For large, utility-scale European PV projects, the key to growth and success in the coming years may be in partnerships and consistency across both engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks, as legislators and utilities lag behind the industry’s rapid growth.
Norwegian renewable energy solutions provider Scatec has signed an agreement to sell its 42% equity share in a solar plant in South Africa to a subsidiary of a fund managed by asset manager Stanlib Asset Management Proprietary Limited.
Danish developer Better Energy and pension fund Industriens Pension have expanded their partnership with a further investment of €800 million in solar parks across Northern Europe.
Activities under the new Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project, a US$311 million regional project for which the World Bank supports, have started in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
US electric power and natural gas company Duke Energy has announced an expansion plan to allow customers to supplement their power usage with renewable power completely.
Energy risk management company and assurance provider DNV has acquired Australian solar data specialist Solcast to strengthen its solar forecasting services.
