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German solar power manufacturing down substantially in Q1
Renewable resources added 47.1 percent to Germany's gross electricity generation in the first quarter of this year, 2 percent factors greater than in the same duration last year (45.1 percent).
May 2, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe
First picture of Tesla's German Gigafactory revealed, with rooftop PV too
Tesla manager Elon Musk has actually released the very first photo of the intended Gigafactory in Grünheide, near Berlin, in eastern Germany.
Jul 16, 2020 // Commercial, TESLA, Germany, Elon Musk, Europe
Work begins on 30 MW solar plant in Burkina Faso
Electricity created by the center will be offered at $0.08/ kWh to nationwide utility Sonabel. Burkina Faso just recently adopted a solar-oriented energy policy.
Feb 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Burkina Faso, Sonabel
Scatec increased by brand-new hydropower possessions and also conclusion of solar parks
Scatec uploaded a boosted first-quarter economic efficiency, increased by the conclusion of brand-new solar projects and the closing of its purchase of hydropower designer SN Power.
May 4, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Raymond Carlsen, Scatec, IPP
Bhutan Mulling 300 MW Solar Power Addition
The Bhutanese government has actually determined 7 sites where the solar farms will be established at a price of $300 million.
Bhutan presently has a mere 9 MW of renewable energy apart from hydropower.
Jun 17, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, ADB, Asia, rooftop solar, Asian Development Bank, hydropower, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Bhutan, Bhutan Renewable Energy Master Plan, Lokhnath Sharma, Wangduephodrang
EDF starts construction on Irish PV trio
Coolroe, Blusheens and also Curraghmartin projects have actually an integrated ability of 17MW and also are anticipated on-line next year
May 4, 2021 // Plants, EDF, Europe, Kevin Daly
Fortescue Races Ahead With Electrolyser Manufacturing Plans In Australia
Fortescue Future Industries which is developing what it declares will certainly be the world's biggest plant for green hydrogen electrolysers, has actually validated approvals for the same within a month from the Queensland, Australia government.
Nov 17, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Solar to Fuel, Australia, Oceania, green hydrogen, Andrew Forrest, electrolyser, Fortescue
Fluence bags second BESS order in Taiwan, 10x size of first
International system integrator Fluence has actually been awarded a 60MW/96MWh battery energy storage space system (BESS) order in Taiwan for state-owned utility Taipower, its second in the country.
Apr 25, 2022 // Storage, Taiwan, utility, ancillary services, grid stabilising, automatic frequency control, renewables integration
Queensland mounts first neighborhood batteries
The Australian state of Queensland prepares to set up 35 neighborhood batteries in the community of Ipswich in the coming weeks. This was come before by a successful field test by the public electricity supplier Energex Limited (photo).
Feb 6, 2023 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, Energex Limited
Australian Capital Territory ends 250MW first phase of renewables-and-storage reverse auctions
The Australian Capital Territory government has announced the final step of the first phase of its ‘reverse auction’ programme, with the announcement of a tender for 250MW of renewable energy generation alongside a 20MW/40MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
Sep 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, auctions, Oceania, tenders, autralian capital territory, act greens
First-of-its-kind BESS in sub-Saharan Africa commissioned in Malawi
A solar and also storage project totalling 20MW has entered commercial operation in Malawi, which the firms included state is the first grid-connected utility-scale co-located project to do so in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, colocation, Innovate UK, grid stabilising, renewables integration
Solar developer Encore Renewable Energy will install country’s first long duration, liquid air battery
Highview Power Storage and renewable energy developer Encore Renewable Energy jointly announced plans to develop the United States’ first long duration, liquid air energy storage system. This facility will be a minimum of 50 MW, provide in excess of eight hours of storage (400 MWh) and will be located in northern Vermont.
Dec 18, 2019 // Storage, USA, North America, Javier Cavada, Highview Power Storage, Encore Renewable Energy, Salvatore Minopoli, Chad Farrell
Hecate Energy first to utilize Ideematec's latest trackers in solar project
Ideematec, a global solar tracking systems distributor, was picked by developer Hecate Energy to offer 4 MW of its Horizon L: Tec solar trackers for an approaching installation. The project, situated in Newberry, South Carolina, will certainly be installed by the construction and project administration solutions company, Reach Construction Group.
Nov 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Ideematec, hecate energy, Solar Project, Preston Schulz, Philipp Klemm
Bhutan launches ground-mounted PV tender
The nationwide utility has kicked off a procurement round to construct the country's very first significant PV project.
Sep 9, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, Bhutan
NTPC to provide consultancy for solar development in Togo
Indian electric utility company NTPC is appointed a PMC for installation of approximately 283 megawatts of Togo-based PV capacity.
Jan 29, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, NTPC, Asia, Africa, Togo, ISA