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Solar power `taking off in Bangladesh`
Bangladesh has doubled the number of homes with solar-powered electricity systems to 800,000 over the last year, with demand is still growing. "You can call it a green revolution, since our combined efforts are helping [to] light remote villages and reduce carbon emissions," said Abser Kamal, chief executive officer of Grameen Shakti, an organisation that promotes the use of renewable energy. ...
By SciDev.Net
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$120 Million to Roll Out Community Batteries Across Australia
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $120 million in funding will be made available for Round 1 of the Community Batteries Funding Program. The program aims to support the deployment of community batteries across Australia to lower energy bills, cut emissions and reduce pressure on the electricity grid. ARENA is now seeking ...
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Micro hydros can power rural Afghanistan, Nepal
Micro hydro-electric plants linked to a mini-grid offer a cost-effective and renewable option for rural electrification in the hilly and mountainous terrain of Afghanistan and Nepal, say researchers. For communities located more than ten kilometres away from the nearest grid substation, micro hydro mini-grid technology was found to be cheaper than extending central grid networks or investing in ...
By SciDev.Net
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Italy’s largest photovoltaic plant completed in Montalto Di Castro (Viterbo)
The photovoltaic plant in Montalto di Castro (Viterbo) has just been completed. With 6 MW of installed capacity, it is currently the largest photovoltaic plant in Italy and among the largest in Europe. It joins Enel’s 3.3 MW plant in Serre Persano (Salerno), Italy’s first large-scale photovoltaic plant, inaugurated in 1993 and still fully operational. The Montalto di Castro photovoltaic plant, ...
By Enel SpA
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Solar Installation Companies in San Diego Gaining On The Ground Over Conventional Rates
The San Diego solar installation process is helping tens of thousands of families use cheaper and cleaner alternatives for their electric power consumption. People need to start reducing their dependence on polluting nonrenewable fuels for electricity. The government is doing much in the form of incentives and rebates to attract people willing to invest in going solar. The many options have been ...
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China: Surging Ahead in Global Renewable Race
Significant new entrants to the global market: South Korea, Romania, Egypt and Mexico LONDON - With China now the clear global renewables leader and new countries emerging as key contenders in the market, a new world order is apparent in the clean energy sector, according to Ernst & Young's latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices of 30 countries. China's record spending on its ...
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Proposals to Protect Consumers Whilst Guaranteeing Payments For Households With Solar By Unlocking Smarter Energy System
Households and businesses installing new solar panels will be guaranteed payment for power provided back to the grid under government proposals set out recently (1/8) to unlock the smart energy systems of the future - an important upgrade to the current Feed-in Tariffs scheme. The proposed ‘Smart Export Guarantee’ (SEG) would replace the existing ‘Feed-in Tariff’ scheme ...
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Obama Administration Announces New Financing For Renewable Energy Projects And Actions To Spur Innovation And Promote Energy Access Globally
November 15, 2016 -- From 2010-2015 alone, the U.S. has invested in more than $11 billion in international clean energy finance - including grant-based assistance, development finance, and export credit - to support countries as they work to meet their growing energy needs, while improving development outcomes and reducing carbon emissions. At the same time, the United States has made research ...
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EcofinConcept realizes the marketing of 6.9 MWp solar parks
EcofinConcept GmbH – specializing in renewable energy projects – is successfully marketing two solar power plants to an institutional investor. The solar parks with a total nominal output of around 6.9 megawatt peak (6,900 kWp) and an investment volume of around EUR 6 million were put into operation between December 2020 and May 2021 on commercial properties in Thuringia and ...
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NREL examines solar policy pathways for States
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report that aligns solar policy and market success with state demographics. By organizing the 48 contiguous states into four peer groups based on shared non-policy characteristics, the NREL research team was able to contextualize the impact of various solar policies on photovoltaic (PV) installations. "Although ...
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The T-Solar Group Signs up $145m to Fund its Projects in Peru
Total capex for the two power plants (44 MW) in Peru is over $165 m. Three Development Finance Institutions - OPIC (USA), FMO (Netherlands) and PROPARCO (France) - will be co-funding the projects alongside T-Solar. T-Solar has more than 230 MW under operation or construction in Spain, Italy, India and Peru. The T-Solar Group ("T-Solar"), a major operator in the solar ...
By T-Solar
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125 Years of Bosch - Invented for Life
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2011, The Bosch Group is celebrating its 125th anniversary, as well as the 150th anniversary of its founder's birth. On Nov. 15, 1886, Robert Bosch established his "Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering" in Stuttgart, Germany, laying the foundation for what has become a leading global supplier of technology and ...
By Robert Bosch
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Peninsula Clean Energy, Frontier Renewables Ink Deal for 200 MW of New Solar
REDWOOD CITY – On January 26th, the Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) board of directors approved a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for 20 years to purchase the output from a new 200 MW solar photovoltaic power plant to be built in Merced County. This is enough solar energy to power over 75,0000 average California households. The Wright Solar Park is being developed by San Mateo-based ...
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Installing Solar Panels by Household to Supplement Electric Power Requirements
Thinking about installing solar panels for your home? Then, you are probably on the right track. This is because installing the system comes with multiple benefits. Due to large number of benefits one could get with solar panel systems, there are increasing numbers of people who are on the lookout for best cheap solar panel. Even a more interesting aspect is that such solar panel systems could be ...
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T-Solar Continues its International Expansion With the Construction of 61 MW in India and Peru
T-Solar is the first Spanish company to connect a solar power plant to the Indian grid Total capex for the 4 new projects is €156m T-Solar has over 230 MW under operation or construction in Spain, Italy, India and Peru The T-Solar Group, a major solar-PV power generator world-wide, is continuing its international expansion with the construction of a further 61 MW in Peru and India. ...
By T-Solar
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Australian energy efficient home agreement to create job opportunities
Minister for the Environment, Peter Garrett, and Minister for Employment Participation, Senator Mark Arbib, today announced the signing of Memoranda of Understanding, under which the Rudd Government, industry and job service providers will work closely together to ensure job seekers are connected to job opportunities under the Energy Efficient Homes Package. The parties to the Memoranda are the ...
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NEC Launches Household Energy Storage System
- Achieves Automatic Control and Visualization of Electric Power - Tokyo, July 13, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today the sales launch of a household energy storage system equipped with lithium-ion batteries that automatically controls electrical power in the home. Initially, 100 units of this industry first* system will be available for home construction ...
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Bosch Introduces Power Max
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, a leading supplier of technology and services, introduces Power Max, the automotive industry’s first Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station with a price point of less than $450. The Power Max will retail for roughly half the cost of current EV charging stations, offering 240V charging, and reducing charging time by half while helping customers reduce ...
By Robert Bosch
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SPCG and KYOCERA Complete 35 Utility-Scale Solar Farms in Thailand, Totaling 257 MW
One of the largest in Southeast Asia, the solar power project can power 287,500 local households SPCG Public Company Limited and Kyocera Corporation announced the full operational launch of one of Southeast Asia’s largest solar power projects. Since 2010, 35 “solar farms” totaling approximately 257 megawatts (MW) have been constructed under the project, and connected to the ...
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AUS$100m smart grid trial gets industry talking
Industry and community groups this week discussed the options and opportunities under the Australian Government's $100 million National Energy Efficiency Initiative: Smart Grid, Smart City, which will accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy by encouraging innovative smart grid technology. Minister for Environment Peter Garrett said the initiative was an exciting and important step in ...
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