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Enel begin on 31-MW solar plant in Panama
Italy's Enel SpA (BIT: ENEL) has actually commenced building and construction of a 30.88-MW solar park in Panama's province of Chiriqui.
Apr 7, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Enel, North America, panama, PV Power Plant
Ameresco to include 6-MW battery to United States Army solar farm in Maryland
US energy performance and also renewables firm Ameresco Inc (NYSE: AMRC) has protected an agreement from the United States Army to add a 6-MW/6-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) to an existing solar farm at the Fort Detrick Army Garrison in Frederick, Maryland.
May 5, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, Maryland, ameresco, solar farm
Bidders line up for Ecuador renewables auction
The final results of the exercise, which attracted 22 participants, will be known on April 15. A 200 MW solar project will be assigned in the auction, with the winning bidder for that facility securing a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Nov 1, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Ecuador, South america, auction, Carlos St. James
Report: the commercial opportunity for off-grid solar power in Africa is $24 billion per year
On a continent where 600 million people have no access to electricity, “The combination of solar and fintech is driving an economic transformation.”
Jan 22, 2020 // Commercial, Rooftop PV, Market Research, Africa, PEG Africa, Nigeria, shell, Kleos Advisor, PayGo
Belectric Solar to develop 100 megawatt plant in India
German EPC firm Belectric Solar & Battery GmbH has actually been commissioned by Cleantech Solar to build a solar project in India.
Mar 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, PV Power Plant, Belectric Solar
Fifty percent a million planetary systems could be closed down too soon by 2030 in Germany
Within the next ten years, as much as 447,000 still working solar energy plants in Germany are intimidated with closure if the present draft law on the change of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) is stuck to. According to a research study by EUPD Research in support of the solar and also storage market, "most of operators will certainly switch off their solar power systems as soon as they are no more eligible for aids after 20 years, as their continued operation will then no more pay".
Nov 16, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe
Astronergy launches new TOPCon n-type modules
Chinese module supplier Astronergy is to launch its initial TOPCon n-type modules under its ASTRO series.
Apr 26, 2022 // Manufacturing News, topcon, Chint Solar, Astronergy, n-type module
EnBW Secures €3.1 Billion to Propel Germany's Ambitious Energy Transition Plans
German utility EnBW raises €3.1 bn via rights issue, fuelling a €50 bn push into grids, renewables, hydrogen-ready plants and e-mobility through 2030.
Jul 16, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, enbw
Meyer Burger to replace CFO again as newly selected incumbent steps down
Meyer Burger's CFO is quitting after less than 2 months in the role, with the heterojunction cell and also module producer set to seek yet an additional replacement for the position.
Feb 16, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, meyer burger, heterojunction solar cell, cfo, executive appointments
Australia's Labor party has 82% renewables goal for 2030
The Australian Labor party has actually revealed a brand-new emissions policy, under which it intends to improve to 82% the renewables share of National Electricity Market (NEM) generation, up from 68% under current government estimates.
Dec 7, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, Labor party
Shining Light on Perovskites: X-rays Unlock Solar Cell Stability
Scientists at APS used X-rays to study ion movement in perovskite crystals under UV radiation. Understanding this can improve stability, potentially achieving a 20-30 year solar cell lifetime and outperforming other solar cells.
Jan 24, 2024 // Technology, USA, solar cell, North America, doe, Argonne National Laboratory
Kenya’s Kisumu County launches tender for solar mini-grids
The local authority is seeking proposals to build mini-grids with generation capacities of more than 5 kW to power hospitals, markets, water pumping and street lighting. The council has expressed a strong preference for the build, operate and transfer project development model.
Nov 1, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, tender, Kenya, Africa, mini-grids
Tunisia launches tender for another 70 MW of solar
Through this procurement exercise, the Tunisian government hopes to build six solar plants with a capacity of 10 MW each and ten 1 MW small solar parks.
Jul 15, 2019 // Large-Scale, Société Tunisienne de l’électricité et du gaz (STEG), STEG, Build Own Operate, BOO
Elsewedy Completes 349-MWp Saudi Solar Project
Elsewedy Electric energizes its first Gulf solar milestone: the 348.6‑MWp El Saad plant near Riyadh enters O&M, backed by Saudi Power Procurement Company offtake and a new 33/132 kV substation.
Mar 11, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, Asia, PV Power Plant, Elsewedy Electric
IWB purchases Swiss solar installer Kunz-Solartech
Swiss utility IWB claimed on Wednesday it is getting local solar systems solid Kunz-Solartech GmbH to strengthen its setting in the growing market for photovoltaic systems in Switzerland.
May 19, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Switzerland, IWB, Kunz-Solartech