AS Published on Saturday 22 October 2022 - n° 421 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
Slight decline in PV investment in 2022
Corporate financing in the global solar sector was held back by inflation and high interest rates in the first nine months of the year, according to
L R AS Published on Monday 10 October 2022 - n° 419 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
In short, life in PV: Voltalia and RioTinto; EDF and Anglo American; EDPR and Kronos Solar
In brief, life in PV: Voltalia and RioTinto; EDF and Anglo American; EDPR and Kronos Solar
Voltalia has signed a contract to sell 148 MW of energy over 20 years
L R AS Published on Monday 19 September 2022 - n° 416 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
Maxeon's managing director has been pushed out
Maxeon's managing director was pushed out on 15 September 2022 after four years at the helm of the company.
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 September 2022 - n° 415 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
Interview with Meyer Burger Managing Director Erfurt
The interview with Meyer Burger's Managing Director, Mr Erfurt
(he clarifies some points but the main part is contained in the previous articles below
L R AS Published on Monday 5 September 2022 - n° 414 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
In short, change of ownership among developers: Albioma-KKR, Axa-GreenYellow, Eiffage-Sun'R, EDPR-Kronos
Albioma is now more than 80% owned by the American KKR.
Cercle Finance of 2/8/2022
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Ardian, the investment company of the Axa group, is going to take over the majority of the capital of GreenYellow. The latter is valued at 1.4 billion euros.
https://www.greenunivers.com/2022/07/ardian-met-la-main-sur-greenyellow-295870/
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Eiffage Concessions, part of the Eiffage group, is in exclusive negotiations to acquire more than 80% of the Sun'R group, with the balance of the capital being retained by the founder Antoine Nogier and the management team. The Eiffage group would buy the existing shares and subscribe to a capital increase.
Sun'R builds and operates around 100 megawatt-peak. It has a portfolio of 300 MWp under development. It is developing agrivoltaic activities and in 2022 will distribute green electricity through Volterres to 10,000 professional sites, corresponding to a volume of 600 GWh.
The acquisition is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022, subject to the usual regulatory conditions precedent.
https://tecsol.blogs.com/mon_weblog/2022/09/eiffage-lorgne-sur-le-groupe-sunr.html
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Portuguese EDPR acquires 70% of German developer Kronos Solar Projects for EUR 250 million and a success fee for the period until 2028. The German company operates 1.4 gigawatts and has a project portfolio of 9.4 gigawatts, half in Germany and half in Europe.
https://www.edpr.com/en/news/2022/07/29/edpr-acquires-solar-development-platform-based-germany
L R AS Published on Monday 29 August 2022 - n° 413 - Categories:miscellaneous financial, R&D
In brief: Qcells, STEAG, NEXTracker
in brief :
Qcells has acquired 66% of German energy technology company Lynqtech.
L R AS Published on Saturday 27 August 2022 - n° 413 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
REC Silicon reconfirms its decision to relaunch silicon production
REC Silicon expects to restart silicon production at its Moses Lake, Washington facility in the fourth quarter of 2023 and to reach 100% capacity utilization by the end of 2024.
AS Published on Saturday 27 August 2022 - n° 413 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
Meyer Burger is increasingly sourcing from Europe
Meyer Burger has signed a new contract with Norwegian for the purchase of silicon wafers
AS Published on Saturday 27 August 2022 - n° 413 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
Big order for Meyer Burger
In thefirst half of the year, Meyer Burger reduced its net losses to CHF 24 million (previous year: CHF 31 million).
The American DESRI placed orders for up to
AS Published on Tuesday 7 June 2022 - n° 407 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
Maxeon continues to reorganise
The sale of excess silicon at a loss widened Maxeon's losses by $8.3 million in thefirst quarter, taking them to $12.9 million.
L R AS Published on Monday 30 May 2022 - n° 406 - Categories:miscellaneous financial, industrial strategy
Grenergy reflects the general opinion that solar energy is growing in Europe and worldwide
Spanish renewable energy developer Grenergy believes that the publication of REPowerEU would "lead the way" for international growth and that Europe would grow faster
AS Published on Monday 30 May 2022 - n° 406 - Categories:Europe, miscellaneous financial
Tax credits and financial incentives to stimulate the European PV industry
Tax credits and financial incentives for solar energy are deemed essential to the growth of the European manufacturing industry, according to various players in the photovoltaic sector.
Leading manufacturers of solar products implore
AS Published on Tuesday 5 April 2022 - n° 400 - Categories:industrial strategy, miscellaneous financial
Ingeteam's prospects for the years 2022 to 2024
Spain's Ingeteam Power Technology has presented its outlook for the years 2022 to 2024. The manufacturer of inverters for solar, wind and battery panels wants to reach a turnover of almost 1 billion euros by 2024,
AS Published on Tuesday 22 March 2022 - n° 398 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
LONGi confident in its customer-oriented strategy
LONGi was the top shipper of panels in 2021. For the group's vice president, this is "recognition of our brand, our product and our operating philosophy."
Competition has intensified
L R AS Published on Tuesday 22 March 2022 - n° 398 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
American FTC Solar buys a Chinese company
US tracker manufacturer FTC Solar has reported an excellent fourth quarter, reducing its annual loss to $107 million. The American company has reached an agreement to acquire Chinese tracking supplier