NUR-SULTAN – A new 20 MW capacity solar power plant, the third in Shymkent, has started operating in the Aikol residential area, the Kazakh Invest National Company press service reported. The power plant covers the area of 50 hectares. The project, worth 6.2 billion tenge (US$14.7 million), has already attracted foreign investors. The city authorities […]
Virtual power plant to pilot in Western Australia
Project Symphony has been launched to create an over 500 household and business virtual power plant in suburban Perth The Au$35 million (US$27 million) project is to be deployed in the Perth suburb of Southern River, where more than half of households have rooftop solar installations. More than 500 households and businesses are expected to […]
Shanghai Electric strengthens environmental, social and corporate governance for Dubai MBR solar project
The Shanghai Electric Group has strengthened its environmental, social and corporate governance for Phase 5 of the Mohammed bin Solar Power Plant Construction Project Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR Solar Power Plant) 900 MW from Dubai, and received high praise from Shuaa Energy, the joint venture that is leading the project The 900 MW phase 5 […]
Australia’s CS Energy, Japan’s IHI partner on hydrogen
Queensland state-owned utility CS Energy is partnering Japanese engineering firm IHI to assess the feasibility of building a hydrogen demonstration plant fuelled by solar power beside its 750MW Kogan Creek coal-fired power plant in the Australian state. CS Energy and IHI will prepare a feasibility study into the Kogan hydrogen demonstration plant concept, which includes […]
Eaton teams up with EV charging specialist to create virtual power plant offering
Distributed energy storage systems made by power management company Eaton will be able to participate in grid balancing markets through integration with a virtual power plant (VPP) platform developed by electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment provider Virta. Eaton’s xStorage Compact is a single rack energy storage system designed for small and medium commercial and industrial […]
Germany rings in 2021 with CO2 tax, coal phase-out
From January 1, 2021 the government will charge 25 euros ($30) per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions released by the transport and heating sectors Frankfurt : Germany is aiming for a green start to 2021 by shutting down a coal-fired power plant and slapping a CO2 price on transport, but critics say the efforts aren’t […]
SOUTH AFRICA: juwi to equip the Evander mine with a 9.9 MWp solar power plant
juwi Renewable Energies, the South African subsidiary of the juwi group, has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a 9.975 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant at Evander gold mines in South Africa. This mining site is operated by Pan African Resources. The mining company Pan African Resources has signed an engineering, […]
SDMC & NTPC to install solar plants in 200 buildings
NEW DELHI: To save energy, reduce electricity bills and generate revenue from its own resources, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) plans to tie-up with National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) for installing solar plants on over 200 buildings, including maternity centres, zonal offices, parking lots and school buildings. The proposal was approved at a standing […]
Punjab: Talwandi plant stops generating power
Farmers have been sitting in front of the rail track gates of both power plants. Coal is supplied to plants via rail PATIALA: With farmers continuing to block rail tracks of private power plants in Punjab, the shortage of coal stock has been forcing them to shut down. Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) shut operations […]
“Each rooftop a power plant” scheme to be implemented in Iran
TEHRAN : Managing electricity consumption has become a hot topic in Iran’s Energy Ministry planning for the past few years, because during the peak consumption periods the consumption across the country surges to such unprecedented levels that the national grid struggles to meet the demand. Since the construction of new power plants is a very […]