Intersolar South America Day 3: Financing key for maturity of Brazilian PV market
Solar financing was a key topic on the third and last day of the Intersolar South America trade show in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Intersolar South America Day 2: Brazilian PV heading towards full market maturity
The second day of the Intersolar South America tradeshow happening in Sao Paulo, Brazil, showed companies’ eagerness for a bigger share of this huge solar market. New certifications, growth of the utility-scale business via power purchase agreements (PPAs), and opportunities for storage were recurring topics.
Intersolar South America Day 1: Brazil may install 11 GW of solar this year
The first day of the Intersolar South America tradeshow happening in Sao Paulo, Brazil, started with very positive numbers signaling continuous growth and consolidation of the Brazilian solar market.
Exus acquires 1 GW project pipeline in Brazil
Exus Management Partners has acquired 20 planned solar plants, totaling 1.06 GW of generating capacity, in northern Brazil. The plants all fall under the banner of the Riacho da Serra project, which Exus has acquired from developers Decal Renewables and Upside Value for BRL 3.5 billion ($650 million).
Brazil sets up secretariat to develop green hydrogen
The National Institute of Clean Energies in Brazil has inaugurated a new secretariat that will focus on facilitating the growth of the green hydrogen sector.
The Hydrogen Stream: Construction begins on world’s largest integrated green hydrogen, ammonia plant
In other news, German energy company Uniper said it will test a new salt cavern built for hydrogen storage, while Serbia and Hungary signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on renewable hydrogen.
Storage for load shifting viable in several Brazilian states
Greener says that battery storage could help large electricity consumers in Brazil to cope with sharp differences between peak tariffs and off-peak tariffs.
Usar inversores centrais ou string no mercado de geração centralizada?
Neste pv magazine Webinar, vamos comparar as tecnologias de inversores centrais e string da TBEA para usinas de geração centralizada e investigar quando faz sentido usar cada tipo de tecnologia. A empresa Chinesa de inversores tem as duas tipologias de inversores no seu portfólio e diz-se assim em posição para apresentar uma comparação não tendenciosa.
Brazil imported 5.2 GW of solar modules in Q1
High-power solar panels with outputs above 500 W accounted for more than 60% of all PV module imports to Brazil by volume in the January-March period.
Brazil allocates 166 MW of solar in A-4 auction
The Brazilian authorities awarded around 950 MW of renewables capacity in the nation’s latest auction, including 183 MW of wind, 400 MW of thermal capacity, and 189.5 MW of small-sized hydroelectric power. The final average price for solar came in at $0.0376/kWh.
