Bahrain runs 3 MW solar tender
A tender is open in Bahrain for the design, construction, installation and commissioning of a 3 MW grid-tied solar power plant for the country’s General Sport Authority. A closing date for applications has not been disclosed.
Optimizing PV system tilt angle, MPPT using fuzzy logic controller
Researchers in the Middle East have developed a fuzzy logic controller that simultaneously optimizes the tilt angle of PV systems and performs maximum power point tracking (MPPT). Year-long simulations indicate that the proposed approach increases power generation by approximately 20%.
Bahrain to host world’s largest single-site rooftop solar power plant
A power purchase agreement is in place for a 123 MW solar project in Bahrain that will span 14 sites including the world’s largest rooftop solar installation, a 50 MW system on top of a 262,000 m2 stockyard shed.
Bahrain launches tender for 100 MW solar project
The BAJ Solar IPP projects is planned to have a capacity of 100 MW and to be located near Bilaj Al Jazayer, on the Southwest coast of Bahrain.
New method for PV site suitability mapping
Scientists in Malaysia have developed a novel deep-learning method for PV suitability mapping. Applying the new approach to the Middle East, they found that approximately 5.8% of the region has very high suitability and 11.5% is highly suitable for PV energy development.
Why and where solar PV succeeded in Arab Gulf states
A US-UAE research team has investigated how regulatory regimes impacted solar power deployment across six Arab states of the Persian Gulf. Their findings show that the predominant role of the state is expected to continue.
Bahrain launches tender for 44 MW solar plant
The solar project is planned to be located at the University of Bahrain’s campus.
Bahrain’s Khalifa Bin Salman Port to host 11.4 MW solar plant
India’s Bhageria Industries plans to build a utility-scale PV facility at the Khalifa Bin Salman Port of northeastern Bahrain. The project marks Bhageria’s first international solar venture.
Bahrain launches 100 MW PV tender
Bahrain has launched a 100 MW solar tender. The authorities aim to build a PV plant in the Al Dur area of the nation’s Southern Governorate through the procurement exercise, which is being conducted by the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA).
Bahrain’s port to host $10 million solar project
The A.P. Moller-Maersk subsidiary says that by installing 20,000 solar photovoltaic panels, it will make Bahrain’s Khalifa Bin Salman Port the region’s first seaport to be fully powered by renewable energy.
