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Markets & Policy
Queensland opens tender for 400 MW renewables and 100 MW storage The tender was part of a raft of announcements, including confirmation of a commitment to source 50% of its electricity from renewables by 2030. Queensland currently lags behind the progress of other Australian regions in terms of renewable energy installed, but multiple projects have been announced.
Frederic Brown
Oct 13, 2017
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Applications & Installations
UK’s Foresight to acquire 117 MW Australian PV from Canadian Solar British firm to invest AU$64 million to acquire assets being developed in Queensland by Canadian Solar.
Frederic Brown
Oct 12, 2017
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Research & Development
Dutch team Nuon Solar wins Australia solar car race Since October 8 some 42 cars powered by solar energy raced their way across Australia from Darwin to Adelaide in the 30th World Solar Challenge. Delft University’s Nuon Solar grabbed its seventh win.
Frederic Brown
Oct 12, 2017
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Markets & Policy
World Bank’s Lighting Africa initiative set to deliver more solar to Tanzania A two-year consumer education campaign in Tanzania to promote solar off-grid lighting and energy products in off-grid communities has been jointly announced by the World Bank-IFC. Program is part of Lighting Africa project designed to provide accessible and cheap solar products.
Frederic Brown
Oct 12, 2017
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Applications & Installations
CS Energy signs PPA for 60 MW Australian PV+storage+wind hybrid energy park The AUS$150 million agreement between the government-owned CS Energy and the Kennedy Energy Park marks yet another positive step for Australia as it seeks to tap the potential of all its renewable energy sources.
Frederic Brown
Oct 11, 2017
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Applications & Installations
Madagascar tenders 25 MW of solar The 25 MW (AC) solar PV project will be located near the capital of Antananarivo and will be supported by the World Bank’s Scaling Solar group program.
Frederic Brown
Oct 10, 2017
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Applications & Installations
Remote community in Guyana receives 400 kWp solar+storage system from Meeco The off-grid ground-mounted solar and battery project will be carried out by Meeco and Oursun, providing remote regions of Guyana such as Mabaruma with clean energy, while reducing their fossil fuel consumption.
Frederic Brown
Oct 10, 2017
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Applications & Installations
Enel breaks ground on 137.7 MW solar plant in South Australia The $157 million project will be built with 420,000 polycrystalline modules mounted on single-axis tracker near Port Augusta.
Frederic Brown
Oct 10, 2017
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Sheffield set to welcome UK’s first mega-battery plant Sheffield will host Britain’s first industrial-scale battery plant, in a bid to help the grid adopt to the rapidly increasing amount of renewable power in the U.K.
Frederic Brown
Oct 09, 2017
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