Solar

Scatec Solar has completed the installation of a photovoltaic (PV)-diesel hybrid system to supply solar power to the UN House compound in Juba, South Sudan.

In the presence of His Excellency Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt, ACWA Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct preliminary and feasibility studies for a series of water desalination projects in Egypt, which will be powered by solar and wind.

Atlas Renewable Energy and DNB Markets have announced the issuance of a US$253 million US private placement (USPP) in Green Bond format to refinance Javiera and build Sol del Desierto, two solar photovoltaic plants located in the north of Chile.

The STA has welcomed UK Government plans to hold a new round of clean power auctions, set to take place in 2021, for solar and onshore wind.

Green Genius has started its operations in Hungary and Romania, where it will develop solar energy projects.

JA Solar has announced that it is to supply two 50 MW solar power plants in Alvarado-La Risca, a town in the region of Extremadura, Spain.

In light of debates on industrial strategy and internal markets, the Institut Photovoltaïque d’Île-de-France (IPVF) has joined SolarPower Europe in signing a pan-European letter, calling for the Commission to put in place a comprehensive industrial strategy for solar, by recognising the solar industry as a key Strategic Value Chain.

In the framework of Qatar’s first solar tender, 3E provided advice and support to Total, who has won a 40% stake in the project together with Japanese Marubeni.

Volmary Ltd, part of the international Volmary group, are reducing their carbon imprint and at the same time their energy bill thanks to a solar PV installation at their site in Cambridgeshire, UK.

Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that it has commenced construction on two solar photovoltaic power projects in Japan.

Duke Energy Florida has announced the installation of its 1 millionth solar panel in the state at the company’s Columbia Solar Power Plant in Fort White, Florida, US.

RWE and European Energy A/S have entered into a multiyear offtake agreement, that the Danish developer of renewable projects will deliver 3000 GWh of green energy to RWE.

The STA has submitted its response to Ofgem’s Decarbonisation Programme Action Plan, highlighting several major gaps in relation to decentralised renewable energy technologies such as solar and energy storage and setting out 10 key recommendations to address industry concerns and deliver on Net Zero.

AE Solar – a German innovator in the solar energy industry – will exhibit at the Solar Solutions International Expo, in Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands.

Total has announced plans to buy a 50% stake in Indian company Adani Green Energy’s solar unit.