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Huawei and BayWa r.e. partner up on procurement contract German solar developer BayWa r.e. has signed a Global Procurement Framework Contract with Chinese technology company Huawei, for the supply of an initial target volume of 400 MW of Huawei’s inverters, as Huawei continues its expansion into various international markets.
Sam Pothecary
Dec 16, 2016
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EDF’s 77.5 MW Vulcan Solar project in Canada receives approval EDF EN Canada announced that it has received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to construct a 77.5 MW solar PV plant in Vulcan County, Canada, which will become the largest solar plant in Western Canada, and will make up part of a hybrid renewable energy project.
Sam Pothecary
Dec 16, 2016
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Abengoa to restart work on 100 MW project in Chile Spanish renewable energy company Abengoa announced that it will immediately restart construction on the exciting Atacama Desert solar project in Chile, where a 100 MW PV plant and a 110 MW solar thermal plant will look to take advantage of the world’s most concentrated solar radiation.
Sam Pothecary
Dec 16, 2016
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Mobisol attracts EUR 14.6 million in fresh investment World Bank Group member the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Dutch development bank FMO have both made significant investments into German off-grid solar provider Mobisol, which will help the company expand and accelerate its business operations in East Africa.
Sam Pothecary
Dec 12, 2016
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Meyer Burger attracts further investment The signs continue to be positive for Meyer Burger’s capital increase, as the Swiss solar equipment manufacturer has announced a fourth separate investor in just a couple of weeks, this time with an investment of CHF 10.8 million (USD 10.7 million).
Sam Pothecary
Dec 12, 2016
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Scatec Solar joins local Malaysian consortium to develop 200 MW of PV The Norwegian solar developer is expanding its PV portfolio into South East Asia, after the signing of a partnership with a local consortium to build three solar parks, with a combined capacity of almost 200 MW.
Sam Pothecary
Dec 12, 2016
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Etrion sells 53.4 MW of solar portfolio to EF Solare Italia The Swiss solar independent power producer has completed the first phase of its Italian portfolio sale to the joint venture, which is equally owned by Enel Green Power and Fondo Italiano per le Infrastructure.
Sam Pothecary
Dec 12, 2016
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Approval granted for 100 MW PV plant in Western Australia Sun Brilliance has received approval from the Mid-West development assessment panel (DAP) for the largest solar installation in Western Australia, with the solar developer still needed to finalize financing for the project.
Sam Pothecary
Dec 08, 2016
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sPower signs 105 MW PPA under community choice aggregation program sPower has secured a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 105 MW-AC of solar power with community choice aggregator MCE in California, making it sPower’s largest contract of this type to date, and the largest community choice aggregation (CCA) agreement known to pv magazine.
Sam Pothecary
Dec 08, 2016