Renewable Energy Asset Articles & Analysis

Two key questions facing owners, investors and other stakeholders today are "How long will my renewable energy assets last?" and "What happens at the end of their planned lifetime?" In a new report, DNV GL provides guidance on the options for extracting further value from renewable energy projects that are nearing their planned end of life and reveals how to identify the best option based on your ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Italy has been the leading PV market globally in terms of new installations and it has positioned itself as the second largest market for total capacity installed; 2012 will be dominated by consolidation, with large and mid size portfolio being disposed. Prothea, after being active on the development market since 2008, has more recently focused on supporting investors on acquisition of ...

By Prothea srl

Abengoa Yield Plc (“Abengoa Yield”, NASDAQ: ABY), the sustainable total return company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted assets in the energy and environment sectors, has priced its offering of the $255 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due November 15, 2019 (the “Notes”), guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of Abengoa Yield. The Notes will ...

By Abengoa

Abengoa Yield Plc (“Abengoa Yield”, NASDAQ: ABY), the sustainable total return company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted assets in the energy and environment sectors, announced the launching of an offering of US$255 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) that replaces the proposed offering of €200 million in ...

By Abengoa

The Company will acquire renewable energy assets with an installed capacity of 2,080 MW, valued at nearly 2.85 billion euros. ACCIONA completed the procedures established under the terms of the agreement reached last February with Enel for exiting ahead of schedule from Endesa’s share capital and acquiring the utility’s renewable energy assets. Pursuant to the agreement, ACCIONA has sold to ...

By ACCIONA S.A

Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced that it has acquired a wind farm in West County Cork, Ireland. This three-turbine site is designed to deliver a total combined capacity of 5MW of clean energy. The project, acquired by Ameresco, will generate carbon-free energy, which will be distributed directly ...

By Aquaria Srl

Sol Systems launches Mid-Market Solution to address financing challenges facing small commercial solar projects. We are actively seeking solar projects 50 kW-2 MW in size for immediate acquisition. This is a fast moving opportunity - our investors are looking to close deals by the end of March 2013. Solar developers with projects should contact Sol Systems as soon as possible, as funding is ...

By Sol Systems LLC

Seventeen innovative organizations have been recognized by Duke Energy as Power Partners for their individual efforts in energy efficiency, sustainability and business growth. These "Power Partners" are just that – exceptional partners for Duke Energy, and for their local communities. Some have taken on huge energy efficiency projects, reducing environmental emissions and saving ...

By Duke Energy

International investment and specialised fund and asset management group Babcock & Brown has sold Pebble Hydro - Consultoria Investimentos e Servicos Lda (“Pebble Hydro”) the holding company for a portfolio of 11 mini-hydro assets in Portugal with an aggregate installed capacity of 89.1 MW plus certain development opportunities to a consortium led by Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento, S.A. ...

By Babcock International Group PLC

Speaking in Dublin, Mainstream Renewable Power CEO, Dr Eddie O’Connor, has welcomed a strong close to the third quarter across all the company’s markets. “Over this quarter we have completed our 46MW Oldman 2 windfarm in Alberta for IKEA, obtained planning consent for our 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore windfarm in the UK, and are currently waiting the imminent financial close ...

By Mainstream Renewable Power

Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today released a full-year appendix for its 2021 ESG report centered on the theme of “Doing Well by Doing Good: Innovation. Action. Integrity.” The appendix represents companywide data for full-year 2021, updating figures originally published in the company’s 2021 ...

By Ameresco, Inc.

Redflow Limited (ASX: RFX), a global leader in clean energy storage, is pleased to announce that its zinc-bromine battery technology, which was identified as the preferred energy storage technology for the Barona Band of Mission Indians’ 6.6 MWh LDES project (refer ASX announcement 2 February 2024) has formally received grant funding approval from the California Energy Commission (CEC). ...

By Redflow Limited

Next Kraftwerke and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) this week announced the launch of their joint venture. "Next Kraftwerke Toshiba Corporation" is a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) as a service provider that enables third parties in Japan to set up their own VPP. Following their Memorandum of Understanding of October 2019, the two companies are now taking the next ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator and renewable energy asset developer, owner and operator, today announced the signing of a definitive purchase and sale agreement to acquire ENERQOS Energy Solutions S.r.l., a renewable energy and energy efficiency company headquartered in Milan. With this acquisition, Ameresco will be able to expand its portfolio of clean energy ...

By Ameresco, Inc.

Ameresco Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading US cleantech integrator, has been commissioned to develop a renewable natural gas (RNG) plant at the Layton landfill in Utah. This project was awarded by the Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District (WIWMD), which oversees waste disposal and recycling in Davis and Morgan Counties. WIWMD has chosen Ameresco to design and construct the RNG plant at its ...

By Ameresco, Inc.

Prothea acted as adviser to VEI Green S.r.l. on its successful acquisition of a 6MW Solar power portfolio from the English fund Good Energies, part of the Bregal Investments group. Vei Green, fully owned by VEI Capital S.p.A., is one of the leading investors in assets producing energy from renewable source. VEI Capital S.pA. is an investment company participated by some of the leading Italian ...

By Prothea srl

Sol Systems successfully placed $15 million in tax equity into two 2.5 MW North Carolina projects on behalf of a Fortune 100 company. The financing arrangement marks the Fortune 100 company's first investment in solar and provides the solar industry with a new source of tax equity. The US solar industry is supported by a 30% investment tax credit that generally requires outside investors with ...

By Sol Systems LLC

Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced that it has appointed Lenka Patten as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. With 20 years of forward-thinking human capital experience, Patten comes to Ameresco with a proven track record of implementing integrated human resource ...

By Ameresco, Inc.

Leyline Renewable Capital, a leading provider of debt and equity capital for renewable energy development and construction, and Starwood Energy Group Global, a private investment firm that specializes in energy infrastructure investments, this week announced a newly formed joint venture that will partner with American Power Ventures (APV) to develop and finance two standalone battery storage ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in renewable energy and energy efficiency, was named the winner of a Silver Stevie Award in the publication category for its annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reports in the 20th Annual American Business Awards today. The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. All ...

By Ameresco, Inc.