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Green Investment Group Sells 70MW of Energy Assets to Bioenergy Infrastructure Group
The Green Investment Group, known until Friday as the Green Investment Bank, has offloaded more than 70MW of low-carbon energy capacity for an undisclosed sum. The deal follows the conclusion of the controversial sale of the Green Investment Bank last…
Solar Plants Are Cropping Up On Farms
If the United States wants to kick its coal habit, it will need to install a lot more solar power. That raises an important question: Where should all those panels reside? They could always go live on a farm upstate.…
Australian Wind Energy Continues To Deliver Record Low Prices
Just three months after Origin Energy stunned the renewables industry with a record low power off-take deal for the 530MW Stockyard Hill Wind Farm in Victoria, AGL Energy has delivered more of the same, securing an off-take price of below…
Canadian Solar Posts Strong Second Quarter With Increased Shipments & Revenue
Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, this week posted strong second quarter results with increased revenue and shipments, but traders were immediately, if temporarily, concerned by Q3 revenue guidance below analyst expectations. Total Canadian Solar module…
Germany Awards 1 Gigawatt Of Onshore Wind, Costs Fall By 25%
Germany announced the results of its second onshore wind auction this week in which it was revealed a total of 1 gigawatt was awarded at an average cost 25% less than the average price recorded in the first onshore wind…
Green Light for Scotland’s Largest Solar Farm
A Scottish council has this week granted planning permission for what would be the country’s largest solar farm, a 20MW project near Urquhart in Morayshire, Northern Scotland. The solar farm is set to be constructed on a 47-hectare site and…
World’s Largest Solar Thermal Power Plant Approved for Australia
The South Australian state government has approved the construction of a 150-megawatt solar thermal power plant. The AU $650 million (US $510 million) structure will be built in Port Augusta and is slated for completion by 2020. It will be…