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Green bonds lead sustainable funding past $1tn mark
Since debuting in 2007, green bonds have raised nearly $800 billion for investment in clean energy and other sustainability projects and companies are now pegging bond interest payments to their environmental performance.
Oct 20, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, BNEF, Enel SpA, Angus McCrone
Afghanistan kicks off tender for another 40 MW solar project
The facility will be developed under the World Bank’s Scaling Solar initiative on a public-private partnership basis in Herat province.
Oct 28, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, Afghanistan
Tuvalu receives a $6 million grant for renewable energy goals
Asian Development Bank allocates a grant for the country in South Pacific to help it reach its goal to become fully renewable in 2025.
Nov 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, Australia, Asia, rooftop PV, Oceania, Tuvalu
ZIMBABWE: Cement producer PPC to develop solar energy plant of 32 MWp
In Zimbabwe, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) has chosen a company to develop and operate a 32 MWp photovoltaic solar energy plant in Colleen Bawn, in the Matabeleland South Province. Fifty percent of the electrical energy generated will be utilized to power PPC's centers and also the other half will certainly be fed into Zimbabwe's nationwide power grid.
Jul 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Pretoria Portland Cement
Karapınar Solar Energy Plant browses the web, Turkey.
The Karapınar Solar Energy Plant, created on a 20-million-square-meter land in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, Turkey, has begun producing power virtually 3 years ahead of its expected completion day. Kalyon Holding Energy Group executive Murtaza Ata specified that "we will finish the building and construction of this center in 32 months. Solar panels with an ability of 1,300 megawatts will certainly be developed. The works will certainly be finished by May or June 2023. We will certainly generate 2.6 million kilowatt-hours [kWh] of power annually when it's completed."
Sep 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Turkey, PV Power Plant, Karapınar Solar Energy, Murtaza Ata
Standard Solar installs nearly 1 MW of solar for Flushing Community School District
Standard Solar has completed a seven-site solar project for Flushing Community School District in Flushing, Michigan. In a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership, Standard Solar designed, built, financed and will operate and maintain solar arrays at all seven schools within the Flushing Community School District. The renewable energy generated by the 956.8 kilowatts of combined arrays is estimated to save the school district $45,000 annually and $900,000 over the course of the contract.
Aug 26, 2019 // Rooftop PV, USA, Michigan, North America, Standard Solar, Tim Stein, Roof-mounted, Daryl Pilon
China to fund 450 MW of solar capacity in Bangladesh
The two nations are due to sign an MoU today to set up the capacity in the north of Bangladesh along with 50 MW of wind power facilities in the south, near the port of Payra. China will supply an estimated $500m with the host nation freeing up land for the projects.
Aug 27, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, China, Bangladesh, Asia, North-West Power, AM Khurshedul Alam, National Machinery Import and Export Corporation
Bangladesh’s first state-owned solar plant comes online
The new generation facility was financed by the Asian Development Bank and built by Chinese company ZTE Corp. The project will sell power to the grid for $0.065/kWh, a record low for solar in the country.
Sep 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, China, Bangladesh, Asia, rooftop solar, Asian Development Bank, ZTE Corp, Floating solar
Solarpack boosted by project commissioning initiatives in H1
Solarpack boosted its H1 running revenues virtually three-fold (191%) year-on-year to EUR78.84 million (US$ 93.64 million), thanks in part to the commissioning of PV projects in Spain, Chile and India.
Sep 14, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Spain, India, Chile, South america, Europe, Asia, Solarpack, covid-19
Indian Trains tenders 1 GW of ground-mounted solar jobs
Developers have till June 30 to lodge quotes to develop plots of solar capacity throughout the national rail network paying no more than Rs2.71/ kWh for the electrical power created under a 25-year agreement.
Apr 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, tender, Asia
Cypark confirms solar power project win in Marang
Cypark Resources Bhd, together with its consortium partner Impian Bumiria Sdn Bhd, has won a competitive bid to develop a large scale solar photovoltaic (LSSPV) plant of 100 megawatts of alternating current (MWac) in Marang, Terengganu.
Dec 24, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Malaysia, Asia, Cypark Resources Bhd, Energy Commission Malaysia
Mytilineos reveals solar as well as battery projects acquisition from Egnatia
Greek conglomerate Mytilineos has revealed its purchase of a portfolio of solar photovoltaic projects as well as battery power storage space projects from Egnatia Group for a complete cost of $67.9 m (EUR56m).
Feb 17, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Greece, Solar, Europe, Egnatia, Mytilineos, battery projects
Q CELLS supplies modules to portion of 370MW Angolan solar portfolio
Q CELLS has actually protected an offer to supply its modules to part of a 370MW portfolio of seven solar projects under development in Angola, the first of which is expected to be total next year.
Apr 21, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Q CELLS, Africa, Angola, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, module supply deals, MCA Group, Sun Africa
Array Technologies Protects Contract for up to 4 GW of Trackers
Array Technologies, one of the world's largest producers of ground-mounted systems utilized in solar power projects, has revealed that it has actually been awarded a contract for approximately 4 GW of trackers from Primoris Services Corporation, a leading supplier of specialized contracting services.
Apr 27, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, trackers, Array Technologies, International, Jeff Krantz, Stephen Jones
Texas energy firm unveils 1GW battery cost
Talen will certainly begin with 2 20MW trial projects at its centers in Maryland and also New Jersey
May 4, 2021 // Storage, USA, North America, Talen Energy Corporation, Alex Hernandez