SERIS reaffirms TW-scale potential for floating PV as global installations surpass 1.3 GW
More than 1.3 GWp of floating solar capacity has already been built throughout the world, according to a new report, with the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore reaffirming its belief that the global potential for floating PV is in the terawatt range.
JinkoSolar delivers 258 MW for PV-wind project in Vietnam
The Chinese manufacturer has supplied 258 MW of monocrystalline PERC double glass modules to Trung Nam Group. It claims the project is one of the biggest solar-wind installations in the Southeast Asian country.
IEA’s ‘Future of Hydrogen’ report charts a way through fossil-fuelled isles
The G20 meeting of environment and energy ministers on the weekend in Karuizawa, Japan, came out largely in favor of adopting lower-emissions energy technologies. That means cleaner coal, as well as the development of solar- and wind-powered green hydrogen.
US State Dept issues strategy to diversify clean energy, storage supply chains
The Trump administration is acknowledging global demand for clean energy and energy storage with the US State Department’s new strategy.
Hevel starts building 100 MW in Kazakhstan, expands pipeline to 178 MW
Hevel Group has started building 100 MW of solar in northern Kazakhstan. The project, which the Russian PV group claims will be one of the largest solar plants in the Commonwealth of Independent States, is part of its 178 MW pipeline in the Central Asian country.
DEWA issues tender for fifth 900 MW phase of 5 GW solar park
Overall, 64 companies expressed interest in building the new 900 MW phase of the huge Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The completion of the first section of the plant is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2021.
MW-sized solar park for 100% self-consumption in Denmark
A 4.8 MW solar park, which is being built by Danish developer Better Energy, will cover 20% of total power demand of a new hospital complex in Odense. The energy produced by the plant will be 100% self-consumed.
Limited success for Algeria’s 150 MW PV tender
Only eight of the 93 companies which acquired the technical specifications for the tender have decided to participate in the procurement exercise. Collectively, the submitted project proposals had a combined capacity of 90 MW. Domestic content rules required the use of solar modules assembled in Algeria, as well as locally manufactured mounting structures and cables.
Benin approves four PV projects totaling 50 MW
Four projects, planned to be located across several regions, will be developed through private-public partnerships and a development program supported by the United States.
Engie commissions 100 MW solar park in Belgium
Construction on the Lommel project started in October. The facility, owned by Flemish investment company Limburgse investeringsmaatschappij, will sell power to a zinc manufacturer and is also entitled to a premium of €0.0479 on top of the market power price.
