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Winners and prices of Tunisia’s 500 MW PV tender
The Tunisian Ministry of Mines and Energy has confirmed that Norway’s Scatec Solar has secured 300 MW at three sites. It also revealed that France’s Engie and China’s TBEA each picked up 100 MW projects. The lowest bid came in at $0.025/kWh, while $0.034/kWh was the highest offer.
Dec 20, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Scatec Solar, Canadian Solar, Engie, tender, Tunisia, Africa, large-scale solar, TBEA
Philadelphia Solar finishes manufacturing of solar panels for Al Husainiyah project
Philadelphia solar, solar panel and also steel mounting structure maker, it is the first MEA-based company that produces, creates, layouts, constructs, owns as well as operates utility-scale business as well as commercial photovoltaic or pv plants. Al Husainiyah nuclear power plant with a cost of $74 million, 50 MW greenfield solar park located in Ma'an Governorate (200 kilometres south of Amman) in Jordan.
Jan 20, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Commercial, Jordan, Asia, utility-scale, philadelphia solar, PV Power Plant
City of Chicago to obtain power from 593-MW solar complex
The City of Chicago has actually devoted to acquiring electricity from a 593-MW solar farm had by Swift Current Energy under a long-lasting offer supporting its objective to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 62% by 2040.
Aug 9, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, solar complex, City of Chicago
ABO Sells Final 100MW of Solar Cluster in South Africa
ABO Wind AG, a German renewables developer, sells the remaining 100 MW of a 300 MW solar project in South Africa's North-West Province. 450 acres of private land, private power purchase agreement and 4.6 GW of renewable energy projects in the pipeline. Helping Tronox Mineral Sands to use sustainable energy.
Oct 12, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, ABO Wind AG
Greece to mount 3 GW of solar in mining areas
Greece has actually revealed strategies to mount 2 PV projects at extracting websites. The setups belong to the nationwide utility's brand-new method, in accordance with the nation's initiatives to terminate coal.
Feb 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Greece, pv power plants, Europe, George Stassis, Kostis Hatzidakis
Nordic TSOs to transfer to even more flexible buying of reserves
The Nordic electricity transmission system drivers (TSOs) are moving to a new approach for buying the reserves they need to preserve balance in the system as the share of wind and also solar energy boosts, the Danish operator, Energinet, announced today.
May 10, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Nordic TSOs
EDP Brasil opens up 6.62 MWp of solar farms for McDonald's in Brazil
Brazilian electric utility EDP Energias do Brasil SA (BVMF: ENBR3) has inaugurated three solar farms totalling 6.62 MWp it constructed for Arcos Dorados, the fast food franchise that runs McDonald's restaurants in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jul 11, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, solar farm, EDP Brasil
Argentina allocates 96.7 MW of PV in ‘mini’ auction
Of the 38 new renewable energy projects that have been awarded, 13 are PV plants, representing 96.75 MW of capacity. The average price for solar was $57.58/MWh, and the minimum was $54.22/MWh.
Aug 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Portugal, PV plants, Argentina, cammesa, Brazil, installations, auction
Europe requires 600GW of energy storage by 2050, states trade body EASE
Europe will certainly need a total of 187GW of power storage by 2030 and also 600GW by 2050 to meet its renewable energy targets, according to the European Association of Energy Storage (EASE).
Jun 20, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Spain, Europe
Solar calculator aids Australians forecast price savings of panels and also batteries
A new version of UNSW's SunSPOT solar calculator now covers every one of Australia as well as allows households, small businesses and also councils to obtain independent solar and battery savings estimates.
Dec 6, 2022 // Software, Australia, Oceania, University of New South Wales, Solar calculator
Australia’s Vic revamps solar planning rules amid rush for state incentives
Victoria has launched solar guidelines for installations larger than 1MW in a bid to ensure ease of connection and mitigate impacts on the environment and farming.
Sep 18, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Victoria, Australia, Oceania, rooftop solar, large-scale solar
Flexibility of power systems on the demand side
  In order to adapt to increasing green power share, power sector requires high flexibility. One of the potential solutions is to adjust the electricity
Dec 26, 2019 // Market Research, IRENA, DSF
Equis becomes owner of USD-1.3 bn battery project in Victoria
Asia-Pacific-focused renewables designer Equis Development Pte Ltd has actually taken control of an AUD-1.9-billion (USD 1.28 bn/EUR 1.23 bn) battery energy storage space project near Melbourne, Victoria, and is now relaunching it with a new name as well as increased capacity.
Nov 17, 2022 // Storage, Victoria, Equis
AlphaStruxure to build country's biggest airport terminal roof solar array
AlphaStruxure announced an agreement to design, construct and also operate integrated microgrid infrastructure at the New Terminal One (NTO) at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The microgrid will supply NTO with sustainable, resilient, in your area generated as well as cost-predictable energy.
Jan 26, 2023 // Rooftop PV, USA, North America, AlphaStruxure
Avaada Energy to implement 2GW of open access PV plants in India
Indian IPP Avaada Energy is in the process of implementing 2GW of open access solar plants in states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Karnataka and Orissa. Avaada currently has a portfolio of over 500MW of open access solar plants for various commercial and industrial companies.
Jul 26, 2019 // Large-Scale, Avaada Energy, Indian IPP, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Karnataka and Orissa, ADB