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German utility Enercity buys 30% of solar start-up Installion
German electric utility Enercity AG is obtaining a 30% stake in Cologne-based photovoltaics start-up Installion GmbH to boost its capabilities in the solar industry.
Feb 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Enercity
Scotiabank, Brookfield's Evolugen ink 40-MW solar PPA in Canada
The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE: BNS), or Scotiabank, will certainly be the sole power off-taker of an approximately 40-MW solar park to be developed by an unit of Brookfield Renewable Partners LP (NYSE: BEP) in Alberta, Canada.
Feb 10, 2022 // Plants, Canada, PPA, North America, Brookfield, Scotiabank
Acciona Energia gets 458-MWp solar project in Texas
Spanish renewables pure-player Acciona Energia (BME: ANE) said on Tuesday that it has actually acquired the 350-MW/458-MWp Red-Tailed Hawk solar photovoltaic (PV) project in the US state of Texas.
Feb 10, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, Solar Project, acciona energia
TotalEnergies to acquire SunPower's CIS solar ops for USD 250m
French multi-energy group TotalEnergies SE (EPA: TTE) has authorized a USD-250-million (EUR 219m) deal to obtain the Commercial & Industrial Solutions (CIS) business of majority-owned United States solar business SunPower Corp (NASDAQ: SPWR).
Feb 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, SunPower, TotalEnergies, Vincent Stoquart
Matrix, Energia Aljaval to co-develop 300 MW of solar in Italy
Madrid-based platform Matrix Renewables, backed by property supervisor TPG, has actually become part of a partnership with Spanish renewable energy company Energia Aljaval to co-develop a minimum of 300 MW of solar plants in Italy.
Feb 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, Matrix, Energia Aljaval
Harmony Energy gains lease for 100MW Creyke Beck energy storage project
Battery energy storage developer Harmony Energy has secured a lease for its Creyke Beck project.
Feb 10, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, Harmony Energy
Fraunhofer Institute produces efficient solar cell 'recycling' process
The organization claims that in the first trial, the solar cell conversion performance was 19.7%. Currently it is feasible to recycle all crystalline silicon PV modules, regardless of just how they were manufactured and what's their beginning
Feb 10, 2022 // Technology, Germany, India, PV, Fraunhofer, Europe, Asia, solar cell, recycling, PV cells, Dold
AES gets Fluence IQ bidding software to optimise 1.1 GW of solar and also storage space assets in the US
AES Corporation has contracted its subsidiary Fluence to onboard 1.1 GW of solar as well as storage assets to its energy trading as well as bidding process platform as it looks to optimize its United States operations.
Feb 10, 2022 // Storage, Software, USA, IPP, North America, AES Corporation, Fluence, IQ bidding software
INTEC, Chint to build 328MWp solar portfolio in Denmark
Engineering, procurement and also construction (EPC) specialist INTEC Energy Solutions is partnering with PV project developer Chint Solar to construct a 328MWp solar portfolio in Denmark.
Feb 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, Europe, Denmark, Chint Solar, begreen, intec
SUSI Partners launches 500MW Italian PV growth platform, sees Italy as essential growth market
Swiss fund supervisor SUSI Partners, through its Energy Transition Fund (SETF), has introduced a solar PV growth platform in Italy that intends to deploy 500MW of utility-scale solar PV after recognizing Italy as a vital growth market.
Feb 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, SUSI Partners, energy transition fund
US community solar industry increased by policy support from states
Community solar release in the US is readied to be increased by support programmes and clean energy commitments from state governments, according to research from Wood Mackenzie, which has actually raised its install projections in spite of interconnection challenges facing the sector.
Feb 10, 2022 // Policy, USA, New Jersey, Wood Mackenzie, Colorado, North America, Illinois
Auxin Solar calls for US examination into tariff circumvention by Southeast Asia-based business
Auxin Solar has actually asked the US Department of Commerce to investigate whether Southeast Asia-based business are circumventing United States anti-dumping as well as countervailing responsibility (AD/CVD) orders on cells as well as modules from China.
Feb 10, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, USA, China, Asia, North America, tariffs, Auxin Solar, A-SMACC, anti dumping, AD/CVD
Enphase Energy continues strong profits development in spite of supply constraints, adds new battery storage space capacity complying with high demand
Microinverter distributor Enphase Energy has actually published solid Q4 2021 results that saw solid profits growth complying with high need for its IQ microinverters and also a 53% jump in orders of its IQ batteries, compared with Q3 2021, despite supply chain restrictions. In reaction to the rise popular for batteries, it has included extra capacity to its facilities in Mexico as well as India.
Feb 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Inverters, Enphase Energy, Enphase, microinverter, IQ8
Novel Energy mounting 20 MW of Mechatron dual-axis solar trackers in the Midwest
Novel Energy Solutions, an EPC and solar investor based in St. Paul, Minnesota, will certainly establish 20 MW of solar in the Midwest utilizing dual-axis trackers from Mechatron Solar.
Feb 10, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, Novel Energy Solutions, Mechatron Solar, Michael Fakukakis, Cliff Kaehler
Britain's 'artificial sun' nuclear fusion reactor sets a brand-new globe record after launching 59 MEGAJOULES of energy for five seconds-- taking us closer in the direction of 'infinite clean energy'
Britain's Joint European Torus nuclear fusion reactor has established a brand-new globe record ' Artificial sun', near Oxford, launched 59 megajoules of power for 5 seconds This overshadowed the previous fusion power record, also established by JET 25 years ago If researchers can harness fusion power, hope is to create endless clean power
Feb 9, 2022 // Solar, Britain, reactor