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Commercial demand to drive grid growth in Denmark
The advancement of Denmark's grid will be driven by increasing power needs from consumers instead of the expanding renewables industry, a panel of essential figures in the nation's eco-friendly energy sector have recommended.
Feb 23, 2021 // Grids, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, Denmark, grid connection, sfi con london, european solar, grid capacity, northern europe, Jens Peter Zink
Robot solar cleansing firm Solavio Labs eyes North America growth after moneying increase
Solavio Labs, an Indian startup that offers self-governing solar panel cleaning technology, is increasing its footprint to North America and the Middle East after safeguarding fresh funding.
Feb 23, 2021 // Technology, Plants, India, Asia, funding, Artificial Intelligence, panel cleaning, robotics, robot cleaners, solar o&m, Solavio Labs
US solar industry asks Biden to end 'vindictive as well as ill-conceived' bifacial tariffs
Loads of chief executives in the renewable resource sector have demanded that US President Joe Biden reverse the tariff hike Donald Trump's Administration positioned on solar panel imports last year.
Feb 23, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Policy, USA, SEIA, bifacial, Lightsource BP, North America, Joe Biden, solar tariffs, president biden, Heather Zichal
REC Group claims least expensive carbon impact for silicon
Tiny polysilicon producer REC Solar Norway has actually asserted a carbon footprint of 11.2 kg CO2-eq per kg silicon, which was validated by EPD Norway and released Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for solar grade silicon and for multicrystalline silicon blocks made by REC.
Feb 23, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Europe, polysilicon, REC Solar, Norway
India poised for 'landmark year' for solar after 2020 installs diminish
COVID-19-induced project delays affected India's solar energy transition last year, but 2021 is still readied to be a "site year" for the source, according to new research.
Feb 22, 2021 // Market Research, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, JinkoSolar, Asia, rooftop solar, energy transition, Adani, Azure Power, JMK Research
SunPower (SPWR) Vs Enphase Energy (ENPH): Which Solar Stock Is A Much Better Buy?
Do You Have These Top Solar Stocks On Your Watchlist For 2021? With President Joe Biden making environment modification a top priority in his management, solar stocks might see brighter days in advance.
Feb 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, SunPower, Enphase Energy
France opens up bidding process in 700-MW tender for utility-scale PV
A tender targeting to contract 700 MWp of large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects has been introduced in France, with the opportunity to upsize the supplied quantity to 1,000 MW.
Feb 22, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, tender, Europe, CRE, pv projects
Mitsubishi switches on 5-MW PV plant in Thailand
Mitsubishi Motors Company (TYO:7211) introduced on Saturday it has actually put into operation a 5-MW rooftop planetary system at its manufacturing facility in Thailand.
Feb 22, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Thailand, Asia, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, PV Power Plant
Voltalia starts preparations for Karavasta solar park building
French renewables firm Voltalia has begun prep work for the construction of a 140 MW solar park in Albania's Karavasta seaside area, the Albanian head of state's workplace announced.
Feb 22, 2021 // Plants, Voltalia, PV Power Plant, Solar Park
Juwi to install 6.9-MW solar-battery park in Australia
Juwi Renewable Energy Pty Ltd, the Aussie device of German renewables programmer Juwi AG, on Friday said it will build a hybrid solar-plus-storage complex in the Northern Region.
Feb 22, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Australia, Oceania, Juwi Renewable Energy, solar-battery park
EDF joins Downing on 50MW UK storage space
Energy company selected as route-to-market and trading companion on the battery project
Feb 22, 2021 // Storage, UK, EDF, Europe, Adam Clarke, Sean Moore, Philip Dedman, Danny Kim
Octopus refinances 120MW solar portfolio in France
The EUR125.7 m financial debt facility has been provided by Allied Irish Banks, Societe Generale as well as La Banque Postale
Feb 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Octopus, Jacques Dabreteau, Kerion Ball, Sana Dossa
Scatec reaches financial close for its first project in Pakistan
The Norwegian solar project designer and nuclear power plant driver Scatec and its local pakistani partner Nizam Energy have closed financing for the 150 MW "Sukkur" solar energy project with an overall financial investment of concerning $100 million.
Feb 22, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Scatec, Asia, Pakistan, Solar Project
Major solar tracker firms devote to 210mm modules with brand-new compatibility approvals
Eight of the globe's largest solar tracker service providers have currently approved items suitable with large-area PV modules featuring cell sizes of approximately 210mm.
Feb 22, 2021 // Manufacturing News, trackers, PV Hardware, Nextracker, Array Technologies, pv trackers, arctech, ideematech, large-area module
Iraq to award 700MW of solar tenders, primary step in 10GW by 2030 plan
Iraq is intending to create 7 PV plants with a combined capacity of 700MW and get to 10GW of set up solar by 2030, the country's oil ministry said in a declaration.
Feb 22, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Asia, energy transition, PV Power Plant, Iraq, deployment target, RCREEE