E.ON targets Spanish solar sector with new joint venture

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Partnership with Abengoa Solar marks E.ON's first entry into the thermal solar power market

German utility E.ON yesterday announced the formation of a new 50:50 joint venture with Spanish firm Abengoa Solar that will see the firms own and operate two 50MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plants....

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