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France awards 948MW ground-mounted solar PV in latest auction

France awards 948MW ground-mounted solar PV in latest auction

Latest French IPP Neoen has been awarded the most capacity (166.7MW) in France’s latest ground-mounted PV tender. Image: Neoen. The French Ministry of Solidarity and Ecological Transition has awarded 948MW of ground-mounted solar PV capacity in its latest auction. The sixth PPE2 (Programmation Pluriannuelle de l’Energie) tender for ground-mounted capacity ended up being slightly oversubscribed

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South Africa’s tax authority opens solar systems tender

South Africa’s tax authority opens solar systems tender

South Africa’s revenue department is seeking bidders for the engineering, design and installation of solar panel systems at its offices across the country. The deadline for applications is Dec. 9. November 13, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Jadon Kelly, Unsplash The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has opened a tender for the engineering, design and installation

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Empowerment: Enugu Govt Partners Foundation To Train Over 150 Youths On CCTV Camera, Solar Panel Installation

Empowerment: Enugu Govt Partners Foundation To Train Over 150 Youths On CCTV Camera, Solar Panel Installation

Posted by Ignatius Okpara Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to equip youths in the state with skill acquisition that would make them self reliance, the Enugu state government in partnership with Custos Care Foundation, (CCF, a pet project of wife of the governor, Mrs.

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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Huaneng launches 15 GW solar module tender

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Huaneng launches 15 GW solar module tender

China Huaneng has kicked off a 15 GW solar panel procurement round, drawing participation from China’s largest PV module manufacturers. November 12, 2024 Vincent Shaw Image: pv magazine China Huaneng said that it has shortlisted candidates for its 2024 second-round framework agreement tender for solar module procurement, totaling 15 GW. The first lot of 13.5

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Data center specialist begins building 120 MW of solar in South Africa

Data center specialist begins building 120 MW of solar in South Africa

South African data center company Teraco has started building a 120 MW solar plant. The project, which secured grid capacity in February, is expected to go online in 2026. November 12, 2024 Lior Kahana Image: Teraco South African data center company Teraco has started working on a 120 MW utility-scale solar plant in Free State

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Trinasolar, Citicore in 2GW Philippines TOPCon module supply deal

Trinasolar, Citicore in 2GW Philippines TOPCon module supply deal

Latest The deal was signed yesterday (11th November) in Manila. Image: Trinasolar Chinese solar manufacturing giant Trinasolar has signed a 2GW module supply deal with Philippines renewable energy developer Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC). CREC will receive delivery of Trinasolar’s Vertex N 720W Series of n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules, to be deployed in

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New South Wales green lights 320MW solar-plus-storage project in Australia

New South Wales green lights 320MW solar-plus-storage project in Australia

Latest The project was given the green light subject to conditions. Image: Middlebrook Solar Farm. The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) in Australia yesterday (11 November) granted approval for the 320MW Middlebrook solar-plus-storage project in Tamworth. The state-significant development, located in the northeast of New South Wales and 22km south of the city

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70GW solar and wind mega-project seeks Western Australia EPA approval

70GW solar and wind mega-project seeks Western Australia EPA approval

Latest The generation capacity of the project has been increased from 50GW to 70GW. Image: Carnegie. Plans to develop the Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH), a 70GW solar and wind mega-project, have progressed with the project having been submitted to Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for approval. This would mark a key milestone in

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Solar cells built on dots and dashes of silver

Solar cells built on dots and dashes of silver

A team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering has reinvented the design of screen-printed contacts to reduce costs and silver consumption, without sacrificing the efficiency of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells. November 11, 2024 Natalie Filatoff The UNSW silver cell up close Image: UNSW

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