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Japan's policymakers authorize higher 2030 renewable energy target
The Cabinet of Japan's government has authorized a plan to increase the national target for renewable energy in the electrical energy generation mix to in between 36% as well as 38% by 2030.
Oct 25, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, policy, decarbonisation, net zero, cop26, deployment target, energy security
African Infrastructure Gets Boost From $12 Billion Climate Fund
GCF commits $253.7 million to AFC Capital Infrastructure Fund
Equity financial investment is largest made by GCF in Africa to date
Mar 21, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, gcf, AFC Capital Infrastructure Fund
Saudi Arabia Unveils 4.5 GW Renewable Energy Tender
Saudi Arabia accelerates its green revolution, launching a tender for 4.5 GW of solar and wind projects, aiming for 50% renewable energy by 2030. Bright future ahead!
Sep 25, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, Saudi Arabia, tender, Asia
Ørsted Unveils 320-MW Solar Farm Plans in UK
Ørsted A/S unveils plans for a 320-MW solar farm in East Riding, reinforcing the UK’s renewable energy future and commitment to sustainability. A bright step towards greener horizons!
Jan 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, PV Power Plant, Ørsted A/S
COVID-19: Latest evaluation on influence to United States utility-scale as well as domestic solar
The background for the United States property market has actually swiftly soured after California-headquartered SunPower Corp warned of reduced anticipated company and also succeeding hit to its annual report estimates for 2020.
Apr 2, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, California, USA, Wood Mackenzie, pv power plants, pv modules, residential, Sungevity, North America, Roth Capital, Coronavirus, covid-19, sunpower corporation, sunworks inc
California firm contracts ‘astoundingly’ cheap solar-plus-storage pipeline
The US state of California has witnessed yet another claim of ultra-low solar prices, recorded in the context of a major contracting exercise by a community energy group.
Oct 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Tariffs, California, USA, Nick Chaset, EBCE, sPower, pv power plants, solar-plus-storage, BESS, North America, 8minutenergy, terra-gen, 8minute Solar Energy
Promising soiling mitigation solutions should not be left to gather dust
A study has estimated the cost of PV project soiling may increase from €3-5 billion last year to €4-7 billion by 2023 due to more extensive deployment in high insolation and soiling-affected regions, such as China and India. The authors of the paper outlined the potential of soiling mitigation technologies while stressing more R&D is needed to reduce costs and for the adoption of such measures on a larger scale.
Oct 25, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, India, China, Asia, coating materials, soiling
Al Dhafra Solar Project, Abu Dhabi
Al Dhafra solar project is a 2GW photovoltaic (PV) independent power manufacturer (IPP) project, which will be situated in Al Dhafra area, around 35km south of Abu Dhabi City in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Aug 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, Asia, United Arab Emirates
Floating solar presentation project to be installed off Seychelles' coastline
A floating photovoltaic or pv presentation project is expected to be installed off the shore of Seychelles' Providence Industrial Estate.
Aug 31, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, solar pv, floating PV, Swimsol, Nordic Development Fund, Energy Solutions Seychelles, Providence Industrial Estate, UniSey, NISTI
Biggest US Solar Project Cancelled On Aesthetic Grounds
The cancellation notes the biggest pushback to a solar project in the United States till date.
Local resistance to projects is not distinct to the United States, and is a concern in higher population locations like India as well.
Jul 27, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, arevia power, International, Solar Project
Tesla Megapacks chose for Edify's 300MWh Australia battery portfolio
Tesla has been gotten to offer 150MW/300MWh of its Megapack battery energy storage system (BESS) remedy for projects in growth by Edify Energy in Australia.
Mar 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, EPC, TESLA, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, project news, national electricity market, supply deal, inertia, smart inverters, synchronous generation, synthetic inertia, virtual inertia
Energy Dome Launches First CO2 Battery Long-Duration Energy Storage Plant
Energy Dome which is based in Italy released a commercial long-duration energy storage modern technology plant in Sardinia on the 8th of June 2022.
Jun 13, 2022 // Storage, Lithium ion Battery, green energy, Grid-connected battery storage, Li-Ion Storage
IRENA and also Ocean Energy Europe Companion to Drive Ocean Energy Market
New IRENA reports forecast a 20-fold development possibility of ocean energy by 2030, giving coastal neighborhoods with a climate-safe roadmap for COVID-19 recuperation
Dec 1, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, IRENA, MoU, Francesco La Camera, covid-19, Ocean Energy Europe, Rémi Gruet
US ROUND-UP: Gap diversifies; 125MW PPA in MI; Military-funded space solar; Solar bees
Global retail brand Gap moved one step closer to its goal of fully renewably-powered operations by 2030 after signing a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Enel Green Power North America. It has purchased 90MW of energy from the renewables giant's North Dakota wind project for a period of 12 years.
Aug 13, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Solar, USA, SunPower, plants, Michigan, cleanchoice energy, solar bees, Antonio Cammisecra, air force, university of toledo, solar space, upper peninsula power company, power purchase agreement, orion renewable energy group, map energy, gap, North Dakota, enel green power, the chandler solar project, North America
Big money for Turkey’s 500 MW solar factory
With the Turkish government having given Kalyon Enerji another three years to build the 500 MW facility it won a tender to construct with former partner Hanwha Q Cells, Ankara has now committed a $333 million “super incentive” to the fab.
Sep 6, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Kalyon Enerji, Eren Engur, Hanwha Q Cells, Turkey
