Solarplaza Channels

European solar: dynamic present, promising future

The European solar PV market is one of the most mature markets in the world. Maturity, however, does not mean dullness. Plant and portfolio owners constantly adjust their operations to ...

25 July Asset management

Due Diligence in Solar Acquisitions: Taxes and Technical Details

On May 9, 2017, Solarplaza organized the webinar “Due diligence activities in a solar transaction in Japan”.

17 May Asset management

Japan: Insights in Solar Investor Landscape Fragmentation

Japan has the most fragmented investor landscape of all the major markets analyzed in GTM/Solichamba's latest report, including the U.S., Canada, Germany, Italy, the U.K., France, Spain, Chile, and India.

16 May Asset management

Insourcing / outsourcing asset management and O&M: Considerations for IPPs

If players like NextEra, Southern Power, NRG, and now Brookfield continue to dominate the ownership landscape, they could keep a large share of the AM and O&M market captive, i.e. ...

13 March Asset management

The Revised Feed-In Tariff: A New Chapter for Solar in Japan

A revision to Japan’s feed-in tariff program will cause a serious shift in solar PV development; Stricter requirements and fixed deadlines will likely reduce Japan’s 50 GW pipeline of approved ...

13 March Asset management

Potential Induced Degradation: Combatting a Phantom Menace

PID is the third most expensive technical risk in solar PV modules and is among the most common ones, especially in Europe.

07 March Asset management

Top U.S. Utility-Scale Asset Managers and O&M Providers

Following our recent review of the Top U.S. Utility PV Asset Owners, let’s look at the competitive landscape in asset management and operations & maintenance (O&M).

27 Feb. Asset management

From Megawatts to Gigawatts: Taking Solar Asset Management to the Next Level

Solarplaza organized the webinar “Facing the Challenges of a Booming Solar Portfolio”. Chris Franz, Vice President of asset management at Cypress Creek, and Edmee Kelsey, CEO of 3megawatt joined the ...

14 Feb. Asset management

Top 10 Third-party O&M Service Providers in Japan

To get a grasp of the specialized O&M segment, we decided to look into the largest O&M providers active in Japan in terms of ‘third party services’, strictly referring to ...

14 Feb. Asset management

Asset Management Market Characterized by 'Coopetition'

In preparation of the fourth edition of Solar Asset Management North America we spoke to Chad Sachs, CEO of RadianGen, a leading asset management service provider and software developer in ...

10 Feb. Asset management

Upcoming Events

17: Oct

Solar Asset Management LATAM 2017

17 Oct - 18 Oct

Santiago, Chile

07: Nov

Solar Asset Management Europe 2017

07 Nov - 08 Nov

Milan, Italy

28: Sep

Unlocking Solar Capital Asia 2017

28 Sep - 29 Sep

Singapore

25: Oct

Unlocking Solar Capital Africa 2017

25 Oct - 26 Oct

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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