Emiliano Bellini
Hungary’s oil and gas provider MOL enters solar business
The company will initially build solar facilities at three of its main industrial sites in Hungary, on currently unused areas.
Spain: Enel, Hive Energy seek to develop more solar parks outside auction scheme
The Italian utility has started approval proceedings to build six “grid-parity” projects totaling 257 MW in the region of Extremadura, while the U.K.-based developer is planning to build a 45.6 MW solar plant for the spot market in Andalusia.
A2A closes its third PV deal in Italy
Following this new transaction, the combined capacity of solar PV assets owned by the Italian power and gas plant provider has surpassed 54 MW.
Ienova secures corporate PPA for 125 MW solar project in Mexico
The company’s solar park under development in Benjamin Hill, in the state of Sonora, will sell power to Mexican retailer, El Puerto de Liverpool under a 15-year PPA.
Dutch government plans to build solar parks on its own premises
The first pilot PV projects are planned to have a power range of 80 MW to 100 MW each, and are to be finalized by 2020.
Altostrata to develop 250 MW solar project in eastern Ukraine
The Irish developer is planning to invest €255 million in the project, which is expected to be located near the village of Levodka, in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
France’s PV hits 8 GW milestone
The French solar market grew by 49% last year, with new additions reaching a total capacity of 875 MW.
Daqo sees turnover and profits increase significantly in Q4 and full fiscal 2017
The Chinese polysilicon provider reports overall increasing sales and production, as well a considerable increase in polysilicon ASPs for the second half of last year.
Interview: Solar DG will keep growing in Spain, but clear rules are needed
In an interview with pv magazine, the general manager of Madrid-based solar association UNEF, José Donoso discusses the recent trajectory of solar distributed generation in Spain, while pointing out the necessary actions needed to enable further growth.
Longi claims 23.6% efficiency for its PERC monocrystalline cells
Just one month after announcing a PERC module efficiency of 20.41%, the Chinese solar manufacturer announced it has now achieved a 23.6% efficiency for its PERC monocrystalline cells, thus beating its own previous records.
