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Renewables make up 44.4% of Germany's power generation in Q3
The share of electrical power created from renewable resource resources in Germany rose to 44.4% of the complete power fed right into the grid in the 3rd quarter of 2022 from 43% a year previously, driven by more wind as well as solar energy, reveals data published by the Federal Statistics Office (Destatis).
Dec 12, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Germany, Europe
John Cockerill to Supply Thermal Receivers to Redstone CSP Plant in SA
John Cockerill, a Belgium-based design company, has exposed that it will provide molten salt solar thermal receivers to Redstone's 100 MW Concentrated Solar Energy Plant (CSP) in the North Cape Province of South Africa.
Jul 28, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Thermal, Africa, South Africa, ACWA Power, Rajit Nanda, International, csp, Concentrated Solar Power Plant, John Cockerill, Redstone CSP Plant
Sungrow to provide 14 MW of microgrid batteries in Lebanon
Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd (SHE:300274) has authorized offers to supply utility-scale micro-grid battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a total capacity of 14 MW/24.9 MWh in Lebanon.
Jun 8, 2023 // Storage, Sungrow, Asia, lebanon
Norwegian tech for Korea's gigantic floating solar complex
Floating PV professional Ocean Sun as well as South Korean energy business EN Technologies have authorized an agreement to establish the pilot projects of the 2.1 GW floating solar site intended near the Saemangeum tidal flat, on the coast of the Yellow Sea.
Jul 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, South Korea, floating PV, Asia, EN Technologies, Ocean Sun, Børge Bjørneklett
Denmark's Largest Energy Firm Ørsted Acquires Ballinrea Solar Farm- Its First in Ireland
The project will provide the electrical power needs of 16,000 Irish families. Its building and construction is expected to begin in 2024 and also will be operationalised by 2025. The Ballinrea Solar Farm will make a meaningful payment to Ireland's national power target of 80% renewables by 2030 in addition to the Government's new 5.5 GW solar target.
Sep 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Terra Solar, solar farm, Orsted, Kieran White, Ballinrea solar farm, Ballinrea solar PV, Carrigaline and Cork City
OMV Petrom, CE Oltenia Partner for 450 MW Solar Project in Romania
State-owned utility Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia) as well as the Romanian oil company OMV Petrom will build 450 MW solar parks in the country. According to OMV Petrom, a total amount of over EUR400 million (US$ 390 million) will be spent on the installation of four solar parks will virtually triple the mounted solar capacity in Romania. In December 2021, CE Oltenia chose the organisation to serve as the project's investor. The state-owned utility Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia) and the Romanian oil company OMV Petrom will certainly construct 450 MW of solar PV in the nation.
Oct 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, clean energy, Europe, Romania, International, Complexul Energetic Oltenia, solar projects, OMV Petrom, green energy, CE Oltenia, four solar parks, Romanian oil corporation
Austrian Firm Enery Ready To Construct Bulgaria's Biggest Solar Park
Austrian firm, Enery, managed by Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund (TSIIF) via Amber Infrastructure, is currently operating among both largest PV facilities in Bulgaria. Founded in 2019, Enery is a leading renewable resource developers in Central and also Eastern Europe. In 2020, it acquired a solar park on 100 hectares with a 60.4 MW peak as well as additionally 50 MW in connection power in Karadzhalovo near Plovdiv.
Feb 27, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, solar park project, Enery, Jade Power Trust Fund, photovoltaic park, renewable energy developer, renewable resource
Utility backs solar farm atop capped Kentucky coal ash pit
The nation's largest utility has actually suggested developing a $216 million solar farm project in Kentucky atop a capped coal ash storage space pit at one of its coal-fired power plants.
Nov 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Amy Kelly
Oman launches tender for 146 MW of solar-diesel-storage projects
The Rural Areas Electricity Company wants to build hybrid plants in 11 non-interconnected areas of the sultanate. The projects will have a total of 48 MW of solar power generation capacity and 70 MW of diesel and the storage component will have total installed power of 28 MW and a storage capacity of 14 MWh.
Aug 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, storage, tender, plants, Asia, Rural Areas Electricity Company, Tanweer, Oman Power and Water Procurement Company, United Arab Emirates
English councils tender for solar car parks and storage space
2 regional authorities on the English southern coastline hurt for as much as 250 kW of solar generation capacity as well as at least 300 kWh of energy storage space under a setup which should not cost the cash-strapped councils a cent.
Aug 4, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Transport, UK, tender, Europe, solar car park
NREL scientists approximate international possibility of hydro-linked floating PV at up to 7.5 TW
The U.S. based scientists said connecting solar with hydro in a full crossbreed system configuration might result-- at finest-- in the release of 7,593 GW for an approximated yearly power generation of 10,616 TWh as well as a 20% reservoir coverage. As well as incorporating solar with hydro by doing this brings additional benefits, consisting of improved system operation at different time scales, even more opportunities for storage space thanks to pumped hydro, boosted usage prices of transmission lines, lowered PV curtailment, and lower affiliation expenses and also water dissipation.
Sep 14, 2020 // Technology, Floating PV, USA, NREL, floating PV, North America
Austria-based Enery preparing to build Bulgaria's biggest solar park
In case there are no hold-ups, the building and construction of the Chirpan solar energy plant in Bulgaria can start this year. The 160 MW project is owned by Enery from Austria. It would currently be the biggest in the nation.
Feb 24, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Austria, PV Power Plant, Bulgaria
NTPC Renewable launches Goa tender for 300-MW solar project construction
NTPC Renewable Energy issues an EPC tender for a 300-MW grid-connected solar project in Goa, aiming to boost India’s clean-power capacity and investor participation.
Aug 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, NTPC, Asia, Goa, EPC tender
New perovskite manufacture technique for solar cells paves means to massive manufacturing
A brand-new, simpler option procedure for making stable perovskite solar cells overcomes the crucial traffic jam to massive manufacturing and also commercialization of this encouraging renewable-energy innovation, which has actually remained tantalizingly unreachable for greater than a years.
Mar 22, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, NTU, Wanyi Nie, Leeyih Wang
TotalEnergies Starts Construction on Hybrid Solar-Storage Site in S Africa
TotalEnergies is building a 216-MW solar-battery hybrid system, producing over 400 GWh of clean electricity, in South Africa's Northern Cape province. Set to become operational in 2025, the project will ensure a continuous supply of green electricity for local utility Eskom.
Dec 15, 2023 // Plants, Storage, TotalEnergies, S Africa