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North Carolina energy plan looks to clear remaining regulatory hurdles for solar
Existing solar power policies in North Carolina will go under review as part of the state’s draft Clean Energy Plan. Published last week, it includes the retirement of 4GW of coal and the proposal of measures to drive renewable energy more broadly as well as boosting EV adoption in the US state.
Aug 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North Carolina, solar pv, ssfusa, Duke Energy, Clean Energy Plan, boosting EV, Stephen De May, North America
Copel buys into 4-MW solar DG venture
Brazilian power utility Companhia Paranaense de Energia, much better referred to as Copel, is getting a 49% risk in a 4-MW solar dispersed generation (DG) profile.
Apr 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, Copel
Grupotec connects 92 MW of solar awarded in Spanish auction
Spain’s Grupotec Servicios Avanzados SA has grid-connected two solar photovoltaic (PV) parks with around 92 MW of combined capacity it secured in the Spanish government’s 2017 renewable energy auction.
Dec 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, pv power plants, Europe, auction, Grupotec Servicios Avanzados SA
Materials scientists uncover source of degradation in sodium batteries
Batteries power our lives: we rely on them to keep our cell phones and laptops buzzing and our hybrid and electric cars on the road. But ever-increasing adoption of the most commonly used lithium-ion batteries may actually lead to increased cost and potential shortages of lithium - which is why sodium-ion batteries are being researched intensely as a possible replacement. They perform well, and sodium, an alkali metal closely related to lithium, is cheap and abundant.
Jul 26, 2019 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, storage, BATTERIES, Zhen Zhu, Hartwin Peelaers, Zhu, hydrogen, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Brazil’s Cemig contracts renewable power from 197 MW of project capacity
Solar and wind projects selected in the company’s latest clean energy procurement exercise have been awarded a 19-year power purchase deal, starting from 2023. Cemig has now contracted green power from 780 MW of renewable project capacity in three tender rounds held since June last year.
Sep 18, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Engie, Enel, tender, South america, Brazil, Cemig
Canadian Solar Renews EUR 100 Million Note Program
The notes may qualify as "green bonds" according to the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Green Bond Principles. The notes will just be supplied and also sold to non-US persons outside the USA.
Feb 28, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, Green bonds, Canadian Solar EMEA Capital Markets, EUR 100 million medium term note program, Green Bond Principles, Green Financing Framework, International Capital Market Association, MARF, Spanish multilateral trading facility,, U.S. Securities Act of 1933
EDPR granted 159 MW of wind, solar projects in Italian tender
EDP Renovaveis SA (ELI: EDPR) introduced on Thursday that it has been approved a 20-year feed-in-tariff (FiT) for 159 MW of wind and solar projects in Italy's current auction.
Jun 2, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Italy, tender, Europe, wind, EDPR, Solar Project
Neoen begin 41-MWp solar farm in Mozambique
France's Neoen SA has begun building on its 41-MWp Metoro solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) project in northeastern Mozambique.
Oct 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, France, Europe, neoen, Africa, Mozambique, solar farm
Norsk Solar protects funding for 18 MW of fresh solar in Brazil
Norwegian company Norsk Solar AS (FRA:62 L) revealed today that it has received greater than BRL 50 million (USD 9.8 m/EUR 9m) in non-recourse project financial obligation for the installation of 18 MW of solar capacity in Brazil.
Jan 31, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, Norsk Solar
MBRAUN: Aiding KAUST in Setting New Perovskite Record
KAUST University in Saudi Arabia breaks new world record in efficiency of perovskite tandem solar cells with the help of MBRAUN systems, reaching 33.7% certified power conversion efficiency. This ultra-high performance photovoltaic technology is essential for fast green energy transition.
Jul 4, 2023 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST
Europe matches rise of solar market's Giga-EPCs
Greater than 35 of the globe's top solar power terminal builders contend least 1 GW AC of capacity under their belts-- and also 20 have currently covered 2 GW AC. Wiki-Solar's newest league table of utility-scale EPCs shows how the prominent constructors have actually remained to flourish as the market comes close to half a Terawatt of capacity.
May 11, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe
BNDES okays loan for 68-MW solar portion of hybrid park in Brazil
Brazil's National Development Bank (BNDES) has authorized a BRL-189.9-million (USD 37.6 m/EUR 30.9 m) loan to support the construction of a 68-MW solar park, part of a wind-solar hybrid project in Piaui state.
Jun 7, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, hybrid park, BNDES
BNDES to support 144 MW of DG solar systems in Brazil
The Brazilian Development Bank, or BNDES, introduced on Wednesday that it authorised the provision of funding for concerning 144 MW of dispersed generation (DG) solar projects.
Apr 6, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, BNDES
ERG purchases 25-MWp solar farm in Spain from Renertia
Italian energy company ERG SpA (BIT: ERG) announced on Friday that it is obtaining a 25-MWp solar energy plant in Spain from an entity that belongs to Spanish venture capital company Renertia Investment.
Dec 26, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, solar farm, ERG, Renertia
MPC Energy Solutions connects 12.3-MW solar farm in Colombia
Amsterdam-based lasting energy company MPC Energy Solutions NV (OSE: MPCES) said on Monday that it has settled building of its 12.3-MW solar farm in Colombia and also connected the plant to the grid.
Mar 27, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Colombia, solar farm, MPC Energy

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