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Race Heats Up For Title Of Cheapest Solar Energy In The World
Dubai has narrowly missed out on reclaiming the title of having the world’s cheapest solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, after receiving bids for the latest phase of a massive solar park on the desert outskirts of the city.
Oct 17, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, China, Asia, ACWA Power, Dubai, Tom Heggarty, mbr solar park, Abu Dhabi, Concentrated solar power
Guwahati Signs INR 2000 Cr MoU for 250 MW/500 MWh Battery Energy Storage System
Rakesh Kumar (IAS), Managing Director, APDCL this solar energy capacity and also battery energy storage project holds immense importance towards the effective combination of solar power projects that remain in the pipeline while including that following the claimed project, Assam will certainly be a leader in the execution of energy storage system.
Jan 12, 2023 // Storage, BESS, ONGC, Tripura, Green Energy transition, Assam Power Distribution Company, combined cycle power plant, electricity grid, first grid-connected megawatt hour-scale BESS, Guwahati, India Infrastructure Fund II, microgrid power plant, OTPC
SOFAR Launches 100-125kW C&I PV Solutions For Global Market
SOFAR has actually launched the new inverter at World Future Energy Summit, 2023.
The inverter weighs less than 75kg as well as its easy to mount without extra labor costs.; the cloud monitoring platform makes it possible for hassle-free O&M.
Jan 19, 2023 // Software, Jesse Lau, New inverter launch, SOFAR 100-125KTL-G4
SSE Renewables unveils hybrid solar plans in Wexford
The designer plans to develop a co-located PV-battery at its existing operational Richfield Wind Farm
Jan 24, 2023 // Plants, Storage, PV Power Plant, SSE Renewables, Wexford
Scottish port trying to find new renewable projects
Move follows Hunterston Port as well as Resource Campus being granted national growth status
Feb 15, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Solar to Fuel, SCOTLAND, Hunterston Port and Resource Campus, PARC, CLYDEPORT, HUNTERSTON
Wood Mackenzie expects more consolidation in inverter business
The research firm says the value of the global inverter market will continue to decline until 2024, even though shipments will likely increase. China’s recent policy changes have increased pressure on prices, which will contribute to greater consolidation in the sector.
Aug 8, 2019 // Inverters, ABB, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, Sungrow, China, Inverters, Huawei, SMA, Schneider Electric
Agrivoltaics good for agriculture and panel efficiency
A U.S. research team has found the most efficient locations for agrivoltaics include western America, southern Africa and the Middle East. The researchers found crop land, grasslands and wetlands were the best environments for PV projects linked to agriculture. Conditions suitable for crops are ideal for improving solar module efficiency.
Aug 12, 2019 // Technology, USA, Japan, PV panels, plants, Netherlands, Oregon State University, agrivoltaics
China holds key to corporate solar take-up but lags way behind Texas at present
The Lone Star State accounted for almost half of the activity witnessed in the world’s biggest corporate clean energy marketplace but analysts are excited about the prospect of Beijing mandating companies to purchase minimum levels of green electricity.
Aug 13, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, PPAs, Texas, China, Europe, Africa, Lone Star State, green electricity, RPS, Nordic nations
China added 11.4 GW of solar capacity in first half of this year
According to official statistics produced by the nation’s National Energy Administration, China’s cumulative installed PV generation capacity had reached 185.5 GW at the end of June.
Aug 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, National Energy Administration, Asia, Asia Europe Clean Energy (Solar) Advisory Co Ltd
PV waste: 28 tons collected in Panama and Senegal
The PV Cycle Association collects and recycles PV waste. Having treated more than 30,000 tons since its creation, it estimates 150,000 tons of PV modules will reach the end of their lifecycle by 2030.
Sep 5, 2019 // Solar, Latin america, Europe, Africa, PV Cycle Association, PV waste, Bertrand Lempkowicz, Senegal
Big storage comes to Ireland
A 200 MW storage project is being developed by Hanwha Energy Corporation and Lumcloon Energy. The €300 million facility is intended to stabilize the grid to host more renewable energy capacity.
Sep 10, 2019 // Storage, Grids, Germany, tender, Europe, Hanwha Q Cells, Richard Bruton, Hanwha Energy Corporation, Lumcloon Energy Limited, LSIS, Nigel Reams
India picks developer for 70MWac/105MWp floating solar plant
India has now chosen a developer for one of the largest floating PV projects ever seen in the country, with plans to take the plant to the finish line within two years.
Sep 27, 2019 // Floating PV, India, NTPC, floating PV, Asia, world bank, kerala, tata power solar, Ashish Khanna
Servotech Buys 27% of Rhine Solar to Boost Module Output
Servotech buys 27 % of Rhine Solar, aiming to expand its ALMM-approved plant from 100 MW to 600 MW by 2026 and produce high-efficiency TOPCon solar modules.
Jun 23, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, topcon, Servotech, Rhine Solar
ACE Power Gains Green Light for 200-MW Wheatbelt Solar-Battery Project
ACE Power secures approval for a 200-MW solar farm and four-hour battery near Narrogin, unlocking A$400 million investment and 230 construction jobs in Western Australia.
Jun 25, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Wheatbelt
Hiringa, Sundown Secure Funding for Aussie Green Hydrogen Project
Revolutionizing agriculture: GEGHA project in NSW harnesses solar power to produce green hydrogen and ammonia, boosting sustainable farming by 2027.
Jul 24, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, green hydrogen, Hiringa, Sundown
