Norwegian researchers develop new solar panel cleaning robot
The new robot may make manual cleaning of large-scale solar PV plants a thing of the past.
French Development Agency finances solar project in Bolivia with €11.5 million
The 50 MW Planta Solar Fotovoltaica Oruro project is scheduled for completion in 2018. Bolivia’s power utility ENDE is currently reviewing 16 bids for the projects.
Brazil needs to improve grid in Minas Gerais to make space for solar
Brazil’s energy agency EPE has released a new study that recommends the improvement of the transmission system of the northern and north-western areas of the state of Minas Gerais, which is expected to host a considerable portion of the solar projects selected in the country’s auctions held in the past years.
EDF announces financial close for phase III of Dubai’s 1 GW solar plant
An undisclosed sum was provided by seven different lenders for the 800 MW third phase of the giant solar park.
EBRD and CTF provide $ 44.5 million for solar park in Kazakhstan
The 50 MW Burnoye Solar-2 project will require a total investment of approximately $80 million and will be located in the southern region of Zhambyl.
Germany’s auction for large-scale solar concludes with average price of €0.0566/kWh
The German government selected 32 project proposals with a combined capacity of 201 MW in the auction. For the first time, it was possible to submit proposals for large-scale PV projects on agricultural land in the regions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. This has considerably lowered the biddings.
Brazil could open renewable energy auctions to hybrid projects
The Committee for the Environment of the Brazilian Senate has approved a bill to modify the legislation of the electric system and grant access to the country’s energy auctions to large-scale hybrid renewable energy projects.
Oman to tender 200 MW of solar by the end of 2017
The country’s power utility is currently seeking legal advisors for the tender it intends to launch for its first large-scale solar project.
African Development Bank considering $18 million loan for 50 MW PV project in Egypt
The Alcazar II solar project is being developed in the 1.8 GW Benban solar complex by UAE-based Alcazar Energy.
O&M business must get to scale
At the first day of the conference PV Asset Management and O&M Europe 2017, which winds up today in Hamburg, almost all the participants agreed on the fact that the business is becoming more and more complex, and that getting to scale may provide a path through a period of further consolidation.
