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Renewable energy IPP Vena Energy began operations at a 125MW PV site in the Australian state of Queensland last week.

Estonian independent power producer (IPP) Sunly has secured €65.9 million (US$71 million) towards the development and construction of 98MW worth of solar PV projects in Poland.

CrossBoundary Energy will develop a hybrid solar PV, BESS and thermal energy project at the Baomahun gold mine in Sierra Leone.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has backed a €25 million (US$27 million) investment into a 112.5MW solar PV project in north-eastern Bulgaria.

Speaking at the Solar Finance & Investment Europe conference in London last week, four speakers discussed market trends in Portuguese solar.

Tyr Energy Development Renewables (TED), a US-based renewable energy subsidiary of Japanese “sogo shosha” trading company Itochu corporation, has completed development of 333MW worth of solar PV in the US.

Independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix has secured a €260 million (US$279 million) green loan to finance the acquisition and construction of renewable energy projects in Italy.

The combination of strict land legislation, elaborate permitting and a fiercely competitive solar developer market trying to meet ambitious PV deployment targets is causing issues for the French solar market.

US solar developer Vesper Energy has closed US$590 million in financing for its 600MW Hornet solar project in Swisher County, Texas.

London-based renewable energy investor Cubico Sustainable Investments has acquired a portfolio of 12 solar and hybrid power projects in Mexico