UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR

Lightsource BP has actually shut a US$ 380 million funding bundle for 2 Texan solar projects with an integrated capability of 316MW.

Firms acquired 18% more tidy power last year compared with 2019, according to new research, with technology gigantic Amazon as well as oil and also gas group Total leading the international energy change.

A round-up of the latest news from the US solar market, including updates from NovaSource, SEIA, Borrego and also Primergy.

United States vocalist and also benefactor Akon's renewable investment fund, The Black Sunrise Half Century Fund, is to partner with a North Carolina installer to transform coal-fired nuclear power plant right into solar farms.

Solar energy plants scratched up another record year according to initial numbers released today by utility-scale specialists Wiki-Solar. New setups in 2020 comfortably topped 50 GWAC, well ahead of the 43 GW record attained the previous year. Global advancing set up capacity is now close to 280 GWAC.

' Solar Module Super League' (SMSL) member First Solar has actually sold a huge part of its PV project business to Leeward Renewable Energy amounting to around 10GW.

Power acquisition contracts (PPAs) in Europe can go beyond 10GW of renewable energy capability this year as bargains have already started to rebound after a COVID-19 stagnation.

Renewables developer Masdar is constructing a 120MW solar ranch on a 47-acre garbage dump in Sharjah, UAE.

Lightsource BP has announced its largest European acquisition to date, purchasing a 1,060 MW solar project portfolio in Spain from programmer RIC Energy.

Norwegian investment firm Aker Horizons has actually gotten a 75% passion in Mainstream Renewable Power, valuing the solar as well as wind project developer at EUR1 billion.

Solar and also wind park operator Encavis AG has actually raised EUR450 million (US$ 543.2 million) to build renewables projects in Europe.

Renewables developer European Energy has actually upgraded its outcomes forecast for 2020, establishing its forecasted EBITDA to EUR60 million (US$ 72.4 million).

The very first tranches of a 300MW utility-scale solar project improved a coastal tidal flat in China have actually been attached to the grid.

Invenergy has actually completed building funding for the initial phase of its Samson Solar Energy Center in northeast Texas.

German possession manager Luxcara has actually signed an investment arrangement with Danish solar programmer BeGreen for 4 PV parks.