wind and solar News
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Renewables outperform fossil fuels in Chile tender
Last week Chile’s National Energy Commission awarded contracts for the supply of 1,200 gigawatt hours of energy to unregulated customers in Chile. Thirty-one companies competed for the 20-year contracts, with wind and solar projects going head-to-head on price with coal generation plant. As the winners were announced the results threw up some significant game changers which echo a new and ...
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Analysis shows South Africa’s wind and solar power generation matches demand profile
Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power, has conducted preliminary analysis of South Africa’s wind and solar resources to understand the impact of introducing larger quantities of renewable energy to the electricity system. The initial results reveal two significant findings; firstly, electricity generated from wind and solar resources closely follows the nation’s ...
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IEA press conference “Harnessing Variable Renewables”
Harnessing Variable Renewables: a Guide to the Balancing Challenge sheds light on managing power systems with large shares of variable renewables such as wind and solar PV, with focus on strategies to maintain the reliable balance of supply and demand. It presents a new, step-by-step approach developed by the IEA to assess the flexibility of power systems, which identifies the already present ...
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Turkey-MENA Renewable Energy Congress 2013
The Turkey-MENA Renewable Energy Congress 2013 will be held from 24 to 25 October 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. The conference will unite the key local and international players to drive forward the government support, to discuss how to invest efficiently and how to tapping into the local market quickly and profitably. Highlights: Understanding Turkey and MENA countries' policy, updating regulation ...
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Mainstream plays host to five of Africa’s Ambassadors to Ireland
Mainstream’s CEO Eddie O’Connor hosted ambassadors and representatives from Egypt, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa at the company’s office in Dublin today. In the meeting, the ambassadors discussed their countries’ need for new energy supplies and voiced enthusiasm for wind and solar power. Commenting on the visit, Eddie O’Connor said: ...
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Fulcrum3D forecasts now being used to dispatch over 1 GW of NEM connected wind and solar
Fulcrum3D are fast becoming the forecast provider of choice for market participant 5-minute forecasts (MP5F) in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM). Our forecasts are currently being used in dispatch on 1 GW of wind and solar generation with a further 2GW either in assessment or late-stage construction awaiting assessment. Dispatch self-forecasts have delivered system ...
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Mainstream’s pan-African JV Lekela Power signs MoU for US$350m wind power station in Egypt
Lekela Power, a $1.9bn pan-African renewable power generation company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for a 250 MW wind power station in Egypt’s Gulf of Suez area. Lekela Power is owned 60% by Actis, a leading emerging markets investor and 40% Mainstream Renewable Power, a global wind and solar company. This latest power station is ...
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Invitation to the Global Ministerial Conference on System Integration of Renewables
1 October 2019 Berlin, Germany Wind and solar energy are rapidly transforming power systems worldwide. How big is the opportunity for countries to reshape their energy mix? How should they go about doing it? To address these critical questions, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the International Energy Agency are holding a Global Ministerial Conference on ...
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Invitation to the Global Ministerial Conference on System Integration of Renewables
Wind and solar energy are rapidly transforming power systems worldwide. How big is the opportunity for countries to reshape their energy mix? How should they go about doing it? To address these critical questions, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the International Energy Agency are holding a Global Ministerial Conference on System Integration of Renewables in ...
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IRENA Report: All Renewable Technologies To Be Competitive by 2020
The cost of generating power from onshore wind has fallen by around a quarter since 2010, with solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity costs falling by 73 per cent in that time, according to new cost analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The report also highlights that solar PV costs are expected to halve by 2020. The best onshore wind and solar PV projects could be ...
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Camda participates in New Energy International Forum
Camda Generator was invited to be present in New Energy International Forum, focusing on the outlook of new energy, like wind and solar, which was held in Chendu of Si Chuan province in Southwestern China during Sept. 28 to Sept.29, 2010. The forum was composed of a series of sessions, including photothermal Entrepreneur Forum, Photothermal technology and Industry Development Forum and others, ...
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Mainstream Renewable Power to focus on delivering bespoke wind and solar projects for large customers globally
After conducting a strategic review of its business, global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power has decided to expand its existing business unit which delivers tailor-made wind and solar projects directly to large end-users. The company’s pre-existing business model has been market-led, building large portfolios of wind and solar projects in selected countries. This strategy ...
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NREL study shows power grid can accommodate large increase in wind and solar generation
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today released an initial study assessing the operational impacts and economics of increased contributions from wind and solar energy producers on the power grid. The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study examines the benefits and challenges of integrating enough wind and solar energy capacity into the grid to produce 35 percent of its ...
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Mainstream gets planning consent for the 182 megawatt Aurora wind farm in Chile
Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power, has received environmental consent from the Chilean Environmental Evaluation Service to build and operate the 182 megawatt Aurora wind farm in the commune of Llanquihue in the Los Lagos region of Chile. Upon reaching financial close, Aurora will transfer to Aela Energía, the Chilean wind and solar platform established by Actis, a ...
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Visit Marlec at METS 2016
METS is the world’s largest marine equipment trade show, which has been bringing the marine industry together for decades. Visit Marlec at stand 03.231 and discover our highly recomended wind turbines, solar panels and unique systems that are popular world wide. Please feel free to visit our stand and speak to Teresa or David who are highly experienced within the industry and ...
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NREL calculates emissions and costs of power plant cycling necessary for increased wind and solar in the west
New research from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies the potential impacts of increasing wind and solar power generation on the operators of fossil-fueled power plants in the West. To accommodate higher amounts of wind and solar power on the electric grid, utilities must ramp down and ramp up or stop and start conventional generators more ...
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A 50% share of variable renewables can save up to 6% on system costs
The REserviceS project - led by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and involving other stakeholders from across the electricity system and academia - also found that creating markets to trade grid support services (GSS) can provide revenue streams for generators, in addition to energy-only markets. Wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy is capable of providing GSS such as frequency and ...
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ABB Wins $30 Million Order to Support Integration of Renewables in Germany
ABB has received an order of around $30 millon from the Dutch-German transmission system operator, TenneT, to supply a stabilization solution that will enhance the reliability and quality of power as the grid absorbs more renewable energy. The order was booked in the second quarter of 2017. Germany's "Energiewende" energy transition roadmap aims for a renewable energy target of at least 80 ...
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Octopus Energy Report Reveals How to Speed Up Green Grid Connection in the UK
Queue-jumping, sunset clauses and a data-driven can-do attitude are simple ways to connect renewables to the grid faster, a new report by Octopus Energy’s generation arm outlines. Increasing competition in the connection process and greater collaboration between developers are the other two areas that will help unleash Britain’s colossal green energy potential. Implementing this five-point-plan ...
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NYISO Announces New Renewable Energy Generation Records
The New York Independent System Operator this week (March 25) reported that New York recently set new records for hourly wind and solar generation.Wind power facilities generated 2,176 megawatts during the 1p.m. hour on Saturday, March 9 and served 12 percent of system load.Behind-the-meter and front-of-the-meter solar resources generated 3,832 megawatts during the 12 p.m. hour on Tuesday, March ...
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