Barclays backs 14.5 MW in Japan with $42 million of project bonds
Barclays has facilitated the sale of JPY 4.67 billion ($42.2 million) of project bonds to support the development of 14.5 MW of solar projects in western Japan.
Germany installs 155 MW of PV in July
Demand for small-sized PV systems remained strong in Germany in July, while growth of large-scale plants was lower than in the previous months.
India’s MNRE signs grid and RE framework with Germany’s GIZ
Agreement signed between India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy & GIZ Germany seeks improvement of framework conditions for grid integration and renewable energies.
Ontario launches green fund with initial $298 million investment
The authorities in the Canadian province of Ontario have announced the launch of the Green Ontario Fund, with the nation’s leading PV industry body hailing the new scheme as a potential boon for future solar deployment.
ABB hits 5 GW Indian inverter supply milestone
Switzerland’s ABB has further consolidated its market presence in India’s burgeoning renewables sector, surpassing a 5 GW supply milestone. The company claims its inverters now power 40% of various solar projects across the country, whose accumulated capacity stands at 13 GW.
Prime Enerji builds two PV plants totalling 25 MW in Turkey
The projects are being developed in partnership with German EPC contractor InTEC Energy Solutions in the Turkish provinces of Denizli and Erzurum.
EU Researchers achieve breakthrough in nano-scale c-Si
A team of scientists representing the photoNvoltaics project, funded by the European Union, has been able to develop a crystalline silicon cell with an effective thickness of just 830 nano-meters.
Panda Green posts $41.9 million profit in H1
Panda Green Energy has recorded a profit of CNY 277 million ($41.9 million) for the first half of 2017, up 7% year on year, as it expanded its aggregate installed PV capacity by 468.1 MW.
Brazilian government cancels PPAs for 249.7 MW of solar
The contracts were scrapped through an auction launched in April to cancel projects selected in reserve energy auctions held between 2014 and 2015.
ADB proposes new approaches to financing energy projects
Governments of cash-strapped developing nations should start exploring a range of innovative financing solutions to support the development of environment-focused infrastructure projects such as financially bankable solar installations, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says in a new report.
