Solar

A consortium consisting of ACWA Power, GIC and AEPC has achieved the financial closure for the 500 MW solar photovoltaic Independent Power Project (IPP) at Ibri in the Sultanate of Oman.

Lightsource BP has announced that it has successfully closed on a US$250 million financing package for its Impact Solar project located in Lamar County, Texas, US.

EnBW is constructing its 'Weesow-Willmersdorf' solar park with an installed output of 187 MW located northeast of Berlin in Werneuchen, Brandenburg, Germany.

Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that it has secured a €55 million bilateral Revolving Credit Facility with Intesa Sanpaolo to fund the construction of a 151 MWp portfolio of solar photovoltaic projects in Italy.

Transparency Market Research (TMR) have published a new report titled ‘Solar Panel Coatings Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2017–2026’.

Lloyd’s has collaborated with researchers on three reports on the renewable energy sectors.

Boralex Inc. has announced that four of its solar projects have been selected by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, as part of its 2019 Renewable Energy Standard Solicitation for the purchase of New York Tier-1 Eligible RECs.

BELECTRIC is further increasing its footprint in India’s ever-growing solar industry by completing a solar project on behalf of Fortum Solar India Private Limited.

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.