Chile announces preliminary bidding rules for 5,400 GWh energy auction
The Chilean National Energy Commission (CNE) has issued bidding rules for electricity supplies for regulated customers. It will auction off a total of 5,400 GWh, divided into two blocks of 1,800 GWh and 3,600 GWh each.
Geração distribuída em ano de adaptação
Neste webinar da pv magazine Brasil, vamos entender como os segmentos da geração distribuída podem atravessar essa fase de mudanças do mercado. Vamos analisar os números de instalações, comparar as diferentes modelos de negócios, os desafios da conexão e do financiamento e as soluções possíveis.
PV plants in Brazil hit by low performance in 2022
Centralized and distributed-generation PV plants in in Brazil generated less than expected last year, according to a study by Brazilian consultancy Greener.
Approaching bankability for grid-scale energy storage
In this pv magazine Webinar, we will understand how to best meet the bankability requirements for utility-scale battery storage systems and discuss how bankability studies are carried out and assessed by independent engineers.
The Hydrogen Stream: Northern Europe driving hydrogen project development
Dutch and Brazilian ports have signed a cooperation deal involving port development and green hydrogen production, while Thyssenkrupp Nucera has released a new alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) module.
Brazil surpasses 29 GW of installed PV capacity
In terms of centralized generation, the country has more than 104.4 GW of awarded projects still under construction or in development, while in distributed generation, there was more than 30 GW as of February from projects with connection requests made by Jan. 1. In both segments, the availability of network connections remains a barrier in carrying out projects.
April irradiance up for US and Mexico, down for Canada
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, presents the solar irradiance data it collected for North America in April. These data show that positive departures from normal April irradiation benefitted solar producers from California, Baja California and Sonora right across the continent to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maine.
Mapping of green hydrogen projects in Brazil
A mapping of green hydrogen projects in Brazil shows that there are at least 42 projects under various stages of development in the country.
Chile has 231 MW of storage under construction, PV capacity tops 8.2 GW
As of the end of March, Chile had 4,748 MW of PV projects under construction, 19,832 MW of solar projects approved, and another 4,660 MW under review.
The Hydrogen Stream: Swiss team sets record solar-to-hydrogen rate
Researchers from Switzerland’s École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have unveiled a new solar dish plant design, while Plug Power has delivered its first electrolyzer system to Europe.
