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NextEnergy Capital’s international solar fund hits US$280m
A fresh round of funding has bumped total investment in NextEnergy Capital's global solar fund, Next Power III (NPIII), to US$280 million.
Jan 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, UK, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe, North America, nextenergy capital, investment fund, ccla
Ib vogt sells, starts construction of 180MW Spanish PV plant, eyes further projects
German EPC ib vogt has announced the sale and commencement of construction of a 180MWp solar farm near Badajoz in Spain, teeing itself up for a slew of other subsidy-free developments in Southern Europe.
Jan 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe, ib vogt, investment, finance, shell, talanx
Seychelles set for 4MW floating solar plant
According to reports, a 4MW floating solar (FPV) plant is expected to get the green light on Mahe, the main island of the Seychelles by the end of the first quarter of 2020.
Jan 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, pv power plants, floating PV, Total, Africa, clinton foundation, Seychelles, total quadran
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
Solarcentury lands financing deal to pursue 500MW Spanish portfolio
UK solar developer Solarcentury has landed a €54.8 million finance facility to construct 500MW of solar farms in Spain.
Jan 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, UK, pv power plants, solar pv, pv modules, Europe, subsidy-free, solarcentury, Neil Perry
Cape Verde kicks off 10 MW solar tender
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy has issued an expression of interest to pre-qualify developers for two 5 MW solar plants. The facilities will be on the islands of Sal and São Vicente.
Jan 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, pv power plants, tender, Africa, Cape Verde
OPDEnergy Begins Operation of 50 MW Solar Plant in Spain
OPDEnergy has announced the completion of construction work on its new solar PV plant Zafra, located in Alcalá de Guadaira (Seville), Spain
Jan 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, pv power plants, Europe, OPDEnergy, Luis Cid
Trump administration set to approve the largest solar farm in the U.S.
A new solar panel farm in Nevada would generate a massive 690 megawatts of renewable energy
Jan 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, pv power plants, Nevada, Trump, North America
Sonnedix acquires 23MW Italian portfolio as expansion continues
Sonnedix has acquired a 23MW portfolio in Italy from investment group, Ellomay Luxembourg Holdings.
Jan 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Sonnedix, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe
Bangladesh tenders 50 MW solar plant
A pre-bid meeting has been arranged on January 20 for the project, which is being financed with a $74 million World Bank loan.
Jan 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, pv power plants, Asia
Grupotec connects 92 MW of solar awarded in Spanish auction
Spain’s Grupotec Servicios Avanzados SA has grid-connected two solar photovoltaic (PV) parks with around 92 MW of combined capacity it secured in the Spanish government’s 2017 renewable energy auction.
Dec 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, pv power plants, Europe, auction, Grupotec Servicios Avanzados SA
Vietnam Will no Longer License Mass Solar Projects
A policy document that was made public recently, Hanoi has asked all regional governments and EVN to stop authoring the creation of new solar parks. Before now, about 8.93 GW utility solar energy capacity was approved.
Dec 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, pv power plants, Asia, Vietnam, evn
Indian oil issue Tender for the 130kW Rooftop Solar Plant in Maharashtra
Indian Oil has issued a Tender for interested investors for construction of the 130 KW grid solar plant to be sited at Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Dec 20, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, pv power plants, tender, maharashtra, Indian Oil
Acciona turns on 62MWp PV plant, hits 536MW renewables milestone in Chile
Acciona has commissioned a 54.2MW / 62MWp PV plant in the Atacama desert, bringing its total renewables operating capacity in Chile to 536MW.
Dec 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, Chile, South america, Latin america, atacama, large-scale pv, Acciona, utility scale, José Ignacio Escobar
Highview Power plans 50 MW/400 MWh-plus cryo energy storage plant in Vermont
The British company, which has tested its liquid air energy storage technology in the U.K., says it is preparing to deploy its first plant on U.S. soil. Highview claims its CRYOBattery is half the price of utility scale lithium-ion storage.
Dec 19, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Solar to Fuel, USA, UK, Vermont, pv power plants, Europe, North America, lithium-ion storage, Javier Cavada, Salvatore Minopoli, Highview Power