Results for: solar

July 30 2015

GE Power Conversion to Supply Inverters for Solar Plant in Japan

GE Power Conversion said in a statement that it will also supply transformers for the Hosoe plant in Miyazaki prefecture.

July 30 2015

McCrone and Liebreich: Yieldcos – two big questions

By Angus McCrone, Chief Editor and Michael Liebreich, Chairman of the Advisory Board Bloomberg New Energy Finance   One of the big stories in clean energy in recent times has been the emergence of the “yieldco”. In the past 30 months, 15 quoted US and European renewable power ownership vehicles have raised a total of […]

July 30 2015

Marubeni to Supply Solar Panels for 53-MW Station in Fukushima

The plant is being developed by a venture between Kyudenko Corp. and four other companies and is scheduled to start operating in June 2017, according to the statement. Marubeni will supply about 198,000 panels made by Hanwha Q Cells Co.

July 30 2015

Goldman Affiliate JRE to Invest in Biomass Power, Nikkei Reports

Japan Renewable Energy will invest more than 1 billion yen ($8 million) to build biomass power stations as early as this year, the paper said without attribution.

July 29 2015

Obama’s Power-Plant Rule Said to Include Boost for Renewables

The renewable incentives will allow deeper cuts in carbon emissions in the long term while giving more flexibility to states that must implement the rule, said the official who sought anonymity before an official announcement.

July 29 2015

Obama Aide Says Power-Plant Rule Will Be Stronger Than Proposal

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said the final rule to fight climate change will be released soon, and will have new provisions to boost solar, wind and other renewable energy. President Barack Obama would veto any bill aimed at stopping the plan that would cut carbon emissions, he said.

July 28 2015

Canadian Solar Gets 3.5 Billion Yen Loan Facility From Rabobank

The credit facility from Rabobank Hong Kong has a two-year maturity and will be used to build as much as 20 megawatts of solar power in Japan, Canadian Solar said in a statement Tuesday.

July 27 2015

Solar Frontier Eyes Further Americas Expansion After Gestamp

Earlier this year, the Tokyo-based company, a wholly owned unit of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., acquired 10 solar power projects from Gestamp of Spain. The purchase added 280 megawatts of developments to Solar Frontier’s roster.

July 27 2015

TransAlta Buys U.S. Wind And Solar Farms From Rockland Capital

The company will also assume $41.8 million of tax-equity obligations and non-recourse project debt, Calgary-based TransAlta said in a statement Monday. It expects to close the deal with Rockland Capital LLC in late September.

July 26 2015

Hillary Clinton Stakes Out Climate Change Agenda

Clinton released what her campaign said was the opening salvo of the Democrat’s energy and climate change agenda Sunday, while she was campaigning in Iowa.