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Renova Energia gets enviro permits for 703.5-MW of sustainable projects in Brazil
Brazilian renewables firm Renova Energia SA (BVMF: RNEW11) has actually been offered preliminary licences for 703.5 MW of wind as well as solar projects in the Bahia state.
Oct 18, 2021 // Plants, South america, Brazil, Renova Energia
Encavis purchases 65.5 MW of solar capacity in France for unique fund
The property administration subsidiary of German solar and also wind farm driver Encavis AG (ETR: ECV) has actually gotten 6 solar parks with an incorporated capacity of 65.5 MW in western and also southern France for its special fund Encavis Infrastructure III (EIF III).
Oct 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, encavis, PV Power Plant, Solar Park
Octopus to invest ₤ 150m mandate in sustainable assets
Expert tidy energy investor Octopus Renewables has actually won a ₤ 150 million corporate pensions mandate from a huge UK-based institutional investor.
Oct 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Octopus, Alex Brierley, Chris Hulatt
FRV secures financial close with NatWest for 7.5 MW/15MWh Holes Bay battery
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has efficiently shut financing for a non-contracted profits design for its 7.5 MW/15MWh Holes Bay battery project.
Oct 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, frv, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Felipe Hernande, Tesla Magapack
Iraq, UAE sign offer on 5 solar electrical power plants
Power-short Iraq tattooed an agreement on Wednesday for the UAE to build five solar electrical energy plants with an overall capability of 1,000 megawatts (MW).
Oct 18, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, UAE, PV Power Plant, Iraq
NREL findings might delay silicon solar panel destruction
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as well as Colorado School of Mines are applying a new technique to recognize defects in silicon solar cells that cause a drop in performance.
Oct 18, 2021 // Technology, USA, NREL, solar cell, solar panel, North America, efficiency, Abigail Meyer
Standard Solar completes 5.7-MW community solar project in Maine
Greater than 20 Maine services and also organizations are decreasing their energy prices as well as adding to the tidy energy economy through a brand-new community solar project in Bethel, Maine. The 5.7-MW solar array is owned as well as operated by Standard Solar and established in collaboration with ECA Solar.
Oct 18, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Standard Solar, Solar Project, Harry Benson, Todd Fryatt
European renewables investor Greencoat gets in US market, prepares US$ 5bn investment spree
European renewables investment administration firm Greencoat Capital has verified its entrance to the US renewables market as well as is plotting to spend up to US$ 5 billion over the next five years.
Oct 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Europe, North America, Greencoat Capital, David Boyce, Laurence Fumagalli
Doral Renewables begins on Mammoth Solar project, US' biggest PV advancement
Doral Renewables has begun on the 1.65 GWdc Mammoth Solar project in Indiana, readied to be the United States' biggest solar farm once complete.
Oct 18, 2021 // Plants, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, PJM, North America, Indiana, AEP Energy, Mammoth Solar, doral renewables
GoodLeap elevates US$ 800m, brings overall worth to US$ 12bn.
United States residential solar financier GoodLeap has elevated US$ 800 million to expand right into the broader market for lasting house enhancement, other carbon-reducing products as well as later industrial offerings and also electrical vehicles (EVs).
Oct 18, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, GoodLeap
OMERS Infrastructure acquires 49% risk in FRV's Australian renewables business
Canadian pension plan financier OMERS Infrastructure has acquired a 49% interest in the Australian renewable energy platform of utility-scale solar programmer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV).
Oct 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, frv, OMERS Infrastructure, fotowatio renewable venture
Solar wafer, cell price walkings underscore new polysilicon pricing volatility
Recent solar wafer and cell cost increases from both LONGi Solar and also Tongwei, which have actually seen prices rise by in between 5.6-- 7.7%, have highlighted heightened volatility in the solar supply chain.
Oct 18, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Tongwei, China, polysilicon, Asia, solar cell, longi solar, solar wafer
Goa Invites EoI to Set Up Floating Solar Plants on Four Dams
The State Government of Goa has actually determined to set up a floating solar energy plant on 4 dams in the state: Selaulim, Amthanem, Anjunem and also Chapoli dams.
Oct 15, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, floating PV, Amthanem dam, Anjunem dam, Chapoli dam, Selaulim dam, State Government of Goa
Glennmont books solution for 473MW Spanish portfolio
Exus Management Partners to offer technological oversight from project development to asset management
Oct 15, 2021 // Plants, Spain, Europe, Glennmont, Exus Management Partners
Group shows fantastic promise of all-inorganic perovskite solar cells for improving solar cell performance
Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites have actually currently demonstrated high photovoltaic or pv effectiveness of higher than 25%.
Oct 15, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cells, perovskite, North America, University of California, solar efficiency, Santa Barbara, Xie Zhang