L R AS Published on Friday 21 February 2020 - n° 310 - Categories:floating power plant
A floating solar power plant on the open sea
Dubai-based solar developer Enerwhere has announced the construction of an 80 kWp floating solar power plant on the open sea near an island in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is a new
L R AS Published on Sunday 16 February 2020 - n° 309 - Categories:floating power plant
BayWa r.e. builds 27 MW floating in the Netherlands
The German company BayWa r.e. has started the construction of a fourth floating power plant. It is 27 MW in the Netherlands. It would be the largest outside China.
PV Magazine of 11 February
R AS Published on Saturday 8 February 2020 - n° 308 - Categories:power plants
What is the attitude of the population towards solar power plants?
Scientists from the Slovenian University of Ljubljana wanted to understand the attitude of the population towards solar power plants. They soon found that some people see the landscape in an idyllic way, and tend to be more inclined towards the solar power plants.
R AS Published on Saturday 8 February 2020 - n° 308 - Categories:floating power plant
Emergence of a new competitor in floating power plants
Taiwan's Sun Rise E&T is currently the world's third largest manufacturer of support assemblies for floating photovoltaic systems,
R AS Published on Saturday 1 February 2020 - n° 307 - Categories:French companies, floating power plant
A floating solar power plant equipped with trackers!
The Société du Canal de Provence (SCP) has just launched an invitation to tender to test its idea on the Barjaquets reserve in Rognac, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, in the south of France. It has been selected
L R AS Published on Sunday 19 January 2020 - n° 305 - Categories:floating power plant
Masdar to build a 145 MW floating power plant
Masdar, Abu Dhabi's renewable energy group is to build a 145 MW floating power plant in Indonesia. Commercial operation of the plant is planned for 2022.
PV Magazine of 16 January
AS Published on Monday 13 January 2020 - n° 304 - Categories:power plants
Modernising old solar power plants!
Some ageing power plants need to be modernised. The original equipment may no longer be manufactured. For example, 600 V inverters have been replaced by 1,000 V or even 1,500 V. There may also be a need to increase electricity production in ageing and imperfect installations by using new knowledge with a creative approach!
L R AS Published on Sunday 12 January 2020 - n° 304 - Categories:floating power plant
Quadran International wins tender in Seychelles
Quadran International wins a tender in the Seychelles for a 4 MW floating photovoltaic installation, with a bid of $0.095 / kWh over 25 years.
PV Magazine of 10 January
L R AS Published on Sunday 5 January 2020 - n° 303 - Categories:power plants > 200MW
Iberdrola completes a 500 MW solar power plant in Spain
Spain's Iberdrola completes the construction of the 500 MW Nunez de Balboa solar farm, which will be commissioned in the first quarter of 2020
PV Magazine of 30 December
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 December 2019 - n° 300 - Categories:50 to 200 MW power plants
A Dubai company to build 50 MW in Togo
A Dubai company to build 50 MW in Togo
PV Magazine of 28 November
Editor's note France has old relations with Togo, but it is a company from Dubai that gets the contract!
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 December 2019 - n° 300 - Categories:power plants
Analysing hybrid power plants in another way
The American NREL has been studying the potential of hybrid power plants that combine wind, solar and storage. The development of such plants is driven by the need to increase profitability and to take into account parameters beyond the discounted cost of electricity, taking into account time-varying revenues and better managing the variability inherent in renewable energy.
L R AS Published on Sunday 24 November 2019 - n° 299 - Categories:Middle East, power plants > 200MW
Saudi ACWA obtained 900 MW to be built at a price of $0.016953 / kWh
Dubai confirms that Saudi ACWA has obtained 900 MW to be built with a price of $0.016953 / kWh. This is the fifth
L R AS Published on Monday 18 November 2019 - n° 298 - Categories:centrale virtuelle
Moixa et Itochu ont installé une centrale virtuelle de 100 MWh au Japon
Le spécialiste britannique de stockage Moixa et le japonais Itochu ont déployé 10.000 systèmes de stockage résidentiel au Japon d'une capacité cumulée de 100 MWh. Moixa a créé
R AS Published on Tuesday 12 November 2019 - n° 297 - Categories:floating power plant
Next construction of a 2.1 GW floating power plant
South Korea authorises the construction of a 2.1 GW floating power plant. This 30 km² unit will be 14 times larger than the current largest, the 150 MW Chinese power plant.
AS Published on Monday 11 November 2019 - n° 297 - Categories:floating power plant
The World Bank and the Singaporean SERIS have developed a guide on floating power plants.
The World Bank and the Singaporean SERIS have developed a guide to remove the main obstacles encountered by floating power plants. It is intended to guide developers on plant design, energy efficiency, financial risks, environmental impacts and other factors that may accelerate or prevent the deployment of floating projects.
The global market for floating power plants is estimated at