The Indian Ocean island nation of the Maldives has begun tendering for 40MW / 40MWh of battery energy storage systems across several regions. The Republic of Maldives’ government said some of the proceeds of financing it has received from the World Bank to help accelerate renewable and sustainable energy integration will be used to pay […]
Mozambique Solar Project With Utility-Scale Battery Storage System Begins Construction
Mozambique’s energy and mineral resources minister attended a ceremony to mark the start of construction on the first solar project in the country to be paired with utility-scale battery energy storage. Minister Ernesto Max Tonela made the ceremonial first solar panel installation at Cuamba Solar PV plant, which will combine 19MWp (15MWac) of solar PV […]
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Solar Still Among Cheapest New-Build Power Generation in Australia
Solar PV and wind will continue to be the cheapest sources of new electricity generation capacity in Australia, even when integration costs are included, according to new research from the country’s science agency, CSIRO, and the Australian Energy Market Operator. While the third annual GenCost report features a more accurate approach for analysing the cost […]
Greece to seek investors for 700 megawatt battery storage in autumn-minister
Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said that Greece will launch a tender for storage batteries in autumn, budgeted at 200 million euros. ATHENS: Greece plans to invite investors to build batteries for renewable energy power, with a total storage capacity of 700 megawatt, later this year, the energy minister said late on Tuesday. Speaking at a […]
Norwegian Company to Build R13.5 Billion Solar-Battery Projects in South Africa
Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec has been awarded preferred bidder status on three projects as part of South Africa’s Risk Mitigation Power Procurement Programme (RMIPPP). Scatec said that that deal will see 540 MW solar and 225 MW/1,140 MWh battery storage built in the Northern Cape. The projects awarded to Scatec are the only projects […]
The US Set a Record for Renewables in 2020, But More Is Needed
Despite the challenging economic conditions created by COVID-19, 2020 was a record year for clean energy development in the United States, with the country nearly doubling the capacity installed in 2019. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the U.S. installed 35 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable generating capacity in 2020, enough to power 9 million […]
Johannesburg Seeks $278 Million For Solar, Gas and Batteries
South Africa’s biggest city plans to seek at least 3.8 billion rand ($278 million) in investment in solar and gas-fired power as well as battery storage to improve electricity supply. The City of Johannesburg will issue a request for information for the construction of a 150-megawatt solar plant, 50 megawatts of rooftop solar panels and […]
Scatec awarded solar projects with 1,140MWh battery storage in South Africa government tender
Scatec has been awarded Preferred Bidder status for 540MW of solar projects with 225MW / 1,140MWh of battery storage through a government tender in South Africa. The Norway-headquartered renewable energy developer and power producer participated in the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s technology agnostic Risk Mitigation Power Procurement Programme (RMPPP). The expedited […]
Batteries Used in Hearing Aids Could be Key to The Future of Renewable Energy
If necessity is the mother of invention, potential profit has to be the father. Both incentives are driving an effort to transform zinc batteries from small, throwaway cells often used in hearing aids into rechargeable behemoths that could be attached to the power grid, storing solar or wind power for nighttime or when the wind […]
