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Dutch government seeks to privatize Tennet
Tennet needs more than €4.75 billion to invest in cross-border grid infrastructure between Germany and the Netherlands, as rising volumes of solar and wind are complicating network operations, said Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra in a recent letter to the Dutch parliament, adding that the government may need to privatize the state-owned transmission system operator or sell off a stake in it.
Sep 16, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Netherlands, Tennet, Wopke Hoekstra
BayWa r.e. eyes 163MW mega solar project
BayWa r.e. is intending the development of a 163MW solar project in South Derbyshire.
Sep 3, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, baywa r.e., Solar Project
Meyer Burger resists rebel shareholder at EGM
The Swiss solar equipment supplier today fought off an attempt by its largest single shareholder to have a representative appointed to its board and to have its executive pay regime reviewed. Victory in that battle may secure the company some wiggle room, but the war over corporate strategy appears far from over.
Oct 31, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Europe, meyer burger, Switzerland, EGM, Mark Kerekes, Sentis
Japan's policymakers authorize higher 2030 renewable energy target
The Cabinet of Japan's government has authorized a plan to increase the national target for renewable energy in the electrical energy generation mix to in between 36% as well as 38% by 2030.
Oct 25, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, policy, decarbonisation, net zero, cop26, deployment target, energy security
MENA to include 50GW of utility-scale solar by 2030, report says
Countries between East as well as North Africa have plans to increase utility-scale solar capacity by 49.5 GW by 2030, according to Global Energy Monitor (GEM).
Jun 30, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Africa, middle east, mena, Morocco
Secure Solar Futures sets up 313-kW array atop Virginia homeless shelter
This month, CARITAS started powering its one-of-a-kind healing and homeless solutions facility in Richmond, Virginia, with solar power.
Dec 6, 2022 // Plants, CARITAS, Secure Solar Futures, Ryan McAllister, Karen Stanley
$1.5 B Solar Desalination Plant Proposed in Egypt, reports Bloomberg
A three-company consortium remains in discussions with Egypt's sovereign riches fund to partner on the project that would certainly comply with a construct, have, run and move system.
Feb 24, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Scatec, Asia, Africa, Egypt, Metito Holdings Ltd., Orascom Construction, solar desalination plant, Water Needs
SEIA launches community solar siting advice for designers and also regulators as it advises better uptake across the US
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has actually released a new guide on community solar siting processes that gives a framework for designers and also state regulators to seek advice from as well as stresses the need for higher release throughout the United States.
Mar 2, 2022 // Plants, Policy, USA, SEIA, small-scale solar, North America, project design, project siting
SMA Solar's 2021 inverter sales drop because of chip shortage
SMA Solar Technology's sales for 2021 came in listed below previous expectations for the year as the inverter provider was affected by a shortage of digital chips-- a headwind it expects to persist in the coming months.
Apr 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Inverters, sma solar technology, Jürgen Reinert, covid-19, semiconductor shortage, sma solar, inverter supplier, semiconductor chip
Savannah Energy sings pact with Chad to develop 500 MW renewable projects
The projects will provide electricity to the Doba Oil Project and also the towns of Moundou as well as Doba in Southern Chad, and also the capital city, N'Djamena. Savannah Energy claimed it looks to fund the renewable projects from a combination of its own inside created cash flows as well as project particular debt.
Jun 2, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, BESS, Africa, chad, solar farm, Battery Energy Storage System, Savannah Energy, Andrew Knott, Djerassem le Bemadjiel, Doba, Kome, Mark Matthews, Moundou, renewable projects
African Infrastructure Gets Boost From $12 Billion Climate Fund
GCF commits $253.7 million to AFC Capital Infrastructure Fund Equity financial investment is largest made by GCF in Africa to date
Mar 21, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, gcf, AFC Capital Infrastructure Fund
Largest solar power stations in UK
Top biggest solar photovoltaic power stations in UK. (Updated 01 June 2021) See also: Solar Installers in UK Solar power stations, PV farms 2021 in
Dec 17, 2022
COVID-19: Latest evaluation on influence to United States utility-scale as well as domestic solar
The background for the United States property market has actually swiftly soured after California-headquartered SunPower Corp warned of reduced anticipated company and also succeeding hit to its annual report estimates for 2020.
Apr 2, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, California, USA, Wood Mackenzie, pv power plants, pv modules, residential, Sungevity, North America, Roth Capital, Coronavirus, covid-19, sunpower corporation, sunworks inc
Trina Solar Wins First 100MW+ Contract in India for its New Vertex Bifacial Modules
Trina Solar Carbon Monoxide Ltd, a leading service provider of incorporated photovoltaic (PV) components as well as clever power remedies, has actually won an agreement from Noida-headquartered SunSource Energy to provide 105 MW of its brand-new Vertex components.
Apr 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Trina Solar, bifacial modules, Adarsh Das, Helena Li, Kushagra Nandan, SunSource Energy, Vertex Modules
IFC, EBRD, and also EU to Support First Solar Project in Armenia
IFC, EBRD and also the EU have joined to sustain the advancement of the first utility-scale solar energy plant in Armenia, the 55 MW Masrik Solar Project.
Jul 16, 2020 // Plants, EBRD, Europe, Armenia, ifc, EU, International, solar projects, Mikel de Irala, IFC EBRD EU Armenia Solar, Cheryl Edleson Hanway