Panama preps for first solar-plus-storage event
Panama will host its first solar-plus-storage event, RE+ Centroamérica, on Dec. 4 and 5 at the Panama Convention Center in Panama City.
Panama launches energy auction
The Panamanian authorities have kicked off an energy auction open to new and existing power plants. Wind, solar, hydropower, and biomass projects are eligible to participate in the procurement exercise.
Panama cancels renewables auction
Panama has canceled an auction it announced in February for 500 MW of renewable energy capacity. It would have been the country’s first renewable energy tender in a decade and the first in Central America to include battery storage systems.
New research claims PV outperforms afforestation in combating climate change
Scientists from Israel have calculated how long it would take for PV plants and afforestation projects to offset their warming impacts caused by the darkening of land. The results showed that in drylands, PV fields could be over 50 times more efficient than afforestation.
Universal Solar to open 600 MW solar module factory in Panama
The US module provider said the panels produced at the facility will be 100 percent compliant with the U.S. Commerce Department’s Withhold and Release Order on Hoshine silicon.
Central America’s largest PV plant goes online
A new solar project has been switched on in Penonomé, in the province of Coclé, Panama. It was built with 450,000 solar panels and 89 inverters.
Panama could install 1.7 GW of distributed-gen PV by 2030
The government of Panama has outlined a new strategy for distributed-generation PV. The Central American country currently has an installed distributed-generation solar capacity of 46.63 MW.
Panama to hold October renewables auction
Selected projects will secure five-year power purchase agreements and will have to begin commercial operation on January 1.
PV waste: 28 tons collected in Panama and Senegal
The PV Cycle Association collects and recycles PV waste. Having treated more than 30,000 tons since its creation, it estimates 150,000 tons of PV modules will reach the end of their lifecycle by 2030.
Enel breaks ground on 8 MW solar park in Panama
The Estrella Solar project will be completed in June 2018 and will be realized thanks to an investment of US$8 million.
