Solar and marine renewables - Page 1

Solarcentury secures funding
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 by Solar power firm Solarcentury has secured €54.8 million of funding for the construction of two large-scale solar farms in Spain.

Go-ahead for major tidal project in Nova Scotia
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 by Nova Innovation has landed its largest project to date – it has received a permit to develop a 1.5 MW tidal array in Petit Passage, in the Bay of Fundy.

Enerparc seals solar PPA
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 by Enerparc has sealed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Statkraft covering five solar power parks in Germany.

FRV plans Australian solar-battery project
Monday, December 09, 2019 by Renewable energy developer FRV has submitted plans for the construction of a large-scale solar PV farm and battery storage facility in South Australia.

Iberdrola selects Australia for Asia-Pacific launch
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 by Spanish major Iberdrola has selected a site in Australia for its first renewable energy project in the Asia-Pacific region.

Masdar pens deal for Uzbek solar
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 by Masdar has signed a deal to build a 100 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Uzbekistan.

Cubico sets its sights on Colombian solar
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 by Cubico is to develop a 400 MW solar photovoltaic platform in Colombia in partnership with Latin American developer Celsia

Orbital Marine wins funding
Wednesday, September 04, 2019 by The Scottish government has awarded £3.4 million to Orbital Marine Power to help it build the world’s most powerful floating tidal stream turbine.

Orbital Marine Power awards O2 contract
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 by Orbital Marine Power has awarded the main manufacturing contract for the company’s first commercial O2 tidal stream turbine to Scottish based TEXO Group.

ABB delivers for China’s solar energy programme
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 by ABB has been awarded the contract to deliver an integrated automation solution for a 100 MW Urat solar energy project in Inner Mongolia province, China.

Australia backs solar-storage plan
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 by Australia’s Northern Territory government has given major project status to a A$20 billion proposal to build a large-scale solar-storage plant and sub-sea electricity link to Singapore.

2.1 GW floating solar plant in the mix for Korea
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 by South Korea’s government has given its approval to plans for a 2.1 GW floating solar power plant near Saemangeum.

ABB sells off its solar inverter business
Monday, July 15, 2019 by ABB has signed an agreement for the sale of its solar inverter division to Italian solar-PV specialist FIMER.

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.