Europe

Solar sector gamers need to team up with governments and regulators to conquer floating PV allowing and bankability problems as well as unlock the potential of the innovation in Europe.

Meyer Burger gets on track to start shipments of its very first heterojunction (HJ) solar modules made in Germany to representatives in July.

Resurgent residence markets, specifically in the United States and also Spain have actually buoyed the leading EPC contractors, according to Wiki-Solar's most recent 'organization table' launched today. Swinerton Renewable Energy holds onto top slot with First Solar heading south at # 2 having trimmed its downstream tasks.

Bulgarian thermal power plant (TPP) Bobov Dol [BUL: TC8A] plans to construct a solar (PV) park at the website of a former ash dump in Dupnitsa town, data published by the local environment inspectorate showed.

UK-based environment-friendly tech nonprofit Open Climate Fix has been awarded ₤ 500,000 in Google.org's Impact Challenge On Climate to create solar projecting.

AGL, Australia's greatest energy seller and also environment polluter, is making an actual effort to tidy up.

Renewables firm Global Energy Services (GES) has begun building and construction work with three solar projects in Spain with an incorporated ability of 131MWp.

European solar capitalists are coming to terms with smaller sized returns, however banks, federal governments and also grid operators might do even more to help ease threat and also reduce financier issues.

Spanish power company Acciona has safeguarded shareholder approval for an initial public offering (IPO) of its renewables department, providing a boost for the firm's plans to reach 6GW of set up PV by 2025.

The new deal makes Infracapital the largest investor in EnergyNest

Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy is preparing to introduce a going public (IPO) to assist fund the advancement of 3.7 GW of renewables projects across Europe and also the Americas.

German Africa Greentec AG has signed framework contracts in Chad for the establishment of a joint venture with the nationwide electrical energy SNE. Through this unique function lorry, the German firm said it is "developing a green power supplier in the country." By the middle of this year, the initial megawatt-scale SNE diesel generators are to be replaced by solar plants.

BlackRock Real Possessions has successfully achieved a US$ 4.8 billion last close of Global Renewable Power Fund III (" GRP III" or the "Fund") with dedications from over 100 institutional capitalists, including leading public as well as personal pension plan funds, insurance companies, endowments, structures and also family members workplaces from over 18 nations worldwide.

The Norwegian utility went into a contract with EirGrid and also has begun supplying reserves to the nationwide electrical power grid in the event of an unexpected drop-off in supply.

The British army introduced its building on Wednesday of a photovoltaic or pv solar farm to supply its Leconfield, England, transport school with electricity.