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Masen opens Noor Midelt II tender
Friday, July 12, 2019 by Morocco’s Agency for Sustainable Development (MASEN) has launched the tender for the Noor Midelt II solar farm.

DNV GL to advise SE Asia’s largest floating solar project
Friday, July 05, 2019 by DNV GL has been contracted by PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, as technical advisor for the 50 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) project at the Tengeh Reservoir in Singapore.

Dominican PV project gets the nod
Friday, June 21, 2019 by A 100 MW solar photovoltaic park will be built in the Dominican Republic after the country’s National Energy Commission signed an agreement with Natural World Energy Corporation.

Total completes second PV in Japan
Friday, June 07, 2019 by Total has completed construction of a 25 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Japan, its second PV project in the country.

Minesto wins EU funding
Thursday, June 06, 2019 by The Welsh government has announced its continued support of marine energy developer Minesto with the award of €14.9 million of EU funding for the next phase of a tidal energy scheme.

Big Moon joins Anglesey tidal scheme
Wednesday, June 05, 2019 by Canadian technology firm Big Moon Power is to participate in a tidal energy scheme in North Wales after signing an agreement with Morlais.

Masdar and EDF to build 800 MW Morocco solar plant 
Sunday, June 02, 2019 by Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has won a contract for the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the Noor Midelt Phase 1 solar power plant.

Acciona will test solar panels on WTG towers
Thursday, May 23, 2019 by Acciona has embarked on a pioneering project testing the use of photovoltaic (PV) panels on wind turbine towers to improve the efficiency of wind power production.

Strong outlook for global solar
Friday, May 17, 2019 by SolarPower Europe has forecast an “optimistic outlook” for the global solar sector for the next five years.

Gupta PV project approved
Friday, May 17, 2019 by Plans for a 280 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in the industrial town of Whyalla, South Australia, have been approved by the state government.

CIP targets Asia and South America
Friday, May 17, 2019 by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has established a new fund to invest in fast-growing renewable energy markets in Asia and Latin America.

Solar PV reaches 500 GW installed
Thursday, April 18, 2019 by The IEA has published its new ‘Snapshot of Global Photovoltaic Markets 2018’ which shows that at the end of 2018, PV installations for the first time reached 500 GW total capacity.

Negev CSP comes online
Thursday, April 18, 2019 by Negev Energy has completed its 121 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Israel.

RES breaks ground on largest bifacial PV farm
Thursday, March 28, 2019 by RES has started construction on the largest solar farm in the USA to use bifacial solar panels.

GIG launches new solar vehicle
Thursday, March 21, 2019 by Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Spanish-Japanese renewables company Univergy International SL have launched a new joint venture to deliver a large-scale solar power...

Landmark PV farm commissioned in Zambia
Thursday, March 21, 2019 by Zambia’s first utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) farm has started commercial operations.

Thailand plans world’s largest floating solar pipeline
Monday, March 18, 2019 by Thailand has revealed plans to build almost 3 GW of floating solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity to boost its clean energy share.

Quinbrook to build 690 MW solar park in Nevada 
Thursday, March 07, 2019 by Quinbrook has announced plans to construct the 690 MW Gemini Solar Project near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Fortum wins 250 MW solar power project in India
Thursday, March 07, 2019 by Fortum has won the right from Solar Energy Corporation of India to build a 250 MW solar power plant in Rajasthan, India.