CleanTech Report January 9th 2019 |
AFRICAUganda gets unique US$25 million solar power projectUK firm-Great Lakes Africa Energy (GLAE) has marked its seventh anniversary with development completion of a US$ 25 million solar power generating plant in Uganda. Kenyan water and energy solutions company partners with SMA Solar TechnologyKenya’s leading water and energy solutions company, Davis & Shirtliff, on Monday, 7 January 2018, announced it has partnered with Germany’s biggest solar company SMA Solar Technology, with the Kenyan company appointed regional partner for SMA inverters. French firm to build 40MW solar plant in EldoretKenya-based French solar firm Alten Africa has picked compatriot renewable energy firm Voltalia to build its 40-megawatt (MW) solar plant in Eldoret. Kenya: Solar motorcycles take on Nairobi smogNairobi’s reliance on motorcycles is hindering efforts to reduce carbon emissions, as manufacturers struggle to adapt to clean energy technology. But a new solar-powered three-wheeler could help clean up the city’s act. The AECF And EEP Brings Renewable Energy Investors From Across The World To AfricaThe Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) and the Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa) recently hosted an investor forum in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together financiers and companies from across the world to find investment opportunities in renewable energy businesses operating in Africa. |
ASIA‘Form renewable energy export body’The Times of India ADB Grant to Support Increased Cross-Border Energy Trading in Central AsiaThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $4.5 million cluster regional technical assistance grant to support an increase in regional power trade in Central Asia Power System (CAPS) and explore potential reconnection of Turkmenistan to CAPS and its further expansion to Afghanistan. PTC India begins process to find investor for wind energy businessPTC India Ltd has initiated a formal process to find a strategic investor for its wind power business, two people aware of the development said, adding the country’s largest electricity trader has already reached out to various investors Vestas receives 18 MW order from Star Energy CorporationVestas has secured an 18 MW order in Taiwan with local Engineering Procurement and Construction provider Star Energy Corporation for two of their latest wind energy projects. The order includes the supply and supervision of installation of 5 V105-3.45 MW turbines delivered in 3.6 MW Power Optimised Mode. Over 55% renewable energy MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat investors summits droppedThe Gujarat Government maintains that the state has been leading the renewable energy sector, but the latest numbers emerging from the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit since 2003 do not support the claims. |
AUSTRALIAAmmonia in the mix for future storage technologiesJapan’s JGC Corporation reports an efficient method of converting hydrogen to ammonia, which can later be combusted to generate carbon-free electricity. Ammonia, according to JGC, has various advantages over hydrogen in terms of safety and cost effectiveness. 5 MW Mobilong Solar Farm moves into construction phaseWith all the permits now received and the project being shovel-ready, Balance Utility Solutions will immediately start work on the design and construction of the $8.5 million Mobilong Solar Farm. The 5 MW Mobilong Solar Farm has been developed by Terregra Renewables, a subsidiary of the listed Indonesian company PT Terregra Asia Energy Tbk. Canadian Solar KuMax Panels For Finley Solar FarmCanadian Solar has announced it is supplying KuMax modules and Engineering, Procurement and Constructions (EPC) services for Finley Solar Farm in New South Wales. Senate crossbench gave renewables $23bn boost by thwarting Abbott’s planThe Senate’s decisions to stop Tony Abbott abolishing clean energy agencies helped create renewable energy projects worth $23.4bn, a new report says. |
EUROPEForesight strikes in German wind marketUK renewables investor Foresight Group has made its first wind acquisition in Germany, for 50MW of assets from WPD. Commission approves support for production of electricity from renewable energy sources and for electro-intensive users in LithuaniaA measure to support the production of electricity from renewable energy sources and a measure to support electro-intensive users in Lithuania have been approved by the European Commission, under EU State aid rules, the Commission’s competition chief has said. Dutch eco initiative halves energy bills in first UK homesMore than 150 social housing homes in Nottingham will receive new wall cladding, windows and solar panels after the local authority won £5m from the EU’s European Regional Development Fund.
Allianz acquires its second subsidy-free solar projectAllianz has started 2019 in a strong position following the acquisition of a second subsidy free solar market project in Portugal. Portugal is one of the leading countries in producing clean energy, with wind solar and hydro power forming 50% of its energy output.
Seawater turns into freshwater through solar energy: A new low-cost technologyA team of engineers from the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Torino has devised a new prototype to desalinate seawater in a sustainable and low-cost way, using solar energy more efficiently. Compared to previous solutions, the developed technology is in fact able to double the amount of water produced at given solar energy, and it may be subject to further efficiency improvement in the near future. Sungrow and Solaria Energía y Medio Ambiente Sign Landmark Agreement of 400 MW PV Project in SpainSungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables announced it supplied their 1500V inverters including a complete local medium voltage solution to a 400 MW solar PV installation. Electricity from renewables topped coal in Germany for first time in 2018Coal is now in Germany’s rear-view mirror. In 2018, 40% of the country’s electricity mix came from wind, solar, biomass and hydroelectric sources. That’s up 4.3 percentage points over 2017, and topped coal generation (38% of the total) for the first time, according to the Fraunhofer research group. The bulk of the clean power came from onshore and offshore wind capacity (20.4% of total output) and solar (8.4% of total output). Some of the Largest Wind Farms in Croatia Change OwnersThe Erste Plavi and PBZ Croatia Osiguranje mandatory pension funds and the Croatia Osiguranje insurance company are the most likely new owners of Dalekovod Professio, a company which manages some of the wind farms in Croatia, according to unofficial information confirmed by several sources, reports Jutarnji List on January 5, 2019. |
LATIN AMERICASite work commences for Wärtsilä 378-MW power plant in El SalvadorThe technology group Wärtsilä commenced site work for a new 378 MW power plant being supplied on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract in El Salvador. This facility, ordered by Energía del Pacífico, will be the largest and most efficient power plant in El Salvador, and one of the first in Central America to be fired by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The installation will feed electricity to the national grid. A dedicated floating LNG import terminal will be built at the same location. Almost half of Brazil’s tendered large-scale PV has been connectedOf the 4,920.7 MW of solar capacity Brazil’s government contracted through five energy auctions between 2014 and last year, approximately 2,193 MW are connected to the grid. Mexico’s Alpek to sell energy plants to ContourGlobal for $801 mlnMexican petrochemical company Alpek, a unit of conglomerate Alfa, said on Sunday it had agreed to sell two cogeneration energy plants to a subsidiary of London-listed power generator ContourGlobal for $801 million. Mexico looking to convert streetlights to energy-efficient LEDsNew streetlights could soon line Mexico roads in the coming months, replacing existing lamps with energy-efficient LED fixtures. |
MENASaudi Arabia delegation head to global renewable energy meetingThe Cabinet, chaired by King Salman, on Tuesday approved the Kingdom’s participation in the 9th session of the General Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to be held on Jan. 10-13 in Abu Dhabi. King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE) and the Office of Renewable Energy Projects Development at the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources will represent Saudi Arabia. Abu Dhabi starts operations at world’s largest solar plantAbu Dhabi’s Department of Energy has begun operations at the world’s largest independent solar power plan, Noor Abu Dubai. Siemens provides four steam turbines to Concentrated Solar Power plant in DubaiAs part of its ongoing support to the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and its role as a premier partner to Expo 2020 Dubai, Siemens will provide four steam turbine generator sets and auxiliary equipment for a 700-megawatt (MW) concentrated solar power (CSP) project in Dubai. The facility will be the largest single-site CSP plant in the world and comprises phase four of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. ACWA Power-led consortium to raise over $2 bln for Dubai solar projectSaudi Arabia’s ACWA Power leads a consortium which over the next few weeks is expected to conclude financing of more than $2 billion for a 950 megawatt (MW) concentrated solar power project in Dubai, sources familiar with the matter said. Lockheed Martin to showcase advanced energy solutions at World Future Energy Summit 2019Hosted by Masdar, WFES is the anchor event for ADSW and a global industry platform connecting business and innovation in energy, clean technology. International Desalination Association Co-Organizes The World Future Energy Summit (WFES) Water Forum And Tech for Good Forum With MASDAR And Reed ExhibitionsThe International Desalination Association (IDA), a global non-profit organization focused on advanced water treatment solutions to offset growing water scarcity, and MASDAR, a global leader in renewable energy and sustainable urban development, along with REED Exhibitions, a world leader in event organization, have come together and co-organized the WFES Water Forum and Tech for Good Forum at WFES 2019. New Dhs2 billion project launched in Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi developer Aldar Properties has announced a new Dhs2 billion development called Alreeman. Work on the project, in Alshamka near Masdar City, will start this year, with properties due to be handed over in 2021. Three companies request land to establish wind farms worth $500mln in EgyptThe total area of lands reclaimed by the NREA from investors who did not abide to the implementation timetable of their projects reached 90 sqkm. The list of these companies includes ACWA Power; Infinity Solar; El Sewedy Electric; Alcazar Energy; Masdar; Alfanar, and Falcon. |
NORTH AMERICACooling Tower Market Revenue To Cross $3bn by 2025Cooling Tower Market demand will surpass USD 3 billion by 2025, as per growth statistics analysis by Global Market Insights, Inc. Increasing investments toward the development of industrial sector coupled with ongoing thermal power plants capacity addition will stimulate the cooling tower market growth. Growing adoption of sustainable energy sources including cogeneration technologies driven by the increasing consumer awareness will positively influence the business growth. Floating Solar Power’s Potential In The USAThe NREL’s research found 24,419 man-made water bodies would be suitable for floating solar PV. This represented 27% of the number and 12% of the surface area of man-made water bodies in the contiguous United States. Solar energy to power Atkinson waste water plant |
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