Attijari bank finances Tunisia’s solar rebate program with $73 million
The funds will be used by local state-owned utility STEG to support the deployment of 85 MW of new residential PV capacity across the Northern African country.
Azores to host its first MW-sized PV plant
The solar project Central Fotovoltaica do Corvo will be built by EDA, the Portuguese archipelago’s power utility, and will be used to reduce the island of Corvo’s reliance on fossil fuels.
Leclanché and partners to invest $12 million in first utility-scale storage project in Canada
The joint venture firm EPAL, owned by Indian state-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited and U.K.-based Energy Pro Limited is partnering with leading Swiss battery storage solution provider, Leclanché and development partner, Deltro Energy.
Four key takeaways on Italian PV from Key Solar event
While expecting the announcement of a new energy strategy that could envisage more than 30 GW of additional solar between 2020-2030, the Italian solar sector discussed how to deal with current market conditions and facing the future with optimism at Key Solar, a brand new solar event.
IEA: Solar, wind power rapid cost reduction may enable new options for greening industry
Highlighting the potential for greening the industrial sector amid rapid decline of solar PV and wind power costs, a newly published report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that generation directly serving companies and public is dominated by commercial-scale PV, which made up 10% of all new additions in 2016.
Sunrun within striking distance of Tesla’s solar market share
Sunrun installed only 17% less solar than Tesla/SolarCity during Q3, as the only of the big three residential solar companies that is still growing.
Developers propose 350 MW PV+storage project in UK
A joint venture between leading solar developers Wirsol and Hive Energy has launched a proposal for a solar park ‘in excess of 350 MW’ to be located on Britain’s North Kent Coast. While the proposal is in its initial stages, the developers state that the project will be built without any subsidies.
juwi commissions 19.7 MW of unlicensed solar projects in Turkey
The German solar developer and EPC has switched on 19.7 MW of combined solar PV capacity in Turkey, developed as two separate projects at three locations.
Energy Watch Group: 100% renewable electricity is both feasible and cost effective
A joint study by Finland’s Lappeenranta University of Technology and Energy Watch Group presented on the sidelines of the COP23 talks in Bonn demonstrates that a global transition to 100% renewable electricity could be achieved by 2050, and would be more cost effective than the current electricity system.
Construction underway on first PV array for Chernobyl
Project developer Rodina today announced that construction is underway on the first solar power plant to be built on land inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone.
