CleanTech Report July 18th 2019 |
AFRICANigeria’s Renewable Energy Master Plan To Receive EU fundingNigeria is set to receive US $165m investment from the European Union (EU) for the country’s Renewable Energy Master Plan which will see the development of several projects. AfDB Approves Financing Programme For African Energy ProvidersThe Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an innovative multinational financing programme for Distributed Energy Service Companies (DESCOs), which will see 900,000 households in sub-Saharan Africa – about 4.5 million people – gain access to solar power by 2025. Biogas Offers Hope for Rural Household Energy Woes In ZimbabweZimbabwe’s quest to improve economic development and reach a middle income economy by 2030, can be catalysed by improving energy access for rural communities. |
ASIAClearvue Boosts Solar Glass Plans With Taiwan Manufacturing DealPerth-based company ClearVue Technologies has inked a deal that will see it producing a key component of its transparent solar glass technology in an established PV factory in Taiwan. China Approves 22.8 Gigawatts Of Solar PV For 2019 SubsidiesLast week, China’s National Energy Administration announced the results of its first national solar auction for Feed-in Tariff (FiT)-approved projects, in which it awarded 22.78 gigawatts (GW) across 3,921 projects, all of which must be completed and grid-connected by the end of the year. This Startup Wants To ‘Democratise’ Access to Clean Energy Using BlockchainCome September, Singapore-based retail electricity marketplace—Electrify—is all set to launch a pilot to test the commercialisation of its blockchain-enabled peer-to-peer (P2P) trading of renewable energy in the city, which allows both utilities and consumers to produce and sell electricity. |
AUSTRALIAAustralia Leads Global Energy Disruption, But Is It “Smart” Enough To Stay In Front?Australia is at the forefront of a massive shift in the business models of traditional energy utilities, but countries like Italy and Spain may take the lead in the transition because consumers in those countries are more “tech aware,” a new study suggests. The $20bn Plan To Power Singapore With Australian SolarAmbitious export plan could generate billions and make Australia the centre of low-cost energy in a future zero-carbon world. AEMO Pushes Storage, New Links As Renewables Head For 60% ShareThe Australian Energy Market Operator, charged with keeping the lights on as it shepherds the country’s grid through a renewable energy revolution, has turned its focus once again on the needs for more storage and more and bigger links between the various state networks. |
EUROPEEdina’s Geronimo Energy Sold To British Utility For $100MBritish firm National Grid also buying a 51% stake in a joint venture for wind and solar generation. Scotland Generated Enough Wind Energy To Power Its Homes TwiceData from WeatherEnergy shows that Scottish wind turbines generated just over 9.8 million megawatt-hours of electricity between January and June, or enough to power roughly 4.47 million homes — nearly twice as many homes as there are in Scotland. NantEnergy, Alfen, Celebrate Commercial Battery-Plus-Solar Installs In US And EuropeThe Netherlands-headquartered system integrator and technology provider Alfen has supplied a 2.5MWh battery energy storage system to the headquarters of Smappee, the energy management technology company which recently struck a deal to roll out its EV smart charging solutions globally. |
LATIN AMERICAArgentina Plans 1GW Wind And Solar Tender In NovemberArgentina plans to contract 1GW of renewable energy in a new tender round likely in November, according to reports there. Argentina Moves Ahead With Latin America’s First Solar TrainNorthern Argentine province Jujuy’s unique rock formations that give rise to multi-coloured mountains will provide the backdrop for Latin America’s first solar-powered train. EBRD Acquires Stake In Renewable Energy Producer VoltaliaThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested €23m in the French renewable energy producer Voltalia. |
MENADubai Gets Middle East’s Largest Airport Solar Energy SystemDubai Airports, the world’s busiest international airport, and Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO), a leading energy service company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), have announced the successful installation of a solar energy system comprising 15,000 photovoltaic panels at Dubai International’s Terminal 2 – the largest at any airport in the region. MENA Power Sector Needs $209bn Investments Until 2023Close to 87GW of generation capacity is currently under execution, driven by the UAE (19%), followed by Saudi Arabia (17%) and Egypt (16%) Saudi’s Alfanar To Invest $1.3bn In UK Renewable EnergyThe Alfanar Group, one of Saudi Arabia’s largest industrial conglomerates, has announced that it will set up a renewable energy office in the UK, through its subsidiary “Alfanar Energy UK Ltd.” The new subsidiary will be headquartered in London, tapping into the UK’s highly skilled workforce and creating up to 30 jobs. |
NORTH AMERICANASA Spacecraft Will 3D Print Solar Panels… WHILE IN SPACENASA has issued a $73 million dollar contract to Made In Space to 3D print spacecraft parts in orbit using Archinaut One Virginia To Implement Streetlight Changes, Introduce ‘Warm’ LEDsVirginia is planning major changes to streetlights with a switch of thousands across the state to brighter LEDs. High-Power LED Market To Grow At 4.5% CAGR From $4.5bn In 2019 To $5.6bn In 2024The high-power LED market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5% from $4.5bn in 2019 to $5.6bn by 2024, according to a report from MarketsandMarkets. The main factors fueling growth are the long life and continuous usage, small size, less power consumption and low voltage, as well as increasing high-brightness applications. |
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