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Solterra lands US$ 10 million investment to support as much as 1GW of solar PV
Solterra Energy has actually entered into a partnership with renewable investors Leyline Renewable Capital, under which Leyline will certainly give US$ 10 million to support approximately 1GW of distributed generation (DG) and also utility-scale solar projects across the eastern US.
Jun 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, pv power plants, solar pv, North America, leyline renewable capital, distributed generation, solterra energy
Avaada raises $192m solar war chest
Group chairman said the green bond issue in India's capital markets drew in 'overwhelming interest'
Mar 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Vineet Mittal, Avaada
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
Russian Far East sees 75 MW of large scale solar come online
Five PV power plants, each with a generation capacity of 15 MW, were grid-connected in the Russian Republic of Buryatia and the Zabaikalsky Territory. The projects were built under a program which offers generators capacity payments and the ability to trade on the wholesale energy market.
Nov 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Asia, Russia, Far East
UK water business seeks solar energy from large scale, rooftop and floating plants
Southern Water has issued a request for information to source solar energy through bilateral power purchase agreements. The business is thinking about buying power from a blend of generation facilities.
Dec 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Floating PV, UK, floating PV, Europe, rooftop PV, large scale plants
Fluence commissions 11MW battery at Killala
Greencoat Renewables will use the BESS in County Mayo, Ireland to participate in energy flexibility markets
Feb 21, 2022 // Storage, Ireland, Europe, Fluence, Greencoat Renewables, Marek Kubik, Ben Brooks
Infinigen Expands Solar Project with 15-MW BESS in Puerto Rico
Infinigen Renewables partners with FlexGen Systems to enhance solar project with 15-MW battery storage system in Puerto Rico. Commercial operation set for September 2025.
Apr 18, 2024 // Storage, USA, North America, Puerto Rico, Infinigen Renewables
Renewable energy finance: Sovereign guarantees
Assurances against country-level risks are essential to make renewable energy investments bankable. Sovereign guarantees represent a government’s commitment to cover payments in case of default. Yet with this well-known instrument becoming harder to obtain, lesser-known risk mitigation alternatives can also be viable.
Jan 31, 2020 // Market Research
Aquila to get 500MW solar portfolio
Asset manager agrees acquisition of development-phase Spanish projects
Feb 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Germany, Europe, aquila, GREEN ENESYS, VIRIDI
BlackRock purchases Chilean solar projects
Framework arrangement with Solek Group is for 200MW of PV plants
Feb 14, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, BlackRock, Chile, South america, Solar Project, Zdeněk Sobotka, Solek Latam
US sodium-ion battery programmer raises $35M as storage space financial investment surges
Start-up Natron Energy is constructing a battery using Prussian blue analogue electrodes and also a sodium-ion electrolyte. Capitalists include ABB Technology Ventures, NanoDimension Capital, Volta Energy Technologies, Chevron, Khosla Ventures, and also Prelude Ventures.
Jul 9, 2020 // Storage, USA, North America, Chevron, startup, Form Energy, QuantumScape, Natron Energy, ABB Technology Ventures, NanoDimension Capital, Volta Energy Technologies, Khosla Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Colin Wessells, Eos Energy Storage, Quidnet
German investor Aquila to get 440 MWh of BESS projects in Australia
German financial investment supervisor Aquila Capital has struck a deal to get a 220-MW/440-MWh pipe of battery energy storage projects in Australia from Spain's Gransolar Group.
Sep 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Germany, Australia, Europe, Oceania, aquila
Power-to-heat-to-power storage space for roof PV
Researchers in Spain have actually analyzed the stability of 'power-to-heat-to-power storage space' in a property solar setup in Madrid. The innovation can decrease power costs by greater than 70% as well as would certainly have a 12 to 15-year repayment duration, according to the scientists.
May 7, 2020 // Technology, Residential, Storage, Rooftop PV, Spain, Europe, rooftop PV
Mitra Chem Raises $20 M Series A to Fund Li-ion Battery Materials R&D
The Series A round was led by Social Capital, a California investment company. Mitra Chem prepares to use the funds to invest in item R&D as well as expand North American pre-pilot manufacturing capability.
Nov 23, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, North America, lithium-ion battery materials, Mitra Future Technologies, Series A round, Social Capital, Vivas Kumar
Global investor takes 80% stake in Belgian PV crew
Eurazeo states investment will assist Ikaros Solar end up being a European independent power producer
Jan 14, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Belgium, Eurazeo, Ikaros Solar, Yves Devis, Martin Sichelkow