ERG enters solar energy business with acquisition of 89 MW in Italy
The Italian wind energy specialist has acquired 100% of ForVei, a company that owns 30 PV plants across northern, central and southern Italy.
Japan: Canadian Solar raises $66 million with dual-tenor green project bond
The solar PV giant has completed its second green project bond placement with Goldman Sachs Japan.
Indian government planning ‘rent a roof’ policy for solar rooftop
Under proposed ‘rent a roof’ policy, solar developers will rent rooftop space to install a PV array and offer to lease to each household and then feed the solar power to the grid, said MNRE Secretary Anand Kumar.
ADFD and IRENA invite application for renewables funding for developing countries
ADFD and IRENA invite application for renewables energy projects as it enters fifth round of funding, having already made 100 MW of clean energy available to developing nations throughout the world.
It’s settled: GCL-Poly resolves legal dispute with Solaria
Intellectual Property claim filed by U.S. firm Solaria against GCL-Solar in September 2016 has been resolved on mutually agreeable terms, GCL-Poly said. Exact details of the settlement were not disclosed.
Anti-dumping petition has created huge uncertainty for entire Indian solar sector, Bridge to India says
Indian renewable analyst firm notes that anti-dumping comes at inopportune time with the industry already reeling from a slowdown in new project procurement, extra costs due to GST, import duties and increased module prices. It is expected to come by October 2018 and may affect all stakeholders and projects in the pipeline as well as those awaiting auction.
ENGIE teaming with Heliatek to install HeliaSol lightweight technology at French school
ENGIE‘s teams have responded to tender calls by the Charente-Maritime Department, and will offer to cover a 530 square meter roof of secondary school Pierre Mendès-France in la Rochelle using HeliaSol technology.
ET Energy to build 61 MWp solar project in Malaysia
With over 220,000 solar modules installed on 110 hectares of land, the project is expected to be switched on by the end of 2018.
Lesotho’s first utility-scale solar project moves forward
The government of the African country has issued an expression of interest in seeking consultancy companies for the environmental and social impact assessment of a 20 MW PV power project.
ARENA grants $1.9 million for distributed energy trials in Western Australia
Western Australia’s electricity provider Horizon Power is set to receive a financial shot in the arm through the installation of various distributed energy technologies in 90 homes and businesses in the coastal town of Carnarvon, which is home to the state’s first utility-scale energy storage, currently under trial.
