Solar PV in Ireland goes to the rooftops
A seminar held at the Solar and Storage show in Birmingham provided the latest information about solar PV development in the Republic of Ireland. The Irish PV market has started taking shape, focusing on rooftop projects.
CEFC to provide $77 million for 88 MW in Australia
The Clean Energy Finance Corp. (CEFC) has revealed plans to provide A$98 million ($77.05 million) in debt finance to back the development of the biggest biggest solar project in the Australian state of Victoria.
Ethiopia launches tender for two 125 MW solar plants
The tender is part of the government plan to develop up to 500 MW of solar PV via the World bank’s Scaling Solar program.
Pure Energy LLC builds 109 MW solar plant in Belarus
The facility will sell power to Pure Energy LLC, the power utility of the Mogilev Region.
Green Climate Fund provides another $110 million for solar and renewables in Kazakhstan
Funds comprise $106 million in concessional finance and $4 million in technical assistance grant.
Indian renewable power developers queue for initial public offerings
It is expected that more and more Indian developers will be listed on IPOs in the coming years as an effective means to raise the equity for new power projects.
ABB supplied central inverters to 246 MW Chilean solar plant
The El Romero Solar Plant in the Atacama Desert of Chile has been completed using 60 3.6 MW ABB inverter stations. Spanish developer Acciona constructed the solar farm and commissioned it last year.
Spanish scientists use magnetic electrodes to increase efficiency of fullerene-based solar cell
A spanish research team from Ikerbasque has created a fullerene-based cell that is also capable of turning direct current into alternating current.
Sonnenstromfabrik seeks to expand into Benelux
The German module maker has entered into a partnership with Netherlands-based Hadec and is also seeking to expand into Belgium.
A2A buys PV plants totaling 17 MW in Italy
Through this operation, the Italian power and gas provider is further expanding into the solar sector.
