Solar Plants News

Solar-plus-storage task completed at UN Humanitarian Hub in South Sudan
A just-commissioned solar and also battery storage system will decrease diesel usage by at least 80% at a base for 300 altruistic workers in South Sudan, taken care of by the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
Jun 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, pv power plants, solar-plus-storage, financing, Flexibility, humanitarian, leasing
An additional floating solar park goes online in the Netherlands
Dutch water supplier Evides Waterbedrijf has actually appointed a 1.6 MW drifting PV plant at one of its facilities near Rotterdam. It is now considering the building and construction of more floating solar plants on 3 other storage tanks, including a 350-hectare water surface area.
Jun 10, 2020 // Plants, Floating PV, floating PV, Europe, Netherlands, Evides Waterbedrijf
New 3.6 GW PV-powered hydrogen project announced in Australia
Austrom Hydrogen, a novice to the Australian renewable energy scene, has actually introduced strategies to create a huge solar project, battery storage system, and also hydrogen generation center in Queensland.
Jun 10, 2020 // Plants, Australia, Oceania, Austrom Hydrogen, Tonny Jorgensen
Bangladesh wants to Beijing to speed its solar aspiration
The two federal governments will certainly form a JV which will certainly see China invest around $500 million in establishing 450 MW of solar generation capacity as well as a 50 MW wind farm on land supplied by the host country's North-West Power Generation Company.
Jun 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, China, Asia, covid-19, Nasrul Hamid
One more PPA for large scale solar in France
The deal is the fourth power purchase agreement protected by Voltalia in its homeland. French store Auchan will certainly get the power under a 20-year contract.
Jun 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, Voltalia, Europe, Sébastien Clerc
Sterling & Wilson brings 125MW bifacial solar plant online in Oman
EPC firm Sterling & Wilson has completed its initial solar PV job in Oman, a 125MW DC plant making use of bifacial panels, with the India-headquartered company entering its 10th gigawatt of tasks worldwide.
Jun 9, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, bifacial, Inverters, Asia, power purchase agreement, Oman, Jolywood, Sterling & Wilson
Agrivoltaics works better with leafy eco-friendlies, root crops
UNITED STATE scientists have created a brand-new model to analyze the overlap between solar possible as well as underlying land usage. The locations with the largest possibility are the western United States, southerly Africa, and the Middle East. The scientists wrapped up that croplands, grasslands, and wetlands are the top three land courses for PV projects connected to farming activities, while barren terrain, generally focused on for solar PV system installation, ranked 5th.
Jun 9, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Residential, USA, North America, Chad Higgins
West Bengal Looking For EPC Specialists for 125 MW Solar Power Plant
WBSEDCL has actually provided an EOI for engineering, procurement and also building and construction (EPC) of the 125 MW phase-1 of solar park task in West Bengal.
Jun 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, India, tender, Asia, West Bengal, project, Solar Park, West Bengal EPC Solar
Indian Railways to establish 3 GW solar plants on vacant land
The projects-- to be established in three phases of 1 GW each-- are anticipated to be finished by year 2022-23. While the very first and the 3rd phases will be developed under public-private collaboration basis, the second phase will certainly be on the possession model of REMCL and eligible for funding subsidy under the CPSE plan.
Jun 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, REMCL
Australia's very first digitized PPA
The 9.4 MW Robinvale Solar Farm is Suntech's first 100%- possessed task in the Australian pipe ahead to fulfillment and the initial solar job in the country to release WePower's blockchain-based PPA style, which opens chances for smaller sized corporate customers to go green with their procurement techniques.
Jun 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, Oceania, Robinvale Solar Farm, Zeight Gao, Lorita Chen
Scottish Water launches tender for solar projects up to 5 MW
The Scottish water supplier is seeking propositions for the development as well as construction of numerous solar plants varying in dimension from 50 kW to 50 MW. The installations can be a combination of ground-mounted PV systems and also roof arrays.
Jun 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, tender, Europe, Scottish Water Horizons
A ten-year PPA for 50 MW Spanish project
Dutch solar designer Sonnedix will provide Norwegian renewables business Statkraft with about 100 GWh of eco-friendly electricity yearly from 2021 to 2031. The electrical power will be created by a solar plant prepared in Badajoz. Sonnedix likewise announced the purchase of 4.6 MW more Spanish solar capacity.
Jun 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Sonnedix, Europe, Statkraft
Anesco constructs two solar parks in Netherlands
Anesco is making its worldwide launching with 2 more significant tasks for Shell New Energies-- its first venture outside the UK. The two solar parks in the Netherlands will certainly have an integrated capability of 26 MW. Anesco previously partnered with Shell New Energies on a battery storage job in the UK.
Jun 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Netherlands, Anesco, Shell New Energies, Daniel Cohen
Covid reduces India's utility-scale solar addition by 67% in first quarter
Covid-19-prompted disruption drastically influenced solar installation during January-March, 2020 as the country added just 689 MW of utility-scale PV versus 1,864 MW set up to be commissioned.
Jun 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, utility-scale PV, Asia, covid-19
Photon Energy wins tender for 3 MWp hybrid solar energy plant in Australia
Photon Energy report the Group's Sydney-based subsidiary devoted to design, procurement and also construction (EPC) solutions - has actually been granted an agreement to supply a 3 MWp nuclear power plant in Wodonga, Victoria.
Jun 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Australia, pv power plants, tender, Oceania, photon energy, Michael Gartner