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Major subsidy-free solar project secures financially-hedged PPA in Spain
Spain’s subsidy-free solar scene has marked another boost after a power purchase agreement (PPA) was secured for a major project in the country’s centre-west.
Sep 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Extremadura, Spain, Europe, subsidy-free pv, encavis, solarcentury
Micro and Mini-Grids as a New-Era Innovation Systems
The new era of renewable energy starts in 2020. Its development is expected in 2021 and next years. One of the hot-topic systems is micro and mini-grids powered by RE resources. Solar energy is used as the main electricity source, so this type of generator started to be implemented more often throughout the world
Feb 24, 2021 // Grids, Africa, Microgrids, Peter Lilienthal
AES breaks ground in Hawaii on two large-scale solar-plus-storage plants
Construction has started on 2 large-scale solar projects coupled with battery storage in Hawaii from AES Corporation.
Aug 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Hawaii, North America, AES, solar-plus-storage plants
Sonnedix commences building service 50 MW of solar in Italy
International independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd revealed on Monday it is proceeding with the building and construction of a 50-MW solar portfolio in Italy.
Oct 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Sonnedix, Europe
UK's Hive Energy to Invest $4Billion for 4 GW of Solar + Storage in Turkey
The solar power projects would remain in the capacity variety of 11 MW to 210 MW as well as cumulatively will have a capacity of 4 GW. Hive Energy will certainly create the projects via joint ventures with two partners based out of Turkey itself.
Jan 10, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Asia, Turkey, Energy Market Regulatory Authority, hive energy, Adıyaman, EMRA
SIDS to Strive for New Goal of 10 GW Renewable Energy Installed Capacity by 2030
In 2021, the total mounted renewable capacity for SIDS stood at 6533 MW, a boost from 6141 MW in 2020.
May 31, 2023 // Market Research, IRENA, International Renewable Energy Agency, Small Island Developing States, UN Climate Summit
Vattenfall heads to the Netherlands for 1.2MW floating solar debut
Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall is to build its first floating solar farm in the Netherlands, a country increasingly seeing floating solar appear on its doorstep.
Nov 29, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, solar pv, floating PV, Europe, Netherlands, Vattenfall, shell
Q Cells dedicates to three-year, EUR125m German R&D spend
The Korean company has committed to buy solar advancement in Germany each time when the EU as well as member states are seriously trying to kick-start the Covid-19 recovery.
Jul 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Q CELLS, Europe, Hanwha Q Cells, covid-19
Beam! You're on photoluminescence cam!
Scientists in Australia and also China made use of intensity-modulated photoluminescence to map the collection resistance of perovskite solar cells with a strategy which might even more understanding of the reasons for instability problems in such gadgets.
Apr 9, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, Australia, solar cells, Asia, perovskite, Oceania
NTPC Commissions First Part of 300 MW Bikaner's Nokhra Solar Project in Rajasthan
The Nokhra solar energy plant in Rajasthan, which has a 300 MW capacity, has had its first 100 MW of capacity put into service by NTPC, the largest electrical energy manufacturer in India. According to a regulative filing lately by the organization, "First section capacity of 100 MW out of 300 MW Nokhra Solar PV Project at Bikaner, Rajasthan, is declared on Commercial Operation with effect from 00:00 hours of 20.12.2022."
Dec 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, NTPC, Rajasthan, Bikaner, Nokhra Solar PV Project, Nokhra Solar Project, NTPC Ltd.
India will certainly get to 125 GW sustainable ability by December 2022
A brand-new report by ICRA states large-scale solar in the country will likely achieve the 60 GW target established by the Indian government. Rooftop solar and also wind, however, will certainly see a shortfall.
Jul 31, 2020 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, ICRA, Sabyasachi Majumdar
Aquila Capital in Bargain for Solar Project Portfolio in Spain
Viridi RE as well as Solar Ambition will certainly establish solar portfolios up until properties get to ready-to-build standing. The portfolio will also have a prospective to balance out greater than 390,000 tonnes of carbon discharge a year.
Feb 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, RE, Aquila Capital, carbon offset, renewable market, Renwable Energy, Solar Ambition, Viridi RE
Malaysian Utility TNB Ventures into Solar Greenfield Development in the UK
Malaysian multinational electrical power company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is pleased to announce that it has, via its completely owned subsidiary, Vantage RE Ltd. (Vantage RE), signed an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) agreement with BELECTRIC GmbH (BELECTRIC) for the construction as well as commissioning of 102 MW solar farms in the United Kingdom (UK).
Dec 27, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, TNB, UK, Europe, Belectric GmbH
Shell to construct green hydrogen project in the Netherlands
Energy significant Shell will certainly start constructing a renewable hydrogen plant in the Netherlands that it said will be the largest project of its kind in Europe when operational in 2025.
Jul 7, 2022 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, Europe, Netherlands, shell, green hydrogen, wind, oil and gas majors
Malaysian Power Firm TNB Enters UK Solar Power Projects
TNB has actually signed an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract with BELECTRIC GmbH (BELECTRIC) for the construction and commissioning of 102 MW solar farms in the United Kingdom. The solar farms project additionally consists of an option to establish 65 MW co-located Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
Dec 29, 2022 // Plants, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, TNB, UK, Europe, BESS, Belectric, Vantage RE