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Statkraft buys 326 MW of solar projects in Ireland
The Norwegian power company acquired the projects for around $17.3 million. The transaction indicates interest in large scale solar is on the rise in Ireland and unsubsidized projects are viable.
Oct 25, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, Statkraft
8minute, Doosan GridTech to collaborate on predictive solar-plus-storage dispatch controls
Leading US solar developer 8minute Solar Energy is to collaborate with Doosan GridTech to use advanced, predictive software controls to dispatch energy from solar-plus-storage plant in California.
Oct 28, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, pv power plants, solar pv, solar-plus-storage, North America, Doosan Gridtech, 8minute Solar Energy, Tom Buttgenbach, predictive software, frequency response
Singapore water agency awards 3MW of floating PV contracts to local firm
Singapore's national water agency PUB has awarded contracts to build two 1.5MW floating solar projects on the Bedok and Lower Seletar Reservoirs to local engineering firm BBR Greentech.
Oct 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Asia, Singapore, Chan Chun Sing
First Solar’s sales fall 6.5% in Q3 to $547m due to lower systems revenue from US project sales
For third-quarter 2019, First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services – has reported net sales of $547m, down 6.5% on $585m last quarter and 19% on $676m a year ago, due primarily to lower systems revenue from project sales in the USA, offset partially by higher module sales volume.
Nov 4, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, Mark Widmar, North America, thin-film photovoltaic
The first civil e-plane gets off the ground in Canada
The first civil fully electric airplane in the world was piloted in Vancouver a month ago.
Dec 11, 2019 // Storage, Transport, Canada, North America, electric airplane, Greg McDougall
ACWA Power switches on 50 MW solar farm in Jordan
The PV project, that was tendered by Jordanian utility NEPCO in 2017, will sell electricity at $0.059/kWh. The plant is situated at Jordan's Risha area, which is approximately 300 km northeast of Amman.
Dec 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Jordan, Asia, ACWA Power, NEPCO
CEL Floats O&M Tender for 1 MW Solar Plant in Rajasthan
The last date and time for submitting the bid application is January 15, 2020 at 11:00 Hrs, and the Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) is fixed at Rs 45,000.
Jan 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, India, tender, Asia, CEL, PV Power Plant
Tender for 350 kW Rooftop Solar System Issued by Cochin Port Trust
The Cochin Port Trust has issued a tender for the commissioning of 350 kW rooftop solar power systems on various buildings of the trust under the RESCO model.
Jan 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV, Cochin Port
8minute Solar Energy hires first primary technology officer
US solar designer 8minute Solar Energy is intending to enhance its technological knowledge with the visit of its initial chief technology officer (CTO).
Jun 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, 8minute
Australian PV research study centre safeguards AU$ 45m in government financing
The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) has actually obtained funding from the nation's new federal government to proceed its solar study tasks up until 2030.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, Martin Green, research and development, Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
Scatec funds 540MW South African solar portfolio
Construction will now kick off at three PV sites as well as a 225MW storage facility in the Kenhardt region
Jul 20, 2022 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Scatec, Africa, South Africa, Terje Pilskog, Jan Fourie
Tata Power subsidiary commissions 225MW hybrid project in Rajasthan, 25-year PPA signed
Tata Power subsidiary Tata Power Green Energy has actually commissioned a 225MW hybrid wind as well as solar project in the Indian solar hotbed state of Rajasthan.
Aug 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, pv power plants, hybrid, Asia, Rajasthan, tata power, tata, Discoms, hybrid projects, tata green power energy
RES secures O&M contracts for 385MW solar
Outfit will manage HV services in-house as well as give extra components administration as part of contractual obligations
Aug 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Octopus Energy, res, Brian Darnell
Solar team purchases 155MW Romanian PV
Econergy and Nofar Energy have actually each gotten 50% of the Ratesti project from Portland Trust
Nov 8, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Nofar Energy, Econergy
8minute Solar employs brand-new CFO, tasks him with capitalising on the green transition
US-based independent solar and storage designer 8minute Solar power has worked with Rahul Mathur as its new principal financial officer (CFO) in an ongoing build out of its management group.
Nov 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, ceo, 8minute Solar, Rahul Mathur