“Green bonds fit what’s happening in the market”: financiers on alternative financing options for European solar
Solar financiers need to be more dynamic and flexible, according to panellists at Solar Media’s Solar Finance & Investment Europe event.
‘Huge land scarcity’ impacting solar development in France – SFIE 2024
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.
“A victim of your own success”: how price cannibalisation could create opportunities for European power
Making new investments into grid infrastructure could be a method of reducing the impact of price cannibalisation on the European energy grid.
Veolia to build 300MW of solar capacity across its landfill sites in France
French land management firm Veolia has launched a project to build 300MW of solar capacity on its landfill sites in France.
“Significant increase in capital needs” for solar development in Portugal
Speaking at the Solar Finance & Investment Europe conference in London last week, four speakers discussed market trends in Portuguese solar.
“More money into solar all over the world”: challenges and opportunities for global solar finance
With solar a global industry, perhaps a global approach is the best way to ensure a more consistent supply of funding.
Europe renews appetite for PPAs, signs 16.2GW of renewable deals in 2023, including 10.5GW of solar
Pexapark has found that European buyers struck power purchase agreements (PPAs) for a record 16.2GW of clean power in 2023.
It’s the mix that counts: securing the future of hybrid renewable energy projects
https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/its-the-mix-that-counts-securing-the-future-of-hybrid-renewable-energy-projects/
Cornwall leads in MCS-certified renewable installations
https://www.current-news.co.uk/cornwall-leads-in-mcs-certified-renewable-installations/
Business model innovation ‘the critical piece’ for LDES sector
Business model innovation and considering how to integrate projects into the wider energy systems will be key for long-duration energy storage (LDES) companies, partners at VC firm RA Capital told Energy-Storage.news.
