25.10.2011
Conergy to build 5MW solar array on Parma rooftop
German solar developer Conergy has been contracted by Italian fair trade company Fierce de Parma to install a 5MW photovoltaic (PV) array on the roofs of an exhibition centre in Parma. |
24.10.2011
Terra Firma acquires €264m Italian solar project
Terra Firma, the London-based private equity firm headed by Guy Hands, has acquired Nuova Rete Solare (NRTS), Italian electricity grid operator Terna’s second solar project, for €264m. |
24.10.2011
Solon sells Italy PV plants to Norwegian investor EAM Solar
European solar company Solon has sold a 1.5MW photovoltaic (PV) plant in Udine, north Italy, to Norwegian investment group EAM Solar for an undisclosed sum. EAM has also agreed to purchase a 3.1MW facility located 10km away. |
24.10.2011
REpower wins Alaska wind farm supply deal
German wind turbine manufacturer REpower, now majority-owned by Suzlon, has been contracted to supply 12 turbines in Alaska by the Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA). |
21.10.2011
WES forms partnership for US wind farm servicing
US wind farm repair and maintenance specialist the Wind Energy Services Company (WES) has partnered with three turbine component factories owned by Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG) to open service centres at the MFG facilities. |
20.10.2011
Epuron, Impax close €20m financing for 12MW wind farm
European wind energy developer Epuron has closed €20m financing through French investment bank Natixis to complete the 12MW Parc Eolien de la Chaude Vallee currently under construction in Picardie, northern France. |
13.10.2011
Bankrupt wind company Proven Energy sold to Kingspan
Bankrupt UK small wind power developer Proven Energy has been sold by KPMG receivers to cleantech company Kingspan Renewables. Those involved said the sale will safeguard employment for the 20 staff still working at Proven and allow the continuation of manufacturing at the company’s plant in Ayrshire, Scotland. |
12.10.2011
Platina Partners secures €37m refinancing of Italian PV plant
Cleantech-focused private equity firm Platina Partners has completed a €37m refinancing of its 9.5MW Archangel photovoltaic (PV) project in Puglia, Italy. The group secured debt financing through Germany’s Commerzbank in the second deal between the two organisations have completed. |
11.10.2011
GDF contracts Repower for 23 turbine order
German wind turbine manufacturer REpower Systems has been contracted by French energy company GDF Suez to supply of 23 turbines for two projects in the Burgundy region of France. |
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