French energy giant Total is making good on its promise to become one of the top players in renewable power within 20 years by continuing its foray into the clean energy sector by acquiring Lampiris, Belgium’s third-largest natural gas and renewable power vendor for the residential sector.
UK-based solar investment fund NextEnergy Capital (NEC) is to invest more than €150 million (US$210 million) in the Italian solar market after receiving backing from the UK subsidiary of insurance and investment giant Prudential.
Manufacturing equipment supplier Manz AG has issued a warning that it may not be able to meet profit forecasts after an unnamed “large project” in its energy storage segment was halted.
China-based integrated PV manufacturer Hareon Solar has recently signed an MOU with partners to build and operate a 160MW cell and module plant in Morocco with a total investment of around US$114 million.
A 333MW PV plant is apparently set to be constructed by local PV company Andaltia in Lorca, Spain, requiring an investment of €400 million (US$454 million), according to the town's official website and local news outlets.
Developers of commercial solar PV in Britain, hoping to add batteries to their offerings could find the expertise required a significant barrier to entry, the head of a solar installation and power engineering company has said.
The UK solar market must “unlock” deployment on commercial buildings if the technology is to continue its cost-reduction path to a subsidy-free future, Britain's Renewable Energy Association (REA) has claimed.
Leading PV manufacturing equipment supplier, Meyer Burger has received an order valued at around US$10.3 million for its recently launched DW288 Series 3 diamond wire cutting technology.
GE Ventures, the venture capital arm of US-headquartered multinational engineering group GE, has invested in German energy storage hardware and services provider Sonnen.
