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Bulgaria intends to present FITs for solar systems approximately 30 kW
The government is thinking about a EUR0.12/ kWh feed-in toll for PV setups with a generation capacity of approximately 5 kW as well as of EUR0.10 for 5-30 kW systems. If carried out, the plan will come into force next month.
Jun 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Europe, Bulgaria, Anton Zhelev
Tesla approved to provide retail electricity in Texas
Tesla will currently be able to market electricity to retail consumers in Texas after a request was approved by the state's Public Utilities Commission (PUC).
Nov 11, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Grids, USA, TESLA, Texas, North America, ERCOT
How will China’s electricity price reform affect solar?
The nation’s plan for grid-parity solar – brought forward to ease a mounting public PV subsidy debt burden – could be left in ruins by a newly-announced scheme to part liberalize the electricity price, itself motivated by a need to bail out financially stricken state-owned power companies.
Sep 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, China, Asia, China Central Television, NDRC, Song Jie Cao
Invinity 0.8 MWh vanadium flow battery system mounted in Scottish Water solar PV scheme
Battery storage space is making renewables a lot more viable for Scottish Water, the business has actually said complying with the setup of Invinity Energy Systems' vanadium flow batteries.
Feb 11, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, UK, Europe, Invinity, Flow battery system, Water Horizons
Clearway secures $700m debt for California solar, storage projects
Clearway Energy Group secures $700M financing for 200MW solar park and battery storage in California, benefiting San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison.
Jul 23, 2024 // Storage, Clearway Energy Group
RayGen's Demo Launch: ARENA Boosts Solar-and-Storage Tech
RayGen Resources Pty Ltd has opened a 4MW solar and thermal storage power plant in Carwarp, Victoria. ARENA funds AUD 10 million to support the commercialisation of RayGen's technology, allowing for long-duration energy storage and improved design of a 200 MW solar and 115 MW/1.2 GWh storage system.
Sep 1, 2023 // Storage, RayGen
Dubai activates one more part of 5,000-MW solar park
Dubai is making progress with its 5,000-MW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park as one more part of the flagship project has actually browsed the web.
Sep 2, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Dubai, Solar Park
Photocatalytic fiber optics transform water right into solar fuel
Scientists at the University of Southampton have actually changed fiber optics right into photocatalytic microreactors that transform water right into hydrogen gas making use of solar power.
Apr 3, 2020 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, UK, Europe, Matthew Potter, Pier Sazio, Robert Raja
Financial Services Firm Visa Reaches 100% Renewable Electricity Goal
Visa has announced that it has met its goal to use 100% renewable electricity by 2020, furthering its commitment to lead sustainably across its operations
Jan 16, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, International, Renewable Electricity, milestone, Visa, Al Kelly, Douglas Sabo
Greece: PPC Wins 98MW Battery Storage Support
PPC Renewables secures investment grant and operating aid for 98 MW of battery energy storage projects in Western Macedonia in 2021. To be brought into operation in 2025, these projects will join the 280 MW of solar projects also located in the region.
Aug 15, 2023 // Storage, Greece, Europe, PPC Renewables, Western Macedonia
Dubai’s 900 MW solar tender sees lowest bid of $0.0169/kWh
The offer was apparently submitted by Saudi energy giant ACWA Power, which refused to confirm the bid when asked by pv magazine. The second lowest bid – $0.0175/kWh – was reportedly submitted by a consortium formed by Emirati developer Masdar, French utility EDF and Chinese PV panel maker JinkoSolar.
Oct 10, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Solar to Fuel, Dewa, Masdar, tender, JinkoSolar, Dubai, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
UAE aluminium producer takes aim at silicon metal market
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), among the globe's largest vendors of aluminium, is to go into the silicon metal market with a solar energy plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Jun 27, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, manufacturing, Asia, United Arab Emirates, aluminium, solar manufacturing, silicon metal, emirate global aluminium
EDPR Launches 300-MW Solar Park in California
EDP Renewables unveils the 300 MW Sandrini Solar Energy Park, destined to power 100,000 California homes and drive the state toward its 100% clean energy goal by 2045!
Jan 8, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, EDP Renewables, North America, PV Power Plant
8minute and CapDyn launch Springbok Solar Cluster in USA
The developers have confirmed the huge Kern County-located solar farm to be completed and commercially operational.
Nov 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, 8minute, 8minute Solar Energy, CapDyn, Springbok Solar Cluster
Solar electricity is now CHEAPER than grid electricity in China — with one in five cities finding renewable energy lower cost than coal
Electricity produced from commercial and industrial solar energy systems is now cheaper in Chinese cities than that supplied by the national grid.
Aug 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Solar, China, Asia, Jinyue Yan, grid