World’s top renewable firms reel even as installations surge
The biggest manufacturers of wind turbines and solar panels are facing their most serious financial challenges in years even as deployments of clean energy head for an annual record.
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New 6.7MW Ecosse Solar Park opens in Forfar
A new 20-acre solar park has opened in Angus in the Northeast of Scotland, boosting green energy production in the local area.
Scottish Renewables says action needed to maintain UK position as ‘world leader’
Scottish Renewables is calling on the UK government to take urgent action to maintain the country's position as a 'world leader' in renewables.
Award nominees announced for 2023 Scottish Green Energy Awards
Scottish Renewables has announced the shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Scottish Green Energy Awards, set to be held on November 30 in Edinburgh.
Statkraft CEO to step down after 14 years leading Norwegian renewable energy company
The chief executive officer of Norwegian renewable energy company Statkraft has stepped down after 14 years in the position.
ESE Group Sells Out Of ‘Solar Cashback’ Device
Leading solar company ESE Group recently launched a revolutionary new device that allows customers to earn instant cash from everything they generate from their solar panels and battery storage systems.
Ørsted makes first UK solar play with shares in one of country’s largest sites
Ørsted has entered its first solar project in the UK, buying a share in a 740MW development site in Nottinghamshire.
Grok breathes new life into HVDC export plan to Singapore
The first priority is to secure regulatory approvals. SunCable will apply to the Singapore Energy Market Authority (EMA) to secure an import licence later this month.
Wheels begin to turn for Coega Green Ammonia
SLR said there would be a “blend” of renewable energy resources in order to provide power 24 hours a day.
Alberta’s too successful renewable model hits the rails
Statistics Canada reported recently that Alberta’s energy prices rose by 127.8% in July, compared with the same month in 2022.
First Solar discloses slavery issue at Malaysian plant
Foreign migrant workers had been “subjected to unethical recruitment including the payment of recruitment fees in their home countries, passport retention, and the unlawful retention of wages”.
Africa’s delayed manufacturing revolution
“As a result, market confidence in South Africa’s utility-scale public procurement appears too low to underpin industrial and inclusive development on its own,” the report said.
Turning sunlight into hydrogen with record-breaking efficiency
A team of Rice Uni engineers claim they can successfully turn sunlight into hydrogen with record-breaking efficiency in a single and apparently durable, cost-effective and scalable device.
Europe is set for a record solar summer and is wasting it
The European Union should take steps to stop the waste of solar energy and limit negative pricing in order to encourage investment, according to renewable energy groups.
Asia’s industry calls for renewables, despite challenges
“The issue these days with banking is not so much that there isn’t interest, but it’s more about how it’s structured. Smaller developers don’t know how to access these frameworks.”
Financing and fossil fuels in Africa’s energy transition
“It’s transition on our own terms, with our own resources. We need to get smarter about how we articulate that, not as victims, or as people to be allowed to do things,” said Yvonne Ike, head of sub-Saharan Africa at Bank of America. “We need to work with the countries that get it, so from the Gulf, from Asia.”
BP Hydrogen Hub: Planning docs set out proposed Aberdeen site
Documents have set out in detail the location and proposals for the solar farm and production facility in the south of Aberdeen.
WATT competes for Nigeria’s generation hopes
“Diesel may win out as being the easy choice,” Alexander said, but it poses other challenges around maintenance and lifespan. “When we started, the conversation around diesel was on cutting costs – and we are still able to do that. We can offer 30-40% cost savings.”
£4m funding set to fire up UK space-based solar industry
The UK government has announced a new multi-million funding package to help develop technologies for the space-based solar power sector.
Solar power investment set to surpass oil production spending this year
Investors will pour more money into solar power than in oil production this year for the first time, signaling the scale and speed of the transition to low-carbon sources of energy.
IFC’s magical thinking distorted the case for solar in Africa
Emery said that senior leaders at the IFC had undermined the “ambitious and thoughtfully designed” plan through a desire to “tell a magical story where a pinch of best practices and a dash of de-risking” would be enough to unlock the required financing.
Rise of solar panels brings giant waste problem
Solar panel technology has come a long way over the past 40-50 years, however, it is clear that effective, comprehensive global recycling is not.
Xlinks signs up Abu Dhabi funding for ambitious Morocco-UK link
The project could create 10,000 jobs in Morocco during construction, of which 2,000 will be permanent. In the UK, Xlinks believes it could create 1,350 permanent jobs.
Humza Yousaf: Floating solar power has ‘significant potential’ for Scotland
Floating solar panels are to be installed in the waters off Scotland for the first time this year - with First Minister Humza Yousaf insisting the technology has "significant potential".
South Africa denies bending rules on REIPPPP
The first five bidders, named in December, were to build 860 MW of capacity. The ministry was seeking 1,000 MW. The DMRE said the IPP office and the bid adjudication committee had recommended Ngonyama.