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Victoria intends grid upgrades to sustain renewable resource zones
The Australian state of Victoria has introduced six grid upgrade projects as part of efforts to open new renewables investment.
Aug 3, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Victoria, Australia, Oceania, rez
Zimbabwe commits to 39 solar projects worth $2.3bn
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has processed 39 solar power projects that have capacity to generate 1,151.87 MW, as the country moves towards renewable energy to increase capacity.
Sep 27, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority, Eddington Mazambani, Centragrid
Opposition party pledges to nearly treble UK solar capacity in 10 years
The UK’s opposition Labour Party has pledged to almost treble the country’s solar PV capacity, taking it to 35GW by 2030.
Oct 25, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, UK, solar pv, Europe, solar-plus-storage
Goa to replace traditional clay tiles with solar ones
State energy minister Nilesh Cabral says householders will be offered the chance to reduce energy bills without any upfront cost by leasing roofspace to installers as part of plans to add 15 MW of solar capacity in Goa by March.
Nov 13, 2019 // Residential, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV, Nilesh Cabral
Artificial intelligence may help scientists make spray-on solar cells
Artificial Intelligence may be just the thing to accelerate spray-on solar cell technology, which could revolutionize how consumers use energy.
Dec 19, 2019 // Technology, USA, solar cell, perovskite, North America, University of Central Florida, Jayan Thomas, Jinxin Li, Artificial Intelligence
Renewables permitting in Iberia unfit for the new power paradigm, investors say
Solar implementation in Iberia is being held back by planning as well as permitting and also laws unfit for the emerging power paradigm and European Commission intervention might be essential, a panel of investors has concluded.
Mar 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Portugal, Europe, iberia, permitting, Pablo Otin, guarantees of origin, regulations, Carlos Rey Micolau, Tiago Thomaz
Mitsui takes 49% stake in 1,300 MW round-the-clock renewable project in India
Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co. has actually bought a 1,300 MW wind-plus-solar-plus-storage project development in India.
Apr 8, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, India, Asia, mitsui, wind-plus-solar-plus-storage project
GRIDCO Will Acquire 200MW Solar Power from NTPC
GRIDCO will certainly obtain 200 MW of solar energy on a price of Rs 2.50 Kwh
The procurement period begins with the financial year 2024-25 for 25 years.
Apr 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, India, NTPC, Asia, RPO, GRIDCO, Odisha Solar
EDP inks 100MW global solar bargain
More than 60 self-consumption PV parks will certainly be set up at Faurecia's sites throughout Europe, the US and Asia
May 18, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Portugal, EDP, Europe, North America, Faurecia, Patrick Koller
1.9 GW of solar PV wins PJM capacity auction contract
United States power grid operator PJM Interconnection's latest capacity auction for 2023/2024 saw 1,868 MW of solar PV procured, up 25% from the previous auction.
Jun 23, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, FERC, PJM, North America, PJM Interconnection, auctions and tenders, federal energy regulatory commission
Ground-mounted PV auction set to boost France’s capacity by 10%
A major ground-mounted PV auction in France is set to boost the country’s solar capacity by 10%, with 107 developers successfully bidding on 858MW of capacity spread evenly across the country.
Aug 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Tariffs, France, Wood Mackenzie, Engie, tender, auctions, ground-mounted pv, Europe
Wood Mackenzie expects more consolidation in inverter business
The research firm says the value of the global inverter market will continue to decline until 2024, even though shipments will likely increase. China’s recent policy changes have increased pressure on prices, which will contribute to greater consolidation in the sector.
Aug 8, 2019 // Inverters, ABB, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, Sungrow, China, Inverters, Huawei, SMA, Schneider Electric
Enel breaks ground on Chilean drone-monitored bifacial solar park
Enel Green Power has reached another development milestone in Latin America, rolling out the first components of what it says is Chile’s largest solar project to enter construction to date.
Aug 27, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, drone, pv power plants, Chile, solar pv, bifacial, utility-scale PV, South america, Latin america, enel green power
Pakistan’s Nepra mulls another 50 MW of solar
The country is steadily expanding solar generation capacity as it aims for 5 GW by 2022, helped by an influx of foreign investment from China’s Belt & Road infrastructure program and World Bank capital.
Sep 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Tariffs, Asia, IRENA, NEPRA, Pakistan, Artistic Solar Energy (Private) Limited, Central Power Purchasing Agency (Guarantee) Limited, Javed Solar Park, South Asia
EBRD to bankroll Kazakhstan’s new clean energy push after PV build-out
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to spearhead the multi-million-euro new phase of Kazakhstan’s renewable programme, now set to progress from a PV-only first phase.
Sep 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EBRD, Asia, kazakhstan