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While it has actually seen little results for its operating PV possessions, the Norwegian solar developer claims the coronavirus pandemic has actually begun to influence building and construction, appointing and also screening of a few of its brand-new solar plants.

Worldwide grid-connected solar ability got to 580.1 GW at the end of 2019, together with 3.4 GW of offgrid PV, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. Overall mounted renewables ability struck an exceptional 2,563.8 GW, with hydropower continuing to be the leading resource at 1,310.9 GW, complied with by wind at 622.7 GW.

The South African utility has issued a 20-strong tender for 50 kW solar inverters and mounting structures, to be used in four power plants. Although it is unclear whether the tender marks the energy company’s first step into solar energy, the procurement follows the recent publication of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan. Eskom is reportedly developing a renewables-linked large scale storage project which may explain the need for inverters.

Recent battery plant blazes and a hydrogen station blast have again raised questions about the safety of energy storage technologies.

OCI Solar Power, part of South Korean power and also chemicals firm OCI Co Ltd (KRX:010060), has actually sold a 110-MW ready-to-build solar project in Texas to Japan's Mitsui & Co (TYO:8031).

UK mobile power business Aggreko plc (LON: AGK) has actually finished what it claims to be one of the greatest renewable resource microgrids worldwide, incorporating solar energy and power storage space at a golden goose in Western Australia.

Portuguese multinational MCA Group revealed it is leading a consortium included with the growth of a 370-MWp solar energy project in Angola.

Independent solar power manufacturer Sonnedix Power Holdings said today that two photovoltaic (PV) parks in Chile, with an incorporated capability of 6 MW, have reached their commercial procedure date (COD).

Spanish programmer Grenergy has included 3 new supervisors to its group with the aim of accelerating its European renewables and power storage space procedures

The Riverstart project will certainly supply electrical power to the Hoosier Energy Cooperative

Swiss renewables developer Smartenergy Invest AG has actually begun the building and construction of a 63.5-MWp solar park in Portugal which will provide green electrical power to more than 26,000 homes.

Brazilian power market regulatory authority Aneel has actually given the go-ahead to the launch of business procedures at a 50-MW solar plant possessed by Italy's Enel Green Power SpA

LONGi has actually entered into renewable resource collaboration as framework distributor in Singapore and also Indonesia. The agreement will improve Indonesia's capability to establish renewable resource and also will certainly promote cross-border electrical energy trade for shared benefit.

The Palo Alto company says it has improved its large scale battery offering with the new product in the wake of the success of its Powerpack-driven big battery in Australia. The Megapack can be deployed at a 250 MW/1 GWh clean energy plant four times faster than a fossil fuel alternative, claimed the business in a blogpost.

A major ground-mounted PV auction in France is set to boost the country’s solar capacity by 10%, with 107 developers successfully bidding on 858MW of capacity spread evenly across the country.