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Bangladesh tenders 50 MW solar plant
A pre-bid meeting has been arranged on January 20 for the project, which is being financed with a $74 million World Bank loan.
Jan 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, pv power plants, Asia
EV Charging Robots By Volkswagen Revealed
The Volkswagen group has hinted that it is searching for a charging robot for EV. These are mobile charging robots that will make electric vehicles autonomous.
Dec 30, 2019 // Technology, Storage, Transport, VOLKSWAGEN, ENERGY STORAGE, Germany, Europe, electric vehicles, mobile charging robot, robot
Light-Year One To Be Powered By Sun Power Maxeon
According to Helmond, Sunpowers’s Maxeon solar technology will provide the energy to power the light-year one.
Dec 30, 2019 // Transport, Sun Power, Maxeon, Light-Year One, Richard Swanson, Domjan Raphael
JA Solar To Supply More Than 490 MW Modules To Huanghe Hydropower Project
JA Solar has announced that it has won a tender to supply high-efficiency modules to Huanghe hydropower transmission project. The company will supply 490 MW to Huanghes Qinghai Province ultra-high voltage Transmission project.
Dec 30, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, JA Solar, pv modules, Huanghe
The Upgraded Alamo 1 Solar Becomes More Productive
The renovation of the San Antonio South-based OCI Alamo solar plant has greatly enhanced its performance. According to Jason Thompson- the company’s construction manager, the plant is now fitted with tracker technology as well as bifacial modules to be used for data gathering and field testing.
Dec 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Charles Kim, OCI Solar Power, Alamo I
Another 5Mw Solar Module Tender For Maharashtra Project
The central Electronic Limited has advertised a tender for qualifying companies to supply 5MW multi-crystalline PV Modules to several Maharashtra projects.
Dec 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, tender, Asia, solar modules, maharashtra, CEL
Nigeria to construct new solar-powered mini grids
PowerGen has completed installation of a new Nigeria-based mini grid and is planning the development of 9 other projects, all supported by the World Bank.
Dec 30, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, Africa, Nigeria, PowerGen, Niger
Tesla achieves $420 stock price and obtains $1.4bn loan for China-based fab
The current year is finishing positively for the American EV pioneer, bringing it a share price growth and a new investment in its outside-US manufacturing facility.
Dec 30, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, TESLA, China, Asia, North America
Enphase announces off grid solar-plus-storage solution and commercial microinverters
The American energy tech firm has recently unveiled its “Ensemble in a Box” solar-plus-storage set for 2 solar modules and a 640-watt 2-module microinverter.
Dec 30, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Policy, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, Enphase
New technology for flexible and efficient PV panels
A scientific team from Saudi Arabia has proved that silicon-based PV cells can be efficient and stretchable at the same time. The innovative solution can be used in artificial skin or flexible e-devices.
Dec 30, 2019 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, PV panels, Asia, PV cells, flexible e-devices
Iberdrola has constructed 500-megawatt PV project
It has taken Iberdrola only a year to finish the construction of Núñez de Balboa, which is considered the largest European PV facility.
Dec 30, 2019 // Plants, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, Iberdrola Solar Construction
Malawian solar project has raised $67 million investment
Dubai’s Phanes Group together with its partner companies won the tender back in May of 2017, having beaten competitors from different countries. In total, 21 developers were bidding for the project.
Dec 30, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Dubai, Phanes Group, Malawi
Zoho Corporation Invests In A 5 MW Solar Plant In Tirunelvel
Zoho Corporation a leading software-as a-Service in India has decided to invest in greener solar energy.
Dec 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Zoho Corporation
Why Desalinating Water is Hard — and Why We Might Need To Anyway
Desalination technology has been around for decades. But turning salt into fresh water takes more energy and money than is often worthwhile.
Dec 30, 2019 // Thermal, desalination, Manzoor Qadir
Vector Green Purchases Rattan’s Solar Assets and Joins the Renewable Energy Big League
Vector green has officially joined the big energy league. The company has acquired 275 MW of solar assets from Rattan. Vector green is owned by the Global infrastructure Partnership of the United States. GIP operates Vena Energy with a portfolio of 11 gigawatts in Asia. The company is using Vector Green to build its Indian portfolio.
Dec 27, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, India, First Solar, SECI, NTPC, Asia, aditya agarwal, GE Finance, Global Investment partners, IL&FS, jindal steel and power, Punj Lloyd, rattan India, vector green