CleanTech Report November 26th 2019 |
AFRICAKenya Ranked 5th Worldwide On Extensive Renewable Energy Value ChainThe BloombergNEF sponsored report finds that Kenya accounted for over a third of all 2018’s foreign clean energy investment into sub-Saharan Africa. That year, Kenya recorded its highest ever clean energy investment with US$1.4 billion attracted for geothermal, wind and solar plants. Egypt On Track To Finalise 200MW Solar Plant In Kom OmboEgypt is completing a solar power plant in Kom Ombo, Aswan governorate with a capacity of 26 MW, a senior official told Egypt Today on Monday. A 200 MW solar plant will be also installed in the same area in Kom Ombo city, Head of the New and Renewable Energy Authority Mohammad al-Khayyat added. Eskom Is Named South Africa’s Top EmitterEskom Holdings, which accounts for two-fifths of South Africa’s greenhouse-gas emissions, leads the country’s biggest emitters in its failure to set targets to reduce its impact on the climate, a report shows. |
ASIALongi Green Energy To Put Up $355 Million, 10GW Solar Silicon Rod Plant In SW ChinaGlobal solar energy equipment giant Longi Green Energy Technology will invest CNY2.5 billion (USD355 million) to build a solar monocrystalline silicon rod factory with an annual capacity of 10 gigawatts in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, the firm announced yesterday. Trina Solar Announces New Efficiency Record of 23.22% With N-Type i-TOPCon Solar CellTrina Solar Co., Ltd., the world’s leading PV and smart energy total solution provider, today announced that its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) of China has set a new world record of 23.22% for a high-efficiency large-area quasi-monocrystalline n-type (c-Si) i-TOPCon solar cell. 5 Startups That Are Contributing To India’s Clean Energy Goal 2022India, along with its renewable energy plans, intends to integrate Artificial Intelligence to speed up its clean energy initiative. Many tech companies are investing in cleantech startups to empower people in harnessing renewable energy through their AI-based services. |
AUSTRALIAGreenpeace To Launch A Campaign For 80 Big Brands To Go 100% RenewableA uComms poll commissioned by Greenpeace Australia Pacific and released today found that some 70% of Australians want companies operating locally to set a goal to power their business with 100% renewable energy — as part of their responsibility to tackle climate change. South Australia Leading The Nation In Renewable EnergySouth Australia is shifting to renewable energy faster than any other state or territory. This is despite the federal government’s “lack of leadership” and continued support for major fossil fuel projects, says the Climate Council. Australia Commits $251 Million To Spur Development Of Hydrogen IndustryThe Australian government has pledged to provide AUD 370 million (USD 251.4m/EUR 228m) in funding for new hydrogen projects, gearing to become a world leader in hydrogen production and exports. |
EUROPEMitsubishi Beats Shell In Deal For $4.5 Billion Renewables Player EnecoA Mitsubishi Corporation-led partnership has struck a deal to buy Netherlands utility Eneco, strengthening the Japanese giant’s position in European renewables and fighting off competition from oil giant Shell. Mitsubishi will buy Eneco in an 80/20 consortium with fellow Japanese group Chubu in a deal that values the utility at €4.1bn ($4.5bn). Solar Farm Helps Balance UK Grid At NightThe BP-backed renewable energy developer behind a 200MW solar farm planned for inland New South Wales has used one of its UK grid-connected PV projects to help balance Britain’s electricity network – at night. Lightsource BP said on Monday that a November 4 trial using one of its solar plants in East Sussex had successfully provided night-time reactive power voltage support services to the electricity network – a first for a solar asset in the UK. Sweden Is Becoming Europe’s Texas For Wind PowerIn a remote area almost eight times the size of Manhattan covered by millions of young fir trees, Europe’s biggest onshore wind park is emerging. Workers are installing turbines perched atop 130-meter tall towers at a rate of about two a week at the site in northern Sweden, where the temperature regularly dips below minus 10 Celsius (14 Fahrenheit) and the sun is hardly seen for months on end during winter. So far, more than 170 of the machines scatter across the sparse landscape owned by some of the nation’s biggest forest companies. |
LATIN AMERICAArgentina’s Political Uncertainty And Debt Crisis Torpedo Green Energy PushIn Argentina’s sunny Mendoza province, officials had been preparing to break ground on the Vecaso solar park, a 115 megawatt project costing $90 million. The culmination of nearly four years of planning, Vecaso was one of several ambitious projects to take root under a renewable energy push by the government of President Mauricio Macri. Solarlatam Triumphs Over 170 Energy Startups At Raizen Impulse In ArgentinaOver 170 startups participated on the basis of their ability to develop energy solutions in various economic sectors. Some of these included mobility, logistics, energy, in addition to customer relations. International Finance Corporation To Fund Solar Farms In MexicoThe North American Development Bank (NADB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have agreed to provide $200m in green loans to Infraestructura Energética Nova (IEnova) to fund four new solar power plants in Mexico, which will have a combined capacity of 376MW. |
MENASaudi Arabia Can Be Green Finance Hub For EMsSaudi Arabia can become the centre for green finance for emerging markets (EMs), which will bring huge economic and commercial benefits to the economy in line with the Vision 2030 program, according to KPMG International. Renewables Are Key To Achieving Sustainable Economic DevelopmentDEWA has allocated $1.16 billion to support the infrastructure for electricity and water at Expo 2020 Dubai. Saudi First Renewable Energy Plant Kicks OffACWA Power has announced the successful connection of the Sakaka Solar PV Plant – the first renewable energy project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – to the national grid. The project has commenced initial production under a pilot phase according to schedule – with full commercial operation to be achieved before the end of the year 2019. |
NORTH AMERICACincinnati To Construct US’ Largest Municipal PV ProjectThe City of Cincinnati plans to construct the largest municipal PV project in the US in order to provide clean energy to all city facilities and serve residents through the Cincinnati Electric Aggregation Program. Once completed, the 100MW PV installation will reduce the region’s yearly carbon emissions rate by 158,000 tons. LanzaTech Progresses With Sustainable Aviation Fuel Scale-up In US And JapanCarbon recycling company LanzaTech is continuing to progress in scaling up its alcohol to jet (ATJ) platform, which converts ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Commercialisation of the process has been ongoing for numerous years, beginning with the partnership between LanzaTech and the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Vermont Letting Homeowners Sell Solar Power Direct To BusinessGreen Mountain Power has launched a real time blockchain tracked peer to peer platform, starting December 2, to allow businesses to purchase solar power from customers who own the rights to the renewable energy credits via a phone app, using LO3 Energy’s backend software. |
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