The government wants to procure several 1 MW-plus solar plants. The tender is the third of its kind, and part of the 50 MW incentive scheme the island’s government launched in November 2017.Malta’s Ministry for Energy and Water Management has launched a tender for the...
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German development agency GIZ has hired DNV GL to study control reserve requirements of India's southern states. The study—part of the Indo-German Energy Programme—will help ensure efficient and cost-effective integration of large-scale renewable energy supplies in the region.DNV GL, an accreditation and research group, has...
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The state-owned construction business which saved Singyes Solar with a US$200 million bail-out is now preparing to invest in a 75% stake in debt-saddled peer China Solar, whose shares have been unlisted since August 2013.The central role being played by state-owned Chinese construction conglomerate Shuifa...
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PV developers in India must consider a range of risks to secure reasonable returns on solar projects, according to new research by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis and JMK Research & Analytics.From pv magazine India Tariffs below INR2.55 ($0.034)/kWh are financially unviable in...
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Scientists in Japan have proposed a new model to estimate cell voltages in solar modules by irradiating the cells with a weak modulated laser light. The method could be used to detect hot spots and other panel-degradation issues, such as potential induced degradation (PID) peeling,...
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German startup Sinn Power has combined wave, wind and solar power to create what it claims is the world's "first floating ocean hybrid platform." Germany’s Sinn Power has developed what it calls the world’s “first floating ocean hybrid platform” by combining wave, wind and solar power. The...
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