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Enel plants to power Anglo American’s full renewable switch in Chile
A mining giant has turned to Enel to power its transition to a fully renewable energy supply in Chile, signing a deal set to kick in two years’ time.
Jul 30, 2019 // Plants, PV Tech, Enel, Los Bronces, Collahuasi, El Soldado
China added 11.4 GW of solar capacity in first half of this year
According to official statistics produced by the nation’s National Energy Administration, China’s cumulative installed PV generation capacity had reached 185.5 GW at the end of June.
Aug 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, National Energy Administration, Asia, Asia Europe Clean Energy (Solar) Advisory Co Ltd
European consortium develops advanced contamination-repellent solar panel coating
A European consortium of partners has developed an easy-to-clean solar panel coating that repels environmental forces. SolarSharc was created by the Advanced Resins and Coatings Innovation Centre (a strategic partnership between London South Bank University and TWI), Opus Materials Technologies, Onyx Solar, CEA – LITEN, Millidyne and TWI.
Aug 26, 2019 // Technology, Europe, SolarSharc, advanced Resins, Coatings Innovation Centre, Geraldine Durand
New Zealand’s floating debut billed as country’s top PV project to date
New Zealand looks set to join the countries tapping into floating solar worldwide via a new, city-based scheme, sponsored by a utility duo.
Sep 4, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, New Zealand, solar pv, floating PV, utilities, IRENA, Oceania, vector group, auckland, Simon Mackenzie, watercare
GoSun's ELCAT: The Affordable Solar Electric Boat You Need
Introducing the ELCAT, an inflatable catamaran-style electric boat by GoSun. With its compact size, impressive carrying capacity, and solar energy option, it's a game-changer in the boating world. Plus, check out the larger Splash model with customizable features for a smoother sailing experience.
Feb 1, 2024 // Transport, ELCAT, GoSun
EBRD Supports Enery's Groundbreaking Solar Farm in Bulgaria
The EBRD guarantees a loan for Enery's solar plant project in Bulgaria, supporting the country's renewable energy goals and phasing out coal-fired power generation.
Feb 8, 2024 // Plants, Commercial, EBRD, Europe, PV Power Plant, Bulgaria
A domestic vanadium flow battery
Flow battery manufacturers typically go after energy scale storage projects but German start-up VoltStorage is targeting the house market.
Aug 3, 2020 // Storage, Germany, Europe, Start-up, flow battery, VoltStorage, vanadium redox
Sunamp increases ₤ 4.5 m to money abroad expansion
Thermal power storage company Sunamp has increased ₤ 4.5 million in Series A funding to help support its international expansion.
Aug 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Thermal, UK, Europe, Sunamp, Andrew Bissell, Victor Aguilera
France backs green hydrogen as part of EUR30bn green power package
Nearly a third of France's EUR100 billion (US$ 118.2 billion) coronavirus recuperation bundle will certainly be routed towards greener energy policies, as the nation increases expense on hydrogen manufacturing.
Sep 7, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Solar to Fuel, France, Europe, hydrogen, green hydrogen, covid-19, Enerplan, Jean Castex, Daniel Bour
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
21-year solar PPA for three French airports
The airports of Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget will be supplied with solar energy by French solar company Urbasolar and energy supplier GazelEnergie. The PV plants connected to the agreement are now in development and will begin providing power in 2021.
Feb 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, pv power plants, Europe, Edward Arkwright
India picks developer for 70MWac/105MWp floating solar plant
India has now chosen a developer for one of the largest floating PV projects ever seen in the country, with plans to take the plant to the finish line within two years.
Sep 27, 2019 // Floating PV, India, NTPC, floating PV, Asia, world bank, kerala, tata power solar, Ashish Khanna
First Utility-Scale Floating Solar Power Plant For Germany
Ciel & Terre recently announced the launching of a new utility-scale 750 kWp floating solar array in Renchen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Utilizing more than 2,300 solar panels, it is predicted the solar power plant will generate 736 MWh per year.
Sep 30, 2019 // Floating PV, Germany, floating PV, Europe, Ciel & Terre, Neige BREANT, Vincent Pinchou, Ossola GmbH, Erdgas Südwest
‘Desert to Power’ solar project in Chad clinches €18m AfDB loan
A contracted 32MW solar-plus-storage project just north of Chad’s capital N'Djaména is one step closer to fruition after the African Development Bank (AfDB) provided it with an €18 million (US$19.6 million) loan with a partial risk guarantee.
Oct 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, solar-plus-storage, Africa, African Development Bank, chad, sahel, infraco africa, aldwich international limited, amea power
Akuo enlists crowdfunding partner for 17MWp floating project in France
Individuals can now bankroll the deployment of a large-scale floating solar plant in France, a project by Paris-headquartered Akuo Energy.
Oct 3, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, France, floating PV, Europe, akuo, Allianz Crowdlending