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$35mn Boost for ISA Global Solar Facility
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and partners announce a $35 million capital contribution to the Global Solar Facility (GSF), designed to stimulate solar investments in underserved regions. India and Bloomberg Philanthropies to invest $25 and $10 million respectively. GSF anticipates $10 billion investments to benefit 200 million by 2030.
Nov 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, ISA, GSF, The International Solar Alliance, Global Solar Facility
KPI Green Powers Up 22MW Solar Park for Aditya Birla
KPI Green Energy Ltd - contracted to install 22.3-MWp photovoltaic park & secure contracts for 2.7 MW projects. With 115 MW total capacity, the company is aiming for 1GW by 2025.
Nov 8, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar Park, KPI Green, Aditya Birla
Rays Power Infra inks 500-MW Solar Pact in India
Rays Power Infra signs MOU with Uttarakhand to build 500-MW solar park, meeting state's power demands and expanding presence into Asia, Middle East, and North Africa. Make the switch to clean energy with this experienced solar plant builder.
Dec 13, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, PV Power Plant, Rays Power Infra
China's Hounen to open 1-GW solar panel factory in S Carolina
The US arm of Chinese solar maker Zhejiang Hounen Photoelectricity Co Ltd (Hounen) is planning to pour USD 33 million (EUR 30.9 m) right into a job that will create its first solar panel manufacturing facility in the US, it claimed last week.
Mar 20, 2023 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, solar panel, Hounen, S Carolina
4.7-MW solar array now completed atop Maine capped landfill
The City of South Portland, Maine, has completed a 4.7-MW solar array atop the city's capped landfill. The project ought to offset 63% of the city's municipal electrical load.
Oct 26, 2022 // Plants, solar array, Scott Morelli, Thomas Biddinger, Phil Coupe
S.Aussie Grid World's 1st to Get to Zero Demand, Rooftop Solar Was Key
To its knowledge, claims the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), South Australia is the initial gigawatt-scale power system in the world to technique zero operational demand due to such high percentages of demand being met by distributed energy resources (DER) such as rooftop solar.
Nov 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, Australian Energy Market Operator
Samsung sets objective to obtain 100% clean power by 2050
Samsung Electronics is shifting far from fossil fuels and aiming to totally power its international operations with clean electrical power by 2050, a difficult goal that professionals claim could be hampered by South Korea's small climate adjustment commitments.
Sep 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, South Korea, Asia, samsung
Hanwha departures solar-grade polysilicon organisation
South Korean solar-grade polysilicon manufacturer, Hanwha Solutions is to leave business by the end of 2020, adhering to OCI's choice to shutter polysilicon plants in the nation.
Feb 21, 2020 // Manufacturing News, South Korea, China, polysilicon, c-si manufacturing, wacker chemie, Asia, Hanwha, oci chemical
America’s Concentrated Solar Power Companies Have All but Disappeared
CSP plant, Cerro Dominador, to the grid. CSP is also part of the energy mix in South Africa and, increasingly, Middle Eastern and North African markets such as Dubai and
Jan 21, 2020 // Thermal, USA, Nevada, North America, Concentrated solar power, SolarReserve, CSP developers, Concentrated Solar Power developers, Crescent Dunes
Including 50MW/64.5 MWh to Tesla's large battery in Australia
The Essential Services Commission of South Australia has authorized strategies to expand the Tesla huge battery from 100 MW to 150 MW.
Jun 23, 2020 // Storage, TESLA, Australia, neoen, Oceania
RES Secures Permit for 25-MW Solar Farm in England
RES secures approval for 25-MW Varley solar farm in South Gloucestershire, UK. The project will power 10,000 homes and incorporate sheep farming and native tree planting. RES, with a proven track record, manages 12 GW of assets worldwide.
Jan 29, 2024 // Plants, res, England, solar farm
Vena Energy Launches 320MW Solar Park in Queensland
Vena Energy's 320MW solar project in Queensland to power 120,000 homes, cut 568,000 tonnes of CO2, and create 400 jobs, advancing clean energy goals by 2027.
Apr 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, queensland, PV Power Plant, Vena Energy
Aussie Govt: 930MW NSW Firming Tender
The Australian government has announced a Capacity Investment Scheme to increase renewables in New South Wales to 6 GW. The NSW Energy Roadmap's firming tender will increase from 380 MW to 930 MW and bids representing more than 3.3 GW have already been submitted. Final results announced by the end of September, with the next auction to be announced by October in South Australia and Victoria.
Jun 30, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, tender, Oceania
Biden Touts $60M Enphase Investment in SC, 1800 Jobs
President Joe Biden announces $60 million investment from Enphase Energy Inc. to create 1,800 jobs in US, including 600 in South Carolina, supported by $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act and $52 billion CHIPS and Science Act. Biden is joined by Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi and Enphase CEO Badri Kothandaraman on his trip to promote economic agenda.
Jul 6, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Enphase Energy, North America, Joe Biden
Canada extends trade measures against Chinese metal silicon
With the anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed in November 2013 set to expire nine months ago, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal has extended them for another five years, ruling their expiry would harm the nation’s only domestic manufacturer.
Aug 27, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Canada, China, polysilicon, Asia, North America, metal silicon, Quebec Silicon Limited Partnership, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, QSIP Canada ULC, Wacker Chemie AG, Pedro Larrea