acquisition

Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall has acquired German solar developer Solizer and its PV portfolio of 4GW of projects in Germany.

US community solar company Nautilus Solar Energy has bought a 270MW portfolio of projects from ESA, a US-based solar development platform.

Lithuanian software company PVcase has acquired US solar siting software platform Anderson Optimization.

Thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has acquired thin-film company Evolar to grow its PV capabilities.

Ascent Solar can use the new European presence to provide in-region support for EU driven net zero initiatives after the acquisition.

The acquisition included 72 solar projects, of them 90% being community solar projects, and six battery storage projects.

The Missouri subsidiary of US utility Ameren has received approvals from the state Public Service Commission to acquire a 150MW solar project in White County, Illinois. The project is expected to enter commercial operations late next year.

The combined value of five industrial projects in Vermont was US$5.1 million.

Brookfield Renewable acquires a 50% stake in renewable developer X-Elio from its joint venture partner and investment firm KKR. 

Greek utility Public Power Corporation S.A (PPC) has signed a deal to purchase the entirety of Enel Group’s Romanian equity and assets.