AFRICA
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.
South Africa Set To Introduce Long-Awaited Carbon Tax In June
Climate Change News
South Africa is on course to put a price on carbon pollution, after the National Assembly passed a long-awaited Carbon Tax Bill on Tuesday. The tax will start at 120 rand ($8) a tonne of carbon dioxide, although various free allocations reduce the effective rate to R6-54/t, depending on the industry.
Ethiopia Seeks To Install Four Solar PV Projects
ESI Africa
These four projects are in addition to two Scaling Solar projects which are currently being procured under the IFC’s Scaling Solar Programme. In addition, two separate solar PV projects are expected to be initiated later in the year.
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ASIA
Asia Pacific Installed 25 Gigawatts Of Onshore Wind In 2018
Clean Technica
The Asia Pacific region installed a total of 24.9 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind in 2018, according to figures released Tuesday by the Global Wind Energy Council, bringing the region’s cumulative capacity up to an impressive 256 GW.
Asia-Pacific Revels In 25gw Onshore Boom
Renew Biz
Countries in the Asia-Pacific installed just shy of 25GW of onshore wind during 2018, according to figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
Offshore Wind Farms In Japan Turn Viable With New Law
Asian Review
Orix will spend 100 billion yen ($903 million) to build a wind farm off the coast of Chiba Prefecture. The farm will consist of about 20 large turbines able to provide 200 megawatts of electricity, or enough to power 170,000 households. Orix started surveying the ocean bottom at the end of January, with plans to launch operations in fiscal 2025 upon government approval.
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AUSTRALIA
Sa Water Picks Enerven For Solar-plus-storage Roll-out In South Australia
PV Tech
SA Water, which delivers water to more than one-and-a-half million people in South Australia, has picked out local contractor Enerven to execute the roll-out of PV and battery storage across 70 of its facilities in the next 18 months.
Coal Power Baron Calls On Australians To ‘Embrace’ Clean Energy
SMH
Coal power baron Trevor St Baker is spending nearly $30 million to build a nationwide electric vehicle charging network, calling on Australians to “embrace” clean energy. Mr St Baker, the joint owner of the Vales Point coal-fired power station and founder of coal power company ERM, aims to supercharge the development of a national EV charging network.
SA Water Looking To Add Solar+Storage At Three Pumping Stations
PV magazine
As one of the state’s largest electricity users, SA Water is seeking to effectively neutralize its electricity bills through solar, and some of its largest PV projects to date are nearing the end of their public notification period.
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EUROPE
These 11 EU States Already Meet Their 2020 Renewable Energy Targets
World Economic Forum
Almost half of the European Union’s (EU) 28 member states have already hit, or are close to hitting, their 2020 renewable energy targets. But despite this, there has been a gradual slow-down in the rate of renewable energy use across the EU, and some member states have a lot of ground to make up this year. Those that are already top of the class are: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania and Sweden. Hot on their heels are Austria, Greece and Latvia, who look certain to hit their targets.
Risen Energy Signs 323mw PV Module Supply Contract For Ukraine’s Largest Solar Power Project
PR Newswire
A-share market-listed PV module producer and Chinese industry leader Risen Energy Co., Ltd. recently announced the signing of a 323MW PV module supply contract for a project of DTEK Renewables B.V. holding company, consolidating renewable energy assets of DTEK B.V., the largest private energy company in Ukraine for their third project investment in the solar energy sector.
E.ON To Build Europe’s Largest Solar Energy System In Hungary
Emerging Europe
Utility giant E.ON has announced plans to build Europe’s largest photovoltaic system on the rooftops of two Audi logistic centres in Győr, Hungary. E.ON will build the park, consisting of 35,000 solar cells covering about 160,000 square meters, and also operate it, with an annual output of more than 9.5 GWh of electricity. This amount of energy corresponds to the annual energy used by 5,000 households and the green electricity generated from the renewable source will emit 6,000 tonnes less of carbon dioxide.
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LATIN AMERICA
Canadian Solar Operationalizes Its First Solar Power Plant In Mexico
TECH MAG
Canadian Solar Inc., one of the largest solar firms in Canada, has reportedly begun the commercial operations of its first solar power project of 68 MWp in Mexico from January 2019. As per trusted sources, the solar power facility would generate approximately 145 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity on an annual basis, enough to offset 72,700 tons of carbon dioxide emission and power 20,690 households each year.
Colombia Issues First Energy Savings Insurance Policies
BN Americas
With the support of the Inter-American Development Bank, and in collaboration with BANCOLDEX , Colombia has become the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to issue energy saving policies under the Energy Savings Insurance Program(ESI) in benefit of five small and medium-sized enterprises that have invested in energy efficiency and power generation project.
Argentina Becomes 72nd Country To Sign Framework Agreement Of ISA
Energy World
Argentina on Monday became the 72nd country to sign the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
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MENA
Kuwait’s Shagaya Power Project First Phase Launched
Zawya
Under the aegis of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the first phase of Shagaya renewable energy park project was launched by Minister of Oil, Electricity and Water Dr. Khaled Al-Fadhel on Wednesday.
Jebel Ali SWRO Desalination Project Makes Progress
Utilities ME
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), reviewed the progress on the sea water reverse osmosis (SWRO)-based desalination plant at the DEWA Jebel Ali Power & Desalination Complex. This is one of the main complexes providing Dubai with reliable, efficient, and high-quality electricity and water services.
UAE To Miss 2021 Clean Energy Targets Due To Barakah Delays
The National
The UAE will miss its target to take 27 per cent of its energy from non-carbon sources by 2021, the Minister of Energy and Industry said on Tuesday.
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NORTH AMERICA
Renewable Energy Projects Power New England Away From Fossil Fuel Dependence
Clean Technica
New England is joining the frontrunners in the renewable energy movement, with a little help from the results of November’s elections. With shared power sources and relationships that depend on interconnected infrastructures, the 6 New England states are poised to surge ahead to reduce carbon emissions.
SWEPCO Parent Signs $1 Billion Pact To Acquire Seven Sempra Renewables Wind Farms
Talk Business
American Electric Power, which last summer canceled the $4.5 Wind Catcher project approved by Arkansas regulators, recently (Feb. 12) announced a deal to acquire 724 megawatts (MW) of operating wind generation and battery assets for approximately $1.06 billion from San Diego-based Sempra Renewable.
Four Bidders Vie For NY Offshore Wind Project
RTO Insider
Four developers proposed offshore wind projects last week in response to a solicitation by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority in consultation with the New York Power Authority and the Long Island Power Authority.
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