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South Korea has added 1.64 GW of solar so far this year
This new development has brought the country’s cumulative installed solar capacity to more than 9.5 GW. Around 91.5% of the newly installed capacity is represented by PV systems below 1 MW in size.
Aug 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, South Korea, floating plant, MOTIE, Domestic panels
Polish mining company to deploy solar on dead coal sites
Poland’s second largest power company, Tauron, wants to build a 5 MW ground-mounted facility in Jaworzno and is seeking EPC contractors through a tender. The project is part of the company’s plan to deploy PV on its unused sites.
Aug 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, tender, Europe, Tauron, coal, Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin SA
West Bengal could get 1.7 GW of solar but coal will reign for at least 30 years
A minister said an unnamed private investor had proposed an 800 MW solar project in the state on top of a 900 MW scheme being carried out with Japan. But the chairman of power giant NTPC said AI and digitization should be used to extend coal burning for decades to come.
Aug 27, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, West Bengal, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, NS Nigam, Prakash Mhaske, Central Electricity Authority
Honda jets to car industry’s ‘largest’ clean energy buy with 320MW PPA duo
Japanese carmaker Honda has clinched the car industry’s supposedly “largest” renewable energy deal, signing a duo of virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for 320MW of wind and solar to power its US operations.
Sep 24, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Transport, USA, Texas, North America, e.on, honda, corporate offtaker, corporate vppa, Oklahoma, abakus solar, Ryan Harty
Hanergy touts solar powered car that can run 30 days without charging
The thin-film manufacturer and Chinese carmaker Joylong Automobile applied thin film cells to the roof of a small commercial vehicle which was tested for a month. Hanergy says its K-Car could offer an effective daily range of 50-100km without charging.
Sep 24, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Transport, China, Asia, Hanergy, Joylong Automobile, K-Car, CIGS thin-film modules
Gambia plans 150 MW solar project with 20 MWh storage option
The solar park will be connected to the Soma substation, a piece of grid infrastructure expected to increase electricity access in the country to 60%. The project will add to 30 MW of other solar facilities under development in the West African nation.
Oct 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, storage, Africa, Gambia, ECOWAS, National Water & Electricity Company Ltd
Consumer Protection: California Adds New Guide to Solar contracts
California is backpedaling to regulate the way solar is sold to potential buyers. Starting October 1, contractors are required to include the Solar Protection Guide to their contracts.
Oct 2, 2019 // Solar, California, USA, North America, Nate Otto, Hot Purple Energy, Kathy Owens
NTR indicators Irish solar PPA with AIB
Two PV projects in County Wexford to provide 80% of bank's electricity for retail and also office network
Oct 17, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, PPA, NTR, AIB
As Chinese Majors Slash Wafer Prices Dramatically, Expect Moderation In Panel Prices Ultimately
Leading Chinese producers, like Longi, TCL Zhonghuan and also Tongwei Solar have made the prices to slide by as much as 27 percent, the China Silicon Industry Association exposed.
Jan 2, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, solar panel, LONGi, Tongwei Solar, large-scale ground-mounted projects, TCL Zhonghuan
Canadian Solar Gets $55 Mn Financing for its Lavras Solar Project in Brazil
Canadian Solar has actually protected 225.2 million Brazilian reais (USD 55 million) project funding from BNB for its Lavras solar energy projects in Brazil
Feb 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, South america, Brazil, International, Shawn Qu, Lavras Solar Project
Jakson to Set Up Assam's Biggest Solar Plant; Plans to Invest Rs 300 Cr
Jakson Group, nation's among the leading varied power as well as EPC options company, is intending to spend Rs 300 crore in the state of Assam by establishing the state's most significant solar energy plant having 70 MW ability.
Mar 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, solar PV plant, Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd, Atul Gupta, Jakson, Sarbananda Sonowal, Sundeep Gupta
Bullfrog Power Finances Roof Solar Installment for Possibility Human Being Providers
Bullfrog Power, Canadian renewable resource services supplier, has actually simply finished the roof solar installment on the office complex of Prospect Human Services, a company assisting individuals in discovering work.
Mar 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Canada, rooftop PV, North America, Bullfrog Power, Kai Fahrion, Kevin McNichol, Sean Drygas, Virtuoso Energy
2D ingredients make perovskite solar cells much more long lasting in the Sun
The Sun is a terrific resource of power, yet obviously those rays can be harmful too. Designers in Korea have actually currently created a brand-new means to make perovskite solar cells to shield them from the components without lowering their performance.
Mar 30, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, Asia, Korea, perovskite, efficiency, kaist, Byungha Shin
Alliant Energy reveals 'clever financial investment' in 675MW of solar in Wisconsin
Alliant Energy is to obtain and also progress 675MW of solar throughout Wisconsin, United States, as the energy relocates forwards with its Clean Energy Blueprint.
May 27, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Wisconsin, North America, acquisitions, alliant energy
Israel wants one more 15 GW of solar by 2030
Energy preacher Yuval Steinitz has revealed the nation's 2030 renewable energy target will certainly rise to 30%, with solar anticipated to represent the lion's share. About $23 billion even more clean power financial investment is envisaged this years.
Jun 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Asia, Israel, Yuval Steinitz