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Brazil’s Copel contracts 128 MW of solar and wind in own auction
The Paraná-based energy provider will buy renewable energy under a 15-year power purchase agreement. The auction’s winners and final prices were not revealed.
Sep 24, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Brazil, Copel
Tesla-based battery project launched in Slovenia
New company NGEN appears to have introduced the Powerpack battery to central Europe in a €15 million, 12.6 MW/22.6 MWh project in the northwest of the country which is the first of two planned utility scale systems due for completion by July.
Oct 15, 2019 // Storage, TESLA, Europe, Slovenia, NGEN, Damian Merlak, Roman Bernard
Trina the only solar winner in Colombian energy auction
The Colombian government has revealed more details of the renewable energy procurement exercise finalized on Monday. Chinese manufacturer Trina was the bidder behind all three successful solar projects in the auction.
Oct 25, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, South america, auction, Trina, Colombia
Runergy plans another 6 GW of mono PERC manufacturing capacity by 2022
The fact solar manufacturers in China are still aggressively expanding output illustrates the strength of global demand for PV even as hopes for a rebound in Chinese installations appear to have been groundless.
Oct 29, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, Trina Solar, mono perc, Jinko, GCL, Risen, Run Sunshine Technology, CSI
Spanish Grenergy announces major banks for 103-megawatt bifacial solar solution in Chile
A few Chilean major banks have united to support a bifacial PV system in Northern Chile's Atacama Desert, currently being constructed in the area listed among the planet’s driest inhabited places.
Nov 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, Bifacial PV, Grenergy Renovables
Walkable solar pavement
A research group from China has developed a solar floor tile for pedestrians’ and cyclists’ paths. The innovation has been piloted on Hong Kong-based Green Deck. The walkable tile is claimed durable, heat-resistant, nonslip and conversion efficient.
Dec 9, 2019 // BIPV, Technology, China, Asia, PV tile
Engie, Tokyo Gas secure $60m loan for Mexican renewables portfolio
The private sector subsidiary of the French Development Agency is backing the construction of four solar power plants and two wind farms with a combined generation capacity of 900 MWp.
Dec 17, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Engie, Mexico, North America, Tokyo Gas
ONGC launches tender for 5MW solar project at Hazira Plant
Oil&Natural Gas Corp has issued an invitation to tender for development of the 5-megawatt photovoltaic system at its plant located in Hazira.
Jan 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, India, tender, Asia, Hazira, ONGC
Convalt reserves 2% of its NY solar panel production capacity to European firm SoliTek
European solar module supplier SoliTek has authorized a collaboration arrangement with Convalt PowerGen, the company behind the new module assembly facility establishing in upstate New York.
Nov 9, 2021 // Manufacturing News, USA, solar panel, North America, SoliTek, Convalt
Dutch installer Zonneplan launches maiden smart grid system that tracks rates in real time
Dutch solar installer Zonneplan has launched its initial 'smart grid' system called that will certainly use customers energy based on real-time rates.
Nov 22, 2021 // Grids, Germany, Europe, VPP, p2p, smart meters, zonneplan
Nissan gets green light for 20MW solar extension
Nissan have actually been given the green light for a 20MW growth of its solar farm at its Sunderland plant.
Dec 2, 2021 // Plants, UK, Europe, Nissan, Engenera, Alan Johnson
Silicon Ranch secures USD 775m in equity financing to pursue growth
Silicon Ranch Corporation, an independent sustainable power manufacturer in the United States that is backed by Royal Dutch Shell plc (AMS: RDSA), introduced today it has raised USD 775 million (EUR 685m) in new equity capital.
Jan 6, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Silicon Ranch
Sonnedix offers South African solar operations to BTE Renewables
South African independent power producers (IPP) BTE Renewables has actually purchased Sonnedix Solar South Africa from Sonnedix Power Holdings.
Jun 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Sonnedix, Africa, South Africa, acquisition, bte renewables
AEMO gets rid of suspension, restores wholesale power markets in all Australian areas
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has actually lifted the wholesale power market suspension in all areas of the National Electricity Market (NEM) from 2pm today (AEST), after stepping in greater than a week earlier.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, Australian Energy Market Operator, national electricity market, wholesale markets
Canadian Solar to construct 45MW Colombian battery
Project in Barranquilla was awarded in a public tender carried out by the Ministry of Energy as well as Mine
Jul 13, 2021 // Storage, Canadian Solar, South america, Colombia, Shawn Qu