Hydropower plants across Africa could double their capacity if just 1% of their reservoirs are used to install floating solar projects, new research suggests. The large-scale roll-out of floating solar at hydropower reservoirs in the continent could reduce water evaporation, help to satisfy future energy needs and increase resilience to climate change without redesigning existing […]
Power roll: bringing cheap solar power to Africa and India
Supported by Innovate UK, Power Roll is developing, testing, and implementing lightweight, low-cost, flexible solar mini grid systems in India and Africa Power Roll has installed two mini solar grid systems in rural locations in Africa and India. These grids demonstrate the use of their innovative solar film and energy storage technologies that have the potential […]
Scatec hails ‘transformational’ 2020 as renewables pipeline hits record 10.5GW
Scatec said it underwent a “transformational” year in 2020, with its total renewables pipeline now standing at a record high of 10.5GW. Reporting its full-year financial performance, independent power producer Scatec – rebranded from Scatec Solar following the acquisition of hydropower developer SN Power – revealed its total project pipeline, including projects nearing development within its backlog, […]
Iran producing 426 MW from solar, half of total renewables output: Report
A new report shows that Iran’s production of electricity from solar sources has topped 426 megawatts (MW) or around a half of the total renewables output. The semi-official ISNA news agency said in a Wednesday report that total renewables production in Iran in the nine months to December 20 had reached 5.728 million megawatt hours […]
BMW to Use World’s First Solar-Made Aluminum
UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium in deal with German carmaker BMW to use solar-made aluminum in parts for electric cars BMW AG and Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC have struck a deal for the first aluminum produced using solar power, a milestone for both their energy-intensive industries. The Middle East’s biggest aluminum maker will supply 43,000 metric […]
Debut of the Solar Energy and Flow Battery Combination Amidst Increasing Energy Storage System Solutions
Numerous power plants have chosen to work with energy storage systems in order to store the excess power of renewable energy and achieve stable power grids, including the common and the rapid responding lithium ion battery energy storage system, though there are additional choices, such as pairing up solar and tidal power plants with vanadium […]
Egypt: Generating solar energy at home
A national project is installing solar-energy plants in residential areas of Egypt to help households generate their own electricity After the Industrial Revolution, the dominant source of energy worldwide became fossil fuels, with horse-drawn carts being replaced by cars fuelled by petrol and furnaces replaced by electric or gas ovens. But although this was a […]
All about International Solar Alliance, co-founded by France & India, to promote solar energy
The International Solar Alliance was launched by PM Modi and former French president Francois Hollande in November 2015 to promote solar energy in 121 tropical countries. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged that India would exceed its Paris Agreement targets while addressing the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 Monday, and raised the importance of “global […]
BURUNDI : AFDB gives more than 43,000 refugees access to solar energy
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has just completed its environmental project in the refugee camps in Burundi. The project, financed to the tune of 1.3 million dollars by the Transition Support Facility, has enabled 43,296 people to gain access to solar energy and improve their resilience to climate change. In Nyankanda camp in eastern Burundi, […]
AFRICA : Mascara partners with Ecosun for water treatment using solar energy
The French company Mascara Nouvelles technologies has teamed up with its compatriot Ecosun Innovation to implement a new water treatment technology called Osmo-Watt®. This containerised solution, which operates using solar energy, will be distributed in remote areas of the African continent. Mascara New Technologies is multiplying partnerships to improve the supply of drinking water in […]