EBRD launches loan scheme for rooftop solar in Romania
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a new framework aiming to help Romanian households to invest in energy efficiency, renewable energy and water-saving solutions. Solar PV is also part of the framework, which is the first serious effort to support the development of rooftop PV in the country.
NCLAVE supplies fixed structure for 25 MW solar PV project in Japan
The structure and tracker supplier is seeking to consolidate its presence in the Japanese solar market.
Recom acquires French solar maker Sillia VL, plans to triple fab capacity to 150 MW
The German-headquartered solar manufacturer has acquired the Brittany-based solar firm for an undisclosed fee, but added that it will seek to boost production capacity at the Lannion site to 150 MW by the end of the year.
Aldi UK pledges rooftop PV expansion
The German supermarket chain aims to install 96,000 solar panels atop its stores and distribution centers across the U.K. by the end of the year.
Turkey: Tunçmatik’s subsidiary secures $73 million credit from Aktif Bank
The accumulative capacity of solar PV plants, which will be developed with the help of the funds at eight locations across Turkey, amounts to 70 MW.
India: ACME Solar receives $108m funding injection from Piramal
Haryana-based solar power developer has received financing in the form of flexible credit, designed to allow ACME Solar to draw on and repay funds over the duration of the loan agreement.
Sol Voltaics secures Europe’s largest solar funding round since 2015
The Sweden-headquartered PV technology pioneer has raised a record $21.3 million in financing to bring its new SolFilm thin-film technology to the market.
Neo Solar Power subsidiary sells 14.68 MW solar project in Fukushima, Japan
Neo Solar Power’s subsidiary has completed the transfer of 100% of shares of its solar project in Fukushima, in what is the first ever large-scale solar transaction by a Taiwanese company in Japan.
One-quarter of Australian homes now have solar
New data has confirmed the effects of a second rooftop solar boom taking place around Australia – driven by falling technology costs and increasingly volatile electricity prices – with nearly one quarter of all Australian households found to have invested in solar panels.
European PV manufacturing must be preserved, say more than 50 organizations
Joint letter from 50 solar PV organizations in Europe sent to policymakers of all EU member states to serve as reminder of the importance of PV manufacturing in the continent.
