Enough Clean Solar Energy to Power Nearly 700,000 Additional New York Homes Annually Expected to Spur Approximately $4.4 Billion in Private Investments, Creating 6,000 Additional Solar Jobs — With Prevailing Wage Requirement for Projects Above One MW 40 Percent of Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities, Low- to Moderate-Income New Yorkers Supports State’s Climate Leadership and Community […]
Portugal’s floating solar energy auction sets world record negative price – EQ Mag Pro
LISBON : Portugal’s first auction of rights to build and operate floating solar plants on the surfaces of its reservoirs set a world record low price of minus 4.13 euros per megawatt hour for future output, the environment ministry said on Tuesday. The government assigned rights to install floating panels with capacity to convert sunlight […]
The strongest actors in solar energy to cooperate – Skarta and Solarigo aim to build 1,000 megawatts of solar power – EQ Mag Pro
Skarta Group Oyj, the builder of a clean future, and Solarigo Systems Oy, the leading developer of industrial solar power plants in Finland, and Lumme Energia Oy, a reformer of the energy sector, have signed a cooperation agreement concerning the construction of new solar parks in Finland and Sweden. Together, the partners aim to build […]
Repsol and Telefonica Spain form a joint venture to advance self-consumption of solar energy – EQ Mag Pro
The strategic partnership between Repsol and Telefonica España, with each holding a 50% share, aims to lead the self-consumption sector in the country, offering innovative services for single-family homes, residential communities, and companies. The new company will offer a comprehensive self-consumption solution to its customers: advice, installation, monitoring, maintenance, and other value-added services related to […]
Solar energy generation expected to grow by leaps and bounds – EQ Mag Pro
Area under roof power generation using solar panels may go up by another billion square metre area by 2030. Pointing to the rapidly expanding area of solar energy generation in India, Sanjay Khot, an expert in energy auditing and principal of Sharad Institute of Technology in Maharashtra, said that clean and green energy generation in […]
Smart Power India, Adani Solar to promote solar energy usage in rural areas of 4 states – EQ Mag Pro
While SPI is a subsidiary of the US-based The Rockefeller Foundation, Adani Solar is the solar photovoltaic manufacturing arm of Adani Group. NEW DELHI: Smart Power India (SPI) on Friday announced partnering with Adani Solar to encourage solar energy usage in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha. While SPI is a subsidiary […]
Small Scale Use of Solar Energy – Baby Steps towards a Sustainable Switch – EQ Mag Pro
Solar Energy is the root of almost all the energy in the world. Solar energy powers the water cycle, allowing us to harness the energy of moving water. Solar energy drives wind formation, allowing us to use wind turbines to transform kinetic energy into electricity. Plants use solar energy in the process of photosynthesis. Biomass […]
Coal miners Peabody ventures into solar – EQ Mag Pro
WASHINGTON : Coal giant Peabody Energy (BTU.N) announced on Tuesday that it will make its first foray into renewable energy through a new joint venture and develop of over 3.3GW of solar energy in five years on their former mine sites. The company, which went through bankruptcy proceedings in 2016-17 and has been struggling as […]
APPALACHIAN POWER ISSUES RFP SEEKING SOLAR ENERGY RESOURCES IN WEST VIRGINIA – EQ Mag Pro
CHARLESTON, W.Va. : Appalachian Power today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 150 megawatts (MW) of solar energy resources with the option to include a battery-energy storage system. The company seeks to acquire the solar facilities through one or more purchase and sale agreements from developers who meet certain economic and operational […]
UCL: Students Compete To Use AI To Help Against Climate Change – EQ Mag Pro
Over two months, students will improve upon state-of-the-art methods predicting solar energy production in the near future (solar photovoltaic nowcasting) based on satellite images showing cloud cover. Better predictions will allow grid operators to minimise the use of standby power from non-renewable sources, reducing carbon emissions. The competition is co-hosted by student societies at 25 […]
