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Rio Tinto Powers Up Solar Park for Canadian Diamond Mine
Rio Tinto - the world's second-largest miner - is launching the largest solar PV park in Canada's North to provide electricity to its diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. The project will reduce diesel consumption & GHG emissions by 50% by 2030.
Aug 11, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canada, North America, PV Power Plant, Rio Tinto
Australian RE Agency Grants $40 M to Drive Ultra Low Cost Solar
Ultra low cost solar was lately added as a concern technology in the Australian Government's most current Low Emissions Technology Statement (LETS). In support of ultra low cost solar, ARENA has actually set an enthusiastic target of 'Solar 30 30 30', to boost solar cell performance to 30 percent and also lower the complete cost of building and construction of utility scale solar farms to 30 cents per watt by 2030.
Jan 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, Darren Miller, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Low Emissions Technology Statement, LETS, R&D funding round
Bosnia's Serb Republic invites bids for building and construction of 80 MW solar plant
Bosnia's Serb Republic released a tender for granting a 50-year giving in contract for the building of an 80 MW solar energy plant worth an approximated 136.9 million marka ($73.4 million/70 million euro), the entity's energy ministry stated on Wednesday.
Jun 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Bosnia, Serb Republic
Solar Philippines, Medco ink 50-MW solar PPA in Indonesia
Solar designer Solar Philippines has clinched a manage Indonesia's PLN to provide the utility with electricity from 50 MW of solar parks it will certainly construct together with Indonesia-based Medco Energi.
Mar 28, 2022 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, PPA, Asia, Indonesia, solar philippines, Medco
Elawan enters Italian solar market
Orix Group firm has acquired 2 development stage PV projects from a local programmer
Jan 12, 2023 // Plants, Italy, Europe, Elawan
Solar for vehicle parking machines
New Zealand scientists have actually proposed a method to examine the technological and also financial usefulness of PV-powered vehicle parking machines. Solar may be an optimal remedy, but the siting of the machines is critical and ought to be planned ahead of time, in accordance with readily available solar radiation as well as prospective shading.
Aug 6, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, New Zealand, Oceania
Construction begins on mining giant BHP's initial off-grid solar-storage project
Construction has started on BHP's "first off-grid large-scale renewable resource project", completing 38 MW of solar energy and a 10.1 MW/5.4 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), at 2 nickel mines in Western Australia which supply Tesla for usage in electrical lorry (EV) batteries.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, power purchase agreement, solar-storage project, bhp, Jessica Farrell, diesel, emissions reduction, gold mine
X-Elio begins building 17.4-MW solar farm in Spain
Spain-based solar power designer X-Elio on Tuesday launched the building and construction of its 17.4-MW solar PV project around Murcia, southeastern Spain.
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, x-elio, solar farm
Reusing lead-acid batteries for perovskite solar battery production
Scientists from China are recommending to utilize invested battery lead for producing a perovskite that can be made use of in the manufacturing of solar cells that are based upon this appealing product. The suggested one-step procedure, which was evaluated in the manufacturing of a 17.38% reliable perovskite heterojunction cell, is stated to be less expensive and also much less energy-intensive than various other reusing procedures for waste lead from lead-acid batteries.
Feb 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, NREL, China, Asia, solar cell, perovskit
Danish fjord to host 400 MW of solar
The Danish Energy Agency states there will certainly be big range PV projects in the Nissum Fjord location. Among the projects, under advancement by Better Energy in the district of Holstebro, has an organized generation capability of 206 MW.
Mar 18, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Denmark
IKEA, SunPower Launch Home Solar Offering in California, United States
International furniture shopkeeper IKEA US has partnered with SunPower, a solar modern technology and also energy companies, to make home solar power remedies less complicated to access in choose California locations.
Sep 13, 2022 // Residential, California, USA, solar plus storage, North America, ikea, ingka group, SunPower Corp, Peter Faricy, Javier Quiñones
Cairn Oil Locks 25-MW Green Power PPA in India
Cairn Oil inks a 25‑MW renewables PPA with Serentica, securing long-term green power, improving Scope 2 emissions, and boosting cost predictability—while strengthening project financing and offtake stability.
Apr 6, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, India, Asia, Serentica, Cairn Oil
Amazon bolsters solar tally in new 3.5 GW renewables investment
Tech major Amazon has actually included 37 new renewable energy projects to its portfolio, including 26 new utility-scale solar projects with an overall of 3.5 GW of additional power to its already 12.2 GW portfolio of renewable energy.
Apr 20, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Spain, Amazon, Europe, Asia, United Arab Emirates, North America, rooftop solar, solar and storage
Indore Smart City Seeking Consultant for 100 MW Solar Plants
The Indore Development Limited (ISCDL) has issued a tender seeking consultant for 100 MW solar plants at various locations.
Jan 15, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, tender, Asia, Indore Smart City, Consultant
ReneSola energises 1st self-built solar park in Hungary
Solar project developer as well as operator ReneSola Ltd (NYSE: SOL) stated today that its inaugural independent power manufacturer (IPP) project in Hungary with a capability of 10.2 MWp has actually reached commercial procedure.
Oct 21, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Hungary, Europe, renesola, Solar Park