Markets & Finance

US solar developer Recurrent Energy has closed financing for its upcoming 134MW Liberty solar project in the US state of Texas.

The Bank of Montreal (BMO) has donated US$3 million to California-headquartered non-profit GRID Alternatives to support the provision of low-to-no cost solar PV, storage and clean mobility programmes to “underserved families” in the Western US.

The Canadian government has announced a plan to invest CA$175 million (US$130.23 million) in 12 Alberta-based clean energy projects.

CTP has secured a €200 million loan from the European Investment Bank to support its deployment of solar modules.

Australia’s rooftop and grid-scale solar contributed to the majority of the total electricity supply in the national electricity market on 17 September, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).

Nexun, a portfolio company of infrastructure investor Marguerite, has signed a co-development agreement with an unnamed Polish developer for 206MW of solar PV.

The Israeli government has published a tender seeking bids for a 100MW solar PV project to be built near the Ashalim settlement, a solar power hub in the country.

Scout Clean Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with household product manufacturer Colgate-Palmolive.

Solar inverter producer SolarEdge has unveiled a new PV energy optimisation software system aimed at business owners and the corporate & industrial (C&I) solar sector.

Spanish renewables company Grenergy Renovables has secured technical advisory services from quality control firm Enertis Applus+ for a 386MWp solar PV portfolio in Chile and Peru.