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AMPYR Secures 195 MW Solar PPAs with Duke Energy
AMPYR Energy USA boosts solar capacity in South Carolina, securing 195 MWp to power 30,000 homes, while advancing toward its ambitious 5-GW solar portfolio goal.
Nov 21, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Duke Energy, AMPYR Energy USA
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
GOGLA, Solar Energy Association Marks 2020 With USD 316 Million Investment
GOGLA, the worldwide association for off-grid solar energy, which provides off-grid electrical energy product or services, has introduced that the overall investment into the off-grid solar market in 2020 represented USD 316 million, 4 million more than 2019.
Mar 15, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Gogla, off-grid solar energy industry
AfDB Boosts Zambia's Solar Project with $8M Loan
The African Development Bank boosts Zambia's renewable energy with an $8 million loan for a transformative solar project, paving the way for a sustainable energy future.
Oct 30, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, zambia, AfDB, Solar Project
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
Tunisia intends 1.7 GW of renewable energy projects
The Tunisian federal government is preparing 1,700 MW of new renewable resource projects that must be implemented between 2023 and also 2025 throughout the North African country, power minister Naila Nouira stated on Tuesday.
Jan 4, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Tunisia, Africa
Masdar to include 3 GW of renewables in Angola, Uganda
Renewables developer Masdar has actually signed deals to create 3 GW of renewable resource projects in Uganda and Angola as part of a UAE-led initiative that supports the release of green energy in Africa.
Jan 23, 2023 // Plants, Masdar, Africa, Angola, Uganda
Schletter preparations to open 1-GW solar mounting factory in Turkey
Germany-based solar mounting systems supplier Schletter Group is preparing to commission in April a new factory in Turkey with a capacity of up to 1 GW each year.
Apr 11, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Asia, Turkey, Schletter
Mali launches tender for solar-plus-storage
The country’s agency for rural electrification is seeking proposals for a 1.3 MW solar project and a 1.5 MW/2 MWh storage system.
Aug 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, Africa, Mali, Amader, Islamic Development Bank, Akuo Kita Solar
complete Angola's Luena Solar Park
Portugal's MCA and Angola's Ministry of Energy bring solar power to Moxico with 25.3-MWp park, lighting up lives for 59,483 people.
May 27, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Europe, PV Power Plant, MCA, Sun Africa
Saudi's $123M Egypt Solar Closes Financing
ACWA Power has closed financing for 200MW Kom Ombo solar project in Egypt, with $123 million of the total $182 million investment coming from international institutions. In January 2024, the plant will provide electricity to 130,000 households and help Egypt meet its 2035 goal of 42% renewable energy.
Aug 30, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Africa, Egypt, ACWA Power, Solar Project
$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