscription.
Jun 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, ARENA, Darren Miller, rez, John Barilaro, renewable energy zone, transgrid
New regulations eye 'large' release of renewables in Spain
Spain's PV industry has actually welcomed government approval of a plan of legal actions focused on quickening the nation's change to 100% renewables.
Jun 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, auctions, Europe, policy, law, grid permits, regulation, Arancha Martínez
Adding smart storage can improve solar project revenues by 50%, Stem claims
Adding power storage can improve solar PV project incomes by as long as 50% in the US state of Massachusetts, US programmer Stem Inc has actually declared.
Jun 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, colocation, Stem Inc, revenues, revenue stacking, peak shifting, solarplusstorage, Charlie Baker
Axpo to market grid balancing services offered by largest Nordic grid battery to date
The Swiss energy will certainly offer the ancillary services provided to power network driver Fingrid by the 30 MW/30 MWh lithium-ion Yllikkälä Power Reserve One battery given by French renewables company Neoen.
Jun 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Axpo, Europe, neoen, Finland, Marco Nideröst
Australian renewables area draws in 27 GW of solar, wind, battery propositions
A plan in the Australian state of New South Wales to build a 3 GW renewable resource area has actually currently drawn in US$ 26.4 billion of project proposals, as well as the state government is currently quadrupling its financing support.
Jun 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Australia, Oceania, Darren Miller, John Barilaro, Paul Italiano
First Solar indicators PPA with Dow Inc
Dow Inc. is set to get 75% of the annual generation from First Solar's upcoming 200 MW Horizon Solar project in Frio County, Texas, under a 15-year power agreement.
Jun 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, First Solar, North America, Dow Inc
Cleantech Solar lands 'Asia Pacific's biggest C&I solar finance' from ING for development
Asian C&I solar specialist Cleantech Solar has actually secured a US$ 75 million financing to money its development across Southeast Asia.
Jun 23, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, investment, finance, Southeast Asia, Cleantech Solar, shell, c&i rooftop, Asia Pacific, ing bank
Solar sustains consisted of within 'landmark', US$ 1.5 trn US infrastructure Costs
Actions developed to sustain solar and also other renewables in the United States have been proposed within a site US$ 1.5 trillion facilities financial investment Bill, tabled by House Democrats.
Jun 23, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, SEIA, North America, Abigail Ross Hopper, grids