AFRICAWest African Countries Urged To Establish Power Market
R City News
The interconnection of power systems in West Africa to establish a power market is long overdue and must be given critical attention, the Director of Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change at the Energy Commission, Kofi Adu Agyarko has said.
Africa Energy Series: A Huge Bright Spot In The Desert
Africa.com
In the middle of the Moroccan desert in the Drâa-Tafilalet region, a few kilometres from the city of Ouarzazate stands the future largest concentrated solar power plant in the world.
African Renewable Energy Sources Underused
African Review
African’s rich renewable sources are being underused even though the continent aims to connect 60mn new households to electricity grids by 2030. |
ASIANTPC Achieves Largest Ever Commercial Capacity Addition Of 5,290MW In 2019-20
Financial Express
The latest capacity additions are 250 MW unit of Barauni Thermal Power Station Stage-II (2 x 250 MW) and 800 MW unit of Darlipalli Super Thermal Power Station Stage-I (2 x 800 MW) with effect from March 1, 2020.
Rajasthan Farmers Can Now Produce Solar Power On Their Non-Arable Land
National Herald
Farmers of Rajasthan, who own uncultivable land or such land that are not used for farming, shall now be able to use his holding for setting up solar power plants and solar farms without the requirement of land conversion. Such farmers would now be permitted to sub-let his holdings for setting up of solar power projects where the provisions of the state’s Tenancy Act and Land Revenue Act will not come as hindrances.
Sungrow Expands In Japan With 100MW Yuasa Deal
PV-Tech
Major solar inverter supplier Sungrow has signed a 100MW deal with Japanese company YUASA, aimed at addressing solar and energy storage needs in the changing landscape of Japan’s renewable energy market. |
AUSTRALIAAustralia Adds 6.3GW Renewables In 2019, Similar Growth Expected This Year
Renewables Now
Australia installed 6.3 GW of renewable energy capacity in 2019, including 3.9 GW of utility-scale power plants and 2.4 GW of residential and commercial rooftop solar systems, for a 24% year-on-year increase. Capacity additions in 2020 are expected to be at a similar level of between 6 GW and 6.5 GW.
Alectris And Profergy To Streamline Solar Portfolios In Australia
Renewable Energy Magazine
Alectris, the global asset care innovation provider for the solar industry, has collaborated with Profergy, a specialist integrator of software solutions for the renewable sector, to bring its Actis ERP product to the Australian market for the first time.
Tasmania To Invest $50 Million Toward Green Hydrogen Vision
PV Magazine
The Tasmanian Government has announced a $50 million investment package toward its green hydrogen ambitions over the next ten years. |
EUROPEGermany Hits Record 61% Renewables For Month Of February
Renew Economy
Renewable energy sources provided a record 61.2% of Germany’s net public electricity generation in February, according to figures provided by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), which also showed that wind energy provided nearly half of the country’s electricity during the month.
Greece To Slash Bureaucracy To Unblock 29GW Green Energy Project Backlog
PV-Tech
Greece has acted to shorten lengthy licensing processes for renewable energy projects, in a bid to free gigawatts’ worth of installations facing waiting times of up to eight years. Solar players looking to deploy in the high-irradiation Southern European country may find it quicker to clear various regulatory hoops, under proposals part of a new Environment Bill presented by the centre-right government last week.
Finnish Clean Power Fund Raises €275 Million
ReNews
Finnish outfit Taaleri Energia Funds Management has completed the second closing of its SolarWind 2 fund with about €275m in commitments. The second-close investors include the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), institutional and high net worth investors, the Taaleri Group and the Taaleri Energia team. |
LATIN AMERICABahamas Installing Solar Power After Storms
Energy Central
The push to build storm-proof solar microgrids in the Bahamas began in 2017 after Hurricane Irma, another Category 5 storm, tore through tiny Ragged Island, at the southern tip of the island chain. … Minnis said it’s his goal to make Ragged Island a green island.
Enel Puts Forward 500MW Of New Bifacial Solar In Chile’s Atacama
PV-Tech
One of the key proponents of bifacial solar in Latin America has shared plans for yet another major venture, setting its sights on one of the world’s driest environments. Chile’s green regulator SEA is to consider Enel’s proposals for a 498MW new PV pipeline in the Atacama Desert region of Antofagasta, according to recently submitted plans.
LONGi Solar Announces Project, Module Contracts Worth 313MW
SAUR Energy
China’s leading solar technology company LONGi solar has announced solar project involvements worth a combined 313 MW in Mexico and Chile. |
MENAMENA Smart Grid Investments To Reach $17.6 Billion By 2027
Utilities
Smart grid investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is on track to reach US $17.6 billion over the next seven years, according to the Energy & Utilities Market Outlook Report 2020, a surge driven by greater attention to renewable energy sources across the region.
Bahrain’s Tamkeen Launches New Solar Financing Scheme
ZAWYA
Manama – Tamkeen has signed an agreement with several leading banks in Bahrain for the launch of the Solar Financing Scheme. Part of Tamkeen’s Tamweel Scheme, it aims to empower enterprises and enable them to purchase solar energy panels to generate energy – which in turn will help them reduce costs.
Solarpower Europe, Tunisia Seek Solar Investment Opportunities
New Europe
SolarPower Europe signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Tunisian Solar Installers’ Association (CSPV) on 25 February in Tunis to seek investment opportunities in solar power. The MoU was signed at a workshop in Tunis where SolarPower Europe’s Emerging Markets Task Force issued a new report detailing the significant solar investment opportunities in Tunisia. |
NORTH AMERICAWind Energy Now The Top Source Of Renewable Electricity In America
SAUR Energy
In 2019, the United States generated about 4.1 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity. According to new figures from the US Energy Information Administration, 63 percent is still generated by fossil fuels, while 20 percent is generated by nuclear power plants.
New York To Streamline Process For Renewable Energy Projects
T&D World
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is advancing a 30-day budget amendment to dramatically speed up the permitting and construction of renewable energy projects, combat climate change and grow the state’s green economy. If adopted, the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act will create a new Office of Renewable Energy Permitting to improve and streamline the process for environmentally responsible and cost-effective siting of large-scale renewable energy projects across New York while delivering significant benefits to local communities.
Global Energy Storage Market To Surge To 15GW By 2024
PV-Magazine
Despite a slowdown in price declines, the global energy storage market is set to grow from around 4 GW of annual deployments last year to more than 15 GW in 2024, according to U.S.-owned market intelligence company Wood Mackenzie. As the market matures, the analyst predicts, the focus will shift from rapidly falling costs to a true recognition of the technology’s value in the global energy transition. |
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