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Rebuilding for resilience
The islands of the Caribbean have been focusing on the deployment of storage solutions, minigrids and microgrids in response to the damage their power systems suffered during the 2017 hurricane season. But with the opportunities, there are also challenges.
Oct 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, storage, Wood Mackenzie, North America, Caribbean, RMI, Stephen Mushegan, Isaac Maze-Rothstein, off-grid market, Antigua and Barbuda
A Big Year For SMA's Big Inverters In Australia
2020 saw Germany's SMA sign contracts for around 1.6 gigawatts of main inverter ability for use in large-scale solar installations throughout Australia.
Dec 28, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Australia, SMA, Oceania, Michael Rutt
Pele Green, EDF to build 100-MW solar park at S African platinum mine
A tie-up of Pele Green Energy and EDF Renewables South Africa will certainly construct a 100-MW solar park for South African mining titan Anglo American Platinum (JSE: AMS), the latter claimed on Wednesday.
Oct 7, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, South Africa, EDF Renewables, PV Power Plant, Pele Green
Enel Green Power launches 132.2-MW solar project in Colombia
Latin American utility group Enel Colombia has started building a 132.2-MW (straight existing) solar farm in the Magdalena department of Colombia, launching a project that secured a long-lasting power purchase agreement (PPA) in the Colombian government's renewable energy auction in 2021.
Aug 23, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, enel green power, Colombia, Solar Project
Uzbekistan's Solar Ambition: ACWA & CEEC EPC Deal
ACWA Power and China Energy International Group sign EPC contract for Uzbekistan's solar PV project, promising to bring clean energy to the region and support Uzbekistan's commitment to a low-carbon economy.
Jun 19, 2023 // Plants, Commercial, Asia, Uzbekistan, acwa, PV Power Plant
Mytilineos' 48MW BESS Bid: Greek Energy Storage Tender
Mytilineos SA has confirmed its participation in Greece's first energy storage tender – offering a 48MW/96MWh unit in Central Macedonia. Construction and operation is expected to complete by mid-2025. Over 3.3GW was offered for the 400MW round & Mytilineos is looking to participate in future tenders. 618MW of renewable power plants already in Greece & abroad.
Aug 15, 2023 // Storage, tender, BESS, Mytilineos
Green Light for 304-MWp Solar Project in Greece
Green light for Greece's massive solar project in Central Macedonia, a key milestone in the country's renewable energy journey. #CleanEnergy #SolarPower
Jul 5, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, PV Power Plant, Green Light
Oxford University Study Predicts 10% Renewable Share in Africa By 2030
Africa, which has for a long time now brought the tag of 'appealing' for non hydro renewable energy, might yet be the continent with the most affordable share of non hydro renewable energy by 2030. Even as some nations within the continent will certainly escape from the remainder to have a much more robust payment from solar right into their energy mix.
Jan 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, China, Oxford University, Asia, Africa, ditributed solar, galina alova, Nature enery
Caribbean's biggest solar-plus-storage project in progress
Swiss energy storage space firm Leclanché has begun on a US$ 70 million solar and storage space microgrid project in St Kitts and also Nevis.
Dec 14, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, Leclanché, Caribbean, caribbean solar, st kitts, Timothy Harris
Solar-plus-storage to provide all the daytime electric needs of nation state
A 6 MW solar plant and 5 MW/2.5 MWh storage system are set to increase the share of renewable electricity on the Pacific island of Nauru from 3% to 47%. The $27 million project is being supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Sep 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, storage, Skelec, Oceania, Asian Development Bank, Nauru
RES targets solar rise with 1GW pipeline
Developer has an overall of 23 brand-new projects in UK and Ireland varying from 12MW to 120MW
Mar 30, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, res, solar projects, Karl O’Mullan, Derrill Water
Construction starts on 145MW Indonesia floating PV
Project is being installed on the Cirata storage tank in West Java as well as is due online in late 2022
Aug 3, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, Masdar, floating PV, Asia, Indonesia, Bahlil Lahadalia, Amir Faisal
Safari Energy and Sun Tribe complete Pennsylvania's biggest municipal solar array
Standing amid greater than 50,000 solar panels, representatives from Pennsylvania's Borough of Chambersburg, Safari Energy and Sun Tribe Development were signed up with by Pennsylvania State Representative Rob Kauffman, 89th District, and various other chosen officials to flip the switch and also usher in a new 15-MW solar array.
Sep 14, 2021 // Plants, Residential, Grids, USA, Safari Energy, North America, solar array, Sun Tribe, Alice Elia, Danny Van Clief
Gravitricity hires finance firm to raise ₤ 40m.
Gneiss Energy will certainly help the energy storage firm raise funds to execute demo projects.
Jan 25, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, GRAVITRICITY
Austria-based Enery preparing to build Bulgaria's biggest solar park
In case there are no hold-ups, the building and construction of the Chirpan solar energy plant in Bulgaria can start this year. The 160 MW project is owned by Enery from Austria. It would currently be the biggest in the nation.
Feb 24, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Austria, PV Power Plant, Bulgaria