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Unigreen Energy begins on gigawatt HJT factory
Unigreen Energy, owned by Hevel majority shareholder Ream Management LLC, has begun on a wafer and cell factory that will generate 1.3 GW of silicon n-type monocrystalline ingots and wafers in addition to 1GW of heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cells.
Jul 30, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Europe, Asia, Russia, HJT, n-type, Hevel Solar, gigafactory, unigreen
RES, Octopus ink solar spares deal
O&M specialist to deliver back-up inverter set to clean energy investor's 640MW UK portfolio
Dec 17, 2020 // Inverters, Market Research, UK, Europe, res, Octopus, Brian Darnell
Colombia imposes renewables quota on power distributors
The obligation will be applied annually from 2022. The clean electricity required will have to be bought through power purchase contracts of at least 10 years’ duration.
Sep 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Carolina Obando, SER Colombia, Colombia
Ib vogt partnership wins bid for 50 MW solar plant in Bangladesh
The German project developer beat rival Scatec Solar to land the contract for a facility which will sell solar electricity to the Bangladeshi government for $0.1094/kWh for 20 years.
Oct 3, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Scatec Solar, Bangladesh, Asia, rooftop PV, Mohammad Shafiul Alam
EDF unveils 50MW UK solar plans
EDF Renewables has revealed plans for an up-to-50MW solar farm, Bloy's Grove, in between the villages of Swainsthorpe and also Mulbarton, just south of Norwich.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, solar farm, Mark Vyvyan-Robinson
Gujarat utility tenders for 500MW of renewables-plus-storage
State-owned utility Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has opened up a 500MW tender for renewable energy coupled with energy storage space systems (ESS) to bring electrical energy to remote, off-grid villages in Gujarat, India.
Jun 22, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Power Purchase Agreements, PPAs, India, Asia, rural electrification, gujarat
Evaluation of Ireland's first renewables auction
Harsh Goenka, from solar forecasting business Solargis evaluates the results of the nation's initial clean energy tender for pv publication after the procurement workout safeguarded an ordinary solar power price of EUR72.92/ MWh.
Aug 19, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, Solargis, Harsh Goenka, Marcel Suri
AI enter maintenance
The Covid-19 pandemic quarantine has presented a new collection of challenges for solar PV operations as well as maintenance. The subject has actually gotten sector focus since PV sites do not have onsite employees. Huawei states its new Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis-- incorporating artificial intelligence, digital technologies, as well as PV-- is a first-step service toward unmanned O&M. With the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) ever before lowering, enhancements in O&M efficiency and going along with expense reductions may increase the arrival of the grid parity era.
Aug 19, 2020 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Huawei, Maintenance, Yan Zhang
Renault batteries find 'megawatt-scale' second life use in Belgium
An energy storage system made up of 'second life' batteries formerly used in Renault's electrical automobile (EV) has been deployed for Umicore, an international materials innovation company headquartered in Belgium.
Feb 4, 2020 // Storage, Engie, Europe, Belgium, EV, Renault, Mark Bailey, Connected Energy, Umicore, Cedric Osterrieth
African apparel manufacturer United Aryan sets up 1.8-MWp rooftop PV system
Nairobi-based apparel maker United Aryan EPZ (UAL) revealed today that it has inaugurated a 1.8-MWp rooftop solar array, saying that it the largest system of its kind in East Africa.
Mar 16, 2022 // Rooftop PV, Africa, United Aryan EPZ, UAL, rooftop solar array
Dominion Energy acquires 72MW PV project in South Carolina from First Solar
Dominion Energy has acquired a 72MW PV project from First Solar that is expected to enter service in late 2019. The installation will provide power and renewable energy attributes under a Dominion Energy South Carolina contract that was previously filed and accepted in South Carolina.
Oct 29, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, North America, Keller Kissam, dominion
New Catalytic Process Turns Renewable and also Waste Carbon right into Cleaner, High-Performance Diesel Biofuel Blendstock
A new single-phase stimulant that makes it possible for the conversion of sustainable and waste carbon into lasting diesel fuels has actually been established through a special cooperation in between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) consortia, Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy (ChemCatBio) and the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) effort.
Jul 17, 2020 // Market Research, USA, NREL, carbon, North America, Derek Vardon, diesel fuels
Hitachi ABB Power Grids launches EV fleet billing system
The containerized product incorporates a grid connection with numerous charging systems, allowing electrical public transportation and commercial fleet drivers to bill more vehicles with less facilities needed at depots.
Jul 16, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Grids, India, Asia, Hitachi ABB Power Grids
STEAG, Greenbuddies target 250MW Benelux solar
Very first projects will certainly be ready to get in construction from the beginning of 2023
Sep 21, 2021 // Plants, Europe, Netherlands, solar projects, STEAG, Greenbuddies, Andre Kremer
Uttarakhand to Empanel EPC Contractors for Rooftop Solar Projects
UREDA has actually released a tender for empanelment of the EPC professionals for appointing of roof and also tiny solar plants at different places in Uttarakhand.
May 12, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV, Uttarakhand, UREDA