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AfDB greenlights lending for ACWA Power's 200-MW PV project in Egypt
The African Growth Financial Institution (AfDB) stated that it has accepted a funding to sustain ACWA Power's 200-MW Kom Ombo solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Egypt.
Mar 5, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Africa, Egypt, ACWA Power, AfDB
Ecuador to kick-off 500 MW renewables auction
Through the procurement exercise, the Ecuadorian government will select wind, solar and mini hydropower projects. Selected developers will be granted a 25-year PPA, while the sole off-taker of the generated energy will be state-owned utility Corporacion Electrica de Ecuador, S.A. (CELEC).
Jul 24, 2019 // Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Ecuador, Villonaco II, Villonaco III, El Aromo, CELEC, Corporacion Electrica de Ecuador, South america
Statkraft triumphes in RESS with 276MWp as other champions revealed
Norwegian state-owned power titan Statkraft has actually scooped up the largest contract in Ireland's very first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), with 2 solar farms amounting to 276MWp appearing effective alongside 57MW of onshore wind.
Aug 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, Statkraft, Kevin O’Donovan, shannon energy, Ress
Ørsted, Skovgaard Energy team up on enthusiastic Power-to-X project in Denmark
Danish energy company and also offshore wind major Ørsted A/S (CPH: ORSTED) as well as compatriot renewables programmer Skovgaard Energy will certainly partner to develop a Power-to-X center in Denmark that could reach more than 3 GW of electrolysis capacity, possibly becoming one of the largest in Europe.
Dec 6, 2022 // Plants, Europe, Denmark, Ørsted, Skovgaard Energy, Power-to-X project
BHP to power two Australian mines with solar power and also battery storage
Anglo-Australian mining company BHP, in collaboration with Canada's TransAlta Renewables, is to develop two solar farms and also a battery storage system to help power its Mt Keith and Leinster nickel mines in Western Australia.
Jul 30, 2021 // Plants, IPP, PPA, mines, bhp, transalta
ARCI develops easy-to-clean photovoltaic panel finishing
The super-hydrophobic layer utilizing functional nanoparticles drives away dust deposition on the photovoltaic panels and cleans itself by the activity of water on the modules.
Jul 8, 2020 // Technology, India, Asia, solar panel coating, ARCI
Total to Establish 25 MWh Battery Power Storage Space Project in France
Total has actually revealed that it has actually released a battery power storage space project with a storage space capability of 25 MWh, which will certainly be the biggest in France.
Mar 13, 2020 // Storage, France, Europe, Total, International, Patrick Pouyanné
Researchers establish new perovskite solar cell design with 31.09% effectiveness
Researchers from the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and also Astronautics in China as well as University of Okara in Pakistan have substitute a solar cell based on an absorber making use of a CsSnI3 perovskite product, which is an inorganic perovskite that has low exciton binding energy, a high absorbance coefficient, and an energy bandgap of 1.3 eV.
May 19, 2023 // Technology, China, Asia, Pakistan, efficiency, perovskite solar cell, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Okara
Texas moves closer to merchant solar
Intersect Power has gone live with news the company has 1.7 GWdc ready for construction in Texas and California, including a project which holds a hedge and no power purchase agreement.
Sep 25, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Duke Energy Renewables, Texas, First Solar, North America, Intersect Power, Georges Antoun
Researchers develop a cobalt-free cathode for lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine as well as four nationwide laboratories have developed a way to make lithium-ion battery cathodes without making use of cobalt, a mineral plagued by price volatility and also geopolitical problems.
Sep 22, 2022 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, University of California, Huolin Xin
KORE Power to supply batteries for co-located 20MWh ABB, Ecotricity battery storage space project
Battery cell manufacturer KORE Power is to provide the batteries for a 10MW/20MWh battery storage project under advancement between ABB and power provider Ecotricity.
Jun 10, 2022 // Storage, ABB, BESS, KORE Power, Ecotricity
Largest solar power stations in Portugal
Top biggest solar photovoltaic power stations in Portugal. (Updated  April 2026)   Solar power stations, PV farms 2026 in
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Zelestra and Graphic Packaging sign vPPA for Leon solar farm
Zelestra and Graphic Packaging sign a vPPA for the 19-MW Villamañán solar farm in León, Spain, pushing their joint contracted capacity above 100 MW and advancing GPI’s CO₂ cuts.
Jul 24, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Zelestra
Kansai Electric Power and Power Ledger extend cooperation
Japan’s electric utility KEPCO prolongs a trial project with Australia’s peer-to-peer energy trading company Power Ledger. The project is meant for tracking RECs and ptp trading power generated by solar plants.
Dec 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Japan, Australia, Asia, Oceania, KEPCO, Power Ledger
CEE Group gets 82-MWp Dutch PV portfolio
German renewable energy asset supervisor CEE Group has actually gotten an 81.9-MWp portfolio of ground-mounted photovoltaic projects in the Netherlands from a European unit of Chinese solar panel maker and project designer Chint Solar.
Jan 26, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, CEE Group