Our view on the latest developments in solar.
Apricum Senior Consultant James Kurz was interviewed for this article in pv magazine on solar developments in the Middle East, particularly in Jordan and Egypt. Read the full article here.
Apricum Senior Consultant Meishi Tan wrote this indepth analysis of China's enormous growth in PV installations in 2017 as a guest blooger PVTech.org. Read her article here.
At the beginning of 2017, the big question regarding solar in China was whether they could repeat the stunning ~35 GW performance of 2016. Yet, over the course of the year, the question transformed, quite surreally, to whether China would hit the 50 GW mark in 2017 –...
Apricum Project Manager James Kurz presented the topic of PV Cleaning: Choosing the Optimal Method and Frequency in SolarPower Europe's webinar on Wednesday October 18, 2017. As PV development in desert regions has skyrocketed, PV cleaning has become a prominent topic...
In recent months, we saw a flurry of widely diverging predictions on the 2017 global PV market demand – 85 GW from GTM, 79 GW from IHS and Bloomberg, and 74 GW from EnergyTrend – the key differentiating variable being China, the world’s largest market by far with its...
On February 20, 2017, Saudi Arabia released requests for qualification (RFQ) for a 300 MW solar photovoltaic and a 400 MW wind project on an IPP basis. Applicants are invited to provide their credentials by March 20, 2017. The request for proposals (RFP) was announced...
The global PV market is roiling beneath a relatively calm surface; while the market appears to be plateauing globally, it features a mix of growing, steady and declining markets. In this article, we analyze the major global PV market drivers, particularly the factors...
Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory, acting as financial advisor to its client Southeast Asian solar developer German ASEAN Power, successfully brings in a key long-term strategic partner, underlining the keen interest in Southeast Asia’s promising solar markets. Berlin,...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN is a political and economic organization of ten Southeast Asian countries. Formed in 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, membership has since expanded to include Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory, the Berlin-based transaction and strategy advisory firm specialized in clean technologies, acted as financial advisor to Swedish advanced materials start-up Sol Voltaics in raising USD 17M, bringing in the Saudi Arabian fund Riyadh Valley Company as the lead investor.
Deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia announced first cornerstones for the deployment of renewable energy in the country on April 25, 2016, followed by a comprehensive restructuring of responsible government bodies. The “Saudi Arabia Vision 2030” paper states an initial target of 9.5 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by 2023, translating to annual installations of 1.6 GW.
The Emirate of Dubai set a new world record for the cost of solar power on May 1, 2016 with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) receiving bids for the 800 MW Sheikh Maktoum Solar Park Phase III as low as 3.00 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). This not only marks the lowest cost ever for solar power, but also easily beats all available fossil-fuel options in Dubai on cost.