Panellists at London event were all confident market will retain momentum and grow bolder despite the speculative plays and competition from utilities and oil majors.
Major PV inverter manufacturer, SMA Solar Technology surprised with better than guided 2019 financial results as a surge in shipments and sales took place in the second half of the year.
Funding will back 18 PV plants in Spain of around 900MWp capacity awarded to Zero-E Solar in a 2017 auction, alongside various clean energy projects in the Netherlands, Austria and Italy.
Funding announced as congressional Democrats slam government for holding back more than a third of allocated energy efficiency funding last fiscal year.
Project destined to provide power to National Electric Networks of Uzbekistan is first in a 1GW solar programme being developed by the government and the Asian Development Bank.
Union Budget revealed in recent days earmarks US$3 billion for the power and renewables sector and outlines plan to give tax breaks to foreign sovereign wealth funds and domestic IPPs.
CEO of Portugal’s renewable energy association APREN on whether Iberian nation can reach 8.1-9.9GW of PV by 2030 and why subsidy-free will require playing ‘different game’
Mining giant Fortescue will mix solar (150MW), gas (150MW) with “large-scale” storage battery at hub in Western Australia, adding to 60MW first solar stage announced last year.
