Alberta : TransAlta Renewables announced that Southern Cross Energy (“TransAlta Australia”), a subsidiary of TransAlta Corporation and an entity in which the Company owns an indirect economic interest, has agreed to provide renewable solar electricity supported with a battery energy storage system (“BESS”) to the Goldfields-based operations of BHP Nickel West Pty Ltd (“BHP”) through […]
Columbia’s Post-Hurricane Recovery Gets Boost With Solar Donation
Solar manufacturer, Q CELLS, has donated solar modules to La Guajira, Colombia, to help the region recover from damage caused by hurricanes in late 2020. In Colombia, electricity, telecommunications and water infrastructure were all damaged by Eta and Iota, two hurricanes that hit Central and South America in November 2020. According to the United Nations […]
Sterling And Wilson Solar Aims to Expand Renewable Energy Products Portfolio
Sterling and Wilson Solar aims to use its project management skills and strong stakeholder relationships to become a global leader in the energy market of the future, it said. Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd on Friday announced plans to expand its business to include EPC solutions for hybrid energy power plants, energy storage solutions and […]
Can The Middle East Really Become A Leader In Renewable Energy?
To say that the six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) live and breathe hydrocarbons is hardly an exaggeration. About 60 years ago, the average city in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman was home to maybe a few thousand people; fast forward to the present […]
UAE Eyes Solar-Generated Electricity Investment in Kurdistan Region
The KRG Electricity Minister Kamal Mohammad Salih (right) is pictured during his meeting with UAE envoy to Kurdistan Region Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Dahri (left) in Erbil. ERBIL : Emirati companies intend to invest in the Kurdistan Region’s electricity sector through the development of solar energy, the Gulf country’s envoy in Erbil said Thursday. United Arab Emirates […]
Panasonic Life Solutions India launches Solar String Inverters For Residential Households to Enable a Sustainable Lifestyle
Kochi : Panasonic Life Solutions India (PLSIND) has unveiled a new product, Solar Grid-Tie Inverters in Punjab, Kerala, and Gujarat. The launch of solar Inverter is the second major step by PLSIND, after solar modules, in offering clean energy solutions for conscious and eco-driven consumers. These inverters come in a compact design, are light in […]
Sterling and Wilson Solar to Foray Into Hybrid Projects, Storage, Waste to Energy
The company has planned to expand its renewable energy offerings to include EPC solutions for hybrid energy power plants, energy storage and waste to energy New Delhi : Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd on Friday announced plans to expand its business to include EPC solutions for hybrid energy power plants, energy storage solutions and waste […]
First Solar Plans to Invest Rs 5,000 Crore to Set Up Solar Manufacturing Facility in India
First Solar Inc on Friday said it is planning to invest USD 684 million (about Rs 5,000 crore) to set up a fully vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) thin-film solar module manufacturing facility in India. Contingent upon permitting, and pending approval of Indian government incentives that are satisfactory to First Solar, the advanced facility is expected […]
Shizen Energy Starts Operation of 3 MW of Solar Capacity in Japan
Japanese renewables developer Shizen Energy Inc has commenced the commercial operation of some 3 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Kagoshima prefecture. The Kirishima Uenodan 1 and 2 solar power plants were developed by Shizen Energy, while Japan Benex Corporation was in charge of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works. Covering a 5-hectare […]
Indian Solar Company Gets Thai Investment
Global Renewable Synergy Company has boosted its share in the Indian solar energy market via an acquisition. GRSC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thailand-based electric energy company Global Power Synergy Public Company (GPSC), has purchased shares in Indian solar energy company Avaada Energy Private. Latham & Watkins acted as legal counsel to GRSC, using a team […]