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AfDB Approves $27 Mn Loan to Establish 200 MW Solar Plant in Egypt
The African Development Bank's Board of Directors today authorized $27.2 million in lending financing for the layout, building and construction and also operation of a 200 MW photovoltaic solar power plant at Kom Ombo, in Upper Egypt on the river Nile.
Mar 9, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Africa, Egypt, AfDB, African Development Bank, kom ombo, Solar Power Plant, Electricity, Kevin Kariuki
Sterling And Wilson Renewable In MoU For 961MWp Solar Plants In Nigeria
Sterling and Wilson Solar Solutions, Inc( SWSS), the US step down subsidiary of Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited (SWRE) has actually revealed that it has authorized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, together with its consortium companion Sun Africa.
Sep 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, MoU, amit jain, Sun Africa, sterling and wilson renewable energy, Nigeria solar projects, SWRE, SWSS
Energy Vault's Gravity Storage to Revolutionize Southern Africa's Energy Landscape
Gravity Energy Storage Solutions partners with Energy Vault to revolutionize energy storage in Southern Africa, addressing power shortages and accelerating the transition to clean, sustainable energy.
Feb 2, 2024 // Storage, Africa, South Africa, Energy Vault
Scatec Commissions 273-MW Grootfontein Solar in Western Cape
Scatec powers up 273‑MW Grootfontein in Western Cape, easing load‑shedding and proving big solar’s momentum—bolstering REIPPPP goals, priming solar‑plus‑storage growth, and signaling fresh utility‑scale investment.
Dec 8, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, Africa, South Africa
Covid-19 and also reliance on China's PV supply chain
The Asian Development Bank claims creating nations in Asia as well as the Pacific must take into consideration creating their very own solar sector supply chains as the Covid-19 pandemic has actually revealed their over-reliance on China to finish the power change.
Mar 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, India, China, Asia, Vietnam, Asian Development Bank, WORLD, covid-19, Yongping Zhai
IEA: governments must prepare for 'looming' surge in resources need
Federal governments globally must ensure that there are sufficient raw materials readily available to solar as well as energy storage programmers to safeguard the energy change.
May 6, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Market Research, mining, european commission, Lithium ion, biden, International Energy Agency, raw materials, china imports, copper, Faith Birol
US anti-forced labour regulation gathers momentum as new bill passes House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives has actually passed the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act, which aims to ban imports from China's Xinjiang region, by a frustrating 428-1 in an action that can have serious consequences for the nation's solar industry.
Dec 10, 2021 // Policy, USA, North America, Xinjiang, china imports, WRO, forced labour, import ban, Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act
Researchers develop a cobalt-free cathode for lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine as well as four nationwide laboratories have developed a way to make lithium-ion battery cathodes without making use of cobalt, a mineral plagued by price volatility and also geopolitical problems.
Sep 22, 2022 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, University of California, Huolin Xin
Energy Vault, 2 Others Construct Gravity-Based Energy Storage in China
The 100 MWh EVx system is being developed beside a wind farm as well as nationwide grid site in Rudong situated outside of Shanghai. Energy Vault and Atlas Renewable signed a $50 million licensing contract for making use of Energy Vault's proprietary gravity-based energy storage space technology.
May 6, 2022 // Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, China, Asia, North America, Energy Vault, Atlas Renewable, robert piconi, China Tianying, Eric Fang, EVx, Rudong, Yan
Transparent Solar Cells That Could Unlock brand-new era of Personalised Energy
A group of scientists has actually successfully developed clear solar cells which they believe can take us in the direction of a brand-new period of customised power.
Nov 3, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, Asia, Korea, International, Innovation, Incheon National University, Joondong Kim
Nuru Seeks $300 Million for Mini-Grids in Power-Starved Congo
Series B round to raise $60 million, Series C $90 million Company is backed by UK Agency REPP, IFC and Proparco
Apr 5, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Africa, Nuru, Congo
Morocco kicks off tender for 400 MW solar park
The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy has started to pre-qualify developers for the first phase of the Noor PV II solar project.
Jan 31, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, pv power plants, Africa, Morocco
Heineken as well as Iberdrola to provide 100% sustainable electrical energy by 2020
Heineken Spain and also power service provider Iberdrola are collaborate to provide 100% eco-friendly electrical energy to Heineken's Spanish breweries as well as workplaces by October 2020. The lasting power acquisition arrangement (PPA) with Iberdrola belongs to Heineken's objective to run 100% carbon neutral by 2023.
Feb 18, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Iberdrola, PV plant, Europe, heineken, Ángeles Santamaria, Guillaume Duverdier
Covid-19: Solar cell producer CEL to make ICU ventilators, looks for companions
Central Electronics restricted-- India's very first silicon PV maker-- is aiming to use its knowledge as well as technological expertise to increase the manufacturing of ICU ventilators in the nation's battle versus Covid-19 pandemic. The general public industry device has actually welcomed worldwide proposals from ventilator makers to choose companions for manufacturing.
Apr 16, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Storage, India, Asia, solar cell, bhel, CEL, covid-19
Alpine floating solar
Romande Energie is currently creating a floating solar system high in the Alps. In spite of being exposed to unfavorable meteorological conditions, the plant is predicted to generate more power by half compared to lowland-installed solutions.
Nov 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Europe, Switzerland, Romande Energie