“We were bidding to win,” says Justin Brown over the phone on Wednesday afternoon shortly after news broke that all seven of Power Capital Renewable Energy’s bidding solar projects had won state contracts. “Isn’t seven a lucky number,” he responds when asked whether he expected the results to be so strong. From 18 solar energy projects awarded contracts in the fifth and latest round of the Government’s Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (Ress), the seven owned by Power Capital put it in an enviable market position. Brown, the co-CEO and co-founder of Power Capital, can add this latest milestone to the…

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