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Iberdrola passes 4.5GW of solar PV installed globally
Iberdrola has started the development of the “first” hybrid solar-wind project in Spain, which will have 74MW of solar PV capacity. Image: Iberdrola. Spain-based utility Iberdrola has now installed more than 4.5GW of solar PV capacity across its markets thanks to capacity added in Australia, S...Read more -
Green Genius to develop 500MW Italian PV portfolio with Eiffel Investment Group backing
Green Genius has recently made several project announcements in the Baltics. Image: Green Genius. Lithuanian renewables developer Green Genius has partnered with Eiffel Investment Group to develop and finance a 500MW solar PV portfolio in Italy. The agreement established a joint venture (JV) be...Read more -
Horad and Schneider Electric Signed Strategic Co-operation Agreement
On April 11th, Horad and Schneider Electric signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the headquarter in Suzhou. Both parties will give full play to their respective advantages in their respective fields, jointly promote enterprise development, and build a better blueprint together! This meeti...Read more -
GSI acquires 1.4GW solar and battery storage portfolios from Saturn Power
A total of 72 solar PV projects and six battery storage projects are included in this acquisition. Image: Libra Group. Libra Group’s renewable energy subsidiary Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure (GSI) has acquired 1.4GW of solar and battery development portfolios from renewable energy compa...Read more -
Engie brings online 181MW solar PV plant in Chile
Engie Chile’s solar PV plant, located in the region of Antofagasta, will have a BESS co-located to store some of the electricity generated. Image: Engie Chile. Utility giant Engie has reached commercial operation for a 181.25MW solar PV plant in Chile, its largest one so far in the country. Lo...Read more -
ESMC calls EU members to use REPowerEU finances towards solar manufacturing
The €20 billion budget from the Guidance on the Recovery and Resilience Plans in the REPowerEU should also be targeted towards financing PV manufacturing plants, says the ESMC. Image: NexWafe. The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has called on the European Union member states to allo...Read more -
Duke Energy inaugurates 150MW of community solar in Florida
A solar farm from Duke Energy. Image: Duke Energy US utility Duke Energy has added 150MW worth of community solar to its Florida portfolio as part of its Clean Energy Connection programme. The new capacity is split equally between two 74.9MW projects in Alachua and Suwannee counties, together c...Read more -
Bids for Germany’s 1.95GW ground-mounted solar systems receive overwhelming subscription
Bavaria will include the largest awarded capacity of 845MW. Image: Enerparc. Germany has seen an oversubscription in bids for ground-mounted solar systems, exceeding the tendered amount by 47%. The Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) announced that with a tendered quantity of 1.95GW, 3...Read more -
SunPower inks US$450 million deal to finance customer loan programme
SunPower can provide customers with loan options at tenors up to 25 years through SunPower Financial after securing the deal. Image: SunPower Solar and energy services provider SunPower has secured more than US$450 for a residential solar and storage loan programme from climate solutions inves...Read more -
Pacificorp eyes 20GW of solar and wind in 2023 IRP
Graphite Solar, owned by Greenbacker and developed by rPlus Energies, which recently entered commercial operation in Carbon County, Utah. Image: Greenbacker Western US electricity utility Pacificorp has released its 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) outlining significant solar, wind and stor...Read more -
IFC, OCP Group to develop 202MWp solar PV portfolio in Morocco
IFC’s green loan to OCP Group will finance the construction of four solar PV plants located in towns north of Marrakech, Morocco. Image: Unsplash. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and phosphate-based fertiliser producer OCP Group have partnered to develop 202MWp of solar PV projects...Read more -
China’s National Energy Administration guidelines for 2023 targets 160GW of new solar and wind capacity
China already accounts for nearly a third of the world’s solar and wind generation. Image: Unsplash The Chinese government has announced some good news for the PV and wind industries with a target of 160GW of new solar and wind capacity to be added in 2023. The National Energy Administration’s...Read more
