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Firm hits 140MW PV capacity mark in the country by acquiring two SunPower-equipped plants through purchase of Andromeda PV's owner.

Independent Solar Power Producer (IPP) Sonnedix has bought a portfolio of 28 solar PV plants from Italian energy company Graziella Green Power S.p.A., with a combined capacity of 53MW. Financial details were not disclosed.

The developing post-subsidy solar market in Europe has taken another step forward with the news that UK-based investor Octopus has extended five power purchase agreements in Italy with renewable energy trader EGO Group.

Oil major Shell has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 70.5MW portfolio of unsubsidised solar projects in Italy.

Inverter manufacturer GoodWe has reorganised its operations in Europe with an independent German subsidiary established in Munich.

Independent solar power producer Sonnedix has signed off on a non-recourse debt refinancing of a portfolio of 23 PV plants in Italy with a total installed capacity of 47.3MW.

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

The International Solar Energy Research Center Konstanz e.V. (ISC Konstanz) has signed a technology transfer agreement with PV module assembly equipment supplier based in Finland for R&D centre’s advanced ‘BiSoN’ (Bifacial Solar cell On N-type) and ZEBRA (diffused n-type IBC) solar cell technology.

Technical advisory and asset management firm Greensolver has more than doubled its portfolio with the acquisition of UK asset manager ENTAP.

Solar Ventures, an Italian PV company, is resuming operations and investments within its home sector — with the company planning to develop a portfolio of 1GW of solar power plants in Italy and Spain within the next five years.