Solarplaza Resource Library

We are regularly sourcing and curating content in the form of articles, white papers, and webinars, all focussed on the solar PV and renewable energy industry.

white paper

Which Business Model is Best Suited for Developing PV Projects in Hungary?

Over the last few years, the Hungarian PV market has been in a steady phase of maturation, while increasing its installed capacity base at a constant pace.

24 Aug.

white paper

Future-proofing Solar Investments

DWF and Solarplaza assess whether different approaches to structure, standardisation and risk associated with offtake arrangements can enhance the future of solar investments.

20 Oct.

A Purchaser’s Guide To Solar PPAs

For solar projects that are not owned by utilities or the final customer, developers must determine to whom they shall sell their electricity.

20 Sept.

A whole new world of transparency: long-term PPA prices now available for European market

We are seeing a reasonable risk appetite for long-term PPAs. Many of them are actually already in negotiation.

04 June

Who needs subsidies when there is solar market parity?

Subsidy-free solar is taking off in European markets where PV can now produce electricity at a cost that beats other generation sources.

04 April

Proparco: “It is the role of DFIs to support revolutionary change, and to pull commercial banks along”

In the run-up to ‘Making Solar Bankable - Evolving Business Models in Emerging Markets’, we’re speaking to Emmanuelle Matz of Proparco (part of AFD - the French Development Agency) to …

07 Feb.

Solar crypto-currency aims to sign up a million users

A digital currency designed to accelerate solar generation could be worth up to €30 per MWh in three years time.

21 Oct.

How to Manage Currency Risks for RE Projects in Africa

Following our recent webinar “How to Manage Currency Risks for RE Projects in Africa”, we have summarized the most important conclusions in this article.

06 Oct.

European yieldco outlook positive despite Brexit

Europe’s yieldcos have largely avoided the turmoil seen in the US and face an upbeat future despite the UK’s split from the European Union.

01 Sept.

Bankability shifts focus in emerging markets

As emerging market banks gradually grow used to solar, the bankability issue for developers is increasingly around off-takers and currency, not projects.