Song Binh solar farm, launched on Jan. 27, aims to provide a total power output of nearly 20 million KWh per year.

Many foreign and Vietnamese financial institutions are now enthusiastically enforcing green loans or bonds as they continue to work towards transition to a low carbon economy. However, issues such as debtors’ leverage ratio or energy project quality are associated with risks. Pham Nhu Anh, member of the Board of Management, head of the Corporate and Investment Banking Division at Military Bank, talked to VIR’s Luu Huong about the risks and rewards of these climate-friendly initiatives.

The signing ceremony of a loan worth USD173 million to build wind power plants with a total capacity of 144MW in Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province by Power Construction Joint Stock Company 1 (PCC1) was approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Export Finance Australia (EFA), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and member units under PCC1 was performed online by the end of May 2021.

DAI invites firms to submit a proposal for work to be funded by USAID under the USAID Vietnam Urban Energy Security activity.

DAI invites firms to submit a proposal for work to be funded by USAID under the USAID Vietnam Urban Energy Security activity.

Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp (TYO:8058) will make a corporate investment of an undisclosed amount in Nexamp through which it will indirectly take a “near majority ownership” of the US commercial solar provider.

German solar and wind parks operator Capital Stage AG (ETR:CAP) today said it has acquired a 7.5-MW wind farm in Germany.

Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ:CSIQ) said on Monday it has sealed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for its 63-MWp solar power project in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

The project is situated in Sacramento County on property owned by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD).

Black & Veatch said that the microgrid solution will allow operations at mission-critical facilities to continue uninterrupted if the utility power grid is compromised or damaged.

The new installations will reach a combined power of 15 MW with an electrical generation sufficient to power 6,000 homes.

German solar and wind parks operator Chorus Clean Energy AG (FRA:CU1) said today it has acquired a 3.3-MW solar park in Germany for two German pension funds.

The money will be used to cover the cost of purchasing materials and installing the solar systems.

UK solar farm operator Primrose Solar today said it has refinanced the 49-MW Eveley solar farm in Hampshire, southern England with a GBP-42-million (USD 56.7m/EUR 51m) senior loan.

AES Corp. is planning to expand into large-scale wind and solar energy in Brazil to boost its generating capacity in the country.

GE Ventures bought a stake in Germany’s Sonnen GmbH to boost its presence in the fast-growing market for energy storage systems built to store solar power.

US solar system integrator Sunvalley Solar Inc (OTC:SSOL) said Tuesday it wrapped up the purchase of photovoltaic (PV) solutions provider Rayco Energy Inc for an undisclosed amount.

The array uses 19,000 solar panels in total. It was developed and constructed within the loop of Nissan’s vehicle test track by European Energy Photovoltaics.

Amsterdam based Sunrock Investments has realised the acquisition of a 3.0MW portfolio of operational solar rooftop projects in Flanders, Belgium.

The Tokyo-based venture, which started out in the waste-recycling business in 2000, currently has about 190 MW of solar either operating or under construction in Japan. 　

Spain's troubled energy giant Abengoa posted losses of 340 million euros ($390 million) in the first quarter of 2016.

The Canadian company plans to acquire a 50 percent stake in Eolien Maritime France SAS, which is developing the offshore farms with 1.4 GW capacity.

German energy company RWE said Wednesday it was taking advantage of the Scottish landscape by building a stronger position in small-scale hydropower.

Verengo has announced it has surpassed installation of 100 megawatts (MW) of rooftop solar systems since the company's founding in 2008.

A renewable energy division of British energy company EDF said the acquisition of a small-sized solar company in Vermont will help build its U.S. portfolio.

Environmental non-profit WattTime has launched a new smart thermostat solution that will allow consumers to selectively use clean energy.