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High power prices, falling PV costs and new regulations behind Brazil’s solar carnival
The nation’s thriving distributed generation market is flying, as was evident at last week’s Intersolar South America trade show. The sector seems unconcerned by mooted changes to net metering incentives in the new year and when even an environmental non-believer like President Bolsonaro is on side, it is difficult to be pessimistic.
Sep 8, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, Solar, USA, Sungrow, Canadian Solar, China, South america, Latin america, Europe, Brazil, Asia, Fronius, Greener, North America, Intersolar South America, Solar Promotion, Florian Wessendorf, utility scale solar, Marcelo Sousa, Ada Li, Thais Zampieri Bitancourt, Julian Rau, Trina, Álvaro García Maltrás, Apollo Chai, Rodolfo Meyer, Portal Solar, Marcio Takata, Lucas Troia
Trina Solar Supplies 800 MW to 2 GW Al Dhafra PV Plant
This article looks at a firm's growth in solar energy production capacity, plus the successful delivery of 800 MW of 210mm Vertex modules to the 2 GW Al Dhafra PV Power Plant project in Abu Dhabi. Learn about the four key features that unlock a low Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE).
Jul 5, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Markets & Finance News, Trina Solar, solar module, Al Dhafra PV Plant
Construction underway for Panama’s self-styled largest solar plant
The utility-scale solar momentum slowly coursing through Latin America looks set to extend to one of the region’s smallest countries, with a large project now progressing through construction.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Enel, Europe, North America, esslatam, solarcentury, panama, inelsa, hedomin, Manuel Domínguez
Seychelles set for 4MW floating solar plant
According to reports, a 4MW floating solar (FPV) plant is expected to get the green light on Mahe, the main island of the Seychelles by the end of the first quarter of 2020.
Jan 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, pv power plants, floating PV, Total, Africa, clinton foundation, Seychelles, total quadran
Plug Power Skyrockets with $1.7B US Backing
Plug Power's stock skyrockets as Biden administration backs $1.66B loan guarantee for green hydrogen expansion, aligning with climate goals.
May 15, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America
Baywa re sells German grid-parity solar plant to Encavis
The Munich-based group sold five solar parks with a total generation capacity of around 35 MW to the Hamburg-headquartered power producer. One of the five plants was among Germany’s first unsubsidized PV projects.
Dec 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, encavis, Baywa re, Matthias Taft, Karsten Mieth
Endesa connects in 185 MW of solar farms in Spain
Spanish utility Endesa SA (BME: ELE) claimed that it has actually commissioned 4 new solar farms in the region of Extremadura, western Spain, delivering around 185 MW of capacity.
Dec 27, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Endesa, Solar Farms
Otter Tail Power Announces 345 MW Solar Expansion
Otter Tail Power Company powers up the future with two new solar parks, generating 345 MW to meet energy demands and support sustainable growth in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Dec 11, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Otter Tail Power Company
Functions start on Croatia's biggest PV plant
The 6.5 MW solar project will be constructed with PV modules supplied by Croatian manufacturer Solvis d.o.o.
Jun 26, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, PV Power Plant, Croatia, HEP Group
Bird-inspired plant becomes Taiwan’s largest ground-mounted PV launch
Taiwan is now home to what is being billed as the territory’s largest ground-mounted solar plant, an installation modelled after an at-risk bird that migrates nearby every year.
Sep 18, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, Asia, Taiwan, birdseye, Nitin Apte, Sam Ong
Scientist Create 68.9%- efficient PV Cell for Laser power Transmission
Along with the classic applications for solar cells on roofings and also open spaces, photovoltaic or pv tools can also be used with laser light for reliable power transmission.
Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer ISE case to have achieved a 68.9% conversion effectiveness rate for a III-V solar cell that can be used in laser power transmissions systems.
Jul 1, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, Andreas Bett, efficiency, Henning Helmers, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, laser energy transmissions systems, photovoltaic cell
Acwa Power eyes Iraq solar schemes
Saudi Arabia-based utility programmer Acwa Power is prepared to implement solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) forecasts it has actually proposed to develop in Iraq once the brand-new government permits to proceed.
Jun 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, Asia, ACWA Power, Paddy Padmanathan
France's set up solar, wind capacity grows to 31.7 GW
France brought online roughly 2.76 GW of brand-new solar as well as wind turbine capacity in the very first 3 quarters of 2021 as well as reached 13.23 GW of solar and also 18.54 GW of cumulative wind installments, the current government stats show.
Dec 9, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, wind, solar farm
Neoen plugs in first 100 MW of 400-MW Queensland solar project
A 400-MW solar farm in Queensland, Australia's biggest, has become with the ability of feeding greater than 100 MW right into the grid, the state government stated on Thursday.
Aug 19, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, queensland, neoen, Solar Project
Cordelio Switches On 150-MW Winfield Solar, Microsoft Buys Output Entirety
Cordelio’s 150-MWac Winfield solar plant in Missouri reaches COD with a 15-year Microsoft offtake and U.S.-made modules.
Sep 9, 2025 // Plants, USA, Microsoft, North America, Missouri, Cordelio Power