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South Korea bets on tandem solar technologies
The South Korean federal government has actually released a new roadmap to support R&D activities in the solar industry. The paper shows the country's solar manufacturing market might be motivated to go with high-efficiency and also pricey panels based upon tandem solar cells.
Sep 3, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, South Korea, solar cells, Asia, MOTIE
500MW solar park prepared for Lincolnshire
Low Carbon has verified that it is at a beginning in establishing propositions for a 500MW solar and also energy storage space park at a site near Gate Burton in Lincolnshire, England.
It is wished the scheme can provide enough tidy energy to power more than 160,000 residences and also avoid more than 100,000 of CO2 discharges annually.
The land offered to deliver the project is entirely included within one site, located in the West Lindsay District near Gate Burton, Knaith Park as well as Willingham-by-Stow.
Low Carbon development director Mike Rutgers stated: "The Government has actually set enthusiastic climate and energy targets to reach web no by 2050.
" However, focus in current weeks on energy price volatility and also safety of supply have highlighted just exactly how vital it is for the UK to provide on the shift to house produced renewable resource sources right away.
" Reduced Carbon is therefore pleased to be bringing forward proposals for Gate Burton Energy Park which will certainly deliver significant levels of renewable energy generation and also contribute to securing the energy needs of Great Britain."
Initial job is presently being taken on to identify one of the most ideal areas of the site for development.
It is additionally figuring out possible courses for the electrical connection from the energy park right into the national grid at the existing substation at Cottam Power Station in Nottinghamshire.
The searchings for from this job will be shared via a first public assessment, which it is anticipated will take place in early 2022, with more assessment then taking place at crucial stages in the ongoing project development process.
Rutgers included: "We go to an early stage in the development process for this scheme.
" As our proposals develop, we are dedicated to getting in touch with extensively and also efficiently to guarantee we strike the right equilibrium of social, financial as well as environmental benefit.
" We want to deliver this project properly as well as engagement with the local area develops a vital aspect in ensuring we accomplish this.
" We invite the possibility to meet with homeowners, local business owner as well as various other essential stakeholders as the project proceeds."
The amount of electrical energy Gate Burton Energy Park could produce methods that it is classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP).
It will certainly call for a Development Consent Order (DCO) application to be submitted to the Preparation Inspectorate.
Effective consultation and also engagement with all interested events consisting of neighborhood neighborhoods, authorities and interested organisations is central to the preparation process for NSIPs.
Inevitably, consent will be figured out by the Secretary of State at the department of Service, Energy as well as Industrial Method (BEIS).
It is anticipated that the development procedure - with to DCO entry and after that evaluation for Gate Burton Energy Park - will certainly take in between 2 and three years.
Subject to accomplishing consent, construction would certainly start no earlier than 2024.
Oct 13, 2021 // Plants, Europe, England, Solar Park, Low Carbon, Lincolnshire, Mike Rutgers
US Energy Secretary introduces contact us to slash environment-friendly hydrogen prices by 80%.
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) intends to bring the expense of cleaning hydrogen down 80% in 10 years as part of a larger ask for brand-new advancements in the energy market.
Jun 8, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Solar to Fuel, USA, North America, green hydrogen, doe, department of energy, Jennifer Granholm, research and development, US department of energy
RES Seeks Approval for 150-MW Scottish Battery Project
RES proposes a 150-MW battery storage in Scottish Borders, boosting renewable integration and grid stability, aligning with UK's sustainable energy goals.
Mar 7, 2025 // Storage, res, SCOTLAND
UK company to construct 'carbon-neutral' Neom desalination plant
Saudi Arabia has selected the UK-based Solar Water to develop the very first 'carbon-neutral' desalination plant in the city of Neom
Feb 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, UK, Europe, Asia, desalination, Neom, Nadhmi al-Nasr
Enel Launches Solar Plant in Atacama Desert, to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Enel Chile has announced the launch of the 204MW Domeyko photovoltaic plant in the Atacama Desert, which will inject 590GWh of renewable energy into the National Electric System, avoiding 465 thousand tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Feb 9, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Enel Chile
Hybrid Solar and Carbon: 600 Megatons of CO2 Reduction by 2030
Discover the potential of hybrid PV-T solar technologies to reduce global emissions with Professor Christos Markides' study from Imperial College London. Learn more about the different types of solar systems, collector design modifications, and advancements to facilitate the adoption of this technology.
Sep 8, 2023 // Technology, Christos Markides, Department of Chemical Engineering
Shell checks out advancement of utility-scale solar in Singapore as part of discharges push
Oil and gas significant Shell is looking to increase its use solar PV in Singapore as part of plans reduced its CO2 exhausts in the country by a 3rd within a decade.
Nov 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Asia, Singapore, shell, big oil, royal dutch shell, Aw Kah Peng
18MW Solar Farm Approved in UK
power to meet the energy needs of up to 4,400 homes. The project will deliver Low Carbon, home-grown energy with a package of landscape, ecological and biodiversity
Aug 14, 2023 // Plants, Storage, UK, Europe, PV Power Plant
GBP 4bn Green Energy Hub Unveiled in Swansea
Swansea Council unveils £4bn green energy hub with hydrogen manufacturing, electric vehicle charging, solar & tidal lagoon projects. DST Innovations and Batri Ltd., along with HDR and Enable, lead the urban renewal project which could shape future green energy developments.
Nov 27, 2023 // Plants, Storage, Solar to Fuel, GBP, Swansea
Polish coal giant PGE to create 3GW of solar as part of renewables push
Poland's biggest utility plans to develop 3GW of solar PV over the following ten years as it seeks to increase decarbonisation initiatives as well as come to be carbon neutral by 2050.
Oct 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Poland, Europe, eastern europe, coal, Polska Grupa Energetyczna, energy transition
BayWa r.e. Secures Approval for Derbyshire Solar Park
BayWa r.e. AG's 138-MW solar farm in Derbyshire powers UK's green future, boosting local energy and cutting carbon emissions.
Jun 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, PV Power Plant, BayWa r.e. AG
Repsol goes into United States PV market with Hecate stake
2600MW by 2030.
Repsol exec taking care of supervisor of customer as well as Low Carbon generation Maria Victoria Zingoni said: "With this purchase we enter the
May 13, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, hecate energy, repsol, Maria Victoria Zingoni
BayWa RE gets 22.37 MW UK solar agreement
of debt as well as equity right into projects and also services that harness Low Carbon energy generation, source effectiveness, transport as well as communications
Aug 4, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Baywa re, PV Power Plant
IPP Conrad Energy & BNP Paribas Join Hands for English Solar Farm
The Larport Solar Farm is slated to deliver greater than 40,000 MWh of renewable power ever year. This will help save near to 9432 tonnes of co2 annually.
Apr 28, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, BNP Paribas, solar farm, Conrad Energy, Larport Solar Farm