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Large-scale floating solar park to be constructed in Swiss Alps
Swiss power utility Romande Energie Holding SA (SWX: HREN) is planning to build a large-scale floating solar system on a reservoir in the Alps after an effective demonstration project at the site.
May 1, 2023 // Plants, Floating PV, PV Power Plant, Alps, Romande Energie Holding SA
Saudi Arabia approves contractors for small solar projects
Greater than 106 consulting companies and contractors have actually been approved in Saudi Arabia to develop distributed solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) systems for households as well as small companies after the regulatory framework for renewable resource systems for self-consumption was launched last November.
May 1, 2023 // Plants, Saudi Arabia, Asia, Solar Project
TGC snaps up CleanChoice
Acquisition set to fuel company's expansion in United States
May 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, TGC, CleanChoice
Serentica Renewables Secures $250 Million From KKR
The most up to date investment improves the $400 million financial investment from KKR in November 2022. Serentica Renewables will mount 4000MW of renewable resource capacity that will certainly help clean energy shipment to large-scale industrial consumers.
May 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, decarbonisation, KKR, green energy, Serentica Renewables, Akshay Hiranandani, hardik shah, Pratik Aggarwal
Scientists create effective inverted perovskite solar cells making use of a novel molecular hole-transporter
Researchers from East China University of Science and also Technology, Jilin University, Huazhong University of Science and also Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and also University of Potsdam have actually located that a new molecular hole-transporter can improve the performance of inverted perovskite solar cells and mini modules.
May 1, 2023 // Technology, efficiency, Chinese Academy of Sciences, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jilin University, perovskite solar cell, ShanghaiTech University, University of Potsdam
BiH's NECP: coal power plants to be closed, 2 GW of renewables installed
Bosnia as well as Herzegovina's draft nationwide energy and also climate plan up until 2030 envisages the shutdown of a part of coal-fired power plant capacity as well as the addition of renewable electricity plants of more than 2,000 MW in total amount. The document anticipates the intro of the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) design to stay clear of paying the EU's upcoming CO2 border tax.
May 1, 2023 // Plants, Europe, PV Power Plant, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Admir Softić
New renewables law in Serbia limits connection capacity to keep grid stable
The new Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources is coming into force. Minister of Mining and also Energy of Serbia Dubravka Đedović said the new framework enables auctions for electricity from new capacities.
May 1, 2023 // Policy, Europe, Serbia
RWE wins Oz battery tender
German developer to develop 50MW Limondale storage space project beside existing 249MW solar scheme
May 1, 2023 // Storage, Australia, tender, Oceania, rwe
Swiss Solar Producer Meyer Burger Ready To Establish Presence in Australian Market
Meyer Burger will offer its product portfolio "Made in Germany, made in Switzerland" at the country's largest solar trade show, the Smart Energy Conference as well as Exhibition from May 3 to 5 in Sydney. BayWa r.e. will be Meyer Burger's first distributor in Australia.
May 1, 2023 // Manufacturing News, solar cells, meyer burger, solar modules, solar energy systems, Solar Valley
Underground hydrogen storage system goes online in Austria
Gas storage operator RAG Austria AG has put into operation a demonstration project in Upper Austria that stores green hydrogen in a natural gas underground reservoir.
May 1, 2023 // Storage, Europe, Austria, RAG Austria AG
United States House passes legislation to repeal solar tariff moratorium
The US House of Representatives on Friday voted to approve a resolution that would repeal a two-year moratorium on tariffs on solar panels and cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand as well as Vietnam.
May 1, 2023 // Tariffs, USA, North America, Abigail Ross Hopper, Joe Biden
True Green buys majority stake in PV programmer with 300-MW pipeline
Renewable energy facilities financier True Green Capital Management LLC has actually struck an offer to acquire a majority stake in clean energy supplier CleanChoice Energy and back its 300-MW solar growth pipeline
May 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, cleanchoice energy, True Green
NSW's inaugural renewable energy tender awards 1.4 GW
New South Wales has actually picked 1.4 GW of wind, solar and also battery storage projects in its maiden auction for renewable energy capacity targeted at aiding the Aussie state move far from coal-fired generation.
May 1, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, tender, nsw
Conrad Energy secures solar PPA with BNP Paribas in England
French lender BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP) has actually dedicated to obtaining electrical power from an approximately 45-MW solar park prepared to be constructed by British power producer and energy companies Conrad Energy in England.
May 1, 2023 // Plants, PPA, England, Conrad Energy