RWE Renewables’ Hickory Park Solar project, a 195.5-megawatt (MWac) facility coupled with a 40 MW 2-hour battery storage system, located in Mitchell County, Georgia, is in operation. RWE is operator/manager of the solar facility, selling the energy and renewable attributes from the facility to Georgia Power through its Renewable Energy Development Initiative (REDI) program. In … Continue reading RWE Renewables’ Hickory Park Solar project
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RWE starts construction of a ground-mounted solar farm in Portugal
RWE is making good progress in expanding its solar business in Europe: having last year kicked-off the construction for two ground-mounted solar farms, and plans to start construction of another one in Spain this summer, the company is now realising a new photovoltaic (PV) project in Portugal. The solar farm with a planned capacity of … Continue reading RWE starts construction of a ground-mounted solar farm in Portugal
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Iberdrola leads solar self-consumption in Spain and manages 40% of installations
Iberdrola, which was the first energy company to offer self-consumption solutions, has increased its number of customers by 75% so far this year The company expects the number of consumers with solar panels to triple to 170,000 by 2022 Iberdrola leads the photovoltaic self-consumption market in Spain, managing 40% of the country’s self-consumption customers. As … Continue reading Iberdrola leads solar self-consumption in Spain and manages 40% of installations
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EDPR launches ‘Keep it Local’ program to boost employment in rural areas in Rio Grande do Norte
Developed in collaboration with SENAI, will see 25 scholarships awarded to subsidize qualification courses in photovoltaic systems given by SENAI Rio Grande do Norte. With a strong presence in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, EDP Renováveis (Euronext: EDPR), the world’s fourth largest producer of renewable energy is launching ‘Keep it Local’ in Brazil, … Continue reading EDPR launches ‘Keep it Local’ program to boost employment in rural areas in Rio Grande do Norte
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EGP is featured at major photovoltaic conference in Philadephia
EGP was featured at the world’s largest photovoltaic energy conference, held in Philadelphia. The technologies honed at the 3SUN solar panel factory in Catania took center stage. On Friday, June 10, the curtain came down on the world’s leading international photovoltaic energy conference, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA). Organized by the Institute of Electrical and … Continue reading EGP is featured at major photovoltaic conference in Philadephia
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Agrivoltaics: Enel Green Power’s campaign bears its first fruits
The first results of Enel Green Power’s experimental European program in favour of a new agrivoltaic model, capable of combining the production of clean and affordable electricity through ground-mounted photovoltaic systems and agricultural production, are very encouraging, both in terms of agricultural yield and of greater wellbeing of animals and pollinating species. Today, it’s possible … Continue reading Agrivoltaics: Enel Green Power’s campaign bears its first fruits
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Ireland auctions 1.9 GW of solar and wind power
80 new wind and solar projects have been awarded in Ireland’s latest Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS 2) auction. The projects, amounting to 1.9 GW, were chosen from among 130 renewable energy projects that participated in the auction. Some 50 projects totaling 998 MW of capacity submitted to the auction did not qualify for state … Continue reading Ireland auctions 1.9 GW of solar and wind power
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Naturgy is investing 264 million euros in its first photovoltaic plant in the United States
Naturgy has started construction of its first renewable energy facility in the United States, the 7V Solar Ranch photovoltaic plant, in the state of Texas, which will have an installed capacity of 300 MWdc. The project investment will amount to 264 million euros. The plant, which is scheduled to begin commercial operation before the end … Continue reading Naturgy is investing 264 million euros in its first photovoltaic plant in the United States
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DNV drives standardization for floating solar photovoltaics
DNV introduces two joint industry projects (JIP) aiming to create an Anchoring and Mooring Design Standard, and a Floats Design, Testing and Qualification Standard. DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, estimates that the potential global capacity for deploying floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) power is currently around 4 terawatts (TW) and installed capacity will … Continue reading DNV drives standardization for floating solar photovoltaics
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Graphene: the future of photovoltaic energy
Graphene has the potential to contribute significantly to the development of renewables: a workshop organized by Graphene Flagship with IIT and hosted by EGP in Catania looked at applications for photovoltaics and energy storage. The spectacular growth of renewable energy sources is largely due to technological innovation, particularly in the field of materials science. One … Continue reading Graphene: the future of photovoltaic energy
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Solar industry offers U.S. Department of Commerce strong evidence to reach negative determination in solar circumvention investigation
New facts, supported by expert analysis, demonstrate that circumvention is not occurring in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. In fact, companies in these countries are complying with the Department’s previous rulings that cell production is the key process in solar manufacturing. This week a number of companies formally submitted responses to the U.S. Department of … Continue reading Solar industry offers U.S. Department of Commerce strong evidence to reach negative determination in solar circumvention investigation
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Abengoa consolidates its photovoltaic business with a portfolio of 1.3 GW
The projects under construction exceed 800 MW and include seven photovoltaic plants in Spain (five plants in Cáceres, one more in Palencia and another in Salamanca) that will prevent the emission of 670,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere per year. Abengoa, an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the infrastructure, … Continue reading Abengoa consolidates its photovoltaic business with a portfolio of 1.3 GW
Continue readingSecretary Raimondo Has the Legal Authority to Put the Solar Industry Back on Track in the Next Few Weeks
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a hearing on the Commerce Department’s fiscal 2023 budget request, but it wasn’t just her budget that she ended up having to defend from skeptical questions. The Secretary found herself on the hot seat over the Biden Administration’s decision to take up a cynical, … Continue reading Secretary Raimondo Has the Legal Authority to Put the Solar Industry Back on Track in the Next Few Weeks
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EDPR secures PPAs for a 425 MW solar portfolio in the US
With these new PPAs, EDPR continues to increase its technological diversification with 4.2 GW of secured capacity in Solar and an overall secured capacity of 9.3 GW for 2021-25. EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), the world’s fourth largest renewable energy producer, has secured Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to sell the green energy produced by a 425 … Continue reading EDPR secures PPAs for a 425 MW solar portfolio in the US
Continue readingACP market survey of U.S. solar projects shows major delays, potential layoffs
On April 19, the American Clean Power Association (ACP) released new data from a survey of over 150 individual solar projects on the immediate impacts of a Department of Commerce inquiry that could apply retroactive tariffs to most solar modules used in the U.S., finding a 65% or more reduction of planned and forecasted crystalline-silicon solar … Continue reading ACP market survey of U.S. solar projects shows major delays, potential layoffs
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EDPR and Meta expand on partnership through long-term contract for a new Texas solar park
Cattlemen marks the second PPA EDP Renewables and Meta have executed, with the first being a 139-MW PPA for the 200-MW Headwaters II Wind Farm in Indiana. EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), the world’s fourth largest renewable energy producer, through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), and Meta (NYSE: FB) have … Continue reading EDPR and Meta expand on partnership through long-term contract for a new Texas solar park
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Project for increasingly efficient solar cells wins Horizon Europe funding
The European Commission has approved a project involving Enel Green Power for the development of innovation in the production of new high-performance photovoltaic cells using TANGO HJT/Perovskite technology, thanks in part to research conducted at our 3SUN factory. The European Commission has recently given the green light to an agreement to finance the NEXUS project, … Continue reading Project for increasingly efficient solar cells wins Horizon Europe funding
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EDPR awarded with grid connection in floating solar auction in Portugal
The company has achieved 70 MVA of grid connection capacity at Alqueva for a period of 15 years, which is expected to allow EDPR to install up to 154 MW of renewable capacity. EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), the world’s fourth largest renewable energy producer, was awarded 70 MVA of grid connection capacity at Alqueva in … Continue reading EDPR awarded with grid connection in floating solar auction in Portugal
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Enel Green Power signs grant agreement with the EU for solar panel Gigafactory in Italy
With the TANGO (iTaliAN pv Giga factOry) project, Enel Green Power’s 3Sun in Catania, Sicily, is set to become Europe’s largest factory producing high-performance bifacial photovoltaic modules The factory’s production capacity is set to increase 15-fold to 3 GW/year from the current 200 MW through an investment of around 600 million euros, of which nearly … Continue reading Enel Green Power signs grant agreement with the EU for solar panel Gigafactory in Italy
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Optimizing Photovoltaic plant returns by adding Concentrated Solar Power
Photovoltaic (PV) solar power is undoubtedly one of the marvels of modern energy generation. Crystalline solar PV panels have become synonymous with clean energy around the world, from the rooftops of Germany to the massive solar farms of the Middle East. As the industry body SolarPower Europe observed in its 2021 Global Market Outlook, “The … Continue reading Optimizing Photovoltaic plant returns by adding Concentrated Solar Power
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