Vast potential in India for solar-powered irrigation says think-tank, SECI extends deadline for 5GW manufacturing tender, NTPC tenders for 900kW rooftop solar project at Assam thermal plant.
BIM Group and AC Energy, the energy arm of Ayala Corporation, have signed EPC and financing documents that will increase a 30MW solar farm in Ninh Thuan province, Vietnam, to 280MW in capacity.
Ameresco has completed a 2.5MW PV project for the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) at the El Paso Intelligence Center in El Paso, Texas. The installation stands as the first solar installation developed at a DEA site.
Recent moves in California to develop large-scale energy storage with four hours’ storage duration are just the beginning of a move towards using batteries as a capacity resource, the president of flow battery company CellCube has said.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €31 million loan for a 30MW solar project in the Kyzylorda region of Southern Kazakhstan, sponsored by Total EREN and Access Infra Central Asia.
Amid the ongoing furore about the Federal Government’s proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG), a 280MW solar PV project and a 52MWh battery project are both set to go ahead in South Australia, it has been announced today.
Brazilian renewable energy company Omega Geração has signed off on an agreement to acquire a 50% interest in the 312MW Pirapora solar complex in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
Major PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply Co is expecting the global floating solar (FPV) market to experience explosive growth in the next two to three years, in which it is targeting becoming the leading supplier of floating solar systems.
Juwi to build 250MW of solar projects in South Africa, DEWA commissions 2MW solar carport, Schletter Group supplies 'largest' solar park in the Philippines.
US PV developer Urban Grid has sold off two projects totalling 240MW in Surry County, Virginia, to Dominion Energy.
Sungrow opens Kolkata office, Indian Open Access solar market nears 2.9GW, KfW offers €200 million financing for Indian renewables
UPDATED: Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a request for bids (RfB) for a 160MW hybrid solar and wind project combined with battery energy storage in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
The lowest bid quoted in Indian state-run utility NTPC’s auction for 2GW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar was INR2.59/kWh (US$0.037), a 14 paisa rise from the L1 tariff in the most recent 2GW PV auction in India.
Australia’s Coalition Party room has signed off on the controversial National Energy Guarantee (NEG) moving it onto the next stage of consultation.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Canadian Solar continues to push its PV power plant business development to fill a growing demand issue as revenue for the second quarter of 2018 missed company expectations.
