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UK renewables generation soars as solar, storage space pipelines grow rapidly
Generation from renewables in the UK soared in the initial quarter of 2020, main statistics reveal, as the nation's shovel-ready renewables pipeline continued to proliferate.
Jul 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Market Research, ENERGY STORAGE, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, UK, Europe, Market research, renewables output, generation
ReNew Power Finalises Solar Cell Units In Rajasthan & Gujarat
Gujarat will see the establishing of a solar cell as well as module manufacturing center. The Gujarat unit will take pride in an annual capacity of 2 GW. In Rajasthan, the facility for the manufacture of solar modules will certainly have an annual capacity worth 4 GW.
Jan 16, 2023 // Manufacturing News, IPP, solar cells, solar modules, ReNew Power, Sumant Sinha, norfund, KLP, WTGs
MIGA issues guarantees for solar-plus-storage hybrid in Somalia
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), part of the World Bank Group, said that it has actually offered guarantees of USD 5.67 million (EUR 5.3 m) on behalf of a solar-plus-storage project in Somalia.
Feb 6, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, Africa, PV Power Plant, MIGA, Somalia
NHPC Seeking Consultants for DPR of 100 MW Floating Solar Projects in Odisha
NHPC has provided a tender for the hiring of consultants for the preparation of DPR of Floating Solar Projects of 100 MW capacity in Rengali Reservoir in Odisha.
Sep 11, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, India, tender, floating PV, Asia, NHPC, Odisha, solar projects
Toledo Solar gets DOE grant to research study lighter, steel-backed solar modules
As if being the only thin-film cadmium telluride solar panel maker in the household market had not been enough of a niche, Toledo Solar is currently seeking to establish something never done prior to: modules with glass-enameled steel backs.
Aug 13, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, PV module, North America, Ohio, CdTe, Toledo Solar
Japanese financial institutions back 'globe's cheapest solar project'
Qatar General Electricity as well as Water Corporation has revealed financial close on the 800 MW Siraj-1 solar project with Mizuho Bank as well as the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation. The project, secured in a tender by France's Total and also Japan's Marubeni, will offer power for $0.01449/ kWh.
Jul 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Qatar, Kahramaa, JBIC
Malaysian Power Firm TNB Enters UK Solar Power Projects
TNB has actually signed an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract with BELECTRIC GmbH (BELECTRIC) for the construction and commissioning of 102 MW solar farms in the United Kingdom. The solar farms project additionally consists of an option to establish 65 MW co-located Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
Dec 29, 2022 // Plants, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, TNB, UK, Europe, BESS, Belectric, Vantage RE
300 MW of new solar for China’s 800 kV UHV transmission project
JinkoSolar has announced that it will supply 300 MW of its Tiger solar panels for what it describes as an ultra-high voltage demonstration plant in China’s Qinghai’s province. The project will be connected to an ultra-high voltage power line that State Grid Corp. of China is building to connect the far northwestern part of the country to the more heavily populated eastern provinces.
Nov 29, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Grids, China, JinkoSolar, Asia, mono perc, Kangping Chen
Standard Solar installs New York's largest community solar + storage project
New york city's biggest community solar + storage project is nearing conclusion. Standard Solar created, mounted and funded the 6.9-MW community distributed generation project in Lenox. The Lenox Community Solar Project is made of 17,966 components connected to fixed-tilt and also single-axis tracker frameworks and also has a 20 MWh battery.
Aug 10, 2021 // Plants, Standard Solar, Daryl Pilon, Solar Project
GCL-Poly posts $141m loss in H1
The Chinese PV group recorded a loss attributable to owners of the company of roughly $141.1 million, as its solar materials division posted a loss of approximately $185.5 million.
Aug 13, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, China, polysilicon, GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, Zhu Gongshan, wafers
Major solar projects change hands in Colorado, California
The US renewables business of Japanese oil and gas major Idemitsu Kosan has bought a 100MW solar project in Colorado from GCL New Energy, a subsidiary of China's GCL New Energy Holdings.
Sep 11, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, Grids, California, USA, Colorado, North America, GCL New Energy, acquisitions,, project acquisitions, 8minute, allianz global investors, solar frontier americas, Charles Pimentel, 8minute Solar Energy
UAE-based PV developer to build 50 MW of solar in Togo
A unit of Dubai-based Amea Power will build the project in Blitta prefecture, in the center of the West African country, with all electricity to be sold to Togo Electric Power Co. (CEET) under a long-term power purchase agreement.
Nov 28, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Dubai, amea power, Togo, Marc D. Ably-Bidamon
Dominican Republic grants concession for 10-MW solar project
The Dominican Republic's national power commission CNE has granted a conclusive concession for the 10.3-MW/ 11.4-MWp Lucila solar park project sited in the province of Peravia.
Dec 26, 2022 // Plants, Dominican Republic, North America, Solar Project
Singyes Solar figures tell story of a dramatic year in Chinese solar
The PV project developer and BIPV manufacturer has seen a glowing set of first-half figures published last year become a nightmare of lost income, debt defaults and frozen bank deposits. All eyes now turn to the business’ high court date on Wednesday.
Oct 15, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, bipv, Singyes Solar, China, Hong Kong, Asia, Building-integrated photovoltaics
URE to build 193 MW solar park in Taiwan
The Taiwanese PV manufacturer said the project will be the largest solar installation on the island. Construction is scheduled to being near the city of Tainan in the second half of 2020.
Dec 3, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Taiwan, URE