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Colombia backs PV plant as president touts clean energy shift at UN summit
One of the largest solar projects to date in Colombia has cleared a key planning hurdle as president Iván Duque promised clean energy leadership at this week’s UN summit.
Sep 25, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canadian Solar, pv power plants, pv modules, South america, auctions, policy and regulation, tenders, Colombia, Iván Duque
Nordgold plans 13MW of solar with storage for Burkina Faso mines
Nordgold intends to build a 13MW PV plant with battery storage that will provide power to its Burkina Faso gold mines, thanks to an agreement signed with Total Eren and equity investor Africa Energy Management Platform (AEMP) on Tuesday.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Total Eren, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, Africa, mining, nordgold, mines, Burkina Faso, downer, alinta, Nikolai Zelenski
AES on track for 2022 renewables contract targets, driven by United States market
Energy technology company AES Corporation is still on track to reach its target of 4.5-5.5 GW in long-lasting renewables and also energy storage contracts in 2022, having actually currently signed 1,618 MW in the year to date, according the firm's Q2 economic report.
Aug 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, pv power plants, financial results, AES, us, AES Corporation, project pipeline
The Hydrogen Stream: Carbon-coated nickel anode to resolve troubles of hydrogen fuel cell without precious metals
A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cornell University, as well as Wuhan University have actually offered a completely rare-earth element-- free alkaline fuel cell with improved efficiency utilizing a carbon-coated nickel anode. At the same time, the Port of Rotterdam has actually supplied to provide northwestern Europe with 4.6 million tonnes of hydrogen by 2030. According to RMI, Europe will import green hydrogen in between 2024 and 2030. RenewableUK sees area for hydrogen exports from the UK to the EU.
May 13, 2022 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, hydrogen, Cornell University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wuhan University
Scale-up of Solar and also Wind Places Existing Coal, Gas in danger
Solar, wind and also batteries see remarkable gains in competition over the last 6 months contrasted to longer-established power choices
May 19, 2020 // Market Research, USA, New York, China, solar pv, Asia, BloombergNEF, London, North America, Seb Henbest, onshore wind, Tifenn Brandily
Google bets on cheap solar via ‘biggest’ clean energy buy to date
Tumbling solar costs have spurred Google on to a dramatic boost of its exposure to the technology, acting to line up supply from projects worldwide as part of a major clean energy push.
Sep 20, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Amazon, Chile, solar pv, South america, Europe, North America, Facebook, Google, Denmark, corporate ppa, Sundar Pichai
Argentina stakes claim to Latin American PV crown with 300MW launch
Argentina has staked a claim to Latin American solar records after wrapping up the extension of a complex that could reach gigawatt-scale proportions within 10 years.
Oct 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, Argentina, South america, Asia, cauchari, jujuy, jemse, shanghai electric, power china, Gerardo Morales, Eduardo Macri
IRENA predicts LCOE of solar will drop to $0.01-0.05 by mid century
The latest study published by the International Renewable Energy Agency says the average solar electricity cost of $0.085/kWh produced by projects commissioned last year is set to fall to $0.048 next year, and $0.02-0.08 by 2030.
Nov 13, 2019 // Tariffs, USA, Saudi Arabia, Chile, South america, Asia, Oceania, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, North America, Peru, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, WORLD
Mainstream Inks Deal to Develop RE Plants in South Africa
Mainstream has authorized a lease contract with South Africa's national electrical energy business Eskom for a 1,650-hectare site to build and operate RE plants. The substantial land is located alongside the Majuba as well as Tutuka coal-fired power plant in the Mpumalanga Province.
Oct 17, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, National Grid, Battery Storage, Africa, eskom, South Africa, mainstream renewable power, wind, Mainstream, REIPPPP, aker offshore wind, Hein Reyneke, Lease Agreement, Majuba, Mpumalanga Province, Tutuka
Solar Installations in Q1 2020 Decreased in India, China and US: Report
According to a brand-new report, Q1 of 2020 has been a particularly lousy installation duration for photovoltaic panels with simply 15.8 GW getting mounted.
Jul 20, 2020 // Market Research, Solar, India, Asia, Market research, Q1 2020, Rethink Energy, Solar Q1 2020
Tesla's new Texas lithium refinery to support 1M electric vehicles by 2025
Tesla formally broke ground Monday on a Texas lithium refinery, making it the only U.S. automaker to refine its very own lithium.
May 9, 2023 // Transport, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, North America, Cybertruck
Australian scientists make lithium removal innovation
Scientists led by Monash University have actually made an exploration that will considerably lower lithium-from-brine removal times. The cutting-edge advancement is as easy as a screen.
Mar 27, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Australia, Oceania, lithium, Monash University, Matthew Hill, Teague Egan, CSIRO
BlackRock keen on C&I PV, storage as new renewable fund hits record close
Rooftop solar, energy storage and other less-mainstream green energy technologies are among the targets of a new colossal renewable fund, the creation of the world’s largest asset manager.
Dec 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, USA, BlackRock, Europe, BESS, North America
Forecasting solar power generation with 'deep photovoltaic nowcasting'
The 'deep photovoltaic nowcasting' task established by Chile's Institute of Engineering Sciences of the University of O'Higgins, Canada's Laval University and Japan's Kyoto University, seeks to make short-term, high-resolution forecasts of solar power generation.
Feb 4, 2020 // Technology, Japan, Canada, Chile, South america, Asia, North America, Rodrigo Verschae
Spanish solar back in play as short-lived building and construction freeze is raised
Building and construction of solar plants in what is viewed as among Europe's a lot of appealing markets has actually currently returned to, adhering to the training of lockdown steps that brought job to a stop for over a week.
Apr 14, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, O&M, Iberdrola, pv power plants, Europe, Solarpack, Coronavirus, covid-19, núñez de balboa