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First Floating Solar Project of Duke Energy Kicks Off in Florida

The first floating solar project in Florida by clean energy firm Duke Energy is now operational and producing  renewable energy.  The floating solar project of close to 1 MW boasts over 1,800 solar panels floating atop two acres of water surface on a cooling pond at the Duke Energy Hines Energy Complex located in Bartow. […]

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Lucky Cement Gets Pakistan’s First n-Type Solar Plant

Pakistan’s largest cement manufacturer, Lucky Cement has taken strides towards a more sustainable business impact with a 26 MW solar plant on its land in Pakistan. The project, executed by JA Solar and Orient Energy Systems is Pakistan’s first n-type photovoltaic (PV) power plant project. Since its commissioning in September 2023, the plant has met key […]

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Trina Solar Lands First Industrial Solar Energy Storage Project in Japan

Trina Solar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Narashinrinsigen Hozenkousya (Nara Forest Resources Protection Company of Japan) to boost the penetration of its energy storage systems in Japan.  As per the pact, this collaboration solidified Trina Solar’s entry into the industrial energy storage sector in Japan, with a commitment to supply large-scale Battery […]

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First 11 Months Of 2023: India’s Solar Installations Down By 25% On YoY

India’s Solar installations in 2023 have slowed down, data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) said. A close analysis of the CEA data revealed that solar power capacity additions dwindled between January and December this year while wind power revived. The government data said that India added a total of 9 GW of solar power […]

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Sungrow To Supply South Africa’s First Hybrid Wind-Solar-Battery Project

Global solar inverter player Sungrow signed a supply agreement with French renewable energy group EDF Renewables, to provide 264MWh liquid-cooled energy storage systems and MV transformers, for the Umoyilanga project – South Africa’s first wind-solar-storage integrated hybrid virtual power plant (VPP). EDF Renewables, and privately held investment company Perpetua Holdings (Pty) Ltd, won the Umoyilanga […]

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Sri Lanka to Witness its First PV Auction with 200 MW Solar Tender

Sri Lanka has issued an EoI seeking bids for the development of two 100 MW floating solar plants. The said floating projects will be established at the hydroelectric Samanalawewa Reservoir. The reservoir is 160 km south of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.  This is the first solar auction for Sri Lanka. The last day […]

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Cars at Golf’s Ryder Cup To Be Solar Powered For First Time

Club Car, a global leader in golf, consumer and utility vehicles, is using solar power to charge fleet vehicles on location for the first time at the Ryder Cup, the leading golf event that pits Europe Versus the US. “To be the Worldwide Supplier of one of the world’s premier sporting events for such a […]

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UK’s First-Ever Bankable, Unsubsidized Solar & Storage Project in the Offing

DIF Capital Partners, a global independent fund manager and Pexapark, an advisory firm specializing in renewable energy, have now partnered to make UK’s first-ever bankable and unsubsidized solar and storage project. A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for ten years in this regard has already been signed. As per the mandate, the two firms would help […]

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