Qatar: Gulf state plans 200 MW solar project
With commentators questioning the appropriateness of staging the latest UN Climate Change Conference in the capital of Qatar a country with one of the world’s highest levels of GHG emissions per capita plans have been unveiled for the country’s first solar power plant.
Australia: Community solar goes live
Crowdfunded or community photovoltaic installations are becoming a growing trend around the world. The latest, by a non-profit group in the Australian city of Melbourne, has launched a 740 kW community solar roof.
Interview: Inside Ghanas first major PV power plant
Blue Energy announced the 155 MW Nzema photovoltaic power plant project today. The U.K.-based renewable energy developer has formed subsidiary Mere Power Nzema Ltd. to execute the project. Douglas Coleman, is the project director of Mere Power Nzema and he took the time to speak with pv magazine about the project particulars.
Energy supply transformation needed
A lot that needs to be done to enable the transition towards larger shares of renewables in the power mix. The 5th International Conference on Integration of Renewable Energy and Distributed Energy Resources, which opened today in Berlin, Germany, brought together global participants from the energy sector to discuss the transformation of the power system, the challenges that lie ahead and the solutions.
US: $120 million to establish new batteries and storage hub
A team led by Argonne National Lab has been selected for an award of up to US$120 million to establish a new Batteries and Energy Storage Hub over five years.
Yingli Solar provides modules for 24 MW Puerto Rico project
Chinese manufacturer Yingli Solar has provided around 110,000 modules for the Ilumina 24 MW solar plant in Puerto Rico.
Our CSP power can compete with diesel, Germany company claims
A German company is claiming its turnkey Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants offer cheaper power generation costs than diesel and gas without subsidies in sunbelt regions.
More PV R&D projects win SunShot funding
With QBotix having secured US$1 million and Stion $2 million from the U.S. Energy Department’s SunShot initiative, a further seven projects to secure support in the current round of funding focus on PV, storage and grid integration.
Chile: environmental approval sought for almost 300 MW
Two solar energy developers in Chile submitted Declarations of Environmental Impact (DIA) for three new photovoltaic projects worth more than US$600 million to Chiles environmental evaluation service (SEA) over the last ten days.
SunEdison signs 85 MW of PPAs
Photovoltaic integrator SunEdison has announced the signing of 85 MW of PPAs, with utilities in California. The five PPAs in total have been signed with Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas and Electric and Riverside one the first Californian municipal utilities to sign a PPA of this size.
