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Sunly starts building 244MW solar PV in Estonia, Baltics ‘largest’ plant

Latest As construction starts on the Baltics ‘largest’ solar PV plant, Sunly expects to hybridize the project with energy storage and wind capacity. Image: Sunly Estonian independent power producer (IPP) Sunly has started construction of a 244MW solar PV plant in its home country. Located in the western county of Lääne, the project is expected […]

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Eastern Europe to focus on ‘ready-to-bank’, not ‘ready-to-build’, solar project development

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“When we’re speaking to get to this ready-to-build [stage], it’s more about getting ready-to-banking,” said Stelian. “If I’m looking at how we’re trying to develop, construct and connect [a project], we’re looking mainly to see how we will find the financing that will be capable of [supporting] our projects.” His distinction between “ready-to-build” and “ready-to-bank”

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Japan’s 22nd solar auction concludes with lowest bid of $0.049/kWh

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Japan has allocated 56.4 MW of PV capacity in its latest procurement exercise. The lowest bid came in at JPY 7.5 ($0.049)/kWh, while the average final price was JPY 8.17/kWh. November 26, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Image: Steven Diaz, Unsplash Japan’s Green Investment Promotion Organization has released the final results of its latest auction for utility-scale

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Arevon fires up the first solar + storage peaker plant in the U.S.

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Arevon’s Vikings Solar + Storage in Imperial County, California. Courtesy: Arevon Energy) Could solar-powered peaker plants eventually replace the need for thermal ones? The idea has been kicking around for a few years, and now proponents of the concept are celebrating a major milestone. Renewable energy developer… https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/utility-scale/arevon-fires-up-the-first-solar-storage-peaker-plant-in-the-u-s/

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J&V Energy enters the Philippines utility-scale solar market with 180MW acquisition

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Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews The utility-scale solar PV project is located in General Santos. Image: ib vogt Taiwan-headquartered developer J&V Energy has entered the utility-scale solar PV sector in the Philippines by acquiring a 180MW power plant in General Santos. Details of the project have not been disclosed. The company’s national subsidiary,

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How AI can improve the performance of solar technologies

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By Lenny Tinker, US DOE SETO’s Photovoltaics Program Manager Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews Beyond finding the location of a fault, machine learning can also help identify if ageing, weather, or something else caused the failure of a PV system. Image: Chris Gellentien. As solar deployment increases around the country, monitoring solar plant

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Maturing PPA market is a ‘real game-changer’ for the Romanian solar sector, says Rezolv

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Ahead of Solar Media’s Large Scale Solar Central Eastern Europe event in Poland from 26-27 November, PV Tech spoke to Rezolv Energy CEO Alastair Hammond about the company’s work in the region, and how the maturation of the power purchase agreement (PPA) market in central and eastern Europe could help encourage yet more investment into the area. PV Tech:

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Masdar signs deals for over 6GW of new Egyptian solar capacity, plus 4GW of manufacturing capacity

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Latest Masdar will look to build the world’s largest floating solar project in Egypt as part of the deal. Image: Masdar. UAE state-owned power developer Masdar has signed a number of memoranda of understanding to develop new renewable power projects in Egypt, including over 6GW of new solar capacity, 4GW of new solar manufacturing capacity

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Gautam Adani charged in US with ‘massive’ US$250 million solar contract bribery scheme

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Latest Seven other executives, including Adani’s nephew, Sagar Adani, were indicted. Image: Jonathan Touriño Jacobo for PV Tech. Gautam Adani, the billionaire chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, has been indicted by a US Federal Court over allegedly paying US$250 million in bribes to Indian officials to secure solar energy contracts. Seven other executives, including

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Push for traceability of critical minerals gains traction at COP29

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Certain minerals and elements, including cobalt, copper, lithium and nickel, are crucial for the manufacture of renewable energy technologies, including electric vehicles and solar panels. However, the extraction and processing of those minerals often takes place in developing countries, far from public scrutiny and without consent from local communities, which can be left with the

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