EDP acquires stake in Brazilian distributed-gen PV company
Portuguese utility EDP has agreed to buy a minority stake of up to 40% in Brazil’s Blue Sol Participações.
Brazil hits 7 GW mark, targets 45% renewables by 2050
Brazil has installed around 3 GW of large-scale solar capacity, in addition to 4 GW in the distributed-generation PV segment.
Assessing PV performance in zero-energy building
A Brazilian research team has shown the advantages of linking solar-powered zero-energy buildings to recharging stations for electric vehicles. It proposed a model that can be applied to any location.
PPA signed for 72 MW of solar in Colombia
Spanish developer Grenergy has secured a PPA from Colombian energy company Celsia for the supply of 120 GWh per year. The electricity will be provided by a solar park that will begin commercial operations in 2022.
Jamaica turns to solar for irrigation, water treatment
The Jamaican government has tendered a solar project intended at powering a water treatment plant and has also announced it will power, with PV, all irrigation systems operated by the National Irrigation Commission.
Ecuador concludes 200 MW PV tender with final price of $0.06935/kWh
Solarpack was the winner of Ecuador’s latest tender, launched in July 2019, for the 200 MW El Aromo solar project. The facility will sell electricity to state-owned Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador SA under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Grace Solar links six strings per motor with Linkage Tracker System
The tracker maker claims its product reduces the need for motors.
Neoen energizes 140 MW solar park linked to 3.2 MW/2.2 MWh of storage in El Salvador
The facility is now selling power to local distributors AES, Delsur, EDESAL and B&D at an average price of $ 49.55 under a 20-year PPA.
Nueva combinación para mejorar el LCOE: módulos de alta potencia y backsheets transparentes
La nueva serie de módulos Tiger PRO de JinkoSolar y, en particular, los productos con backsheets transparentes serán analizados en un Webinar de pv magazine, en el cual se discutirá sobre si y cómo estos productos pueden mejorar el coste nivelado de la electricidad (LCOE) de los proyectos fotovoltaicos a gran escala en los mercados solares de América Latina.
India ranked the world’s most attractive PV market by Ernst & Young
The latest edition of the accountant’s renewables attractiveness index has placed the nation in top spot for photovoltaics, helping it to fourth spot for overall clean energy investment. Mexico has been hammered by the government’s attitude to clean power and France has also slipped, four places.
