Construction Set to Begin on 55MW Solar PV Project in Kenya Updated On Sat, Apr 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The 55MW solar PV project, which will cost approximately US$116 million to develop, will stand as the largest solar plant ever developed in Africa. The Kenyan Rural Electrification Authority’s (REA) has approved the construction of a 55MW Solar PV Power plant in Garissa at a cost of Kshs 12.8 billion. The Authority will set up […] Read more
Scatec Solar and partners sign Power Purchase Agreements for 400 MW Solar PV Plants in Egypt Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy Located in Ben Ban area near Aswan in Upper Egypt, the 400 MW Solar PV plants are expected to generate about 870 GWh of solar power per year. Scatec Solar and partners have signed 25-year Power Purchase Agreements for delivery of electricity from six solar PV plants totaling 400 MW (DC) with the Government of […] Read more
Hope for Micro Grids Updated On Tue, Apr 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy While perennial sinking prices of renewable energy systems, integrating technologies such as photovoltaic rooftop systems and solar farms into regional grids will require energy storage in the form of batteries and other technologies for load continuity. Currently, about 1.2 billion people in emerging economies lack access to electrical power. The World Bank report claims that […] Read more
Students design camping tent that uses solar energy to meet the electricity needs of the homeless Updated On Tue, Apr 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy The installation of miniaturised solar technology in a mobile tent is the project being pursued by 12 Latino students at the San Fernando Magnet school in Los Angeles County, for which they received a $10,000 grant from the Lemelson InveTeam organisation at the MIT School of Engineering. A group of Hispanic students living in California […] Read more
Schletter Group installs its newly developed mounting solution for greenhouse solar PV systems in China Updated On Tue, Mar 28th, 2017 by Saurenergy Schletter Group has also announced to install 30 MW large-scale system over the coming months. The Schletter Group has installed its newly developed mounting solution for greenhouse solar PV systems in China. The 20 MWp large-scale photovoltaic system was installed for the “Jiangs-North Greenhouse Project” in a vegetable cultivation plant in the province of Sihong […] Read more
Engine manufacturer Wärtsilä to supply a solar PV plant to Burkina Faso Updated On Mon, Mar 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy Wärtsilä’s scope covers the engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) for the solar PV power plant at a gold mine in Burkina Faso, including the control system for the hybrid plant. The Finnish group, Wärtsilä has announced that it will supply a 15 MWp solar PV power plant to Essakane Solar SAS in Burkina Faso. The […] Read more
Hanwha Q CELLS-Kalyon Enerji Consortium Awarded the Tender to Construct 1 GW Solar Power Plant in Turkey Updated On Fri, Mar 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Hanwha Q CELLS-Kalyon Enerji consortium will also establish 500 MW of fully integrated PV manufacturing capacity locally in Turkey, which will be operational within 21 months under the Agreement. Hanwha Q CELLS Co. Ltd. has announced that a consortium consisting of Hanwha Q CELLS and Kalyon Enerji Yatirimlari have been awarded for the tender to construct region’s […] Read more
Sonatrach, ENI wins bids from 34 international firms to build a 10MW solar power plant in Algeria Updated On Sat, Mar 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy Those bidding for the solar power plant at BRN include Carlo Gavazzi Impianti Spa, BELECTRIC GmbH, Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios SA, ENGIE Fabricom SA, and JGC Corporation Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach and Italy’s ENI have bids from 34 international firms to build a 10 megawatt solar power plant at Bir Rebaa North (BRN) in […] Read more
ET Energy Starts Construction of a 60.9MW Solar Power Project in Jordan Updated On Thu, Mar 16th, 2017 by Saurenergy The 60.9 MW solar power installation is located 50Km north-east of Amman in Mafraq, Jordan, and will be one of the largest 1500VDC PV plants in Europe, the Middle East and Africa after completion. ET Solutions AG, a subsidiary of ET Energy, a global leading energy solutions provider, announced that it has started the construction […] Read more
