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‘Desert to Power’ solar project in Chad clinches €18m AfDB loan
A contracted 32MW solar-plus-storage project just north of Chad’s capital N'Djaména is one step closer to fruition after the African Development Bank (AfDB) provided it with an €18 million (US$19.6 million) loan with a partial risk guarantee.
Oct 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, solar-plus-storage, Africa, African Development Bank, chad, sahel, infraco africa, aldwich international limited, amea power
Solar to the fore as Athens Airport announces plan for net zero carbon ground operations by 2025
Greece’s largest international airport has set a goal to operate as a net zero carbon emitter by 2025, mainly via investing in on-site solar. Should the goal be met, the airport will be Europe’s first to rely on self-generated electricity and operate with net zero emissions.
Dec 10, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Policy, Greece, solar pv, Europe, AIA, Olivier Jankovec
PM Modi to Devote 750 MW Rewa Solar Project to the Country
PM Narendra Modi will certainly dedicate to the country the 750 MW Solar Project established at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh on July 10, 2020.
Jul 10, 2020 // Plants, India, Asia, narendra modi, Projects, Modi Rewa Solar, Rewa Solar Park
South Africa proposes voluntary reduction of tariffs awarded in first three REIPPPP rounds
Power purchase agreements may be voluntarily renegotiated by extending the 20-year deals or enabling independent power producers to add more efficient PV components, thus increasing plant generation capacity.
Oct 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Africa, eskom, Gwede Mantashe, Pravin Gordhan, Chris Ahlfeldt
Brazil's Unimar University inaugurates 3.25-MWp solar power farm
The University of Marilia in southerly Brazil, referred to as Unimar, announced on Monday it has actually inaugurated a 3.25-MWp solar energy plant at its campus.
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, Unimar University, solar power farm
Kazakhstan seen to reach just 10% sustainable generation by 2030
Kazakhstan is readied to reach 10.3% of power generation from renewables in 2030, thus a little topping its original end-of-decade target but missing the revised one of 15%, GlobalData said on Monday.
Apr 10, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, kazakhstan
France included 176 MW of solar in very first 3 months of the year
Quarterly brand-new enhancements were 15% less than in the October-to-December home window. The France Territoire Solaire thinktank stated the reduced quantities could be discussed by the preliminary effect of the coronavirus dilemma.
May 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, France, Europe, covid-19, Antoine Huard, large scale solar, France Territoire Solaire
The First Phase of the Transition is About Electricity, Not Primary Energy
This article first appeared in the January 2020 edition of Papeles de Energia with the title “Perspective on the Energy Transition”. It was
Jan 31, 2020 // Opinions, Market Research, First Solar, Seb Henbest
R.Power secures Italian PV projects
Poland's R.Power is seeking to ramp up its solar advancement initiatives in Italy, where the firm has actually secured a portfolio of projects totalling more than 160MWp in the last six months.
Mar 17, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Poland, Europe, r.power, Przemek Pięta
Angola’s solar plans boosted by Italian oil giant Eni
The Italian oil and gas provider has signed a concession agreement with the government of the African oil country to build a 50 MW solar plant. The project is expected to be in the province of Namibe and will be part of the nation’s plan to deploy 600 MW of solar by 2022.
Nov 14, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, Angola, Eni, Solenova
Newest Data Book Shows U.S. Renewable Capacity Surpassed 20% for First Time in 2018
Growth Continues in U.S. Installed Wind and Solar Photovoltaic Capacity, Energy Storage, and Electric Vehicle Sales
Mar 6, 2020 // Market Research, USA, NREL, North America, Sam Koebrich
Sungrow backs long-lasting method to capitalise on 'vivid' India market
Sungrow is backing a lasting approach for the Indian solar market, targeting development in the roof section while aligning even more manage independent power manufacturers (IPPs) in the nation.
Apr 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Sungrow, C&I, India, Asia, inverter, rooftop PV
Japan's first vertical agrivoltaic project
The facility was built with heterojunction modules and placing systems supplied by German firms Luxor Solar and Next2Sun, specifically. The range in between the panel rows ranges from 8 to 10 meters and also the farming surface within the rows will be made use of by neighborhood livestock farmers as pasture.
May 2, 2022 // Plants, Japan, Germany, Europe, Asia, Luxor Solar
Tunisia's first floating PV project
The national energy has actually authorized an agreement with the Total-owned Qair business formerly called Quadran International for a 200 kW floating solar power plant and a research study of Tunisian potential for the innovation.
Jul 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Tunisia, Africa
AMEA Power successful with 120-MW solar project in S Africa tender
A consortium led by Dubai-based AMEA Power LLC has actually been granted a 120-MW solar project in the 6th round of a tender in South Africa.
Dec 15, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, tender, Africa, South Africa, amea power, Solar Project