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Photovoltaic Plants are establishing themselves more and more as a Liquid Asset Class

Photovoltaic Plants are establishing themselves more and more as a Liquid Asset Class

The photovoltaic market is currently facing a paradigm change. While the former tumultuous expansion of solar projects has come to a halt, the secondary market for photovoltaic systems is largely flourishing. The market for trading existing PV-plants is becoming more and more liquid due to an increased market understanding of PV-plant operators and investors. This trend will proceed in 2016.

“Renewable energy companies… need to have the capacity to commercialize the energy” – Carlos Finat of ACERA on renewables and mining in Chile

“Renewable energy companies… need to have the capacity to commercialize the energy” – Carlos Finat of ACERA on renewables and mining in Chile

Carlos Finat, Executive Director of the Chilean Association of Renewable Energy (ACERA), talks to Milk the Sun about the growing potential of renewable energies in the context of mining operations in Chile and goes deep into the challenges and opportunities in this vibrant market.

 

Milk the Sun reports jump in demand for solar project rights

Milk the Sun reports jump in demand for solar project rights

The first round of bidding for ground-mounted photovoltaic systems in Germany has begun. This also now raises the demand for solar project rights on online platforms, not just for existing photovoltaic plants, as Dirk Petschick, CFO and cofounder of Milk the Sun explains in an interview with pv-magazine:

 

Crowdfunding for Solar PV: An interview with Abundance Generation

Crowdfunding for PV Projects UKCrowdfunding has been traditionally associated with the development of new software tools or online applications. Only in the past year has this innovative investment tool started to gain traction within the infrastructure field, with Solar PV being seen as a prime candidate for this diversified source of funding. The Milk the Sun blog spoke to Abundance Generation’s Tom Harwood on how their platform is seeking to blend the often challenging nature of Solar PV project financing with an open crowdfunding platform.