South America has a lot of sun and a lot of space, and solar energy has grown from a small player to the main driver of generation growth in several countries in the region (making their already clean grids even cleaner). Today we look at the grids of Chile, Brazil, and Colombia, all of which have already made solar a cornerstone of their generation or are working to do so in the near future.
New bifacial solar panels could help make the economic case for agrivoltaic projects that help farmers conserve water and soil, too.
Originally published on sister site Cleantechies. Update #2: The lowest solar price bid is now 2.42¢/kWh. Update: It was Solarpack that set the record-low bid, not SunEdison, as originally indicated in this article. The article has been updated accordingly. A couple of companies managed to secure a huge share in the … [continued]
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Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon Chile recently surpassed the 1 gigawatt (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) project capacity milestone — with 1.013 GW of operational projects in the country, and another 165 megawatts (MW) expected to be installed shortly, according to new figures from the country’s National Center … [continued]
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SolarReserve’s baseload solar 260 MW Copiapó project bids into the grid in April, having just cleared Chile’s permitting with a Resolución de Calificación Ambiental. With a price expected to be well under 10 cents per kilowatt-hour, the pioneering 24-hour solar project in Chile’s Atacama desert can compete on price against other baseload generation. Much … [continued]
Brazil and Chile will lead the way for growth in the renewable energy industry throughout South America through 2017, says GlobalData. A number of analysts across the globe have highlighted the rise in focus on renewable energy development in South America. This has mostly been seen to be borne out … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Yingli Green Energy (aka Yingli Solar or simply Yingli) has announced that it will be delivering 240 MW worth of solar panels to two of Latin America’s largest hybrid solar PV and CSP plants. The announcement was made last week, and concerns two projects being developed … [continued]
