IRENA Director: UAE’s and Saudi Arabia’s move to solar is genuine
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia announced recently new energy strategies towards renewable energy development, prompting the renewable energy sector to question whether this shift is genuine.
New projects connected in Jordan
Spanish project developers Energoya announced completion of construction on a 23 MW power plant in the town Ma’an, while 3G-ERES connected 3 commercial installations totalling 11.1 MW to boast the first solar powered 5 star hotels in the world.
Germany’s J. v. G. Thoma finalizes 240 MW solar tooling sale in Turkey
The Bavarian-based solar power specialist has sold two robot layup machines to Turkey for the production of DESERT solar panels. The equipment ordered is capable of developing 240 MW of PV capacity.
Saudi Arabia to invite solar, wind bids in April, says minister
Requests to qualify for bidding for 700 MW of clean energy capacity will be sent on February 20, confirms Saudi energy minister Khalid Al-Falih.
Will high domestic content requirements fuel or hinder Turkish solar sector growth?
Turkey’s solar sector is showing continued growth, but there are questions regarding the nation’s domestic content requirement.
Marubeni to develop world’s largest PV plant in UAE, according to reports
Japanese conglomerate Marubeni is planning to build a mega 1.18 GW solar plant, making it the largest in the world, in the United Arab Emirates, with support from JinkoSolar and the Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority, according to Japanese newspaper Nikkei.
Array Technologies expands into MENA, Turkey
The company is opening a new office in Abu Dhabi and will provide trackers to 24 MW of PV projects in Turkey.
Huawei launches 1500V Smart PV Solution at WFES in Abu Dhabi
At this week’s World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi Huawei launched its 1500V Smart PV Solution for the Middle East Africa (MEA) market. At yesterday’s launch event pv magazine interviewed Paul Pan, Huawei’s General Manager for the Smart PV Plant Business, Middle East & Africa, at the Huawei booth at WFES. Pan is responsible for over 70 countries in MEA, where Huawei is already present with offices serving its ICT customer base.
Miraikikai launches water-free solar module cleaner at WFES
Miraikikai’s offering is the first water-free and automated cleaning robot for utility-scale solar plants, which could help solve the challenge of dust in arid regions and deserts, which can be a real problem for plant energy generation rates.
MESIA solar awards winners announced at WFES
U.S. company Array Technologies and Indian EPC Sterling & Wilson were amongst the winners of the Middle East Solar Industry Association’s (MESIA) annual awards ceremony, which was presented at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2017 being held in Abu Dhabi.
