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Green H2 Demo Plant: Duke's Florida Project
Duke Energy's innovative pilot project in DeBary, Florida, will feature green hydrogen production, storage and combustion technology. In collaboration with GE Vernova and Sargent and Lundy, the project will create the first combustion turbine running on up to 100% hydrogen. Construction starts this year and is expected to be operational by 2024.
Oct 30, 2023 // Plants, Storage, USA, Duke Energy, North America
Test bench compares floating PV with onshore solar arrays
Moroccan researchers have actually established a brand-new floating PV test bench. They assert floating solar arrays use far better power returns than roof and ground-mounted PV systems, with reduced module operating temperatures.
Aug 31, 2020 // Technology, Floating PV, floating PV, Africa, Morocco
Canadian Solar's PV Manufacturing Faces Minimal Impact of Covid-19
Canadian Solar, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) module supplier, has actually just recently exposed that it had actually experienced the restricted influence of the coronavirus episode on its manufacturing centers based in China.
Apr 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Canadian Solar, China, Asia, covid-19
Vesper Energy Secures $590M Funding for Texas Solar Project
Vesper Energy's $590m debt financing deal for the Hornet solar project in Texas will generate enough electricity to power 160,000 homes annually, stabilizing the grid and reducing price volatility.
Feb 1, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, North America, vesper energy
Construction begins on Chile's first solar-storage project, including LatAm's largest battery
AES Gener has actually broken ground on a 112MW/ 560MWh battery energy storage project in Chile, said to be Latin America's largest such center to day.
Oct 20, 2020 // Storage, Chile, hybrid, South america, Latin america, wind-solar-storage, AES, Fluence, colocation
What is Photovoltaic (PV) cell?
Often referred to as a solar cell. The smallest element of a photovoltaic panel made of semiconductor materials converting solar energy directly into
Sep 13, 2023
US DoE funds 40 CSP and also PV study projects
Forty projects focused on focusing solar-thermal power (CSP) and also solar (PV) technologies have been awarded virtually USD 40 million (EUR 34m) by the United States Department of Energy (DoE).
Oct 21, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, doe, Jennifer Granholm
Low Carbon to develop 1GW of solar PV capacity after financial close of ₤ 230 million
Low Carbon has achieved a close on a ₤ 230 million financing center with Lloyds Bank, NatWest and also AIB as it aims to develop a number of renewable projects consisting of 1GW of solar PV capacity.
Aug 31, 2022 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Low Carbon, Roy Bedlow, Ross Hamilton, James Taylor
Bulgaria's Filkab Solar begins construction of 8MW PV plant near Plovdiv
Bulgarian renewable energy company Filkab Solar, part of regional electric devices maker Filkab, has begun the building and construction of a 4.5 million euro ($5.3 million) solar park with 8MW capacity near the city of Plovdiv, regional media reported.
Jul 26, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, PV Power Plant, Bulgaria, Filkab Solar
Brazilian PV outcompetes all in auction debut alongside non-renewables
A bullish Brazilian PV market has marked its latest milestone this year, becoming the cheapest electricity source of an auction it was allowed to enter for the first time this month.
Oct 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, South america, auctions, Brazil, jair bolsonaro, tenders
PV to address water scarcity
The government of the Philippines will spend $500 million on solar-powered water supply and desalination in remote areas of Mindanao, the second-largest island in the archipelago. Elsewhere, a Finnish study has suggested drought-hit Iran could benefit from renewable-powered desalination.
Oct 30, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Asia, Philippines, MinDA, Iran, Emmanuel Piñol, desalination plants
What is PV array?
See photovoltaic (PV) array.     ← Back to Solar Energy Glossary
Sep 13, 2023
Sumitomo Mitsui obtains govt approval for 1.6-MW floating solar project in Japan
Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co Ltd (TYO:1821) revealed on Thursday it has actually gotten the go-ahead from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for a 1.6-MW floating solar power plant in Hyogo prefecture of the nation's main island Honshu.
Nov 11, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Japan, Asia, sumitomo mitsui, floating solar project
Texas’ self-styled largest solar project nears completion
Canadian developer Innergex has confirmed that its 315MWAC / 250MDC Texas PV project, set to be the largest in the state, is on track to go live by September.
Aug 14, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, New York, Texas, Nick Holman, Innergex, Phoebe Solar, Michel Letellier, Solar Energies Industry Association, Greenbacker Renewable Energy, BNRG Renewables
Masdar wins Uzbekistan’s 100 MW PV tender with lowest bid of $0.027/kWh
Uzbek utility Uzbekenergo had received 23 offers for the 100 MW tendered solar plant. Two more solar tenders, with capacities of 400 MW and 500 MW, respectively, will be launched in the near future.
Oct 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Masdar, tender, Asia, Uzbekistan, large-scale pv, International Financial Corp.