Energy storage is likely to be a near future “game changer” for Australia and could make the country the world leader in solar-plus-storage, a new report claims.
Super Solar Energy group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thai utility Superblock PCL, will acquire five solar companies, according to a filing on the Thailand Stock Exchange.
International downstream player Conergy is to build Indonesia’s first utility-scale PV plants and says it has closed deals for another 228MW of projects across Southeast Asia.
The removal of Tony Abbott from his premiership along with the arrival of Malcolm Turnbull as the new prime minister of Australia and various government appointments related to renewable energy have been welcomed by the Australian Solar Council.
ThomasLloyd CTI Asia Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of global investment banking and investment management group ThomasLloyd, has sold the rights to two solar projects on Negros Occidental in the Philippines with a combined capacity of 80MW.
Solar developer Conergy has extended its bank guarantee facility with Tennenbaum Capital to US$75 million using funding from Goldman Sachs BDC in order to power an expansion of its solar business.
After dropping a series of strong hints – including those given in interviews with PV Tech Storage – Enphase has confirmed that its AC battery will be launched in Australia first.
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), the government body aiming to mobilise capital investment in the country’s renewable energy sector, has introduced an AU$250 million (US$175 million) financing programme for the development of large-scale solar.
