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Solar shatters assumptions as it takes home tremendous 796MW in RESS auction
Solar has superseded assumptions as it scooped up 796MW in Ireland's first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) public auction.
Aug 5, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, auction, Ress
Austria scraps its sun tax
The nation’s political parties have found agreement on a green electricity package which is expected to create stable conditions for the next three years. From next year, €36 million will be made available annually for the further support of PV systems and energy storage.
Sep 24, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, Europe, Austria, Heinz-Christian Strache, Vera Immitzer, PVA
JinkoSolar to begin shipping Tiger bifacial modules
Chinese module manufacturer is stepping up its prowess with 314 MW of new high-efficiency Tiger modules being released to the market.
Dec 10, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, pv modules, JinkoSolar, Asia, bifacial modules, Kanping Chen, Tiger
Albania to release auction for 100 MW solar PV park in Spitalles
Albania will certainly introduce the 3rd public auction for the construction of a solar photovoltaic park, with a planned capacity of 100 MW, regional media reported.
Oct 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Voltalia, Europe, auction, investment, Solar Power Plant, Albania, Karavasta, solar PV parks
Ireland Awards 414 MW Of Wind, 1534 MW Of Solar Projects At $101.80/ MWh.
EirGrid, state-owned power grid of Ireland, has just recently released the list of final bidders winning the auction of twin releases-- 414 MW onshore wind and also 1534 MW solar-- under the aegis of Renewable Electricity Support Scheme 2 (RESS 2). The auction laid to rest the price bands as the average rate of the winning bids stood at EUR97.87 (~$ 101.80)/ MWh.
Jun 17, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar, Ireland, Europe, auction, wind, Climate Action Plan 2021, Commission For Energy Regulation, RESS 2
UAMPS Members Sign Up For Solar From Navajo Nation Project
Sixteen members of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) are further decarbonizing their energy portfolios by adding solar electricity from a new project in southeastern Utah.
Aug 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UAMPS, Utah, Red Mesa Tapaha Solar Resource, NTUA, North America, Idaho
WEC Energy Group Acquires Majority Stake in Texas Solar Park
WEC Energy Group buys 80% interest in the 250-MW Samson I Solar Energy Centre in Texas for $250 million, advancing their sustainable energy portfolio.
Feb 1, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, WEC Energy Group, North America, PV Power Plant
EPCG to install one more 15,000 rooftop solar energy plants
Power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) means to extend the project for photovoltaic panels on the roof coverings of households and also business, so it is preparing the setup of another 15,000 solar facilities.
Oct 20, 2022 // Rooftop PV, PV Power Plant, EPCG
Enel Colombia reports 85.1% 9-mo profit growth following March merger
Colombian power energy Enel Colombia reserved a web profit of COP 2.31 trillion (USD 479.7 m/EUR 478.0 m) for the nine-month period through September, boosting the bottom line by 85.1% year-on-year, the business claimed on Wednesday.
Oct 27, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, enel colombia
Runergy photovoltaic panels to enter united state market via Inexption platform
Runergy, a Chinese maker of solar cells as well as panels, will start to offer its panel products with the online marketplace offered by Inexption.
Nov 3, 2022 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, runergy, Cheng Zhu, Erin Clark
France's Proparco Invests $10 Million in Sun King's Solar Kit Business in Africa
Proparco, a department of the French Development Agency (AFD) group, invested in a $10 million green bond that will certainly be lent to Sun King, an African solar kit seller. The Swiss influence capitalist Symbiotics Group, through its MSMR Bonds platform, issuing the green bond. A total of 309 bonds worth $2.67 billion have actually already been issued thanks to this platform.
Dec 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, solar lanterns, sun king, Proparco, Solar home systems, SHS, Solar in Africa, Solar Kit Business in Africa
Solaria maps €2.5bn plan, battery joint venture, fresh PPAs
Solaria outlined a €2.5bn plan for 2026–2028, launching a battery JV and signing new PPAs to turn solar into evening power.
Nov 17, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, PPAs, BATTERIES, Spain, Europe, solaria, investment plan
Sunrun prices $510 million solar securitization, expands financing capacity again
Sunrun priced a USD 510m securitization of residential solar leases and PPAs—its fifth this year—unlocking lower-cost funding to scale installs and storage.
Sep 15, 2025 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Sunrun, securitization
US Solar Market Sets Q1 Record, Impact of COVID-19 Likely on Q2: Report
The US solar market installed 3.6 GW of new solar PV capability in Q1 2020, representing its largest first quarter ever in the United States.
Jun 11, 2020 // Market Research, USA, SEIA, Solar Energy, woodmac, North America, Abigail Ross Hopper, Market research, Ravi Manghani, International, US Solar Market, US Solar Market Q1
Report finds consumers could save $29 billion if clean energy replaced proposed natural gas plants
The economics guiding U.S. investments in electricity generation have reached a historic tipping point: combinations of solar, wind, storage, efficiency and demand response are now less expensive than most proposed gas power plant projects. According to a new report by Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), portfolios of these clean energy resources can provide the same energy and reliability services as traditional gas power plants — but cost less.
Sep 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Mark Dyson