CleanTech Report 2019.11.19

New York’s largest solar energy project coming to JFK Airport.
Saudi power sector to surge with $90 billion in investments.
Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough.

CleanTech Report November 19th 2019

AFRICA

IRENA Ease Investments And Renewable Energy Projects In Africa

ESI Afrika

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is increasing the Agency’s on-ground impact with 15 regional and sub-regional platforms which aim at scaling up renewables deployment and investments.

AfDB Devotes Its Capital Increase To Renewable Energy

Afrik21

The President of the AfDB has recently stated that most of the funds resulting from the capital increase of the financial institution will be allocated to major electrification projects from renewable sources in Africa. The bank’s announcement comes at a time when the continent has the lowest electricity financing rate in the world: only 17% of the world’s resources in the sector were devoted to it 2015-2016.

South Africa Eyes Industrial Boost Through IRP

Petroleum Economist

The South African government is seeking a range of benefits from its IRP 2019—including industrial development, self-sufficiency and regional co-operation—in addition to its core aims, according to minister of mineral resources and energy Gwede Mantashe on the sidelines of the Africa Oil Week conference in Cape Town.

 

ASIA

How The Philippines Can Lead In Floating Solar Technology In Asia

Eco Business

An array of solar panels float on the waters of San Antonio in San Pedro, one of the cities surrounding Laguna de Bay, the Philippines’ largest freshwater lake 55 kilometres south of Metro Manila, on the northern island of Luzon.

Chinese Data Centers Are Dabbling In Renewable Energy

Data Center Dynamics

Interest in renewable energy in China is growing, and leading Chinese companies are riding on the opportunities to go with renewable energy, according to Greenpeace. The environmental campaign group is set to bring out a new release of the Chinese edition of its Clicking Clean report, which investigated the use of renewables within the IT sector.

ADB And Gulf PD Sign Deal To Build 2,500 MW Power Plant In Thailand

Modern Diplomacy

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Gulf PD Company Limited (Gulf PD) today signed a $180 million agreement to build and operate a 2,500-megawatt (MW) combined cycle gas turbine power plant in the Rojana Rayong 2 Industrial Park of Thailand’s Rayong Province, about 150 kilometers southeast of Bangkok.

AUSTRALIA

Iberdrola To Build 320 MW Hybrid Wind And Solar Plant In Australia

Power Technology

Spanish electric utility company Iberdrola is set to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region by developing new 320MW hybrid wind and solar plant in South Australia. The facility will be built at a site located near Adelaide and is expected to commence commercial operations by 2021.

The World’s Largest Battery Is About To Get Even Bigger

Mashable

Tesla likes big batts and they cannot lie, and while I go and sit in the corner and think about what I just wrote, here’s some related news for you. The world’s largest grid-scale lithium ion battery is about to get 50 percent bigger, with the expansion of the Hornsdale Power Reserve site in South Australia.

Neoen Powers Ahead As Australia’s Top Independent Renewable Energy Producer

PV Magazine

Australia has remained Neoen’s number one market through the first nine months of 2019. Xavier Barbaro, Neoen Chairman and CEO Xavier Barbaro, made particular reference to the commissioning of Victoria’s 128 MWp Numurkah solar power plant in the third quarter “living up to expectations.”

EUROPE

France Plans New 1 GW Offshore Wind Farm In Normandy

Reuters

France wants to construct a wind farm off the coast of Normandy as the nuclear-dependent nation moves to expand power generation from renewable sources, the energy ministry said on Monday. The planned 1-gigawatt (GW) wind farm could have up to 80 wind turbines of around 12 megawatts each, in an area where wind conditions and the seabed are very favourable for offshore wind power at a competitive price.

A Start-up Wants To Produce Hydrocarbons Using Renewables

CNBC

In Finland, one firm is working on a process that it says can boost the air quality inside buildings and generate a useful by-product in the form of hydrocarbons.

European Investment Bank Approves €6.9 Billion In New Funding

Smart Energy

Projects will include new wind energy farms in Austria and Lebanon, 15 new solar power plants across Spain and small-scale climate action and renewable energy projects in France, Kazakhstan, the South Caucasus, Latin America and Africa.

LATIN AMERICA

Colombia’s First Clean Energy Auction Opens Door To $2.2 Billion In Funding

Smart Energy

Colombia has held its first renewable energy auction which will add up to 1.3GW of clean energy capacity to the country’s main grid. The renewable energy auction has resulted in the signing of 15-year power purchase agreements in which up to 1,077MW of wind energy capacity will be added.

Latin America Is On The Brink Of A Solar Boom

Solar Builder

Latin America and the Caribbean could grow their installed solar capacity by a factor of 40 by 2050, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Annual investments exceeding $7 billion would see the region’s solar PV capacity rise from 7 gigawatts (GW) today, to more than 280 GW by mid-century. While solar energy remains the highest in Asia, North America and Europe, market growth is set to shift to other regions in the world.

Schletter Group Acquires Three Large-Scale PV Projects

Renewable Energy Magazine

The Schletter Group has acquired three new large-scale projects in Asia and Latin America, continuing its international growth course. The PV plants in Nepal, Brazil and Honduras have a total output of 85 MWp and have all been mounted on Schletter’s open area system FS.

MENA

GCC To Provide 200,000 Solar Power Jobs By 2030

albawaba

The GCC will have 40GW of utility-scale PV projects and nearly 200,000 solar power jobs, said the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) ahead of the Solar Expo & Forum, a leading solar marketplace, in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Saudi Power Sector To Surge With $90 Billion Investments

ZAWYA

Saudi Arabia’s energy sector will witness an era of high-speed digital transformation as investment of US $90 billion fast-tracks its Vision 2030 sustainability, R&D and manufacturing aims, according to a leading data and cable solutions distributor

Saudi Arabia To Export Electricity Under ‘Noble’ Energy Plan

ZAWYA

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman has reaffirmed the Kingdom’s commitment to diversifying its energy sources, telling the Misk Global Forum 2019 that an expanding renewable energy program will meet the country’s domestic requirements and even allow it to export electricity.

NORTH AMERICA

Secretive Energy Startup Backed By Bill Gates Achieves Solar Breakthrough

CNN

A secretive startup backed by Bill Gates has achieved a solar breakthrough aimed at saving the planet. Heliogen, a clean energy company that emerged from stealth mode on Tuesday, said it has discovered a way to use artificial intelligence and a field of mirrors to reflect so much sunlight that it generates extreme heat above 1,000 degrees Celsius.

New York’s Largest Solar Energy Project Coming To JFK Airport

Aviation Pros

The Port Authority announced that New York City’s single-largest solar energy project, an installation at John F. Kennedy International Airport, has been awarded to SunPower Corporation and Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Group, a major step forward in meeting the agency’s aggressive sustainability goals. Once completed, the project will allow multiple surrounding communities to access solar energy plans at reduced rates.

Satco Files Suit Against UC Santa Barbara

Edison Report

Satco Products, Inc. (“Satco”) announces that it has filed suit in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of New York (USDC-EDNY) against The Regents of the University of California at Santa Barbara (“UCSB”) as a result of claim letters issued to Satco’s customers by counsel to UCSB. The action brought by Satco seeks a declaration that Satco products, identified in the UCSB claim letters, do not infringe any of the ten patents asserted by UCSB. A copy of the Satco complaint filed in the EDNY is annexed without exhibits.

 

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