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How much PV is needed in an hybrid solar-diesel mini-grid?

The use of solar radiation databases and a solar simulator when designing solar-plus-diesel mini-grids could improve operation, costs and output, according to a study by researchers from Brazil’s Federal...

EDP switches on 5-MW distributed solar plant in Brazil’s Minas Gerais

EDP Energias do Brasil SA (B3:ENBR3) has put into operation a 5-MW distributed generation (DG) solar power plant in Minas Gerais state. Located in a 20-hectare (49.4...

More solar power deals pop up in Latin America

Three major solar power supply deals in Latin America this week illustrate the enduring popularity of PV despite a bar on procurement rounds, as...

Ecuador to tender 15 MWp Galapagos solar project with storage

Ecuador will award in a tender on March 24 a contract for the construction of a 14.8-MWp solar farm on the Galapagos island, the...

Canadian Solar signs PPA for solar power project in Mexico

Photovoltaic (PV) modules manufacturer Canadian Solar has secured a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 103MWp solar power project in Mexico. The company has signed...

Atlas Renewable Energy And Anglo American Announce The Largest Bilateral Solar Energy PPA In Brazil

Atlas Renewable Energy, a leading renewable energy company in Latin America along with British mining company Anglo American Plc, a leading global mining company, announced today...

EDP completes 1.34-MWp PV plant for Brazilian Brametal

EDP Renovaveis SA (ELI:EDPR), through its unit EDP Smart, has completed the construction of a 1,339-kWp solar park for Brazilian metal structures firm Brametal. Located...

908 MW! LONGi has signed an Hi-MO 4 module cooperation agreement with Solatio, one of the largest developers of solar power stations in Brazil

Recently, LONGi signed a cooperation agreement with Solatio Energy (hereinafter referred to as "Solatio"), a developer of Brazilian solar power stations.Under the agreement, LONGi will supply...

Voltalia seals solar power supply contract with Braskem in Brazil

French renewables company Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) has inked a 20-year solar power sale contract with Brazilian thermoplastic resin producer Braskem (BVMF:BRKM5) concerning a portion...

Chilean energy provider aims to build 788 MW solar park

Power provider Colbún has applied for environmental approval to build the 788 MW Planta Fotovoltaica Inti Pacha project in Chile. According to a document published by Chile’s...

Colombian oil company to power fossil fuel extraction with 50 MW of solar

Colombian state-owned oil company Ecopetrol has announced plans for a 50 MW solar park which will be owned by its Cenit hydrocarbon transportation and logistics subsidiary. The...

IDB Invest lends USD 110m for DG solar expansion in Brazil

IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has granted a local currency loan equivalent to USD 110 million (EUR 101.5m)...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...