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US Solar Makers Seek Tariffs on Asian Imports
US solar manufacturers push for tariffs on Southeast Asian imports, citing unfair competition. Potential tariffs up to 271.5% could impact project costs and industry growth.
Apr 25, 2024 // Tariffs, USA, North America
AEMO gets rid of suspension, restores wholesale power markets in all Australian areas
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has actually lifted the wholesale power market suspension in all areas of the National Electricity Market (NEM) from 2pm today (AEST), after stepping in greater than a week earlier.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, Australian Energy Market Operator, national electricity market, wholesale markets
Enel Green Power begins business in Vietnam
Italian renewables company Enel Green Power has near to 5,700 MW of projects in the general pipe in Vietnam that are promoted by its new business EGP Vietnam (EGPVN).
Aug 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, enel green power, Vietnam
New Intl Consortium to Breakthrough High-Tech Mirrors Made Use Of in Solar Plants
The United State Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), signed up with by companions at Sandia National Laboratories and the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute, has revealed the launch of the Heliostat Consortium (HelioCon): a worldwide initiative to drive down the cost of heliostats.
Dec 23, 2021 // Technology, USA, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, North America, Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute, Heliostat Consortium, U.S Department of Energy
Andhra Pradesh Government Planning for 10 GW Solar Project
Andhra Pradesh is planning to set up a solar project with an installed capacity of 10 GW to meet the increasing demand for power in the agricultural sector
Jan 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, Andhra Pradesh
Xcel Clears Path for Iron-Air Battery
Xcel Energy has received approval to build a 10-MW/1,000-MWh iron-air battery at its Sherburne coal-fired power plant in Becker, Minnesota. With 100 hours of energy storage, Breakthrough Energy Catalyst's USD-20-million commitment and Form Energy's Weirton, West Virginia manufacturing facility, this project marks the first of two iron-air batteries Xcel will install at retiring coal plants.
Jul 10, 2023 // Storage, USA, North America, Xcel
sPower and PSEG Long Island construct 20-MWac New York solar system
sPower, a company handling development, construction and operation of solar power facilities, and PSEG Long Island, a major electric utility provider, have completed a 20-MWac solar plant in Riverhead, New York. The project will provide power for approximately 2,870 homes annually, as New York moves to completely decarbonize its electricity system by 2040.
Jul 24, 2019 // Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, New York, sPower, PSEG Long Island, Paul Napoli, Long Island, North America
EDP and Amazon Forge Solar Partnership in Japan
EDP Energias de Portugal partners with Amazon for a 20-year solar agreement in Fukushima, bolstering sustainability with 63,000 panels to cut carbon emissions by 20,500 tonnes.
Jan 29, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Amazon, PV Power Plant, EDP Energias de Portugal
Kahramaa Closes Financing for World's 2nd Cheapest Solar Power Project
Kahramaa has actually revealed the effective monetary closure for the Siraj-1 solar energy plant project, the first of its kind project in Qatar
Jul 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Qatar, Kahramaa, International, Solar Project
Acciona and Zimmer Biomet sign 12-year Spanish solar PPA
Acciona has signed a 12-year PPA with Zimmer Biomet to supply it with renewable electricity in Spain, supported by the 42MWp Cristo Bailones solar plant.
Feb 16, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Europe, Acciona
Angola’s solar plans boosted by Italian oil giant Eni
The Italian oil and gas provider has signed a concession agreement with the government of the African oil country to build a 50 MW solar plant. The project is expected to be in the province of Namibe and will be part of the nation’s plan to deploy 600 MW of solar by 2022.
Nov 14, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, Angola, Eni, Solenova
Renewable Power Generation Expenses in 2019
Newly mounted sustainable power ability increasingly costs less than the cheapest power generation options based upon fossil fuels. The price data offered in this comprehensive research study from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) validates exactly how decisively the tables have transformed.
Jun 15, 2020 // Market Research
Ingeteam to Power Gentari’s Pioneering NSW Solar-Storage Hybrid by 2027
Ingeteam will equip Gentari’s 243-MWp Maryvale solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales, using DC coupling to maximise output before its 2027 debut.
Jul 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, Ingeteam, Gentari
Washington state reveals policies to guide utilities to carbon-free generation by 2045
Utilities running in the US state of Washington should remove coal-fired generation by the end of 2025 as well as resource 100% of their electricity from sustainable or non-carbon-emitting resources by 2045, according to new guidelines revealed by regulators.
Jan 12, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, Washington, utilities, North America, legislation, pacific power, avista, puget sound energy
Algerian 150 MW solar tender secures final price of $0.069/kWh – and only a third of the capacity
The Algerian Electricity and Gas Regulation Commission has concluded a tender launched in June. The one solar project selected will sell power at DZD8.28/kWh. The authority reportedly only published ceiling prices for energy bids on the day the exercise was completed.
Oct 30, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, tender, Africa, Algeria, Malek Drif, CREG, Al-Muchkat’s Drif