SHANGHAI, China and PIRAEUS, Greece: JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the “Company,” or “JinkoSolar”) (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that the Company has signed an agreement with COSCO SHIPPING Lines (Greece) S.A. (“COSCO”) to use the Greek Port of Piraeus as a distribution hub for the shipment of its […]
Investors Still Waging War With Spain Over Retroactive Cuts
Spain has offered an olive branch in its long-running legal battle with renewables developers. But the fight isn’t over yet. Investors fighting Spain over retroactive cuts to feed-in tariffs for renewables projects are braced for more legal wrangling despite an offer to recover some revenue. It appears likely developers will ignore the regulatory olive branch […]
Enel to Build 14GW of Renewables by 2022 as Decarbonization Race Heats Up
European utility already claims the world’s largest renewables fleet, with 46 gigawatts under management. European utility giant Enel has committed half of its total investment over the next few years to decarbonization, part of a new strategic plan revealed on Tuesday. Between 2020 and 2022, the Italian group will invest €11.5 billion ($12.6 billion) in […]
Mitsubishi Eyes Leading Position in Europe’s Energy Market With Eneco Acquisition
Offshore wind will be at the center of Mitsubishi’s growth plans in Europe as it leads an acquisition of Dutch utility Eneco. A group led by Mitsubishi beat out other bidders including Shell in reaching a €4.1 billion ($4.5 billion) deal to buy Dutch energy company Eneco, which the Japanese conglomerate intends to make the […]
Energy Density Matters – Jinko’s High Efficiency Module Tiger Already Places the Company Ahead of Competitors
JinkoSolar’s worldwide market share has grown significantly over the past few years. Its continuous improvements in product line has reflected well into its increasing sales per quarter. Market entry of new Tiger module launched at All Energy Australia last month, has been reviewed well with marked gains in efficiency and overall performance. 460 Wp […]
GCL-SI Supplies 150 MW Solar Modules for the Largest Solar Project in Europe
EXTREMADURA : GCLSI, a world-leading one-stop intelligent and integrated energy system provider, is scheduled to deliver 72 polycrystalline products with three varying grades of power to the Nuñez de Balboa project in December. Nuñez de Balboa is the first utility-scale solar station made by Iberdrola in Europe. The 1,000-hectare mega-facility with a capacity of 500MW […]
No apologies: Africans say their need for oil cash outweighs climate concerns
A handful of protesters on the ground floor of the cavernous Cape Town International Convention Centre spread fake oil on the ground and chanted, demanding an end to fossil fuels. Two floors above, the hundreds of delegates at Africa Oil Week were largely unaware – and mostly unmoved – by the display. “Under no circumstances […]
Europe slow to standardise electric car charging: ChargePoint
ChargePoint entered the European market in 2016, with its headquarters located in Amsterdam, joining a crowded field of oil majors, carmakers and utilities fighting to dominate the industry of electric vehicle infrastructure. BLISBON: Inconsistent requirements for charging stations across Europe are keeping the infrastructure for electric cars from growing as fast as it could, the […]
Volvo receives Europe’s largest order for electric buses
Volvo Buses has received the largest single order for electric buses in Europe. Volvo Buses will deliver 157 electric articulated buses to Transdev starting in 2020. The buses will operate on a number of routes in Gothenburg. With their introduction, emissions and noise will be significantly reduced, and the electric buses will be able to […]
Europe’s Storage Market Set to Grow, Along With Merchant Risk
In the absence of a silver bullet, Europe’s storage industry will have to bite a regular one — and embrace merchant risk. Europe’s energy storage sector is on the cusp of big new opportunities, but first, it will need to get comfortable with merchant risk. Large-scale systems are seeing new potential revenue streams at the […]