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Masdar Opens New Office in Saudi Arabia With Focus On Renewable Projects
Abu Dhabi's flagship renewable energy company plans to bid in Saudi Power Procurement Co. Round 4 tender for projects with combined capacity of 3.3 gigawatts Company aims to contribute to existing projects in the Kingdom, consisting of 400-megawatt (MW) wind farm-- largest between East-- and also 300 MW solar energy plant
Oct 31, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, clean energy, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Masdar, Saudi Arabia, Asia, energy mix, Dumat Al Jandal Wind Farm, Saudi Power Procurement Co, South Jeddah Noor Solar Photovoltaic Plant, wind and solar projects
Asian Development Bank to Fund Bhutan's First Utility-Scale Solar Project
The financing includes an $8.26 million concessional lending as well as an ADB-administered $10 million grant from the Asian Development Fund. Bhutan wishes to move beyond hydropower sources of energy in the sight of climate modification.
Oct 31, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Asian Development Bank, hydropower, Solar Project, Bhutan, Christoph Meindl, Republic of Korea e-Asia, Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund
Panasonic Shows New Innovation Solution to Optimise Renewable Energy
In the unique experiment, Panasonic located that battery storages, pure hydrogen fuel cell generators as well as solar PV generators can be made to work together for a stable supply of power and also appropriate control in a building or facility. Panasonic held that the solution is unaffected by climate adjustment.
Oct 31, 2022 // Technology, Panasonic, EverVolt Solar Modules, Ene-Farm, Green Impact, H2 KIBOU FIELD, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Kusatsu factory of Panasonic, Shiga Prefecture
Serbian cookware producer completing its 2.9 MW rooftop solar energy plant
Metalac from Gornji Milanovac in Serbia's west spent EUR 3 million in renewable resource and also the restoration of its heater, Ceo Rada Trifunović stated. The major segment is a 2.9 MW solar device.
Oct 28, 2022 // Rooftop PV, Europe, PV Power Plant, Serbia, Rada Trifunović
UAH research aims to improve solar panel performance thru geothermal cooling
By utilizing geothermal cooling, a research group from the University of Alcala in Spain has actually established a prototype solar panel with approximately 14% greater performance.
Oct 28, 2022 // Technology, Spain, Europe, solar panel, efficiency, UAH, University of Alcala
Meyer Burger sets terms for CHF 250m share issue
Meyer Burger Technology AG (SWX: MBTN) on Friday unveiled the terms for a share issue in which the Swiss solar module producer is seeking CHF 250 million (USD 252.21 m/EUR 251.28 m) in gross proceeds to finance the expansion of its annual production capacity to regarding 3 GW.
Oct 28, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, meyer burger
Building and construction work starts on Austria's largest floating solar project
A device of German renewables business BayWa r.e. AG and Austrian power manufacturer EVN AG (VIE: EVN) are constructing a 24.5-MWp floating solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) farm on an artificial lake in northeast Austria.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Europe, Austria
Saudi Arabia leases land for green energy projects
Al-Qassim Region in central Saudi Arabia has signed a financial investment agreement to lease land to the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) for new renewable resource projects.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Saudi Arabia, Asia
Nexamp installs 220-kW solar + storage project at Massachusetts electrical union headquarters
Nexamp and also the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Neighborhood 103 commemorated the completion of a solar and also energy storage project at IBEW's head office in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The project will certainly offer IBEW with annual financial savings on energy expenses and also additional power in the event of a local power outage.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Nexamp, Zaid Ashai
Researchers design next-generation electrolytes for lithium metal batteries
A team of scientists has found a new mechanism to stabilize the lithium metal electrode and electrolyte in lithium metal batteries. This new mechanism, which does not depend upon the typical kinetic technique, has the potential to considerably enhance the energy density-- the amount of energy stored relative to the weight or volume-- of batteries.
Oct 28, 2022 // Technology, Storage, University of Tokyo, lithium metal batteries, Atsuo Yamada
S Africa's Sola to add 345 MW of renewables under Eskom deal
South African solar power manufacturer Sola Group has signed land lease agreements with utility Eskom Holdings SOC for sites that will end up being home to 2 renewable power parks totalling 345 MW.
Oct 28, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, eskom, S Africa, Sola
Opdenergy transfers 87 MW of Spanish solar projects to Bruc Energy
Spanish independent power producer (IPP) Opdenergy Holding SA (BME: OPDE) revealed on Thursday it has moved two solar power projects based in central Spain with a combined capacity of 87 MW to compatriot Bruc Energy.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, OPDEnergy, Solar Project, Bruc Energy
Spain's Ecoener cuts ribbon at 100-MW wind, solar complex in Canary Islands
Spanish renewables developer and power producer Grupo Ecoener SAU (BME: ENER) on Thursday inaugurated a 100-MW wind and also solar farm complicated on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, canary islands, ecoener
Developer of 20-GW green hydrogen project signs deal with Kazakh govt
Prepare for a 20-GW green hydrogen project in Kazakhstan have actually taken an advance with the signing of a financial investment agreement between the European project developer and also the Kazakh federal government.
Oct 28, 2022 // Solar to Fuel, Asia, kazakhstan, green hydrogen
Switzerland to mount solar systems on federal buildings
Switzerland is intending to establish solar systems on all suitable roof and facade areas of government administration buildings by 2034.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Rooftop PV, Europe, Switzerland