Ikea adds to wind investments with 42MW repowering project in Finland
Ikea has made its latest foray into the renewables sector with an agreement to buy a 42MW project in northern Finland.
Ikea has made its latest foray into the renewables sector with an agreement to buy a 42MW project in northern Finland.
The chaos continues at SunEdison, with Francisco “Pancho” Perez, the company’s chief operating officer and executive vice president, and Steve Tesoriere, an activist investor on SunEdison’s board of directors since 2012, both unexpectedly leaving the company with no explanation given.
Under pressure from the solar industry and consumer groups, Nevada regulators will reconsider their recent decision to slash the payouts received by existing owners of home solar systems for the electricity they feed back onto the state’s grid.
A bipartisan wind energy group comprised of 20 US state governors will now pair its advocacy work with solar as well, underscoring the growing role of solar in the nation’s generation mix.
Germany’s renewable energy federation BEE said it is supporting a proposal by energy minister Sigmar Gabriel to convene a round table on an exit from coal and lignite in Europe’s largest economy.
Europe’s wind industry has sharply criticised the Spanish government over last week’s 700MW renewables auction – which included 500MW of wind – as being too small to satisfy demand, and warned it leaves the country at risk of missing its 2020 EU targets.