700 MW Solar Power Auction Kicked Off Today In Portugal
After the last delay in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, today, June 8, marked the time for solar power developers to submit applications for Portugal’s 700 MW solar auction.
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What Changed In The Solar Energy Industry In Quarter 1, 2018?
What actually changed in the world of solar in Q1 2018? Here’s our rundown:
New Low Solar Price Record Set In Chile — 2.91¢ Per kWh!
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]
Solar Costs Continue To Plunge Globally
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Two stunning auction results in India and Chile in the last week have underscored the extraordinary gains that large-scale solar has made against its fossil fuel competitors. In both countries, solar is now clearly the cheapest option compared to new coal-fired power stations. In Chile, where … [continued]
Brazilian Government Approved 11.26 GW Of Projects To Compete At Solar Auction
Originally published on Solar Love. The current renewable energy auction (First Energy Reserve Auction), which took place yesterday, August 28, 2015, was a crowded one. It included the competition of more than 11.26 gigawatts (GW) of potential capacity, via 341 different projects. This followed the approval of this large number of applicants by the … [continued]
France Doubles Solar Tender For 100–250 kW Systems, Up To 240 MW
The government of France has doubled the total capacity of one of its solar energy tenders from 120 megawatts (MW) up to 240 MW, according to recent reports. The tender in question is the solar tender for solar systems between 100 kilowatts (kW) and 250 kW in size. The announcement means that … [continued]
Brazil Will Contract 2–3 GW Of New Solar Energy Projects During Auctions In 2015–2018
The Brazilian government will contract roughly 2–3 gigawatts (GW) of new solar energy projects between the years 2015 and 2018 as part of its commitment to national electricity generation + transmission plans, according to recent reports. These figures mean that the annual averaged newly contracted solar energy capacity between the … [continued]
20.6 GW Of Solar Energy Project Proposals For Upcoming Brazilian Auction
The upcoming national renewable energy auction in Brazil has received 20.593 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy project proposals (across 649 different bids) to date, according to recent reports. This means that solar project proposals have managed to eclipse wind energy ones by a fair bit — as wind project proposals … [continued]
