CECEP Connects World’s Largest Floating Solar Plant in China Updated On Fri, Mar 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Chinese state-owned developer CECEP, in collaboration with French floating solar specialists Ciel & Terre, has connected its 70 MW floating solar power plant in Anhui, China to the grid after the project successfully cleared all tests and monitoring. Located on a former coal-mining area, in Yongqiao district, Suzhou city, the floating PV array will mainly […] Read more
Iberdrola Commences Work on $340 million Spanish Solar Plant Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Spanish utility Iberdrola has commenced work on a 500-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power plant in Badajoz, Spain. It is its first PV project in Europe. The facility, Iberdrola’s first photovoltaic plant in Europe, will use 1.5 million panels spread across a 1,000-hectare site. The company will invest around 300 million (US$340 million) euros in its development. Iberdrola […] Read more
In a First: Solar Panels That Store Both Electricity and Heat Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Building-integrated PV cells that supply both heat and electricity have been developed at SINTEF’s solar cell lab in Trondheim. One answer to new energy demands of the world is to install building-integrated PV (BIPV) cells, either in the form of roof tiles or facade elements. However, the feasibility of this will require lower costs and […] Read more
Lakshmi Machine Works to Commission its First Solar Power Plant Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy The 10 MW photovoltaic solar power generating facility will come up at Kondampatti in Coimbatore district. Coimbatore-based Lakshmi Machine Works has forayed into solar power generation, with its first facility to be inaugurated on March 24, 2019, in Tamil Nadu. The 10 MW photovoltaic solar power generating facility will come up at Kondampatti in Coimbatore […] Read more
Atlas Renewable Energy Secures $152 Mn For Financing of 3 Solar Plants in Brazil Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy The three projects are estimated to benefit around 470,000 families per year with clean, renewable energy and will avoid the emission of 108,000 tons of CO2 annually. Atlas Renewable Energy, a leader in clean energy in Latin America, announced the completion of long-term financing of three of its solar energy plants in Brazil for a total amount […] Read more
Nordex Wins Wind Projects Totalling 108 MW in Greece Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy European wind energy major, Nordex Group has won new orders for wind farms from Greece. Terna Energy SA has ordered a total of 36 machines of different models with a capacity of 108 MW. The orders also include a Premium Service contract covering five years with an option to extend for a further five. “We […] Read more
ADB Commits $50 Mn in Noida-Based Solar Power Developer Avaada Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy The multi-lateral funding agency said the investment contributes to ADB’s goal to provide cumulative climate finance of $80 billion from 2019 to 2030. The Manila based Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced that it has inked an agreement to invest $50 million in solar energy project developer Avaada Energy Pvt Ltd to help the company scale up rapidly. The investment will […] Read more
Telangana Municipal Corporation: No Solar Panels, No New House Permit Updated On Tue, Mar 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy In the sort of decisiveness the industry could do within other states, in Telangana, the Municipal Body has made housing permits subject to solar installations. Telangana town municipality in Karimnagar is pulling out all stops to push for Renewable energy in its grid and at the same time finding customers for it. The Municipal Corporation […] Read more
MERC Approves Grid Connectivity For Isolated 1.36 MW Rooftop Solar Plant Updated On Tue, Mar 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy Based on its findings the Commission plans to amend existing regulations/frame new regulations for net metering. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the grid-connectivity requests for a 1.36 MW rooftop solar PV power project by the Supreme Industries Limited. The company had filed a petition regarding the forceful isolation of its 1.36 MW […] Read more