Emiliano Bellini
IDB finances 60 MW PV project in Mexico with $37 million
The project is being developed by Spain’s X-Elio in the state of Guanajuato.
Old French uranium site to host solar plant
A 2 MW facility is being planned by French developer Neoen at a depleted mining site in southern France. Despite the unquestionable value of bringing solar to an area contaminated with radioactive waste, the field still requires more action to secure the safety of its surrounding areas.
Société Générale acquires RE crowdfunding specialist Lumo
The Bordeaux-headquartered crowdfunding platform for solar and renewable energy projects has been active in France, mostly in the wind sector, since 2012.
Mongolia’s largest solar park comes online
The 15 MW solar PV plant was built by a Japanese consortium led by Sharp, in the Economic Development Zone of Zamyn-Üüd, in the province of Dornogovi.
Scatec, Equinor acquire 117 MW PV project in Argentina
The Guañizuil II A project was selected by Argentina’s government under phase two of the third round (Ronda 2) of the country’s renewable energy program, Renovar.
Global PV market to grow by another 621.7 GW by 2022, SolarPower Europe says
Global newly installed capacity for 2018 is forecast to reach 102.6 GW, of which “only” 39 GW are expected to come from China. Fourteen countries are expected to cross the GW threshold this year.
Residential, commercial PV drives solar demand in Italy
Solar has covered 5.8% of Italy’s power demand so far this year. Newly installed PV capacity for the first four months of this year, meanwhile, has reached 116 MW, around 6.4% up from the same period in 2017.
Enertronica secures 200 MW inverter order from Spain, obtains financing for project in Namibia
The Italian solar developer will provide inverters through its unit Elettronica Santerno.
German scientists to develop energy-storing solar cells
The planned cell is to be based on the so-called norbornadiene-quadricyclane storage system.
Netherlands to replace net metering with new scheme for residential, commercial PV
Under the new scheme, set to come into force in 2020, homeowners and small businesses investing in solar and other renewables can expect a payback period of around seven years. They will also be exempt from paying energy taxes and the ODE (Opslag Duurzame Energie), a levy on power consumers that finances the country’s renewable energy programs, for self-consumed electricity,
