The renewable energy arm of power generation group Enel has signed a financing agreement with banking group UniCredit to finance the expansion of a solar panel factory in Catania, Sicily.
Spanish renewable energy provider Iberdrola has secured a €150 million (US$160 million) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to develop 400MW of PV and wind projects in Italy.
US PV incentives should be entirely focused on solar cell manufacturing in the short term, with maximum incentive rates given to domestic solar cell production that ultimately has a risk-free supply chain of materials and equipment, writes Finlay Colville, head of research at PV Tech.
Independent power producer (IPP) R.Power has raised €150 million (US$160.4 million) from the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund (3SIIF) to continue its long-term growth strategy.
Florida-headquartered commercial and industrial (C&I) solar developer Solops has been acquired by Denham Capital in a US$200 million purchase agreement, a move which sees Solops become an independent power producer (IPP) under the new ownership.
Solar equipment manufacturer Linton Crystal Technologies has made an initial investment of US$10 million to build a solar manufacturing equipment facility in the US.
While collecting verified bottom-up project data in real time has previously been cost-prohibitive, satellite data can now be leveraged to make comprehensive market intelligence attainable for investors. Daniel Cruise and Joseph Triepke, partners at energy intelligence firm Lium Research, reveal how satellites can provide more reliable insights into the construction of US utility-scale solar projects.
A round-up of the latest news from the US market, including Ameren’s progress on a 200MW solar installation acquisition in Missouri, Avantus breaking ground on a PV plant in Texas and EDF Renewables receiving approval for a 300MW solar project.
