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Canada's Brookfield Invests $2 Billion in Scout Clean Energy, Standard Solar
The purchases will be invested via the Brookfield Global Transition Fund I (BGTF I), which it declares to be the biggest fund worldwide concentrated on the energy transition.
Both Scout and Standard Solar will certainly continue to operate as independent businesses within the Brookfield Renewable US platform.
Oct 3, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Canada, North America, Standard Solar, energy transition, Scott Wiater, Connor Teskey, Scout Clean Energy, Michael Rucker, Brookfield acquisition, Entropy
Italy to limit profits made by some FIT-backed solar projects in feedback to energy crisis
Italy's government will limit the windfall profits of some feed-in tariff-backed solar PV projects that have actually had the ability to take advantage of rising energy prices.
Jan 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, subsidies, feed-in tariff, italia solare, Elettricità Futura, retroactive subsidy cut
Australia’s AEMO radically curtails output of five large solar farms
The Australian Energy Market Operator constrained the output of several large-scale solar plants by 50% on Friday, in response to voltage fluctuations in a 220 kV network spanning the states of Victoria and New South Wales.
Sep 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, ACES, Andrew Stiel
COVID-19 'injuring however not stopping' renewables as IEA modifies projections
The International Energy Agency (IEA) anticipates renewables release to rebound following year, with the continuous COVID-19 pandemic claimed to be "injuring, however not stopping" development.
May 20, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, distributed solar, IEA, Fatih Birol, covid-19, pandemic, forecast
Big Range Digital: Solar funding fine-tunes vital to Italy's future PPA return
Solar designers in Italy are tweaking monetary versions to prevent hold-ups to the finalizing of power acquisition contracts.
May 26, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, PPA, Europe, merchant solar, subsidy-free, financing, refinancing, covid-19, pandemic
New molecular precursor for kesterite solar cells
Researchers in India have actually established a brand-new molecular precursor for applications in kesterite solar cells. They made use of the precursor to construct a superstrate kind solar cell with an effectiveness that is allegedly among the highest possible ever before recorded. They depend on a low-temperature process to make the tool.
Sep 18, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, India, solar cells, Asia, SRMIST
Neom’s 2.2-GW Green Hydrogen Plant Nears Finish Amid Buyer Shortfall
Construction at Saudi Arabia’s $8.4-bn Neom green-hydrogen complex is 80% complete, but muted global demand leaves only one confirmed buyer, forcing developers to court local offtakers.
Jun 3, 2025 // Solar to Fuel, Saudi Arabia, Asia, ACWA Power, green hydrogen, Neom, Air Products
NorSun Exits Norway, Invests in U.S. Solar Production
NorSun pivots to the U.S. after closing its domestic operations, signaling a shift in Europe’s solar landscape amid fierce Asian competition. New factory in Tulsa on the horizon!
Dec 18, 2024 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, NorSun
Kommunalkredit Backs Econergy’s 60-MW Romanian Solar
Econergy clinches Kommunalkredit financing for a 60‑MW Romanian solar farm, unlocking construction, EPC rollout and bankable routes to market while scaling its platform and cutting capital costs.
Mar 16, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, Econergy, Kommunalkredit
Engie, Return Seal 100MW German Battery Flex Deal
Engie and Return unite 100‑MW battery fleet in Germany, stacking FFR, reserves, congestion relief and arbitrage with grid‑forming precision—optimizer rotates duties, monetizes volatility, eases bottlenecks and de-risks financing.
Feb 6, 2026 // Storage, Germany, Battery Storage, Europe, Flexibility, ancillary services, aggregation
Pupil Creates Ingenious Solar Panels Made From Food Waste
Solar power is on the rise, but there's one primary barrier with this source of power. Mapua University student Carvey Ehren Maigue has actually produced a solar panel that resolves this common performance problem encountering the renewable resource.
Dec 2, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Asia, solar panel, Philippines, Carvey Ehren Maigue, Mapua University, AuREUS system
China vs United States: The New Battle for Energy Superiority
At his initial press conference since taking office, United States President Joe Biden had actually claimed in March that he would certainly outspend China on technology and also facilities to make sure that the latter's desire for superseding the United States to become the most powerful as well as wealthiest country would certainly not pertain to fulfillment, a minimum of not on "his watch."
Apr 13, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, China, Asia, PV module, North America, Joe Biden
PV to address water scarcity
The government of the Philippines will spend $500 million on solar-powered water supply and desalination in remote areas of Mindanao, the second-largest island in the archipelago. Elsewhere, a Finnish study has suggested drought-hit Iran could benefit from renewable-powered desalination.
Oct 30, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Asia, Philippines, MinDA, Iran, Emmanuel Piñol, desalination plants
Creating a more resource-efficient solar power industry
PSS, which focuses on selling service and performance instead of products, is usually seen as a means to realize a circular economy, in which economic activity is decoupled from resource consumption and waste is minimized.
Dec 12, 2019 // Technology, Europe, recycling, CIRCUSOL, PSS, PVMINDS
Canadian 400 MWac merchant solar plant protects funding
The project will operate at a profit in part thanks to an emissions plan introduced by the province of Alberta on January 1. The plant will have the ability to sell its carbon certificates.
Feb 4, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Canada, North America, Dan Balaban, Christian Skakkebaek








