4 March 2021 GreenCo fires starting gun for Zambia solar competition Africa GreenCo (GreenCo) has launched the procurement process for the construction of a 10-40 MW solar PV project in Zambia.
4 March 2021 Enel Green Power starts building Kellogg’s-backed wind + storage project in Texas Enel Green Power North America has launched construction of Azure Sky in Texas, which is a large-scale hybrid renewable energy project that will feature 350 MW of wind power and 137 MW of co-located battery storage capacity.
4 March 2021 DSD ties down $150 million solar credit facility with Rabobank Distributed Solar Development, a BlackRock Real Assets and GE Renewable Energy company, has secured a $150 million revolving credit facility from Rabobank to help fund the platform’s growing solar power pipeline in the US.
4 March 2021 Capital Dynamics renews Spanish subsidy-free solar commitment Capital Dynamics’ Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business has acquired Puetro Real 2, a 50 MW subsidy-free solar project in Cádiz, Spain, from WElink Group.
4 March 2021 Ocean Winds, Terna Energy forge floating wind alliance in Greece Ocean Winds (OW), a 50:50 joint venture between EDP Renovaveis (EDPR) and ENGIE, has signed a collaboration agreement with Greek developer Terna Energy to co-develop floating offshore wind farms in Grecian waters.
3 March 2021 Spring Budget 2021: Sunak’s full speech on UK green growth strategy Rishi Sunak was widely expected to place green growth at the heart of the Spring Budget 2021 in order to support the UK’s bounce-back from the impact of Covid-19.
3 March 2021 JLEN acquires Scottish battery storage development JLEN Environmental Assets Group Ltd (JLEN) has added a third battery storage investment to its portfolio after acquiring a 100% stake in Gigabox South Road Limited (GSRL).
3 March 2021 Octopus Energy adds IONITY to Electric Juice Network UK-based Octopus Energy has added IONITY, a popular high power charging network in the UK, to its Electric Juice Network (EJN) in an effort to simplify electric vehicle (EV) charging across the UK and Europe.
3 March 2021 Enegix Energy gains state support for massive green hydrogen project in Brazil Australia-based renewables company Enegix Energy has signed a cooperation agreement with Brazil’s state government of Ceará to build what would be the ‘world’s largest green hydrogen plant’.
3 March 2021 Capital Dynamics acquires Scottish subsidy-free wind development Capital Dynamics’ Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) unit has entered into an agreement to acquire the Longhill wind development in West Lothian, Scotland, from German developer Energiekontor, which will operate without the need for a government subsidy.
3 March 2021 Clearway Energy proposes $925 million green issuance Clearway Energy plans to launch a $925 million green bond offering to support the company’s clean energy development strategy in the US.
2 March 2021 TNB, Sunseap embolden ASEAN’s solar prospects Malaysian utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and Singapore-based Sunseap Group are working on plans to export clean electricity from Malaysia into Singapore.
2 March 2021 Wärtsilä backs Finnish carbon capture company Wärtsilä has invested an additional €1 million in Soletair Power OV (Soletair), a Finnish CO2 direct air capture technology company, following an initial €500,000 commitment in 2019.
2 March 2021 Green Investment Group involved in German CHP biomass financing Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG), Wismar Pellets, and PEARL Infrastructure Capital (PEARL) have reached financial close for the Biogenergie Wismar Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant in Northern Germany.
2 March 2021 INTERVIEW: InstaVolt eyes accelerated growth thanks to new partnerships UK electric vehicle (EV) charging company InstaVolt is preparing for the rapid expansion of its industry-leading charge network on the back of growing demand for EVs and a collection of new and important corporate partners.
