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DNV confirms Nordseecluster wind farms will comply with German offshore regulations

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Now.Solar

Conformity Statements prove the safe and reliable design basis for joint wind projects of RWE and Northland Power. At the WindEnergy Hamburg exhibition, DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has awarded two German offshore wind farms with Conformity … Continue reading →

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Spanish Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, officially opens Naturgy’s first battery storage centre worldwide in Australia

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Now.Solar

On Wednesday, the Spanish Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, officially opened the first battery storage facility to be operated by the Naturgy power company anywhere in the world. During her visit, the minister was told about the cutting-edge … Continue reading →

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Danish authorities order Ørsted’s oil- and coal-fired power stations into operation

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Now.Solar

In order to ensure the security of the electricity supply in Denmark, the Danish authorities have decided to order Ørsted to continue and resume operations of three of its power station units which use oil and coal as fuel. This … Continue reading →

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Goldwind will supply 111 wind turbines to the wind power in Uzbekistan

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Now.Solar

Goldwind has secured a new deal with Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company to supply 111 units of GW155-4.5MW turbines, which is the largest of its kind in Uzbekistan and in Central Asia. The agreement with Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future … Continue reading →

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China now has 30 Concentrated Solar Power Projects with Thermal Energy Storage Underway

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Now.Solar

The development of Concentrated Solar Power is entering into a fast track in 2022 here in China.  Within the Multi-Energy RE complexes combining with PV and/or Wind, CSP is playing a role as stabilizer and regulator, easing the power fluctuation and … Continue reading →

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“Overriding public interest” is essential to the expansion of wind energy

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Now.Solar

The EU wants a massive expansion in renewable energy. It wants wind energy to grow from 190 GW today to 510 GW by 2030. But Europe is not building enough wind farms to reach this target. We should be building … Continue reading →

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EU’s record growth in wind and solar avoids €11bn in gas costs during war

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Now.Solar

A new study by E3G and Ember finds that wind and solar produced a quarter of EU electricity since the war began, with record growth from last year alone avoiding €11 billion in gas costs. However, the EU still spent an estimated €82 billion on fossil gas during … Continue reading →

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OCEaN: Speed up offshore wind and grid development with robust and timely Maritime Spatial Planning

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Now.Solar

Offshore wind and related electricity grid infrastructure are imperative to reach Europe’s climate targets and strengthen its energy independency. Simultaneously, marine ecosystems – which are already vulnerable – must be protected from further stress caused by climate change and the … Continue reading →

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Siemens Gamesa and Hai Long light the way: 1,044 MW offshore wind power deal in Taiwan signed

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Now.Solar

Hai Long is Siemens Gamesa’s largest offshore wind energy project in Taiwan, one of the emerging offshore markets with the most potentialThe company will install 73 offshore wind turbines of the SG 14-222 DD model, the most powerful of the … Continue reading →

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Europe needs to invest more in wind R&D to reach climate targets

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Now.Solar

The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Wind Energy (ETIPWind) has started its new 3-year cycle of activity. ETIPWind supports the alignment, coordination and prioritisation of wind energy-related Research & Innovation (R&I) policies in Europe. Representatives from the industry, researchers, … Continue reading →

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Top Wind Energy Owners in the USA are Farming PTCs, not Just the Wind

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Now.Solar

The Production Tax Credit (PTC) in the USA has been a powerful tool for asset owners to ensure the favorable financial health of their projects. To date, more than 75% of the 138GW of operational capacity in the United States … Continue reading →

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Half of the energy storage capacity that Enel Green Power is building is located in Italy

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Now.Solar

Half of the energy storage capacity that Enel Green Power is building is located in Italy, and it’s about to reach 2 GW. Our goal is to reach 9 GW worldwide by 2030. Batteries – and storage systems in general … Continue reading →

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Enel Green Power commissions 29 MW wind farm in Castelmauro in Molise

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Now.Solar

Enel Green Power’s commitment to the energy transition and the growth of the renewables in Italy continues. The company has commissioned the Castelmauro wind farm in Molise. The plant is located between the municipalities of Castelmauro and Roccavivara, in the … Continue reading →

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IRENA Rolls Out Indonesian Energy Transition Roadmap

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Now.Solar

As climate concerns mount, and the world looks to gather in Egypt at COP27 in early November to deliver a collective response to the crisis, a new report outlines a comprehensive energy roadmap for accelerating renewable energy and energy transition … Continue reading →

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Creating a new hydrogen economy is a massive undertaking

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Now.Solar

Interview with Barbara Jinks, Programme Officer – Green Gas delivery and Use, Innovation and Technology Centre, IRENA At the 24th Council meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), hydrogen took centre stage as members discussed priority areas for the organisation’s … Continue reading →

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Supply green hydrogen to CAF in Zaragoza for the dynamic tests of the demonstrator train of the FCH2RAIL project

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Now.Solar

Iberdrola has successfully completed the supply of green hydrogen to CAF in Zaragoza for the on-track dynamic tests of the hydrogen-powered demonstrator train of the FCH2Rail project. The solution for supplying hydrogen consisted of transporting it from Iberdrola’s hydrogen plant in operation in Barcelona’s Zona … Continue reading →

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New Report Warns World of Huge Untapped Renewable Energy Potential

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Now.Solar

Renewables are the backbone of the energy transition and a viable climate solution. Yet out of the 183 parties to the Paris Agreement with renewable energy components in their Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs), only 143 have quantified targets with the … Continue reading →

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Offshore wind energy can create half a million jobs in Ceará

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Now.Solar

The forecast would be based on Sedet’s calculations that every 1 gigawatt of installed power offshore would generate around 9,000 jobs. However, the potential to be explored on the coast of Ceará is 48 GW, considering all the planned projects, … Continue reading →

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Clean Energy Industry Poised to Capitalize on IRA Passage, but Lingering Policy Issues Lead to Slowest Quarter In 3 Years

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Now.Solar

While the clean energy industry celebrated the August passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest clean energy investment in U.S. history, policy challenges continued to limit clean power growth in the third quarter, according to a new report … Continue reading →

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CNOOC Limited announce wind farm in China

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Now.Solar

ConocoPhillips China and CNOOC announced the commencement of the Penglai offshore wind farm on Sunday during the fifth China International Import Expo held in Shanghai. As a joint low carbon energy development effort, the project will harness wind energy to … Continue reading →

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Urgent progress in the development of offshore wind power in Spain

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Now.Solar

Offshore wind energy is a fundamental vector for achieving climate and energy security objectives, based on our own renewable resources and providing greater stability to our electrical system. In addition, it constitutes a great opportunity for technological, economic and industrial … Continue reading →

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Iberdrola and BP to collaborate to accelerate EV charging infrastructure and green hydrogen production

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Now.Solar

Iberdrola and BP today announced their plan to form a strategic collaboration aiming to help accelerate the energy transition. Together, the companies intend to collaborate to significantly expand fast EV public charging infrastructure to support the adoption of electric vehicles, as … Continue reading →

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Siemens Gamesa closes its first offshore wind power order in Japan

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Now.Solar

Firm order includes 14 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines and 15-year full-scope service agreement. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been awarded the firm order for the 112-MW Ishikari offshore wind power project from Green Power Investment. This instrumental project … Continue reading →

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U.S. construction costs drop for solar, rise for wind and natural gas generators

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Now.Solar

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Generator Construction Costs and Annual Electric Generator Inventory Construction costs for solar photovoltaic systems continued to decrease in the United States in 2020; the capacity-weighted average fell 8% compared with 2019, according to the latest data in … Continue reading →

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Solar on every factory: Inside Lego’s ‘evolving’ approach to decarbonisation

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Now.Solar

The toy industry is probably not the first that springs to mind when thinking about sustainable business. According to the UN, the industry uses more virgin plastics in its products on a revenue basis than any other sector. For most … Continue reading →

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Off-grid Solar System Market 2022 Report Gives Immense Knowledge on Competitive Nature of Key Players till 2030

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Now.Solar

Oct 25, 2022 (Alliance News via COMTEX) — The recent research report published by Report Ocean gives an insight into the global Off-grid Solar System market. According to this published competitive intelligence analysis, the global market is expected to experience a … Continue reading →

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Assessing capabilities of residential solar + storage systems amidst long-duration outages

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Now.Solar

With stories about outages during extreme weather events driving adoption of residential behind-the-meter (BTM) solar + storage, a recent Berkeley Lab report offers an expansive analysis of the performance capabilities of these systems when they are most vital. Amidst the … Continue reading →

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Call for favourable policy to raise share of solar power in energy mix

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Now.Solar

Nepal participated in the assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for the first time last week with the country aiming to increase the share of solar power in its energy mix. The ISA, with 110 member and signatory countries, works with … Continue reading →

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PHOTOVOLTAICS REPORT

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Now.Solar

PV Market: Global Photovoltaics is a fast-growing market: The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of cumulative PV installations was 32% between year 2010 to 2021. In 2021 producers from Asia count for 93% of total c-Si PV module production. China … Continue reading →

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2020 ESG Sustainability Report

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Now.Solar

Forward-Looking Statements This report has been prepared by the Company solely to facilitate the understanding of the Company’s performance and strategies on sustainability-related topics. The information contained in this report has not been independently verified. None of the Company or … Continue reading →

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Investor presentation July 2022

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Now.Solar

The following presentation is being made only to, and is only directed at, persons to whom such presentation may lawfully be communicated (’relevant persons’). Any person who is not a relevant person should not rely, act or make assessment on … Continue reading →

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Second quarter 2022 Stable operations and ramping up for construction

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Now.Solar

The following presentation may include information related to investments made and key commercial terms thereof, including future returns. Such information cannot be relied upon as a guide to the future performance of such investments. The release, publication or distribution of … Continue reading →

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Second quarter and first half 2022

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Now.Solar

Development & Construction The Development & Construction segment derives its revenues from the sale of development rights and construction services delivered to power plant companies where Scatec has economic interests. Power Production The power plants produce electricity for sale primarily … Continue reading →

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SOLAR ENERGY PROFILE Results of General Election Might Set the Stage for Solar to Play a Much Greater Role in Thailand’s Energy Mix

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Now.Solar

The first ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member state to institute the equivalent of a feed-in tariff (FiT), more solar power capacity has been installed in Thailand than in any other of the 10 ASEAN members. That’s a diverse … Continue reading →

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NE REPORT 2021

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Now.Solar

SOLAR FLOATINGThe first pilot project for private sector of the group company ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND OPERATION OF THE GROUP OF COMPANIESPOLICY AND BUSINESS OVERVIEW Thai Solar Energy Public Company Limited, its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities (collectively, the “Group of … Continue reading →

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Planning Year 2020-2021 Wind & Solar Capacity Credit December 2019

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Now.Solar

Executive Summary The MISO system-wide wind capacity credit for the 2020-2021 planning year is 16.6 percent. Since 2009, MISO has embarked on a process to determine the capacity value for the increasing fleet of wind generation in the MISO system. … Continue reading →

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Surus will dismantle a wind farm in Morocco

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Now.Solar

Surus will participate in the dismantling of the Koudia Al Baida wind farm in Morocco, which has been awarded by the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and which will be repowered with new wind … Continue reading →

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Electricity Market Design Principles

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Now.Solar

The Australian Energy Council (AEC) has asked KPMG to provide advice on long-term market design principles that support a sustainable energy future for Australia and allow for the assessment of potential market design changes.1 We have also been asked to … Continue reading →

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OFF-GRID SOLAR MARKET TRENDS REPORT 2020 March 2020

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Now.Solar

Context and Key Definitions Over the past decade, the biennial Lighting Global/GOGLA Market Trends Report has been the anchor of the Lighting Global/GOGLA franchise of market data and trends reports, which are the go-to source of sector information for investors, … Continue reading →

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Global Hybrid Solar Wind Energy Storage Market Report 2022 – Analysis by Product Type, End-user and Region

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Now.Solar

The “Hybrid Solar Wind Energy Storagemarket” provides a detailed analysis of global market size, regional and country-level market size, segmentation, market growth, Hybrid Solar Wind Energy Storage market share, competitive landscape, sales analysis, the impact of domestic and global market … Continue reading →

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Can CFDs save the SECI bidding model

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Now.Solar

The writing on the wall is fairly clear. The time-tested SECI bidding model for renewables is faltering and needs urgent resuscitation. The model has been fairly simple. SECI runs an auction and discovers the prices for RE projects. After the … 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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Algeria Solar investment opportunities

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Now.Solar

ForewordThe SolarPower Europe Emerging Markets Workstream was launched in March 2018 to identify new avenues for business and cooperation, and to contribute to the global energy transition. Since its creation, the workstream has continued to grow and now comprises 150 … Continue reading →

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Middle East Solar investment opportunities

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Now.Solar

Foreword The SolarPower Europe Emerging Markets Workstream was launched in March 2018 to identify new avenues for business and cooperation, and to contribute to the global energy transition. Since its creation, the workstream has continued to grow and now comprises … Continue reading →

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Operation &Maintenance

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Now.Solar

Best Practice Guidelines South Africa edition Foreword Welcome to the South Africa edition of the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Best Practice Guidelines. Building on Version 4.0 of SolarPower Europe’s O&M Best Practice Guidelines, this edition is adapted to the South … Continue reading →

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Agrisolar Best Practices Guidelines

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Now.Solar

Foreword Agrisolar is a rapidly expanding sector with incredible potential. It brings together two major sectors of our society and economy: agriculture and energy. With the first edition of the SolarPower Europe Agrisolar Best Practices Guidelines, we take an exciting … Continue reading →

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Solar Sustainability Best Practices Benchmark

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Now.Solar

Foreword Welcome to the Solar Sustainability Best Practices Benchmark of SolarPower Europe.This report, stemming from the collaboration of industry experts in the SolarPower Europe Sustainability Workstream, presents the results of sustainability case studies and best practices along the solar value … Continue reading →

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EU Solar Jobs Report 2022 Addressing the solar skills challenge

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Now.Solar

Foreword by Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Welcome to SolarPower Europe’s EU Solar Jobs Report 2022. At a time when Europe is facing both long- and short-term challenges in its energy security, notably because of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, energy … Continue reading →

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Canadian Solar Publishes 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Now.Solar

nvironmental In 2021, Canadian Solar achieved reductions in its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy intensity, water intensity, and waste intensity of 17%, 18%, 53%, and 36%, respectively, from its 2017 baselines. Canadian Solar updated its 5-year rolling targets, aiming to … Continue reading →

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Canadian Solar Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Now.Solar

Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and CEO, commented, “We achieved strong results in the second quarter of 2022, with solar module shipments, revenue and gross margin all at or exceeding the high end of prior guidance. Sequentially, we grew our module shipments … Continue reading →

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