Energy

ČEZ Enters French Wind Energy Market With 100MW Portfiolio Initiated By ABO

Deals & Finance, Energy, Europe/Middle East/Africa

ABO Wind reports its largest single transaction in the company’s history to date. The project developer has sold nine wind farm projects with a total nominal capacity of about 100 megawatts to the Czech supplier ČZ. 70 percent of ČZ is owned by the Czech government and it is by its own account among the ten largest European energy suppliers. ČZ operates wind farms in several European countries – including Germany – and will now enter the French wind market in cooperation with ABO Wind.

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InnoEnergy Accelerates Magnificent Seven European Technologies At Intersolar

Deals & Finance, Energy, Europe/Middle East/Africa

InnoEnergy, the sustainable energy accelerator for Europe, is exhibiting at INTERSOLAR Europe between the 31st of May and 2nd of June. The organisation supports and invests in innovation at every stage of the journey – from classroom to end-customer. With its network of partners, it builds connections across Europe, bringing together inventors and industry, graduates and employers, researchers and entrepreneurs, businesses and markets.

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Mercedes-Benz Enters Energy Storage Market In US, Teaming Up With Vivint Solar

Americas, Energy, Head Lines, Solar, Technology

Mercedes-Benz Energy and Vivint Solar have announced an exclusive strategic collaboration to bring the Mercedes-Benz customizable home energy storage system to the US. The two companies’ joint offering provides customers with the German engineering and performance of Mercedes-Benz batteries, coupled with Vivint Solar’s expertise in designing, installing and servicing solar energy systems. The storage systems are based on the same Mercedes-Benz automotive-grade battery technology used in its electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Engie Strengthens Solar Presence In China With 30% Equity Investment In UNISUN

Asia Pacific, Deals & Finance, Energy, Solar

ENGIE has signed in Shanghai an Agreement for a 30% equity investment through a capital increase in UNISUN, a PV company. Since 2014, UNISUN has successfully developed around 500 MW PV projects, showing strong technical capacity. During COP21, China pledged to peak its carbon emissions in 2030 or earlier; the country shall subsequently increase the share of non-fossil energy from 13% to 20% in its energy mix by then.

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Today, Every Fifth Utility Company In Germany Offers Photovoltaics To Households

Carbon, Energy, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Policy, Solar

The energy transition is changing the face of the energy market and its stakeholders. For utilities, this process also means a restructuring that will affect all areas. The energy transition involves products and services in the energy efficiency, mobility, electricity and heat sectors. It, therefore, creates numerous opportunities for utilities to grow by coming up with innovative solutions, but it also brings many risks. Customer relationships are changing. Simple power delivery is being replaced by more complex prosumer relationships. The portfolio of utility companies now consists of products such as photovoltaic installations and electrical storage systems, as well as new services in the mobility sector.

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Intersolar North America And CALSEIA Celebrate Major Anniversaries With Big Bash

Americas, Energy, Solar, Technology

Intersolar North America And CALSEIA are celebrating major anniversaries with an enormous solar fundraising bash, the Summerfest, at San Francisco’s AT&T Park. It’s the home of the City’s famous major league baseball stadium, and the event combines two of America’s favourite darlings — solar power and baseball. Summerfest 2017, honouring CALSEIA’s 40th year of service and Intersolar’s 10th year in San Francisco is set to be the largest and most successful fundraising event in CALSEIA’s history.

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Intersolar North America In Its 10th Year: Blazing a Trail Where Others Follow

Americas, Carbon, Energy, Policy, Solar

Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Intersolar North America will once again be the first major solar event of the year. It takes place July 11-13 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco and is co-located with ees North America and SEMICON West. These combined events bring together professionals from the solar, energy storage and semiconductor industries to share knowledge and innovation, network, and accelerate business goals. With its consistent growth to 18,000+ attendees in 2017, Intersolar North America is the most-attended solar event in North America.

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SunPower Is Top Panels Provider In First Round Of French Solar Projects Tender

Americas, Energy, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Head Lines, Solar

SunPower has announced that, in the first round of France’s tender process for large-scale solar power, the company will supply 31 percent of the solar panels required for the awarded solar projects, more than any other solar panel brand. In total, the company will provide 130MW of its high-efficiency SunPower® E-Series solar panels for installation at 25 ground-mount and carport solar projects. The company states that a majority of the panels will be manufactured at its facilities in Toulouse, France.

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Nordex Achieves Leadership And 25% Market Share In Turkey

Energy, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Head Lines, Wind

In 2016 Nordex consolidated its position as market leader in Turkey. With some 350 megawatts, the manufacturer accounted for a good 25% of the capacity installed in 2016. This means that Nordex remains the frontrunner in the market as a whole: with 1.5 GW the company has set up around one-quarter of the total installed capacity in Turkey amounting to 6.1 GW. The Group has now installed more than 21 GW of wind energy capacity in over 25 markets and in 2016 generated revenues of EUR 3.4 billion.

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