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Building a successful renewables auction in Colombia
pv magazine publisher Eckhart Gouras spoke to Carolina Obando, regulatory coordinator at renewable energy association SER Colombia, to discuss the country’s first renewable energy auction. The delayed tender promises to boost a solar industry with a 4.3 GW pipeline.
Sep 3, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Opinions, Rooftop PV, rooftop PV, Eckhart Gouras, Carolina Obando, SER Colombia, Maria Fernanda Suárez
Large-scale solar deployment grabs in Spain
Solar is gaining back rate in Spain after the Covid-19 crisis. Iberdrola is now constructing 150 MW, while Foresight lately obtained a 26.1 MW project. FRV has safeguarded financing for a 136 MW array, Audax prepares to release green bonds to finance its pipeline, and also an 800 MW solar park is expected to supply with power Alcoa's aluminum plant in Galicia.
Sep 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Alcoa
Abu Dhabi fund approves $105m for clean energy projects
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development will support half a dozen megawatt scale projects featuring solar in the Caribbean and Africa. In addition to around 42.5 MW of new solar capacity, the fund will also back the development of energy storage, waste-to-energy and biogas facilities.
Jan 16, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Abu Dhabi, ADFD, Francesco La Camera
Work begins on 30 MW solar plant in Burkina Faso
Electricity created by the center will be offered at $0.08/ kWh to nationwide utility Sonabel. Burkina Faso just recently adopted a solar-oriented energy policy.
Feb 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Burkina Faso, Sonabel
CDPQ Rises Risk, currently Bulk Stakeholder in Azure Power
Azure Power has actually introduced that CDPQ has actually gotten extra shares of AZRE, to come to be a bulk stakeholder in the India solar energy developer.
Mar 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Azure Power, CDPQ, Ranjit Gupta, Emmanuel Jaclot
ReneSola Crosses 20 GW Solar Modules Shipment Mark
ReneSola has actually gone across the 20 GW components delivery turning point, with the last delivery provided to a solar PV project in southerly Brazil in December 2019.
Mar 16, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, pv modules, renesola, International, Sky Wang
Trina to re-list on Shanghai Stock Exchange
The Jiangsu-based PV maker complies with peer JA Solar in de-listing in the U.S. to go back to its homeland. The board will certainly wish to access to even more financing because of this, as well as will certainly additionally encounter much less public scrutiny.
Mar 17, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, Trina
Spanish IPP Opdenergy intends to increase EUR400m in initial public offering
Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy is preparing to introduce a going public (IPO) to assist fund the advancement of 3.7 GW of renewables projects across Europe and also the Americas.
Apr 9, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, IPO, Europe, OPDEnergy, Independent Power Producer, initial public offering
A blast of gas for better solar cells
A basic procedure for transferring silicon oxide onto silicon wafers could be a fantastic progression for making silicon-based solar cells. Researchers at KAUST have utilized a method called plasma processing in a chamber filled with carbon dioxide gas.
Oct 28, 2020 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, solar cells, Asia, KAUST, Areej Alzahrani, Stefaan De Wolf
Invenergy bags US$ 3bn investment from Blackstone
Alternative asset manager Blackstone will spend around US$ 3 billion in Invenergy Renewables to aid drive a sped up build-out of the solar and wind designer's clean energy platform.
Jan 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Invenergy, CDPQ, blackstone, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners
Canadian Solar wins 394 MW of solar in two private auctions in Brazil
After emerging as the recipient of most of the Brazilian government’s public allocation of generation capacity, the Canadian-Chinese manufacturer has secured a large share of projects in auctions held by power companies Copel and, probably, Cemig.
Oct 10, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, South america, Brazil, Cemig, Copel, Sao Paulo
Ecuador unveils developer shortlist for first ever major solar venture
Ecuador has identified the handful of top global clean energy developers who will compete to deploy the country’s first ever large-scale solar project.
Nov 18, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Ecuador, Total Eren, pv power plants, tender, solar pv, South america, Latin america, neoen, Solarpack
Scatec Solar Bags 3 Solar Projects Worth 360 MW in Tunisia
Scatec Solar has been awarded three solar power plant projects in Tunisia totaling approximately 360 MW, following an international tender launched earlier.
Dec 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Raymond Carlsen, Scatec Solar, Tunisia, Africa
Equinor Increases Stake in Scatec Solar With Purchase of 6.5 mn Shares
Equinor has acquired 6,500,000 shares in Scatec Solar, corresponding to 5.2 percent of the shares and votes, at a total purchase price of USD 84 million.
Dec 20, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Scatec Solar, Equinor, Pål Eitrheim
Portugal plans auction for 500MW of floating PV this September
Portugal will carry out its 3rd solar public auction this September, with 500MW of floating PV capability set to be alloted.
May 18, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, Portugal, Matos Fernandes, floating PV, Europe, auction, tenders














