Solar

During the annual SunPower Dealer Conference this week, the company recognised seven of its installation dealers for exceptionally designed and deployed solar projects commissioned in 2019.

Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that its subsidiary Canadian Solar Australia has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Amazon.

By 2021, Axpo's subsidiary Urbasolar will build three solar plants in France to produce solar power for the Paris airports. The plants will cover around 10% of the electricity needed by the airports Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget.

BELECTRIC, a German based company, is further increasing its footprint in Israel’s growing solar industry by completing a Floating PV project on behalf of Nofar Energies.

Green Genius is offering residents of Lithuania the chance to acquire remote solar power plants so that they can start generating clean energy themselves.

The STA is calling on the government to deliver a budget that unlocks the potential of solar energy in the UK and empowers the transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions.

At a workshop held at the European Union Pavilion during the India Smart Utility Week in New Delhi, SolarPower Europe’s Emerging Markets Task Force presented a new report in collaboration with the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI), outlining the solar investment opportunities in India, one of the world’s fastest growing markets.

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.