renewables

Dutch company and owner of IKEA Ingka Group’s investment arm Ingka Investments has acquired a 49% share of a 460MWp solar PV portfolio from energy company Avapa Energy.

The European Commission (EC) has granted €3.6 billion (US$4.04 billion) to 41 large-scale clean tech projects via the EU Innovation Fund, including three projects on PV modules under the clean tech manufacturing category.

Utility Enel has signed an agreement with Japanese energy company Inpex Corporation to sell half of its Australian operation for US$446.9 million.

US energy company DTE Energy has announced an agreement with 21 organisations in Michigan on its CleanVision Integrated Resource Plan, including developing over 15GW of renewable energy by 2042.

The Bhutanese government has started construction on the country’s first utility-scale solar farm, the 17.38MW Sephu solar project.

Solar developer Aspen Power has secured US$90 million to continue developing its community solar, small-utility and commercial and industrial (C&I) projects.

The non-hydropower renewables sector in APAC is expected to grow by 10.4% annually to 3,010GW in 2032, according to research firm BMI Research’s recent study Asia Power Regional Overview: Growing Policy Momentum Boosts Solar And Wind Expansions.

The Queensland government has announced to build 12 renewable energy zones (REZ) across the state as part of its effort to deploy 22GW of new wind and solar energy generation by 2035.

Dutch solar company Ecorus has sold a 103.5MWp solar park in the Netherlands to German renewable energy asset manager CEE Group.

As one of the leading Chinese module manufacturers, JA Solar has been focusing on ramping up its manufacturing capacity and 2023 is no exception. Prior to Intersolar Europe 2023, the company announced a plan to construct a project in China’s Ordos High-Tech Zone, with an annual production capacity of 30GW of ingots, 10GW of silicon wafers and 10GW of modules.