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Albioma verifies KKR purchase talks
French power manufacturer operates biomass, solar as well as geothermal assets
Mar 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Solar, Geothermal, Europe, Albioma, KKR, BIOMASS
Alternus completes Dutch airport solar park
The 13.6 MW project is set up beside the Rotterdam runway
Mar 9, 2022 // Plants, Europe, Netherlands, Eneco, Solar Park, Vincent Browne, Alternus, Andre Kempenaars
Faster Solar, Wind Deployment In IEA's 10 point plan for Reducing EU Dependence on Russia
The International Energy Agency (IEA), in a 10 point plan for Europe to reduce its dependence on Russian energy products, has actually made a strong pitch for more renewables, energy performance, and branching out of distributors, for Europe to reduce its dependence on Russia.
Mar 9, 2022 // Policy, Europe, Asia, IEA, Russia, Kadri Simson, International Energy Agency
Saudi Arabia Signs PPA Contracts for Solar Energy Deals Worth $665 Million
Saudi Arabia Energy Minister educates that even more renewable projects worth 15 gigawatts will certainly be added this as well as coming year. Saudi Power Procurement Company authorized PPAs with Ar Rass Solar and also consortium led by Jinko Power.
Mar 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Saudi Arabia, PPA, Asia, Jinko Power, power purchase agreement, ACWA Power, SPPC, Ar Rass Solar Energy Company, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman
Multi GW RE growth opportunity for Origin Energy this decade, states company
Australian oil as well as gas significant Origin Energy Limited (Origin) has actually introduced it means to carry out a preliminary on-market share buy-back of $250 million. The share buy-back is expected to commence in April 2022.
Mar 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, Oceania, oil and gas, Renewable Energy, Frank Calabria, Origin Energy Limited, Origin
Macquarie Acquires France based Reden Solar for $2.7 Billion
Entities like British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and MEAG are co-purchasers of Reden Solar. The independent power producer has an operational portfolio of 72MW as well as 15GW remain in the pipe.
Mar 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, France, Greece, Italy, Europe, Benelux, Eurazeo, Infravia, Macquarie Asset Management, Stephane Brimont, Reden Solar, Thierry Carcel, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, MEAG
Renewables permitting in Iberia unfit for the new power paradigm, investors say
Solar implementation in Iberia is being held back by planning as well as permitting and also laws unfit for the emerging power paradigm and European Commission intervention might be essential, a panel of investors has concluded.
Mar 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Portugal, Europe, iberia, permitting, Pablo Otin, guarantees of origin, regulations, Carlos Rey Micolau, Tiago Thomaz
United States to add 22GW of utility-scale solar this year, EIA claims
US utility-scale solar deployment is set to reach a record 22GW this year, with the technology accounting for practically half of the new producing capacity because of be included in the power grid from 2022 to 2023.
Mar 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, California, USA, New York, ENERGY STORAGE, Texas, solar-plus-storage, North America, EIA, deployment statistics, EnergyStorageUSA
UL, NREL reveal DERs cybersecurity report, call for industry standards to protect against threats
Safety as well as certification company UL and the United States Division of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have actually released a report into the cybersecurity people interconnected grid side devices and inverter-based resources that requires safety criteria to be developed to counter potential threats.
Mar 9, 2022 // Grids, USA, NREL, North America, ders, cybersecurity, standards, Kenneth Boyce
Florida legislators vote to eliminate roof solar net metering
Florida lawmakers have actually passed a costs that will remove credits for families with PV systems, amidst warnings that the legislation could undercut the state's rooftop solar market.
Mar 9, 2022 // Residential, Policy, Rooftop PV, USA, SEIA, Florida, North America, US utilities, Vote Solar, net metering, legislation
LONGi raises wafer prices for third time in 6 weeks as Tongwei ups cell expenses
LONGi solar has actually boosted its wafer prices for the third time in less than six weeks as a four-month high in wafer prices proceeds, while Tongwei solar has additionally raised the price of its 182mm and also 210mm solar cells.
Mar 9, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tongwei, China, Asia, solar cell, longi solar, wafers, wafer manufacturing, cells, polysilicon pricing, wafer prices
Solar designers, possession owners and also investors supporting for effect of Ukraine conflict
Europe's neighborhood of solar designers, sponsors and property proprietors are supported for wider impacts and also headwinds brought on by the recurring dispute in Ukraine, with inflation and spiraling commodity prices highlighted as of particular concern.
Mar 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Ukraine, Europe, Asia, CAPEX, solar finance, Russia, supply chains, SFIE2022, cost of capital, inflation, interest rates, invasion, putin
16.5 MW Lancaster University solar farm given green light
A 16.5 MW solar farm to be improved land had by Lancaster University as part of the university's objectives of coming to be internet zero for utility-based power emissions by 2030 has been approved intending permission.
Mar 8, 2022 // Plants, UK, Europe, solar farm, Lancaster University, Paul Morris
IBC Solar to start 96MW Hungary PV build
IBC Solar Energy is to begin constructing 96MW of solar capacity in Hungary in spring 2022.
Mar 8, 2022 // Plants, Hungary, Europe, IBC Solar Energy
ACWA makes power play for 700MW Saudi solar
25-year PPA with SPPC is for the $450m Ar Rass solar project in Al Qassim province
Mar 8, 2022 // Plants, Saudi Arabia, Asia, ACWA Power, Saudi Power Procurement Company, SPPC