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United States DOE launches US$ 500m mines-to-clean energy programme
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has actually launched a US$ 500 million programme that will certainly install clean energy projects on present or former mine lands throughout the country.
Jul 5, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, clean energy, USA, North America, doe, mines
Australia's Victoria promotes rooftop solar as part of gas substitution roadmap
The Australian state of Victoria is promoting the uptake of rooftop solar as part of a new approach focused on minimizing gas use and also decreasing household power bills.
Jul 5, 2022 // Storage, Rooftop PV, Victoria, Australia, Oceania, decarbonisation
UK developer unveils 400MW PV plans in Yorkshire
Boom Power said the project brings its pipe to more than 2GW
Jul 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, Boom Power
Solar cells incorporating power electronic devices
Researchers in the Netherlands explored the possibility for incorporating power electronics in solar cells in the form of diodes, transistors, capacitors, and also inductors. They think that this kind of PV cell may at first find applications in PV-powered Internet-of-Things (IoT) gadgets and later, as the economy of scale starts, in large-scale applications.
Jul 4, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, Europe, Netherlands, David Van Nijen
Priority Power energizes 2-MW Kansas solar project
Priority Power announced the official opening of the Beloit Solar Farm in Beloit, Kansas. BSF is a 2-MW solar farm that will certainly give renewable electric power to the City of Beloit.
Jul 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Solar Project, Priority Power
Sponsor protects concession for 50-MW solar project in Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic's energy payment CNE has actually authorized a contract that grants a definitive concession to renewables sponsor Energia Renovable BAS SRL to develop the 50-MW/73.2-MWp Washington Capital Solar Park 3.
Jul 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Dominican Republic, North America, Solar Project
Shell, Nickel Asia JV eyes as much as 3 GW of renewables in the Philippines
British oil titan Shell Plc (LON: SHEL) as well as the green energy unit of nickel ore miner Nickel Asia Corp (NIKL: PHS) have actually created a joint venture targeting to release up to 3 GW of renewable resource capacity in the Philippines.
Jul 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Philippines, shell, Nickel Asia
EBRD financing 25 mln euro to N. Macedonia's ESM to build 30 MW solar parks
The European Bank for Reconstruction and also Development (EBRD) claimed it is providing a funding of 25 million euro ($26.1 million) to North Macedonia's electrical energy producer ESM for the construction of 2 photovoltaic or pv (PV) plants with a combined capacity of 30 MW.
Jul 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, EBRD, ESM, Solar Park
Sonnedix, Statkraft ink PPA for 50-MW solar farm in Spain
Global independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd has actually signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft regarding supply electricity from its 50-MW solar farm in Spain.
Jul 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, PPA, Sonnedix, Europe, Statkraft, solar farm
Swedish programmer to offer 220MW PV quartet
Deal will certainly see Helios build, service and also manage projects for Danish outfit Nordic Solar
Jul 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Sweden, Europe, Nikolaj Holtet Hoff, Helios Nordic Energy, Magnus Rahm
Dubai Setup Sights At Scoring14% Of Its Energy From Renewables By The End Of 2022
Dubai intends to create 25% of its power from renewable sources by 2030 as well as take it to 100% by 2050. The city included 700 MW of renewable energy just recently, taking its total RE capacity to 1.62 GW.
Jul 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dewa, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Solar Park, Hassyan Power Complex
Websol Energy to establish 1.8 GW solar cell as well as module facility
The upcoming factory will employ unique innovations in the industry like high efficiency mono passivated emitter and also rear contact (PERC) and tunnel oxide passivated contacts (TOPCON). Websol additionally said that it's communicating with power generators to aid it provide solar cells and also modules on a lasting basis.
Jul 4, 2022 // Manufacturing News, solar cells, solar modules, PERC, topcon, India Max Investment Fund, SEBI, Websol Energy System, Websol Green Projects
Energy data software firm Cleartrace raises US$ 20m to increase growth
Energy management software company Cleartrace has safeguarded US$ 20 million in a financing round to speed up the growth of its platform.
Jul 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Software, carbon tracker, software platform, Brookfield, clearsky, cleartrace, edf energy
Bboxx, Orange launch solar mini-grid project in the DRC under anchor business community model
Off-grid pay-as-you-go solar provider Bboxx has actually partnered with telecommunications business Orange to introduce a new solar mini-grid project to assist speed up clean energy gain access to for households across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Jul 4, 2022 // Plants, Grids, bboxx, Orange, mini-grid, sub saharan africa, anchor business community, telecoms
US Supreme Court's EPA ruling will slow renewables release, solar supporters state
The US Supreme Court has restricted the federal government's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants in a ruling that doubters have advised will hit renewables implementation as well as hobble the Biden administration's climate agenda.
Jul 4, 2022 // Policy, SEIA, Environmental Protection Agency, ACORE, 8minute Solar Energy, net zero, Emissions, biden