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Solar-powered carmaker Lightyear raises $85M and gears up for production
Lightyear, a Dutch startup creating a long-range solar-powered car, today announced that it has raised EUR86 million ($ 85 million) as it prepares to start production of its first vehicle in the coming months.
Sep 6, 2022 // Transport, Germany, Europe, Lightyear, Lex Hoefsloot
Crop Energies takes minority stake in solar start-up East Energy
German renewable ethanol manufacturer CropEnergies AG (ETR: CE2) is investing up to EUR 8 million (USD 8.00 m) in Rostock-based renewables start-up East Energy GmbH which plans to build ground-mounted solar parks in the northeast of the nation.
Sep 1, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, CropEnergies AG, East Energy
German IPP Pacifico to proceed as Tion after strong H1 2022
German renewables pure-player Pacifico Renewables Yield AG (ETR: PRY) on Wednesday reported more than solid incomes for the first half of 2022, after announcing a name change as well as a new strategic direction a day prior.
Aug 31, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, IPP, Europe, Pacifico, Tion
Brandenburg aims to quadruple solar capacity by 2030
The German state of Brandenburg seeks to quadruple its solar capacity to 18 GW by 2030 as part of its energy strategy that envisages switching to 100% renewable power generation by the end of this decade.
Aug 26, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Brandenburg
Enen seeks financing to develop 104 MWp of solar projects in Germany
German solar project programmer Enen Endless Energy GmbH is seeking to increase EUR 1 million (USD 993,000) in a crowdfunding campaign to finance the development of 3 solar projects with an overall capacity of concerning 104 MWp in Germany.
Aug 26, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, solar projects, Enen
N‑ergie commissions 29-MWp solar duo in Bavaria
German energy company N-ergie AG has actually brought live two solar parks with an integrated capacity of 29 MWp in Bavaria which are anticipated to produce 31.03 million kWh of clean electrical energy each year.
Aug 26, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Bavaria, N‑ergie
Germany's Steag buys into PV monitoring startup Solytic
German power team Steag GmbH is getting a rate of interest in Berlin-based cleantech Solytic GmbH which operates a digital platform developed to improve the performance of solar parks.
Aug 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, STEAG, PV monitoring, Solytic
Germany's 7C Solarparken looks for to raise EUR 7.9 m in share issue
German photovoltaic or pv (PV) plants proprietor 7C Solarparken AG (ETR: HRPK) has made a decision to launch a capital rise, looking for to raise up to EUR 7.9 million (USD 8.03 m) to finance investments and project growth plans.
Aug 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, 7C Solarparken AG
EnBW begin on 17.3-MW solar project in Baden-Wuerttemberg
Germany's EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG (ETR: EBK) has actually begun the building and construction of a 17.3-MW solar park in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg which is expected to provide tidy electrical power to 5,810 households.
Aug 17, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, enbw, Solar Project
German financing firm acquires minority stake in EnBW solar sites
ALH Group has actually indirectly acquired a 49.9% share in a 597MW portfolio of sixteen projects
Aug 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, enbw, ALH GROUP, Thomas Kusterer
Germany's Manz abandons CIGS thin-film solar technology
Manz AG (ETR: M5Z) has actually made a decision to discontinue the more development of the copper indium gallium selenium (CIGS) thin-film solar technology after terminating negotiations with a Chinese customer on the completion of a large solar project.
Aug 1, 2022 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, CIGS, Manz
EDPR gets 70% stake in solar designer Kronos
The EUR250m transaction enables the Spanish business to participate in Germany and also the Netherlands
Jul 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, EDP Renewables, Netherlands, Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade, KRONOS
ENERPARC refinances 315MW solar portfolio
The German developer has actually finalised a EUR257m deal with Commerzbank and also Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
Jul 27, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Enerparc, Christoph Koeppen, Tim Koenemann, Thomas Schulz
Monolithic perovskite-silicon solar cell with 20% effectiveness via new lamination method
The solar cell accomplished an open-circuit voltage of 1.75 V, a short-circuit present density of 15.5 mA cm − 2, and a fill element of 73.6%. It was likewise able to retain 93% of its first performance after 100 hrs at a temperature of 80 C.
Jul 26, 2022 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, KIT, perovskite-silicon
German Bank KfW Will Lend Colombia $203.8 m For Green Energy Transition
Germany will certainly lend Columbia regarding USD 203.8 m in 2 stages to help the latter accomplish green energy transition and become energy-independent.
Jul 26, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, KFW, Columbia, Columbia solar plant, Decentralised Renewable Energy, Green Energy transition