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‘It shows a maturity of the market’: Spain’s solar sector reacts to latest auction results

Spanish solar players give their verdict on this week’s renewables auction, which was shunned by PV project developers.

European consortium begins perovskite-silicon tandem cell research project

Europe will benefit from a new research and innovation (R&I) project intended to advance the continent’s tandem solar PV cell manufacturing and production capabilities, focusing on tandem silicon-perovskite cells.

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The importance of understanding the input parameters of PAN files

With numerous markets reporting problems with overly optimistic P50 estimates, attention has also been drawn to similar issues with PAN files. TÜV Rheinland’s Yating Zhang and Christos Monokroussos discuss the subject at length.

Ib vogt breaks ground on 149MWp PV project in Spain, signs PPA with Google

Solar developer ib vogt has started the construction on a 149MWp solar PV plant located in the province of Zamora, Spain.

Inverter provider Solinteg bids to reach 10GW of manufacturing capacity

Newly launched solar inverter and solutions provider Solinteg has launched a range of new PV products in recent months as it expands its international presence and targets 2GW of production capacity next year, rising to 10GW in 2025.

Voltalia signs 350MW solar PPA with Renault Group

France-headquartered renewables provider Voltalia has signed a 350MW, 15-year solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with Renault Group.

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Solarpack secures loan to support development of 252MW of PV in Colombia

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November 25, 2022
IDB Invest and South American financial group Bancolombia will provide developer Solarpack with a COP656 billion (US$133 million) loan to support the development of two solar PV projects in Colombia.

Korkia-funded partnership to develop over 1GW of renewables in Greece

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November 25, 2022
Finnish investment company Korkia has funded a partnership with Greek developers GH Energy and AA Sunshine to develop solar power parks in mainland Greece and Crete.
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Q&A: Vikram Solar on India’s push to support domestic manufacturing

Features, Interviews
November 25, 2022
PV Tech Premium caught up with Gyanesh Chaudhary, vice-chairman and managing director at Indian PV module manufacturer Vikram Solar, which has a 2.5GW annual production capacity, to discuss the thinking behind the ALMM and PLI schemes and whether ingot and wafer production is realistic in India.

DTEK poised to restart newly liberated Ukrainian PV plant despite damage

News
November 25, 2022
Ukrainian energy company DTEK has said it is ready to restart operations at the 10MW Tryfonivska solar power plant in the liberated Kherson region.

JinkoSolar to supply 522MW of modules to Brazilian Santa Luzia PV project

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November 25, 2022
JinkoSolar, the global PV manufacturer, will supply approximately 522MW of its Tiger Neo 78 Cell modules to the Brazilian Santa Luzia utility PV project, one of the largest in the country.

Canadian investor commits US$805 million to 2GW NextEra US portfolio

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November 24, 2022
Canadian investor Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has signed an agreement to invest US$805 million in a convertible equity portfolio financing with NextEra Energy Partners to help it acquire a 2GW portfolio of solar, storage and wind assets across the US.

Axpo targets 1.2GW of solar PV in Switzerland by 2030

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November 24, 2022
Energy trader Axpo has expanded its solar ambitions in Switzerland with the development of 1.2GW of solar PV by 2030 in the Alps and residential areas.

Enel launches clean energy C&I retail programme in US to avoid PPAs

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November 24, 2022
The North American subsidiary of utility Enel has launched a clean energy retail initiative in selected US states, beginning with Texas, to allow its commercial and industrial (C&I) customers to purchase renewable energy directly without entering into a power purchase agreement (PPA).

‘Their recipe for incentivising batteries is to punish solar’: CALSSA exec hits out at California NEM proposal

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November 24, 2022
The California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) most recent net energy metering (NEM) proposal is too extreme and will discourage homeowners from adopting residential solar, according to Bernadette Del Chiaro, executive director of clean energy business group the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA).

Spain’s latest auction round ends with no winning bids for solar

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November 23, 2022
Spain’s latest auction round that was held on 22 November ended up empty for solar PV and with only 45.5MW of wind power awarded.

Prescinto enters European market with AI-powered PV efficiency software in Greece

News
November 23, 2022
Prescinto, a renewable energy asset performance management (APM) platform, has entered into a partnership with Greek solar developer SunSolarWind IKE to apply its APM software to 70MW of solar PV projects.

Masdar inks 100MW solar PV agreement in Turkmenistan

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November 23, 2022
UAE-owned renewable energy company Masdar has signed a joint development agreement with state utility Turkmenenergo to develop 100MW solar PV plant in Turkmenistan.

Nigeria signs MOU for solar mini-grids financed by carbon credits from flare gas capture projects

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November 23, 2022
Canada-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction company CarbonAI has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) of Nigeria to develop small-scale rural solar projects across the country.

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