Articles written by Emiliano Bellini

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Applications & Installations
Russian Far East sees 75 MW of large scale solar come online Five PV power plants, each with a generation capacity of 15 MW, were grid-connected in the Russian Republic of Buryatia and the Zabaikalsky Territory. The projects were built under a program which offers generators capacity payments and the ability to trade on the wholesale energy market.
Emiliano Bellini
Nov 01, 2019
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Markets & Policy
Solar sales recover for electronics brands LG, Kyocera and Panasonic Korean conglomerate LG reports increasing demand for its high-efficiency PV products in key markets while Kyocera said its solar business is improving profitability. Panasonic posted a slight increase in sales for its PV segment, including solar manufacturing.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 31, 2019
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Saudi power company ACWA secures 200 MW bifacial solar project in Egypt Saudi energy giant ACWA Power won the tender for the project in August thanks to a lowest final electricity price offer of $0.02752/kWh. Construction of the facility, which will use bifacial panels, is expected to be complete by April 2021.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 31, 2019
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French Development Agency helps Mozambique build 80 MW of solar capacity Two PV plants are set to be built under the Project for Promotion of Auctions for Renewable Energies program, being implemented with the support of Mozambican utility Electricidade de Mocambique, which is likely to be the future off-taker of the solar energy generated.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 31, 2019
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Kenya’s Kisumu County launches tender for solar mini-grids The local authority is seeking proposals to build mini-grids with generation capacities of more than 5 kW to power hospitals, markets, water pumping and street lighting. The council has expressed a strong preference for the build, operate and transfer project development model.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 31, 2019
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Bidders line up for Ecuador renewables auction The final results of the exercise, which attracted 22 participants, will be known on April 15. A 200 MW solar project will be assigned in the auction, with the winning bidder for that facility securing a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 31, 2019
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Indonesia improves rules for rooftop PV The government has amended two regulations and introduced a new one to spur development of rooftop PV. The new provisions increase the size of systems eligible for net metering payments and reduce fees for industrial installations.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 30, 2019
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When are solar panels acceptable on historic buildings? A study from Sweden seeks to consider how PV could be sympathetically installed on historic buildings. The researchers propose a target-based approach for assessing panel visibility.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 30, 2019
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Algerian 150 MW solar tender secures final price of $0.069/kWh – and only a third of the capacity The Algerian Electricity and Gas Regulation Commission has concluded a tender launched in June. The one solar project selected will sell power at DZD8.28/kWh. The authority reportedly only published ceiling prices for energy bids on the day the exercise was completed.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 30, 2019
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