Nigeria has adopted an approach to directly engage with prospective project developers to set up renewable energy projects. The government has recently finalised a new agreement to set up a lot more solar power capacity. In the latest round of negotiations, the Nigerian government has received pledges from three companies … [continued]
With the Indian government’s plan to mandate use of domestically manufactured solar power equipment, Indian companies are now planning long-term investments in the manufacturing sector. Rolta Power is looking to partner with a Chinese technology provider to set up a solar cell manufacturing facility. The initial capacity of the facility … [continued]
After a slew of acquisitions in the thin-film solar power technology market, Hanergy is now taking steps to add them into its existing production infrastructure. The latest news is that thin-film solar module manufacturer Hanergy Thin-Film Power Group Limited plans to establish a 300 MW flexible CIGS manufacturing facility in Changde, which … [continued]
Yingli Green Energy Holding, the world’s largest photovoltaic modules manufacturer, has recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Yingli Green Energy Singapore Company Pte. Limited (Yingli Singapore) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Huawei, Solventina Solar Energy, and Kasikornbank to provide turnkey solar power solutions for power plants … [continued]
2014 has been a good year for solar power in Honduras. Work on more than 200 MW of capacity has been initiated this year in the Central American country. SunEdison recently announced that it closed debt financing for 82 MW of solar power capacity in Honduras. The financing deal was led … [continued]
A new program that encourages companies to voluntarily report their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) was recently launched in Hong Kong. An online carbon footprint repository (CFR) that enables listed companies in Hong Kong to voluntarily report their GHG emissions was launched by the Environment Bureau and Hong Kong Exchanges and … [continued]
An IBM data center in India plans to cut is greenhouse gas emissions by 40% using solar power and water cooling for air conditioning. The Bengaluru-based data center uses a 50 kW solar photovoltaic system that provides electricity to the data servers. The DC power generated by the solar panels … [continued]
Prospective members of the European Union have agreed to honour the targets to enhance renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that were recently agreed to by the EU for 2030. Balkan countries have pledged to meet the targets to reduce GHG emissions by 40% by 1990 levels, … [continued]
Renewable energy companies in India are looking to take full advantage of the improved investment and regulatory environment and are planning significant expansion in operations. India’s largest and the world’s fifth-largest wind turbine maker, Suzlon Energy, has announced plans to enter the solar power sector and install several power projects … [continued]
Abengoa has reported progress on its third solar power project under South Africa’s ambitious Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement program. The Xina Solar One concentrated solar power project has secured debt financing, the owner and developer of the project, Abengoa, has announced. The project, with a capacity of 100 MW, … [continued]
