Tag Archives: Renewables

EDP Renewables starts construction of its first photovoltaic project in Germany

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Now.Solar

The Ketzin solar plant, with an installed capacity of 87 MWp, is expected to come online in the second half of 2025, representing EDP’s capacity increase in the country. EDP Renewables has started construction of its first large-scale renewable energy … Continue reading →

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Romania advancing its plans for more wind energy

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Now.Solar

After 10 years of slow growth, Romania wants to boost its wind energy again. Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja summarised their plans at the Power Shift Summit in Bucharest on 29 October: onshore wind CfD auctions starting now; grid expansion underway … Continue reading →

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EDP Renewables seals its first long-term photovoltaic contract in Germany

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Now.Solar

EDP Renewables (EDPR), leader in the development of renewable energy worldwide, signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Lhyfe, a producer and supplier of green hydrogen to serve industry and mobility sectors. The deal signed through Kronos Solar EDPR is … Continue reading →

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SSE Renewables and FuturEnergy Ireland submit planning application for Glenora wind farm

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Now.Solar

SSE Renewables and FuturEnergy Ireland have jointly submitted a planning application for Glenora wind farm to An Bord Pleanála. The proposed site is located in North Mayo, approximately 7 km southwest of Ballycastle and 6km southeast of Belderrig. The two … Continue reading →

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Europe Unveils Ambitious Wind Power Package

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Now.Solar

With the first power at “the world’s largest offshore wind farm” announced this month, there is finally some enthusiasm in the wind energy sector. Following months of pessimism around high material costs, low profits and mechanical issues at wind farms, … Continue reading →

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TotalEnergies Commissions Its Biggest Offshore Wind Farm

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Now.Solar

TotalEnergies and its partner SSE Renewables are pleased to announce that their Seagreen offshore wind farm is now fully operational and running at its design capacity of 1,075 MW. Seagreen is a joint venture between TotalEnergies (51%) and SSE Renewables … Continue reading →

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EDP Renewables surpasses the 1 GWp installed capacity milestone in Asia Pacific

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Now.Solar

EDP Renewables has more than doubled its installed solar capacity in the Asia Pacific region, from approximately 480 MWp in February 2022 to more than 1 GWp. This is an important milestone for the company as it showcases its steadfast … Continue reading →

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Decentralised Renewables Solutions Can Improve Healthcare Services for Almost 1 Billion People

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Now.Solar

Close to 1 billion people in low- and lower-middle income countries are served by healthcare facilities that lack a reliable electricity supply, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Sustainable … Continue reading →

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In Portugal, 58% of the electricity consumed came from renewables, mainly wind power and hydro

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Now.Solar

The production and consumption of electricity from renewable energy sources in the European Union (EU) increased between 2020 and 2021, years marked by the pandemic. And, among the Member States, Portugal occupies the fourth position among the countries whose electricity … Continue reading →

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RWE and PPC to build solar projects with more than 200 megawatts in Greece

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Now.Solar

Two leading energy groups, RWE and PPC, have joined forces to help accelerate the Greek energy transition. Through their joint venture company Meton Energy S.A., RWE Renewables (51%) and PPC Renewables (49%) have taken the final investment decision for five … Continue reading →

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EDP and Cepsa sign an alliance to promote the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Now.Solar

Cepsa and EDP have signed an agreement to work together in the production of green hydrogen on a large scale in the Algeciras Bay, in the Spanish region of Andalusia. Through this alliance, EDP – leader in renewable energies through … Continue reading →

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EDP Renewables recurring net profit increased 2% in 2022

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Now.Solar

EDPR invested over five billion euros in 2022 to accelerate the energy transition, almost doubling gross investment year-on-year. Renewable generation growth and asset rotations completed contributed to recurring net profits of €671 million. EDP Renewables (EDPR), the fourth largest producer … Continue reading →

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Electricity Market Report 2023

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Now.Solar

Executive SummaryGlobal electricity demand growth slowed only slightly in 2022 despite energy crisis headwinds World electricity demand remained resilient in 2022 amid the global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Demand rose by almost 2% compared with the … Continue reading →

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Managing Seasonal and Interannual Variabilityof Renewables

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Now.Solar

Executive summaryRenewables are rapidly transforming power systems worldwide An additional 2400 GW of renewables power capacity is forecast to be installed by 2027, equal to renewables growth over the last 20 years or to the total current installed capacity of … Continue reading →

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Outlooks for gas markets and investment

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Now.Solar

Introduction In the midst of a global energy crisis in which shortages of natural gas have played a central role, fundamental questions are now being asked about the long-term future of natural gas. The crisis has reminded policy makers and … Continue reading →

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Italy 2023 Energy Policy Review

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Now.Solar

Executive summaryItaly’s energy system has changed notably since 2010 and today the country’s energy mix includes more natural gas and renewable energies and less coal and oil. From a lower base than the IEA average, Italy’s energy intensity, measured by … Continue reading →

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Low wind turbine orders call for step change in Europe’s energy security strategy

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Now.Solar

Wind turbine orders in Q3 2022 fell by 36% compared with Q3 2021. Europe urgently needs to solve permitting and strengthen its wind energy supply chain. Inflationary cost pressures, slow permitting and uncertainty around the EU’s emergency electricity market interventions … Continue reading →

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Contractor settles with inverter company over solar farm, still in dispute with owners

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Now.Solar

Contracting company Decmil says it has settled its dispute with inverter supplier Schneider over the 200MW Sunraysia solar farm in NSW, but is yet to resolve its differences with the project owners. The dispute over Sunraysia is one of the … Continue reading →

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ENERGY PROFILE THAILAND

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Now.Solar

Indicators of renewable resource potential Solar PV: Solar resource potential has been divided into seven classes, each representing a range of annual PV output per unit of capacity (kWh/kWp/yr). The bar chart shows the proportion of a country’s land area … Continue reading →

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New Report is Published about the Europe Solar Power Market 2020 – 2030 with Trends, Investments, Analysis, COVID-19 Impact, Projections

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Now.Solar

15th May 2020, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM Solar energy is the fastest-growing and lowest cost source globally. In Europe, solar capacity increased by 36 per cent to 8.5GW in 2018. However, 2019 was a huge success for the European solar PV market with a … Continue reading →

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Ensuring 24X7 Power supply through timely investment Conference of Power and New & Renewable Energy Ministers of States and UTs

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Now.Solar

Similar transformation capacity and transmission line additions may be required at state sector level Action Plan for Power Distribution for next 10 years includes but is not limited to; Loss reduction works (including HVDS systems, feeder bifurcation etc.) System strengthening … Continue reading →

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Led by Solar and Wind, U.S. Electrical Generation by Renewables Over the Past Year Has Grown by 17.5%

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Now.Solar

According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided almost a quarter of the nation’s electrical generation during the … Continue reading →

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ELEEMENTS OF ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGY FOR INDIA

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTIONImproving energy efficiency of sectors and sub-sectors through technology upgrade together with maximum fuel switching to electricity is being increasingly recognized as the main strategy for a clean energy transition, as an electrified demand side is necessary to absorb the … Continue reading →

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BUSINESS MODEL

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Now.Solar

DESCRIPTION An aggregator is a grouping of agents in a power system (i.e., consumers, producers, prosumers or any mix thereof) to act as a single entity when engaging in power system markets (both wholesale and retail) or selling services to … Continue reading →

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Is green the new growth paradigm?

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION On 12 October 2020 a webinar was organised with the title “Is Green the new Growth Paradigm? An India-EU High Level Webinar on Sharing Ideas on Green Recovery Post COVID-19”, with the support of the Ministry of Environment, Forest … Continue reading →

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100% Renewable Europe How To Make Europe’s Energy System Climate-Neutral Before 2050

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Now.Solar

On 4 March 2020, the European Commission made a fundamental move by submitting a proposal for the “Climate Law”, pledging to become the first climate-neutral continent. This vision is much needed at a point in time where our traditional vision … Continue reading →

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Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Now.Solar

Introduction Rationale, aim, and scopeAccording to SolarPower Europe’s market data, India has over 45 GW of installed solar capacity on itsterritory, making it the fifth largest solar Photovoltaic (PV) nation in the world. This is supported by aproject development pipeline … Continue reading →

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Clean Energy Australia Report 2022

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION The recent success of the Australian renewable energy industry makes it easy to forget just how far we’ve come. Back in 2015 when the Abbott Government threatened to abolish the Renewable Energy Target, there were serious doubts about the … Continue reading →

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RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION COSTS IN 2020

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Now.Solar

FOREWORD Renewables are becoming more and more competitive in the energy landscape. The data from the IRENA Renewable Cost Database shows cost declines continued in 2020, with the cost of electricity from utility-scale solar photovoltaics (PV) falling 7% year-on-year, offshore … Continue reading →

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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES An action agenda for deployment A CONTRIBUTION TO THE G20 PRESIDENCY

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION KEY DRIVERS OF OFFSHORE RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENTClimate change is one of the greatest threats of this century and is already affecting many regions around the globe. Such impacts are driven by rising GHG emissions, especially from the energy sector, which … Continue reading →

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Renewables Readiness Assessment

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Now.Solar

THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS INTRODUCTION RENEWABLES READINESS ASSESSMENTThe Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA) is a tool developed by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to comprehensively evaluate the conditions for accelerated renewable energy deployment in a country. It is a country-led, … Continue reading →

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SOLAR PV MODULES

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Now.Solar

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BRACING FOR CLIMATE IMPACT: Renewables as a climate change adaptation strategy

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION THE SHIFT TO CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRATEGIESClimate change has multidimensional impacts on human society and on natural systems. Climate change impacts, both direct and indirect and both short and long term, have become more evident – from extreme weather events … Continue reading →

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Renewble Readlness Assessment Paraguay

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Now.Solar

Introduction Country profileThe Republic of Paraguay is located in central South America and bordered by Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. The country has a landlocked area of 406 752 square kilometres, divided into two natural regionsby the Paraguay River. The eastern … Continue reading →

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A pathway to DECARBONISE THE SHIPPING SECTOR By 2050

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Now.Solar

Market dynamics and energy demandRising energy demand is a key issue for the shipping sector, with increasing trade leading to increasing demand. Factors such as global gross domestic product (GDP), as well as trade and manufacturing sector activity have been … Continue reading →

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SECTOR COUPLING IN FACILITATING INTEGRATION OF VARIABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY IN CITIES

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION The importance of cities in shaping global climate action Cities are a key driver of global economic growth, which over the past half century has been powered primarily by fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), as illustrated in … Continue reading →

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NDCs AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS IN 2021: Are we on the right path to a climate-safe future?

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Now.Solar

Introduction Since the historic signing of the Paris Climate Change Agreement in 2015, nearly all countries have committed to limiting the increase in the average global temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius (°C) this century compared to pre-industrial levels, … Continue reading →

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SCALING UP BIOMASS FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Now.Solar

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As one of the fastest growing regions in the world in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), population, and demand for both food and energy, Southeast Asia has a strong need to decarbonise its economies and modernise its … Continue reading →

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INNOVATION OUTLOOK RENEWABLE AMMONIA

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Now.Solar

KEY FINDINGS Ammonia is an essential global commodity. Around 85% of all ammonia is used to produce synthetic nitrogen fertiliser. A wide range of other applications exist such as refrigeration, mining, pharmaceuticals, water treatment, plastics and fibres, abatement of nitrogen … Continue reading →

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Renewable energy for agriculture: Insights from Southeast Asia A focus on heating and cooling needs

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Now.Solar

IntroductionThe agriculture sector, comprising farming, fisheries and forestry, is a key economic sector in SoutheastAsia. It contributed to 10.5% of the region’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020, with the sector playing a much stronger role in economies such as … Continue reading →

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