Oversubscription by a factor of six greets issuance of bond listed on Stockholm’s Nasdaq, paving the way for further investments in green energy, energy efficiency and two other areas.
The ‘Retrofit AR’ coating, an offspring of DSM’s industry-leading anti-reflective (AR) coatings, gives older, uncoated solar modules an instant energy boost of up to 3%, according to lab and field tests. For power plants built before 2012, it is an especially attractive way to increase yield while keeping feed-in tariffs high and boosting internal rate of return (IRR), compared to panel replacement programs.
Group acquires PV projects rights from RIC Energy, who will stay behind to provide development assistance in a bid to ensure pipeline is ready to build by Q1 2022.
Chinese group renews agreement with German wholesaler to supply gigawatts’ worth of string inverters over the next two years, following distribution of 1.6GWac last year.
Market research firm IHS Markit believes the PV inverter replacement market will increase by around 40% in 2020, creating an 8.7GW need outside new global installations.
European Climate Law draft criticised over move to make 2050 climate neutrality goal binding but leave 2030 goal undecided until September, with PV industry group urging EU to solve grid and planning bottlenecks.
Spring 2020 budget boosted from €2bn to €4bn in the wake of court ruling ordering stronger climate response from country, which risks missing its 2020 RES target.
Trillion-dollar oil wealth manager NBIM confirms plans to pour billions into unlisted renewables within three years, with outgoing CEO set to lead efforts from the UK capital
UK infrastructure giant singles out Australia's marginal loss factor (MLF) regime and low wind yield in Europe as "industry-wide issues" as it outlines plans to divest its standalone wind and solar assets within two years.
Green energy reps tell PV Tech they fear country may ‘lose trust’ of investors after announcing plans for cuts of up to 25%. Will the move derail the momentum of one of Europe’s PV markets-to-watch?
