CleanTech Report 2019.02.14

Kathu Concentrated Solar Power (South Africa) Constructed by Acciona and SENER

REVE
With an installed capacity of 100 MW, the Kathu Concentrated Solar Power will allow clean energy to be supplied to 179,000 homes in the Northern Cape region (northern South Africa) and prevent the emission of six million tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere over the next 20 years.

ENGIE Starts Operations Of 100MW Solar Plant In South Africa

Independent
ENGIE has announced the commercial operation for the 100 MW Kathu Solar Park in South Africa.

Exim Bank To Finance 27 Solar Projects In 15 Nations

PV Magazine
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) will finance 27 solar power projects worth $1.4 billion spread across 15 countries. The solar projects, predominantly located in Africa and South America, are identified by International Solar Alliance and will include on-grid as well as off-grid projects like rooftop solar and irrigation pumps powered by solar panels.

34 kWp Rooftop Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant Inaugurated in Duliajan

The Sentinel
A 34 kWp solar photovoltaic rooftop mounted power plant was commissioned and formally inaugurated at Duliajan, the Field Head Quarters of OIL, on February 8, 2019. This is OIL’s first GRID CONNECTED solar PV rooftop power plant in their North-Eastern field of operation. The solar power plant was inaugurated SmtRupshikha Saikia Borah, Director (Finance), OIL in presence of Shri Pranjit Deka, Resident Chief Executive, OIL and other dignitaries.

Taiwan Offshore Wind Saga Rattles Global Investors

Financial Times
Above the sea, just off the coast of western Taiwan, long white steel blades churn slowly through thick morning smog: the country’s first two offshore wind turbines are a symbol of the government’s plans to spend billions of dollars to develop massive offshore wind farms so it can slash the amount of coal burnt to power the island’s factories.

IFC Invests In AC Energy Green Bonds To Support Renewable Development

THINK GEOENERGY
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has today announced the commitment of an $75 million investment in the first-ever listed green bond issued by AC Energy Finance International Limited and guaranteed by AC Energy, the power arm of Ayala Corporation. IFC’s investment anchored a $300 million green bond, attracting interest from international and Philippine institutional and bank investors and opening up more financing for renewable energy projects in the Asia Pacific region.

Massive Solar Energy Farm Planned

Medicine Hat News
A 1,000-acre solar energy farm could be built on barren land just north of Crescent Heights, according to the plans of an Irish renewable energy firm moving ahead with a similar project in Calgary.

Energy Projects Awarded Almost $10M

Daily Mail
A “traffic controller” program on the NSW electricity grid to control energy sent to the system from household rooftop solar or batteries is among projects receiving a $9.6 million grant.

EnergyAustralia To Help Cut Charity Power Bills

Canstar Blue
EnergyAustralia has announced a partnership program with Aussie charities to help cut their power bills. As part of the program, named Power for Good, the retailer will fund energy audits of participating charities to identify how they can run more efficiently and sustainably.

Capturing CO2 From Wood-burning Underway At UK’s Drax Power Station

Market Business News
The UK’s biggest renewable power generator, Drax Power Station, has begun a world-first trial of capturing carbon dioxide from wood-burning at its North Yorkshire facility.

WWF Scotland Welcomes Tidal Energy Funding Boost

Express and Star
Funding of up to £10 million to develop tidal energy technology has been welcomed by a conservation group. The Scottish Government announced the Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund to support commercial deployment of the industry in Scottish waters.

Largest PV Rooftop Installation In Baltic States Opens In Lithuania

PVTECH
The largest solar panel rooftop installation in the Baltic States recently started operations atop the RETAL factory in Lentvaris,- around 10 kilometres from the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. The installation has a total generation capacity of 1.4MW.

Big Funds For Brazilian Renewable Energy Maverick Delfos

Contxto
Brazilian tech firm Delfos recently raised over 1.5 million reais (around US$400 thousand) following first-round investments from EDP Ventures, Bossa Nova and BMG Uptech.

These Cell Towers Run on Solar Power

Bloomberg
Spain’s largest wireless carrier is testing battery-powered microwave networks in remote parts of Latin America.

Grenergy To Build, Sell Chilean Solar Parks Of 30.6 MWp To CarbonFree

Renewables Now
Grenergy Renovables SA (BME:GRE) has agreed to build and sell four small-scale solar projects totalling 30.6 MWp in Chile to CarbonFree Chile SpA, a unit of Canadian solar developer CarbonFree Technology Inc.

The Us Is On The Horns Of A Dilemma Regarding Saudi Arabia’s Interest In Nuclear Power

BLITZ
Saudi Arabia is planning to develop 16 nuclear reactors over the next quarter century, for which it is willing to invest $80 billion.

New Saudi PPP Move To Boost Renewable Energy Sector

Trade Arabia
With new regulations such as the PPP (public-private partnership) law in Saudi Arabia, an increased number of PPP projects will get off the ground around the region, with a growing focus on renewables, transportation, education and healthcare, said a report by global law firm Hogan Lovells.

Abu Dhabi Energy Company To Be Converted Into Joint Stock Company

The National
Abu Dhabi has converted Abu Dhabi Company for Energy into a joint stock company, according to a new decree by President Sheikh Khalifa.

Airborne Wind Energy Equipment Market to Witness Huge Growth by 2025: BVG Associates, e-Kite, Bladetips Energy

The TokenClock
A new business intelligence report released by HTF MI with title “Global Airborne Wind Energy Equipment Market Insights, Forecast to 2025” has abilities to raise as the most significant market worldwide as it has remained playing a remarkable role in establishing progressive impacts on the universal economy. The Global Airborne Wind Energy Equipment Market Report offers energetic visions to conclude and study market size, market hopes, and competitive surroundings.

A Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center Owner Plans To Supply 700MW Of Pv Off Grid Solar To Its Occupants

Pv Magazine
Solar Farms llc., Owned by One of Majority Owners of the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center is developing and seeking buyers, developers, partners, investors, suppliers for the LARGEST SOLAR FARM in the US, 1750 acres, 700MW Off Grid.

Pine Gate Renewables, NARENCO, RPCS Complete 57MW Solar Tracking Project In South Carolina

Solar Power World
Pine Gate Renewables energized its Peony solar project in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, last week. Peony is a 57-MW site spanning 334 acres. Project partner NARENCO helped install the 175,000 tracker panels on the site. The site features DuraTrack HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers by Array Technologies, mechanically installed by RPCS, Array’s trusted partner.