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Is Mexican energy CFE getting in the solar business?
Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is looking for authorization to establish 350 MW of solar in the state of Baja California. The ranges will be built on the exact same site as the 820 MW Cerro Prieto geothermal project. Nonetheless, it stays vague whether the PV setups mark the company's formal entrance into the solar company.
Aug 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Mexico, North America, cfe, Manuel Bartlett
Australia’s AEMC calls for energy pricing and transmission overhaul
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has released a new paper outlining a blueprint to coordinate generation and transmission investments. The draft proposal seeks to overhaul wholesale pricing and transmission access to lower electricity costs and the ever-increasing risks inherent in getting new renewable energy generation capacity into the network.
Oct 16, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, aemc, Chairman John Pierce
Why Solar Energy Stocks Are Dropping Like a Rock
Investors are afraid of solar energy right now, but the long-term prospects of the industry are improving.
Oct 2, 2019 // Inverters, USA, SunPower, China, First Solar, Enphase Energy, Europe, JinkoSolar, Asia, solaredge technologies, North America
Adani puts ambitious Australia solar energy plans on hold
Adani has put on hold ambitious plans to invest A$2bn-A$3bn in solar plants in Australia, blaming regulatory hitches that it said were causing delays for renewable operators seeking to connect to the National Grid.
Oct 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Australia, Asia, Oceania, Adani, Lucas Dow, Andrew Blakers
NTU researchers create energy-saving 'liquid window'
Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a liquid window panel that can concurrently block the sun to manage solar transmission, while capturing thermal warmth that can be launched via the night and day, helping to reduce power intake in buildings
Nov 6, 2020 // Technology, Asia, Singapore, liquid window, NTU Singapore, Long Yi, Wang Shancheng, Zhou Yang
Brazil's June Energy Update: 744 MW Added
Brazil's renewable energy surge continues with 743.95 MW added in June alone, setting the stage for a greener future. Aneel forecasts a 10.1 GW boost by 2024.
Jul 17, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil
RBH invests $20m in DPA to give solar energy
Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH), an African community investment company is considering making a US$ 20 million equity financial investment in DPA Africa Asset-Co. The firm, set up by Distributed Power Africa (DPA), will certainly offer 175 MW of solar energy in some of its markets in Africa over the following four years.
Nov 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Royal Bafokeng Holdings
3rd solar energy terminal signs up with nationwide grid
The Kingdom's 3rd solar energy terminal came online last Friday in Kampong Chhang district, according to Electricite du Cambodge (EDC), a leading power vendor in the nation.
Apr 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Asia, EDC, SchneiTec Renewable Co. Ltd, Victor Jona
INVL Renewable Energy Fund I acquires Romanian solar projects
The new acquisition brings the fund's Romanian solar portfolio to over 250MW
Sep 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, Solar Project, INVL Renewable Energy Fund I, Liudas Liutkevicius
Saudi Arabia leases land for green energy projects
Al-Qassim Region in central Saudi Arabia has signed a financial investment agreement to lease land to the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) for new renewable resource projects.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Saudi Arabia, Asia
Photovoltaic or pv callous boost greenhouse energy performance
A Swedish-Iranian research study group modeled 14 photovoltaic blind configurations in checkerboard selections 1m over a greenhouse roof covering imitated with EnergyPlus building power simulation software program. The team found a PV setup would lower gas usage, power need and also carbon discharges.
Aug 19, 2020 // Technology, Plants, Commercial, Sweden, Europe, Asia, Iran, PV system, PV blind system
HEP launches Croatia's biggest solar energy plant
Croatian state-owned energy distributor Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) claimed it put into operation the largest solar center in the country - the 31 million kuna ($4.9 million/4.1 million euro) worth Vis solar energy plant.
Sep 14, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, PV Power Plant, Croatia, Hrvatska Elektroprivreda
EBRD to Support Largest Renewable Energy Project in Greece
Sustaining the biggest renewable resource project in Greece, EBRD is spending EUR 75 million in the successful Eurobond tap issuance by HELPE.
Oct 8, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Greece, EBRD, Europe, International, Solar Project, Harry Boyd-Carpenter
Form Energy reveals Iron-Air 100-hour storage battery
Officials with battery maker Form Energy have actually revealed the growth of the Iron-Air 100-hour storage battery-- a battery suggested to keep electrical energy developed from sustainable sources such as solar and also wind. As part of their news, they note that their brand-new battery is based on iron, not lithium, and also thus is a lot more economical to produce.
Jul 27, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Form Energy
300 companies oppose FEMA clean energy structural code adjustments
Three-hundred as well as eighteen clean energy firms are calling on International Code Council (ICC) voters to reject a code proposal from FEMA that might create a spike in price for U.S. clean energy projects, and instead recommended a set of concession services.
Oct 18, 2022 // Policy, USA, North America, Abigail Ross Hopper, FEMA, International Code Council, ICC