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Ecuador to kick-off 500 MW renewables auction
Through the procurement exercise, the Ecuadorian government will select wind, solar and mini hydropower projects. Selected developers will be granted a 25-year PPA, while the sole off-taker of the generated energy will be state-owned utility Corporacion Electrica de Ecuador, S.A. (CELEC).
Jul 24, 2019 // Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Ecuador, Villonaco II, Villonaco III, El Aromo, CELEC, Corporacion Electrica de Ecuador, South america
Statkraft to construct 234MW Spanish solar
4 PV projects are co-located within an eight-kilometre radius of each other in the Cadiz area
May 13, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Statkraft, PV Power Plant
Romania's Hidroelectrica seeks to acquire 131 MW solar power plant project
State-owned Hidroelectrica is trying to find a lawful professional to help the procurement of a 131 MW photovoltaic project in Argeș County from Portland Trust. The hydropower plant driver is expanding its portfolio after stopping working to purchase ČEZ's properties in Romania.
Apr 2, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, Hidroelectrica
Spain to fast-track solar PV permits in bid to tackle power crisis
Spain is to fast-track solar PV projects with generation abilities of as much as 150MW as part of a collection of actions the country has enacted to help relieve an energy crisis influencing the nation.
Apr 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Portugal, Europe, power purchase agreement, corporate ppa, energy crisis, european floating solar, project permitting, utilitty-scale solar
Ameren designates initially chief sustainable development policeman, Mosaic reshuffles executive group
Utility group Ameren has actually called Ajay Arora as its first chief sustainable growth police officer, managing the consolidation of cleaner energy into the business's Missouri organization portfolio.
Dec 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Mosaic, Billy Parish, North America, ameren, Ajay Arora, Melissa Ballenger, Lucy Chen, Julianne Spears
Trade bodies call for 'robust' policies, international cooperation to quicken solar installs
The global solar community has actually required "robust and also fast policies" alongside improved international cooperation to increase PV deployment and also the energy transition.
May 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, SolarPower Europe, policy, solar targets, global solar council, deployment statistics
University of Arkansas signs PPA for 5.1-MW solar array
Over the following 25 years, the University of Arkansas is expected to save millions of dollars in electrical energy expenses and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8.8% due to a new solar services agreement that was signed by UA System President Donald Bobbit on July 18th.
Aug 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, North America, University of Arkansas, Scott Turley
FEMA proposes change to constructing code that can enhance expense of ground-mounted solar
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has actually issued countermeasures for a change to the 2024 International Building Code that can boost the prices and inspection requirements of ground-mounted solar projects.
Oct 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, SEIA, FEMA, Abby Hopper
EDF Renewables turns sod of 50MW battery
The BESS will certainly be directly connected to the UK's HV transmission network and also will go live in 2023
Nov 2, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, Matthew Boulton, Cllr Jim O’Boyle
Enphase inks Texas VPP handle Octopus Energy
Renewable energy retailer Octopus Energy united state introduced a new collaboration with Enphase Energy. Octopus Energy customers now have the opportunity to integrate Enphase home solar as well as battery solutions in their energy plan to unlock low-cost household energy rates. As part of the agreement, Octopus Energy will certainly be able to flexibly control the customer's battery to lower usage when the grid is the most constrained and also help save customers numerous dollars yearly.
Jan 20, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Enphase, Octopus Energy
GSF acquires 75MW of Texan storage
The deal brings the Fund's portfolio to 973.2 MW in the United States as well as Europe
Jan 25, 2023 // Storage, USA, North America, GSF
Agilitas Energy Acquires Texas Energy Storage Systems Portfolio for $75 Million
The projects are acquired in the Greater Houston from Gulf States Renewable Energy. Last year Agilitas Energy raised $350 million from CarVal Investors for the purpose of national development.
Mar 29, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, ERCOT, Agilitas Energy, Barrett Bilotta, ESS, energy storage system, GSR Energy, Gulf States Renewable Energy, standalone battery, storage projects acquisition, Texas storage and solar PV
Lynher Energy purchases 26MW Shropshire solar park
Low Carbon Alliance and Cheswell Grange began working in 2020 to create Twitch Hill PV project
Apr 6, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Solar Park, Lynher Energy
Bristol group establishes photosynthetic healthy proteins for increased solar power conversion
A group of researchers, led by the University of Bristol, has actually established a brand-new photosynthetic healthy protein system making it possible for an improved and also much more lasting strategy to solar-powered technical tools.
Mar 25, 2020 // Technology, UK, Europe, Mike Jones, Juntai Liu
Microscopic frameworks might further boost perovskite solar cells
Solar cells based upon perovskite compounds might soon make electricity generation from sunlight even more efficient as well as more affordable. The laboratory effectiveness of these perovskite solar cells currently exceeds that of the widely known silicon solar cells. A worldwide team led by Stefan Weber from limit Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz has actually located tiny frameworks in perovskite crystals that can guide the charge transportation in the solar cell. Creative placement of these electron highways might make perovskite solar cells a lot more effective.
Jul 6, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, Stefan Weber, Mainz