Results for: solar

July 24 2015

Foresight Buys Three U.K. Solar Farms After Government Cuts

The London-listed fund acquired 34 megawatts of operational assets through a venture with Big60Million Ltd., Foresight said Friday in a statement. The projects in Warwickshire and Kent all currently receive subsidies through the government’s Renewables Obligation program. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

July 24 2015

Japan Pulp & Paper Completes 20MW Hokkaido Solar Power Station

The plant produces enough electricity for about 8,000 homes, the company said Friday in a statement. Japan Pulp has two other solar power stations already running in the country.

July 23 2015

Panasonic to Sell Residential Solar Panels With 25-Year Warranty

The warranty will be offered at no extra cost for panels that will go on sale in September, according to a statement.

July 21 2015

Duke Energy Buys Solar Power Project in North Carolina

Duke’s clean-energy arm acquired the facility in Shawboro from Ecoplexus Inc., the San Luis Obispo, California-based unit said Tuesday in a statement. It’s expected to start working by the end of the year, producing enough clean electricity to supply about 4,000 homes. Charlotte-based Duke has 16 solar plants working or under construction in North Carolina.

July 21 2015

Canadian Solar Gets Manufacturers Life Loan for Ontario Plant

The 9-megawatt project currently being built is expected to start working in the last quarter of the year, the company said Tuesday in a statement. Once operational it will be acquired by Concord Green Energy Inc. No terms were disclosed.

July 21 2015

SunEdison Buys Mark Group to Sell to U.K. Homes, Businesses

The acquisition provides a direct commercial and residential sales channel for SunEdison across England, the Maryland Heights, Missouri-based company said Tuesday in a statement. Mark Group, which has 2 million British customers, provides power-saving solar, heating and insulation systems.

July 20 2015

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease to Invest in SoftBank’s Solar Firm in Japan

The plant, which will produce enough electricity for more than 10,000 homes, will start operating by March 2018, the companies said in a statement Tuesday. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

July 16 2015

Japan Confirms Nuclear Energy to Supply a Fifth of Power by 2030

Clean energy sources such as solar and hydro will generate up to 24 percent of Japan’s electricity in 15 years, according to the report by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

July 13 2015

Clean Power Investment Declines 0.2% to $73.5 Billion

That was 0.2 percent lower than the amount invested in wind, solar, biomass and other renewable sources of energy, in the same period last year, according to research released Friday by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

July 13 2015

ReneSola to Develop 22.5 Megawatts of Solar Projects in Japan

ReneSola acquired development rights for ground-mounted solar farms that are expected to go into production late this year and early in 2016, the Jiashan, China-based company said in a statement Monday. The name of the seller and terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.