Greenest year ever for UK as renewables outstrip coal by three-to-one
Analysis of the U.K.’s energy figures for 2017 show that renewables provided more power than coal on 315 days of the year, with solar a dominant player throughout the summer months.
Canadian Solar connects 19.1 MW solar park in Japan
The Gunma Aramaki installation is 100km from Tokyo and has now achieved commercial operation via a 20-year PPA with Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings.
Nestlé to install 7 MW of rooftop solar at three Dubai sites
The Swiss food giant will partner with Yellow Door Energy and ALEC Energy to build three rooftop PV arrays at its manufacturing facilities in the Emirate as part of DEWA’s Shams Dubai Initiative.
Tages Helios acquires 51 MW in Italy
Through the operation, the fund bought 35 solar facilities located in the southern Italian regions of Apulia and Sicily, and in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna.
Jufa buys two PV plants totaling 17 MW in Czech Republic
Through this operation, the Czech investment firm has raised the capacity of its PV power plant portfolio to 69 MW.
Hanergy to partner with Beijing EV group
Thin film solar producer, Hanergy has announced plans to partner with Chinese electric vehicle group BAIC BJEV to develop thin film solar products ‘for the car and household’, as well construction of distributed generation for industrial parks and solar poverty alleviation projects.
UK government figures show 902 MW year-on-year solar growth
For the 11 months up to the end of November, the U.K. added 902 MW of solar PV capacity to reach a cumulative total of 12,642 MW, which is around 7% higher than last year.
Brazil: BNDES and KFW launch $142.7 million credit facility for solar, renewables
The development banks of Brazil and Germany will jointly support, among other things, solar, wind, mini-hydro and biomass power projetcs.
Canadian Solar awarded 112 MW project in Brazil
Leading module manufacturer, Canadian Solar has been awarded a 112 MW project in Brazil, after the country allocated around 574 MW of PV in its recent A-4 power auction.
Acwa Power secures financing for 61.3 MW Jordan project
The project’s lenders are the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Deutsche Investitions- Und Entwicklungsgesellschaft Mbh (DEG) and Arab Bank to Risha for Solar Power Projects PSC. The facility will be built in the eastern province of Risha by the first quarter of 2019.
