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Reden, Natixis close financing on up to 100MW of PV projects in Chile

Reden Investments Chile and Natixis have successfully closed senior facilities totaling US$96.4 million for an up-to-100MW portfolio of PV projects in Chile.

Oct 10, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Natixis, Engie, Chile, South america, Reden

India to fall well short of 175 GW renewables target

A report by Indian ratings agency CRISIL points to a rising rate of tender failures, an inconsistent policy approach from central and state governments and restrictive solar energy tariff caps and says India could have just 104 GW of renewables capacity by 2022.

Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, India, SECI, Asia, tariff, CRISIL

German government wants 98 GW of solar by 2030

The new. more ambitious target is part of a climate protection program Berlin is now defining. The solar sector believes, however, 98 GW will not be enough to ensure the country’s energy transition.

Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Angela Merkel, Carsten Körnig

Supermarket rooftop brings commercial solar – and silicon carbide inverters – to Norway

The sizeable rooftop array will feature latest-generation inverters. The project planners claim using 1500 V technology on a commercial rooftop allowed them to drive down costs 10-15%.

Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, Rooftop PV, Europe, rooftop PV, Kaco, Siemens, Norway, Trine Kopstad Berenten

Repsol sets up renewables unit

After turning to clean energy last year, the Spanish oil company plans to deploy 4.5 GW of renewables generation capacity by 2024.

Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Repsol Renovables, Joao Paulo Costeira

Several buyers keen on REC Silicon’s Butte facility, CTO tells PV Tech

Norwegian polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon announced last Thursday it is considering selling its silane gas facility in Butte, in the US state of Montana.

Oct 9, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Washington, polysilicon, Montana, North America, REC Silicon, trade war, silane gas, James May

Prices drop in eighth round of France’s rooftop PV auction

The winners of the eighth round of France’s rooftop PV tender series have drawn lower average prices than peers awarded just four months ago, new results show.

Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, France, Wood Mackenzie, auctions, Europe, rooftop PV, tenders, frassenheim, ministry for the ecological and solidarity transition

Major solar farm plan to power Angus pharmaceutical plant

Ambitious proposals have emerged to power a major Angus pharmaceutical plant with electricity from a giant solar farm on land a few miles away.

Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Angus, GSK, Proposal of Application Notice, Kate Cowey

Shalom plans solar farm and new teaching block

Shalom College is planning to expand its campus with the introduction of a collaborative learning building and the largest school solar farm in Queensland.

Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, queensland, Shalom College, Dan McMahon

Italy’s historic ’Tuscia’ region deluged by 1.35 GW of large scale solar

The central Italian province of Viterbo has 1,359 MW of solar generation capacity in the development and approvals process. The mass of projects has raised opposition from some locals and developers are in talks with government officials to discuss how concerns can be addressed.

Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe

Another Polish coal mine powered by solar

Poland’s fourth largest energy company, Enea, will build a 30 MW solar plant for the Bogdanka coal mine in which the utility is majority shareholder. The project will sell power to the mine through a long-term supply deal.

Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, coal, Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin SA, Enea

Power from the East: China funds largest solar park in Latin America

China is the world’s largest producer of solar panel technology – tech that is now being exported and that is transforming energy sectors in countries such as Argentina, where the largest solar park in Latin America has recently been inaugurated.

Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, Latin america, Asia, Tu Shuiping, Pablo Ferrara, University del Salvador, Juan Prioletta

The sun shines only at night

Engie has been selected to supply a solar power plant in Guam with 50 MWdc of generation capacity and approximately 300 MWh of storage – with the express purpose to deliver 100% of the electricity after sunset.

Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, storage, Engie, North America, guam, Samsung SDI

France assigns 129.4 MW in commercial and industrial PV tender

The final average price for power generated by solar systems with a capacity of 100-500 kW came in at €97.48/MWh. The price for 500 kW-8 MW installations was €86.54/MWh. Only the latter category saw a fall in price compared to the previous commercial solar tender.

Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Élisabeth Borne, François De Rugy

Total begins work on 52 MW solar park in Japan

The Total Solar International PV unit of the French oil giant has started construction of a large scale plant in Osato, in the prefecture of Miyagi, Japan. With its third solar project in Japan, Total will reach 100 MW of installed generation capacity in less than two years.

Oct 9, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, SunPower, Asia, Julien Pouget, Total Solar International

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