6 May 2021 Masdar enters into Greek solar market Abu Dhabi energy company Masdar and Taaleri Energia have agreed to develop a 65 MW solar PV project in Greece.
6 May 2021 Piclo raises £4.7 million in Series A funding UK start-up Piclo has raised £4.7 million in its latest Series A funding as part of plans to bolster its energy flexibility trading platform.
6 May 2021 GreenTech: Keeping it clean Frédérique Carrier, Head of Investment Strategy at RBC Wealth Management, details the shift towards global clean energy generation and the four key drivers that underpin greentech growth prospects.
6 May 2021 Equinor strikes takeover deal for Wento in Poland Equinor has completed an agreement to buy 100% of the shares in Polish renewables developer Wento from private equity firm Enterprise Investors for approximately €91 million.
6 May 2021 Centamin to deliver solar + storage solution for Egyptian gold mine International mining group Centamin plc has signed EPC contracts with juwi AG and Giza Systems to deploy a 36 MW solar farm and 7.5 MW BESS at its Sukari Gold Mine in Egypt’s Eastern Desert.
6 May 2021 CarVal exceeds target at final close of maiden clean energy fund CarVal Investors has raised $490 million at the final close of its first renewable energy and energy efficiency fund, CVI Clean Energy Fund, exceeding its target size by $240 million.
6 May 2021 Elgin Energy gets Buckinghamshire solar project approval UK renewables developer Elgin Energy has secured planning permission for the 25 MW Tuckey Farm solar PV project in Buckinghamshire, England.
6 May 2021 LS Power buys sizeable US solar portfolio US energy infrastructure company LS Power is set to acquire 25 operational solar PV plants, totalling 365 MWac (467 MWdc), across the United States from compatriot utility Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
6 May 2021 EDF Renewables given nod for New York solar trio EDFR North America has been awarded long-term offtake contracts by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority for the clean electricity generated that will be generated from three large-scale solar power plants.
5 May 2021 Equinor, Polenergia secure Polish offshore wind CfD Poland’s Energy Regulatory Office has awarded Equinor and Polenergia’s Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III projects with contracts for difference under the first phase of the country’s offshore wind development scheme.
5 May 2021 Australia awards A$100 million funding for hydrogen projects The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has approved A$100 million ($77 million) worth of funding for three commercial-scale hydrogen projects as part of a government drive to spur the technology forward.
5 May 2021 RAI Energy bags PPA for Vikings Energy Farm San Diego Community Power (SDCP) has entered into a power purchase agreement with RAI Energy International Inc. to receive clean electricity from an integrated solar + energy storage project in Imperial County, California.
5 May 2021 Eiffel backs ReneSola’s European solar drive Global developer ReneSola Ltd. has signed a joint venture agreement with Eiffel Investment Group to facilitate the development and construction of new solar PV projects across Europe.
5 May 2021 AES sends green power to Google’s data centres in Virginia AES Corporation has signed a 10-year PPA to cover the hourly power demands of Google’s data centres in Virginia, underpinning a 500 MW portfolio of wind, solar, and hydropower plants in the PJM Interconnection.
5 May 2021 EnCap Investments closes $1.2 billion Energy Transition Fund Houston-based private equity firm EnCap Investments LP has reached the final close of its inaugural EnCap Energy Transition Fund after securing approximately $1.2 billion in commitments.
