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International PV companies in Chile share their business challenges
PV Insider has published a short review on the biggest challenges that international PV companies face when building a business in Chile. The review features insights from the Inter-American Development Bank and German PV developer Kraftwerk, among others. Last week PV Insider asked the international PV community about the biggest challenges in building a PV business in Chile. These have been ...
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PV Developers go for the spot market in Chile
However, as Saferay and SunEdison know, a PPA is not crucial for solar development. SunEdison is is currently undergoing the approval process from the IFC for a $38 million dollar loan for a 50MW plant, to be connected to the central grid. If successful, SunEdison would not be the first company to sell on the sport market, Selray- a joint venture of international developer Seltec and Saferay a ...
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Etrion announces PPA in Chile and participation at PV insider LATAM
Last week, Swiss PV developer Etrion announced that a PPA had been signed with Aguas Blancas a mine in northern Chile for 8.8MW of power. With Etrion looking to international financial institutions for funding, financing from commercial banks is yet to appear for PV in Chile. The park which is expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2014 is expected to require US$25 Million of ...
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Photovoltaic opportunities in Saudi Arabia growing
With PV projects coming online and a strong potential pipeline, international companies have turned to Saudi Arabia to provide the next big market. This week it was heavily reported that Suntech and Phoenix Solar had completed their 3.5MW Saudi Arabia project at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC). The project is owned by Saudi Aramco, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The ...
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Global leader Draker joins PV Project Development Summit India 2012
As the PV Project Development Summit India 2012 (30-31 July, New Delhi) continues to expand, PV Insider is delighted to announce that Draker have partnered as a Bronze Sponsor with the first event exclusively dedicated to project development in India. With an agenda geared towards addressing the challenges of market competitiveness and industry sustainability, PV Project Development Summit 2012 ...
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PV Project Development Community to Drive Forces towards a Sustainable Industry in India on July 2012
PV Insider is pleased to announce the launch of PV Project Development Summit India 2012, taking place at the The Leela Kempinski Hotel & Residences, Gurgaon, Delhi on July 30-31. The photovoltaic industry in India is making headway in the renewable energy landscape at a fast pace, with a constant and stable growth in the amount of PV projects. Recent reports estimate that the objectives ...
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South Africa still biggest solar growth market in Sub-Saharan Africa
In a recent survey 53.3% of those asked said that expanding in the South African PV market was a priority over expanding into other Sub-Saharan African markets. The new guide produced by PV Insider carried uses survey data of over 100 industry professionals and focused on the ‘commercial development and sustainability of the South African photovoltaic market’. Within the guide firms ...
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Solea Ag Expands Roof-Top Portfolio In Italy
Solea AG, led by the business development activities of Solea Capital GmbH, recently signed a large roof-top joint venture agreement with the South Tyrolean PV development company, SolarConcept GmbH in Sterzing. The terms of the agreement align the JV to develop, construct and commission no less than 20MW of commercial PV roof-tops installations, throughout Italy, by the end of 2010. The ...
By Solea AG
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Nominate your desired solar companies in India and abroad to win an INDIASOL 2014 Award
The solar industry has made tremendous progress since the launch of the National Solar Mission, with India’s solar capacity topping 2600MW in June this year and another 1,500MW recently announced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Therefore, the time has come again for the industry to recognise the success and achievements of the CSP and PV industries in India with the INDIASOL ...
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Prothea completes its first round of equity fundraising and start up Prothea Solar
Prothea completes its first round of equity fundraising and start up Prothea Solar to develop a pipeline of 20MW solar energy projects in Italy, France and the Mediterranean area. Prothea Solar has been established in November 2009 as the solar PV development and investment wing of Prothea, after successful completion of the first round of equity fundraising (EUR 250,000). The mission of ...
By Prothea srl
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Chinese Energy Giant Uses Delta-T’s SPN1 Pyranometer to Monitor Their New 100MW Solar Farm in Hebei Province
The China Three Gorges Corporation, one of the world’s largest renewable energy companies, is using the Delta-T Devices SPN1 Sunshine Pyranometer to monitor the performance of its huge new solar farm project in rural Quyang district – 230km southwest of Beijing. The solar farm is being built on more than 40 square kilometres of hilly, uncultivated land. The farm already has ...
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Chinese Energy Giant uses Delta-T’s SPN1 Pyranometer to monitor their New 100MW Solar Farm in Hebei Province.
The China Three Gorges Corporation, one of the world’s largest renewable energy companies, is using the Delta-T Devices SPN1 Sunshine Pyranometer to monitor the performance of its huge new solar farm project in rural Quyang district - 230km southwest of Beijing. The solar farm is being built on more than 40 square kilometres of hilly, uncultivated land. The farm already has potential to ...
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Over 50% of PV industry in South Africa believe future of market outside of REIPPP
In a recent survey by PV-Insider of those examined over 51.4% stated that they thought the most credible prospect for growth in the next 5-10 years was 1-5MW industrial and commercial deployment. The survey produced by PV-Insider was titled ‘The commercial development and sustainability of the South African photovoltaic market’’ and was answered by over 100 industry ...
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IndiaSol 2014 Awards now open for nomination
The nominations for CSP Today/PV Insider’s INDIASOL 2014 Awards are officially open. The CSP and PV communities can now nominate their desired solar companies in India to win an INDIASOL 2014 Award. The CSP industry has made tremendous progress in the last year, with the Godawari project from Phase I of India’s National Solar Mission reaching a full year of operational capacity and ...
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Lenders talking future project financing at PV Project Development Africa Summit
PV Insider announced this week that the World Bank, Standard Bank and Nedbank Capital have confirmed to participate at PV Project Development Africa 2013, taking place in Johannesburg on 27-28 August. South Africa’s emerging solar market saw investment leap to USD 4.3 billion in 2012, from just a few tens of millions in 2011. This surge in investment was the result of 27 projects, ...
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UAE Ministry of Energy in attendance at MENASOL 2012
The future of CSP & PV developments in the UAE will be discussed by key senior level government officials at MENASOL 2012 This week it was confirmed that Mr. Abdullah Mohamed Almutawa, Head of Electricity and Water Desalination Department at the UAE Ministry of Energy, will be attending MENASOL 2012 (16th-17th May, Abu Dhabi), to discuss the future for the solar industry in the UAE. The ...
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Anglo-American announced as speaking at PV Project Development Africa 2014
Major international mining firm Anglo-American PLC have been announced as an event speaker at PV Project Development Africa 2014 (9-10th September, Johannesburg). Anglo-American will be speaking at the event about the opportunities for solar PV to have a growing impact in supplying green, secure and cost effective electricity to heavy industry in Africa. They will also be joined at the event by ...
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South African PV market gears up for substantial growth
PV Insider reveals the important steps South Africa has taken to meet the targets for renewables in the 20-year master energy plan, the IRP In March 2011 the South African Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) was finalized, and after much debate surrounding the tender aimed at renewables, the clear winner was PV. The IRP proposed that renewables would equate to 42% of the new build generation ...
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Critical Insight of Financing and Solar Resource Assessment in India
PV Insider has released today, two exclusive presentations given at the 3rd Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Conference & Expo India that took place on March 2012 in New Delhi, organized by its sister company CSP Today. The summit counted with over 150 delegates and addressed the most pressing challenges for CSP projects in India at present and through the presentations released by PV ...
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World`s solar photovoltaic capacity passes 100-gigawatt landmark after strong year
The world's cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity capacity surpassed 100 gigawatts (GW) in 2012, achieving just over 101 GW, according to new market figures from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). This global capacity to harness the power of the sun produces as much electricity energy in a year as 16 coal power plants or nuclear reactors of 1 GW each. Each year, the ...
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