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New Obton-Shannon Energy JV to spend €300m on 500MW of PV in Ireland
Danish renewables investor and developer Obton Energy has formed a joint venture with Irish solar developer Shannon Energy to develop 500MW of solar in Ireland over five years.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, obton, ress 1, joint venture, shannon energy, Gerry Shannon, Anders Marcus
AST bags volume order for high-efficiency PERC solar cell measurement systems
Inline solar cell measurement equipment specialist Aurora Solar Technologies (AST) has secured a new volume order for PERC solar cell measurement systems from what it said was the largest manufacturer of high-efficiency PERC solar cells.
Jan 8, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, c-si manufacturing, solar cell, PERC, Gordon Deans, aurora solar technologies, pv celltech
Solar Industry Vows to Lead Power Generation in the 2020s
Jan 8, 2020 // Market Research, Abigail Ross Hopper, solar jobs, deployment, Climate, Consumer Protection
Solar Market Insight Report 2019 Q4
The quarterly SEIA/Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables U.S. Solar Market InsightTM report shows the major trends in the U.S. solar industry.
Jan 8, 2020 // Market Research, USA, North America, Idaho
10 Charts That Can Help Predict the Year Ahead
Jan 8, 2020 // Market Research
SIRC to close two new acquisitions
According to SIRC’s announcement, it has secured a $2.7m financing to close acquisitions of two new companies.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, rooftop PV, sirc, International
CCA’s new solar array in Australia is close to completion
The leading non-alcoholic drink bottler Coca-Cola Amatil Limited is completing the rooftop solar project consisting of 5.2 thousand photovoltaic panels. The array is located at the company’s distribution center in Eastern Creek (Sydney) and covers an 8,516m2 rooftop area.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Australia, solar panel, Oceania, Coca-Cola Amatil
Declining Renewable Costs Drive Focus on Energy Storage
Declining costs in available technologies have propelled interest in energy storage forward like never before. The price of lithium-ion batteries has fallen by about 80% over the past five years, enabling the integration of storage into solar power systems.
Jan 8, 2020 // Storage, Market Research, USA, storage, NREL, Hawaii, North America
NTPC Tenders for Installation of 550 kW Rooftop Solar Projects
NTPC Limited has issued a tender for the installation of rooftop solar projects at two of its locations worth a combined generational capacity of 550 kW.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, India, tender, NTPC, Asia, rooftop PV
Nexamp to Develop 3 Community Solar Projects in New Jersey
Nexamp has been selected to build three new projects totaling more than 11 MW in New Jersey as part of that state’s Community Solar Energy Pilot Program.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, New Jersey, North America, International, Nexamp, Community Solar, Zaid Ashai
Emirate of Umm al-Quwain launches tender for 500 MW solar park
The UAE Federal Electricity and Water Authority is seeking expressions of interest to enable it to pre-select independent power producers for the project. The plant will be owned 60% by the government of Umm al-Quwain and the electricity authority, with the successful developer owning the balance.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, UAE
BayWa r.e. sells Spanish subsidy-free solar sequel to major European insurer
A solar project part of a landmark subsidy-free series in Spain has found a new owner, a major insurance group set to buy the plant as it nears commissioning.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe, subsidy-free pv, baywa r.e., Don Rodrigo, Benedikt Ortmann, talanx