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Terra Firma is selling the 334MW Italian solar platform RTR for €1.3 billion (US$1.5 billion) to F2i.

Europe’s installed base of electrical energy storage leaped by almost 50% during 2017 but perhaps the bigger takeaway is the growing share of battery systems installed behind-the-meter, an analyst has said

French energy major Total has completed the acquisition of a 73.04% stake in gas and renewable power provider Direct Energie.

Hanwha Q CELLS has recorded a manufacturing carbon footprint of 250 kg-eq/C0²/kWc for its Q.PEAK DUO modules, opening up access to more of France’s robust solar market.

The French independent power producer (IPP) REDEN Solar has refinanced the bulk of its domestic assets raising €270 million (US$312 million) in the process.

The world installed 99.1GW of solar in 2017 and is expected to breach the 100GW level this year, according to SolarPower Europe global report.

Spanish EPC firm Grupotec has partnered with Chinese PV inverter supplier Huawei for 168MW of solar projects in Spain.

Oslo-headquartered clean energy firm Scatec Solar has signed agreements to build two solar PV projects with capacity of 33MW and 50MW in the Cherkassy region of Ukraine.

Germany-based company ib vogt has reached financial close over a €41 million debt facility for a 54.5MW solar plant in the Netherlands, said to be the country’s largest.

‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Hanwha Q CELLS has lowered full-year shipment guidance to 5,600MW to 5,800MW, compared to its initial guidance of 6,000MW to 6,200MW, which could be attributed to the impact of the US Section 201 trade case duties and the company’s refocus on the European market.