Solar microgrid ‘to cut Cambodian island’s diesel use by more than 600,000...
The remote island of Koh Rong Sanloem in Cambodia will soon be powered by a solar-equipped microgrid system. Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG), in partnership with Canopy Power, is developing and...
View ArticleAustrian bank and EIB to support sustainable projects with €300m funding
Austrian bank Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien (RLB NÖ-Wien) is receiving a loan totalling €150 million (£136m) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support green investments across...
View ArticleOfgem unveils plan for electricity retail market-wide half-hourly settlement
UK energy regulator Ofgem has given the green light to roll out market-wide half-hourly settlement (MHHS) across the electricity retail market. The need for the new programme arose because most...
View ArticleRepsol enters US renewable market with stake in Hecate Energy
Repsol has signed an agreement to acquire 40% of Hecate Energy; a US company specialising in photovoltaic solar and battery projects for energy storage. Its newly acquired stake in Hecate Energy...
View ArticleOctopus and Zestec to invest £100m in solar assets
Octopus Renewables has joined forces with Zestec Asset Management to deliver a target investment of more than £100 million into new-build solar assets in the UK. The partnership has already contracted...
View ArticleStatkraft announces four new solar plants in Spain
Statkraft has announced a €200 million (£172m) investment in four new solar plants in Cadiz, strengthening its renewable energy position in Spain. The plants have a total capacity of 234MW and will be...
View ArticleGiza and juwi strike gold with solar farm contracts in Egypt
Giza Systems and juwi have secured contracts from Centamin to build a 36MW solar farm and 7.5MW battery energy storage system at the Sukari Gold Mine in Egypt. Giza Systems will be responsible for the...
View ArticleVattenfall granted Dutch subsidies to build ‘Europe’s largest’ E-boiler
Vattenfall has been granted a permit and subsidies to built a 150MW power-to-heat E-boiler at its Diemen heat and power plant in Amsterdam. The E-boiler, which is expected to be the largest in Europe,...
View ArticleAksiom bolsters renewable portfolio with acquisition of Anesco
Aksiom Services Group has stepped up its journey into renewable energy, acquiring Anesco for an undisclosed fee. It joins Aksiom’s growing portfolio of companies that are developing low carbon...
View Article‘UK’s solar sector will double by 2030 – but to hit net zero it needs to triple’
The UK’s solar sector will double in size by 2030 – but to hit net zero it needs to triple, warns Solar Energy UK. The industry body claims 40GW of solar capacity must be in place by 2030 if the UK is...
View ArticleAmazon becomes ‘largest renewable energy buyer in US’
With its latest investment in 11 new renewable energy projects, Amazon claims it has become the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the US. The new investment bolsters its existing 232...
View ArticleScottish wheel of fortune?
Scottish Canals’ pledge to reach net zero by 2030 has been boosted by a £250,000 investment into the Falkirk Wheel to make it more sustainable. The Public Body announced its green funding today,...
View Article‘Ten million renewable jobs are waiting to be unlocked’
More than 13,000 renewable projects are set to create up to 10 million jobs worldwide and provide $2 trillion (£1.43tn) in investment opportunities. That is the key finding from new research by Ernst...
View ArticleSolar power for your next Sun-day drive?
A company looking to produce a solar electric vehicle (EV) has partnered with a manufacturer to produce the car. Lightyear has signed a letter of intent with Valmet Automotive to manufacture its...
View ArticleVikram Solar becomes ‘India’s largest’ solar manufacturer
Vikram Solar has become the largest solar module manufacturer in India with 2.5GW of production capacity. It announced a new 1.3GW capacity factory in Indospace Industrial Park, Tamil Nadu, which has...
View ArticleEni boosts renewable portfolio in France and Spain
Eni has acquired the Dhamma Energy Group and its solar projects in France and Spain, as well as nine renewable energy projects from Azora Capital. Dhamma’s portfolio consists of a pipeline of projects...
View ArticleAtlas inks 240MW solar PPA in Brazil
Atlas Renewable Energy has signed a large-scale solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with chemical company Unipar in Brazil. The solar energy will be generated at Atlas’ photovoltaic (PV) plant located...
View ArticleChina boosts renewable portfolio in Middle East
China Three Gorges South Asia Investment (CSAIL), along with other Chinese investors, has acquired Alcazar Energy – one of the largest renewable energy companies in the Middle East and North Africa....
View ArticleRWE partners with Constellation on 200MW solar project in Texas
RWE has partnered with Constellation to develop a 200MW solar facility and 80MW battery storage system in Texas. The Big Star solar project will have 140MW power purchased by Constellation and is...
View ArticleTRIG acquires 234MW solar PV sites in Spain
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has purchased four solar photovoltaic (PV) sites with a total capacity of 234MW in Cadiz, Spain. The projects are set to be built by Statkraft and completed...
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