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Burkina Faso welcomes bids for building and construction of four PV solar power plants
The federal government of Burkina Faso through the national power utility Sonabel, officially Societe Nationale d'electricite du Burkina Faso, has actually released a Notice of Invitation to Tender (AOO) requiring bids for the engineering, purchase, and also building and construction of four photovoltaic or pv solar power plants with a total capacity of 9 MWp in three different areas in the West African country.
Sep 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, pv power plants, Urbasolar, Africa, Burkina Faso, Sonabel, African Development Bank (AfDB), government of Burkina Faso, Societe Nationale d’electricite du Burkina Faso, Yeleen Rural Electrification Project
Solarvest, GreenRock to Deploy 1 GW Renewables in Asia
Solarvest Holdings Bhd partners with GreenRock Energy to deploy 1 GW of renewable energy in Malaysia and Taiwan, driving towards a sustainable future.
Jun 24, 2024 // Plants, Asia, Solarvest Holdings
First Solar Powered Miniature Train in India Launched in Kerala
A solar energy powered mini train billed as the very first of its kind in India was inaugurated at the Veli Tourist Village in Kerala by CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Nov 3, 2020 // Transport, India, Asia, Kadakampalluy Surendran, Pinarayi Vijayan
The UAE reveals its very first floating solar energy plant
The island of Nurai in Abu Dhabi has actually lately set up a floating solar energy plant that is readied to have an ability of 80 kilowatts
Feb 14, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Asia, UAE, Stefan Mückstein
Trina reveals its very first delivery of 500 W modules
The Chinese maker states the initial items left the manufacturing facility 11 days after automation began. The panels were introduced by the business late last month.
Mar 31, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, pv modules, Asia, Risen, Trina, Yin Rongfang
Ecuador unveils developer shortlist for first ever major solar venture
Ecuador has identified the handful of top global clean energy developers who will compete to deploy the country’s first ever large-scale solar project.
Nov 18, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Ecuador, Total Eren, pv power plants, tender, solar pv, South america, Latin america, neoen, Solarpack
First evidence reveals solar parks can cool down surrounding land
Scientists utilizing satellite innovations have actually found for the very first time that large scale solar parks have a cooling impact on the land bordering them.
Oct 26, 2021 // Technology, USA, China, Asia, North America, Solar Park, Lancaster University, Alona Armstrong, Ludong University, University of California Davis
Emeren's first-quarter loss shrinks as revenue triples
Solar project programmer and also driver Emeren Group (NYSE: SOL), narrowed its first-quarter net attributable loss to USD 194,000 (EUR 208,780) as revenues practically tripled as well as costs declined.
Jun 2, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Emeren
Enel Delivers First Power from 132.2-MW Colombian Solar Farm
Enel Colombia's 132.2 MW solar farm in Fundación, Colombia, is now delivering energy to the grid. With 244,800 solar panels spread across 237 hectares, this USD 109 million project was awarded a 2023-2037 power purchase agreement in Colombia's October 2021 renewable energy auction.
Aug 25, 2023 // Plants, Enel, South america, Colombia, PV Power Plant
Vena Energy starts up 37-MW solar park in Japan
Singapore-based independent power producer (IPP) Vena Energy has finished the construction as well as started industrial operation of a 37-MW solar PV park in Japan's Nagano prefecture, it claimed.
Nov 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, Vena Energy, Solar Park
Austria's last coal nuclear power plant closes down
Austrian power supplier Verbund has actually closed down its coal-fired area home heating plant in the state of Styria as prepared. This indicates that coal power generation in Austria is currently background, leading the way for a button to a 100% sustainable power supply by 2030.
Apr 20, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, coal, Austria, Magnus Brunner, Wolfgang Anzengruber
Leading 10 Rooftop Solar States by Installed Capacity in India
India has actually established among the globe's most enthusiastic targets of 175 gigawatts (GW) for renewable resource capability enhancement by 2022, consisting of 100 GW for solar, 60 GW for wind, 10 GW for bioenergy and also 5 GW for little hydro-power. Out of the solar's 100 GW capability, 40 GW will certainly originate from roof solar and also 60 GW from ground-mounted solar projects. Below we consider the leading 10 roof solar states by mounted capability in the nation.
May 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV
Ethiopia aims to set up formula for the calculation of mini-grid tariffs
Ethiopia is currently trying to set up a methodology for the calculation of electricity tariffs for mini-grid systems. Should the government’s work come to fruition, it can provide much-needed certainty to mini-grid investors.
Aug 12, 2019 // Grids, Tariffs, mini-grid systems, Ethiopia, Africa, Hizkyas Dufera, Scaling Solar
SunPower idles all solar cell as well as module setting up plants
High-performance PV supplier SunPower has actually idled every one of its factory situated in the United States, Mexico, France, Malaysia and also the Philippines to limit the functional and also economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 21, 2020 // Manufacturing News, USA, Malaysia, France, SunPower, pv modules, Europe, c-si manufacturing, Asia, solar cell, Philippines, Mexico, North America, covid-19
Vena Energy gets 162MW Japanese solar project
Singapore-headquartered renewable energy manufacturer Vena Energy has acquired a 162MW solar PV project in Japan from Spanish developer X-ELIO.
Dec 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, x-elio, Vena Energy, Lluis Noguera, solar pv developer, miyagi prefecture, Juan Mas Valor