Solar PV driving green hydrogen to undercut gas, says BloombergNEF
BloombergNEF has shown that solar PV is the key driver of declining green hydrogen costs. The forecast shows costs falling by 85% by 2050, undercutting natural gas and blue and gray hydrogen production.
Orix secures PPA for 2.2 MW unsubsidized solar plant in Japan
The Japanese company will supply, with solar power, a denim factory in the Hiroshima prefecture.
Unsigned PPAs halting India’s renewable energy growth
Nearly 19 GW of renewable energy capacity tendered by state body the Solar Energy Corporation of India is on hold due to electric distribution companies’ unwillingness to sign the power purchase agreements. Manufacturing-linked solar projects alone account for a 63% share of the capacity in limbo.
Mali greenlights two PV projects totaling 83 MW
A 50 MW project is being planned by French company Legendre Energie and a 33 MW facility is under development by Scatec.
Iberdrola, Mapfre set up renewable energy joint venture
The new company, which will be majority-owned by the Spanish insurance group, is currently developing 130 MW of photovoltaic projects across Spain.
PVH launches tracker for high-power modules
The new solar tracker from PVH was specifically designed to be compatible with large-format modules and was developed in static and aeroelastic wind tunnels.
Agrivoltaics plus storage at US cranberry bogs
Pine Gate Renewables has announced plans to deploy 9 MW of solar and 36 MWh of storage above a commercial cranberry bog.
Using optical film to concentrate light in large-scale PV
The approach taken at a 13.7 MW Canadian solar park redirects and concentrates otherwise discarded light onto the PV cells.
Uzbek government agrees to buy power from 200 MW solar plant
The solar park is being planned by UAE-based Phanes Group, in Nurata, in the Navoi region. It will sell electricity at a fixed rate over a 25-year period.
Australian manufacturer shares excess PV generation with staff
Hunter Douglas, a blinds and awnings manufacturer, will use the Enosi Powertracer platform to direct its oversupply of rooftop solar to its workforce.
