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Renewables set new records in Germany, but ‘second pillar’ solar needs to accelerate even further
Renewables contributed some 43% of electricity consumption in Germany in the first nine months of 2019 – a new record – however doubts remain over the country’s chances of meeting future targets.
Nov 1, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, solar pv, Europe, decarbonisation, renewables, Stefan Kapferer, Frithjof Staiß
New long-duration solar + storage project will support California watering canal
ESS introduced it will certainly provide Energy Warehouse (EW) systems to the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in Central California. Supporting TID's Project Nexus, the EWs will certainly be coupled with the first-ever setup of solar panels over irrigation canals in the United States. Project Nexus intends to generate clean energy while saving water resources in an increasingly arid California.
Feb 15, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, PV Power Plant
ReneSola wins REC contracts for 40 MW US solar
Solar project designer and also operator ReneSola Ltd (NYSE: SOL) said today it has actually won 20-year Index Renewable Energy Credit (REC) contracts for two solar projects in the US completing 40 MW.
Jun 13, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, renesola, REC, solar projects
Gambia keeps solar passion
The nation's power utility has actually finished the pre-selection procedure to look for designers for a 20 MW solar project in the Banjul area. The project will certainly include as much as 4 PV plants and also will certainly be established under the nationwide Electricity Restoration and also Modernization Project.
Mar 26, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Policy, PV plants, Africa, Gambia, NAWEC
First floating solar power plant project started in Greece
PPC Renewables plans to set up floating solar energy plants with 50 MW in total, beginning with one of the largest lakes in Greece It would be the initial such system in the country.
Dec 23, 2020 // Plants, Floating PV, Greece, floating PV, Europe, PPC Renewables
MSEDCL Issues Tender for 487 MW Solar Projects Under Component A of KUSUM Scheme
The new tender is under the KUSUM component A, which targets ground mounted solar plants with a maximum capacity of 2 MW. Component A results have not been evident, so far, and we anticipate a solid press this year.
Aug 20, 2021 // Plants, India, tender, Asia, MSEDCL, DCR
Active cooling for PV modules in floating arrays
Saudi Arabian scientists have actually produced a serpentine cooling block framework to improve the efficiency of PV panels in floating solar projects by around 1.5%. The cooling block can be loaded through a low-cost, 15.6 W commercial 12 V DC water pump with cool water.
Sep 15, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Floating PV, floating PV, JinkoSolar, Asia, Pakistan, cooling
EDP Brasil inks 30.5-MW solar supply handle medical care team Hapvida
Brazilian power utility EDP Energias do Brasil SA (B3: ENBR3) has actually signed a self-production agreement with health and dental care group Hapvida NotreDame Intermedica for 30.5 MWac of solar energy in Brazil.
Nov 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, EDP Brasil, Hapvida
Indore Smart City Issues 2nd Call for Consultants for 100 MW Solar Projects
Indore Smart City has actually released the 2nd ask for the option of a specialist for 100 MW differed solar PV nuclear power plant at numerous places in the city.
Mar 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, floating PV, Asia, rooftop PV, Madhya Pradesh, Indore Smart City
Solar Energy Megaproject Posts World's Lowest Tariff
The Al Dhafra Solar PV project is slated to start business procedure in the 2nd quarter of 2022.
May 8, 2020 // Tariffs, Asia, UAE, Abu Dhabi Power Corp.
AMEA Power Secures Major Solar and Storage Deals in Egypt
Dubai's AMEA Power propels Egypt into a renewable future, signing historic PPAs for Africa’s largest solar and battery storage project—an $800 million investment igniting sustainable energy advancement.
Sep 13, 2024 // Storage, Asia, Africa, Egypt, Dubai, amea power
Spain's Ecoener cuts ribbon at 100-MW wind, solar complex in Canary Islands
Spanish renewables developer and power producer Grupo Ecoener SAU (BME: ENER) on Thursday inaugurated a 100-MW wind and also solar farm complicated on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.
Oct 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, canary islands, ecoener
Disentangling an essential action in photosynthetic oxygen manufacturing
Photosystem II is a healthy protein facility in plants, algae and also cyanobacteria that is in charge of dividing water and also creating the oxygen we take a breath. Over the past couple of years, a global partnership in between researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory as well as a number of various other organizations have actually had the ability to observe numerous actions of this water-splitting cycle at the temperature level at which it happens in nature.
May 21, 2020 // Technology, SLAC, Uwe Bergmann, Vittal Yachandra, Junko Yano, Jan Kern
Tennessee university on the right track for 100% renewables thanks to brand-new PV project
Vanderbilt University in Tennessee is readied to reach 100% renewable energy for its campus procedures after subscribing to a 25MW section of a new 125MW utility-scale solar farm readied to be created in the state.
Nov 12, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, utility-scale, North America, Tennessee, solar farm, Vanderbilt University, Daniel Diermeier
South Korea Counts On Floating Solar To Overcome Land Scarcity
Floating solar farms utilize solar panels that are affixed to plastic floats, which then drift on a body of water. These floating solar arrays are generally placed on man-made bodies of water-- a town's water reservoir, an irrigation reservoir, a water therapy facility.
Mar 8, 2022 // Floating PV, South Korea, Asia, International, Scotra, floating solar plants, hydroelectric systems, reservoirs