PV

StarHub and Sunseap Partner to Enter Singapore’s Electricity Market

Monday, 19 March 2018 Dan McCue StarHub and Singapore-based sustainable energy firm Sunseap are entering Singapore’s Open Electricity Market, starting with the Energy Market Authority’s soft launch in Jurong. This will allow consumers ...

Bank of Guam Provides Loan for Construction of PV Facilities

Friday, 16 March 2018 REM The Bank of Guam is providing a $4.2 million loan to Buenavista Renewables and Micronesia Renewable Energy for the construction of the Latte Stone Solar 1 portfolio of distributed generation PV solar ...

Suzlon Commissions 340 MW of Solar Projects in India

Thursday, 15 March 2018 Dan McCue

India’s Suzlon Group has completed the commissioning of 340 MW solar power turnkey projects across sites in the state of Telangana (210 MW), Rajasthan (60MW) and Maharashtra (70MW).

Canadian Solar Completes Sale of 235 MW California Solar Portfolio

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 Dan McCue Canadian Solar’s wholly owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, has finalized the sale of its interests in three solar photovoltaic projects totaling 235 MWac/309 MWp. The Korea Electric Power Corporation, ...

Vikram Solar Partners with France’s CEA on PV Technology R&D

Monday, 12 March 2018 Dan McCue Vikram Solar and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission have signed a Collaboration Agreement at Vigyan Bhavan during French President, Emmanuel Macron’s India visit. The association ...

GTM Reports Soltec Third Largest Tracker Supplier

Friday, 09 March 2018 REM Spain’s Soltec, a leading manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers and related services in large-scale projects, took an 8 percent share of global solar tracker shipments during 2017 with ...

African Development Bank Obtains $52.5 Million for Zambia Renewable Energy

Friday, 09 March 2018 Dan McCue At its 19th Board Meeting in Songdo, South Korea, the Board of the Green Climate Fund approved the first funding proposal of the African Development Bank for Zambia’s Renewable Energy Financing Framework. ...

Facebook Selects Consumer-Owned Walton EMC to Provide Renewable Energy for Data Center

Thursday, 08 March 2018 REM Walton Electric Membership Corporation, a consumer-owned utility, will install hundreds of acres of solar panels on Georgia's electric grid as part of an innovative power supply agreement with Facebook. ...

Mozambique

Scatec Solar closes financing for Mozambique’s first large-scale solar plant

Thursday, 08 March 2018 Robin Whitlock

Scatec Solar, KLP Norfund Investments and Electricidade de Mozambique (EDM) have closed debt financing and initiated construction of a 40 MW solar plant in Mozambique.

ENGIE to Acquire SoCore Energy

Wednesday, 07 March 2018 REM ENGIE North America Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Illinois-based SoCore Energy. The acquisition includes 150 MW of solar assets in operation or under construction by March 31, 2018, 170 MW of ...