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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
BP targets Indian renewables with US$ 70m growth fund financial investment
BP has actually invested US$ 70 million in an environment-friendly growth fund launched by EverSource Capital, an India-focused fund manager co-founded by BP-backed solar company Lightsource BP.
Jul 8, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, Lightsource BP, Asia, investment, finance, bp, Dev Sanyal, eversource capital, Dhanpal Jhaveri, Sashi Mukundan
Planned law could unlock 4 GW of UK storage space projects
The federal government's Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has actually prepared second legislation focused on relieving the building of huge scale power storage projects for renewables. Around 100 such batteries could be deployed thanks to the proposed guidelines, according to the department.
Jul 22, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, BEIS
GE Joins 500 MW Pumped Hydro Storage Project in Australia
GE Renewable Energy and also Walcha Energy will jointly create the 500 MW Dungowan pumped hydro storage space project in the New England REZ in NSW, Australia.
Aug 5, 2020 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, GE Renewable Energy, Simon Currie, Pascal Radue
New method to determine solar irradiation on back side of bifacial panels
Researchers have actually announced a brand-new strategy that is a changed variation of the isotropic diffuse version.
Aug 10, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Asia, Turkey, Bifacial panels, METU, Gumushane University
Masdar makes United States solar debut with 'landmark' manage EDF
Abu Dhabi-based Masdar will acquire a 50% risk in 689MW of solar properties from EDF in the United States, marking its initial solar financial investment in the country.
Aug 14, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, California, USA, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Masdar, EDF, hybrid, solar-plus-storage, North America, us, Tristan Grimbert
Lithium battery equipment makers buffeted by Covid
Grid scale lith-ion batteries may be increasing Stateside, yet an expected recovery in the assembly line sector will be put on hold up until following year because of the pandemic, according to one expert.
Aug 19, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, China, IHS Markit, Europe, Asia, lithium, North America, middle east, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, northern africa, covid-19
EBRD to Support Largest Renewable Energy Project in Greece
Sustaining the biggest renewable resource project in Greece, EBRD is spending EUR 75 million in the successful Eurobond tap issuance by HELPE.
Oct 8, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Greece, EBRD, Europe, International, Solar Project, Harry Boyd-Carpenter
Ecoppia Signed Another Significant Project Of 450MW With Solar Leader Azure Power
Already recognized as the globe leader in robotic solutions for the solar industry, Ecoppia reveals a strong pattern of success in India with another big scaled project
Dec 14, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, Ecoppia, Azure Power, Solar Project, Jean Scemama
Masdar Signs Partnership for 145 MW Floating Solar Plant in Indonesia
Masdar has signed a PPA with PLN, the state electricity company in Indonesia, for the first floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the country.
Jan 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Masdar, floating PV, Asia, Indonesia, International
Powertis, Total amount collaborate for 1GW subsidy-free Spanish solar press
Yet one more significant subsidy-free solar pipe remains in the operate in Spain, complying with the statement of a joint press in between an international oil as well as a neighborhood developer as well as gas (O&G) significant.
Feb 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Total, subsidy-free solar, subsidy-free pv, levante
Global Solar Council asks for 'feeling of seriousness' in 2021 to increase energy shift
The Global Solar Council (GSC) is anticipating for 2021 to be "transformational" for solar power, as the field improves energy from governments' efforts to drive a green post-pandemic recuperation and expanding capitalist self-confidence in the PV field.
Feb 12, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, energy transition, José Donoso, cop26, global solar council, Gianni Chianetta