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Zanzibar’s state-owned company is holding a tender for the development of an 18 MW solar project at the southern end of the archipelago off the coast of Tanzania. The application deadline is January 31, 2025. December 31, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Markus Spiske, Unsplash Zanzibar Electricity Corp. (ZECO) has launched a tender for the design, supply and installation of a solar power plant with a capacity of at least 18 MW. It will be located in Makunduchi, one of the southernmost cities on the islands of Zanzibar, an autonomous region of Tanzania. According to the tender detailsThe chosen developer will…

By Brad Kramer November 12, 2024 Independent energy producer Navisun and North Carolina-based solar developer Queen City Solar have worked together to develop community solar in Maryland. The companies formed a structured co-development partnership that is already advancing 30 MW of community solar energy to benefit energy communities and consumers across the state. The partnership between Queen City Solar and Navisun not only supports the development of more solar energy, but also serves as an example of the potential for well-structured partnerships between startup developers and long-term owners. Queen City Solar will leverage its strong landowner relationships and development expertise…

By SB staff November 14, 2024 Standard solar energy has acquired the 25 MWdc Windhub Solar B solar project from Balanced rock power (BRP), a developer specializing in large-scale renewable energy projects in the western United States. The solar project, located in Kern County, California, and connected to the Windhub Substation, will provide renewable energy to Southern California Edison. This project aligns with the utility’s goal of delivering 100% carbon-free energy by 2045 and helps meet California’s growing demand for renewable electricity. “This acquisition is another example of our successful partnerships with innovative developers like BRP, allowing us to efficiently…

Singapore’s Sembcorp Utilities has launched commercial operations at its 588 MW solar power plant in Oman more than four months ahead of schedule. The project is under a twenty-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Nama Power and Water Procurement Co. December 31, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Priamo Mendez, Unsplash Sembcorp Utilities, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industrieshas said it has completed acceptance testing to enable its 588 MW solar project Oman. It reached the milestone more than four months ahead of schedule. The Manah II independent solar project operates in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate in northeastern Oman. Sembcorp and Jinko…

By Brad Kramer November 19, 2024 Sunnova Energy International Inc. works together with the Penobscot Nation in Maine to deploy an innovative microgrid system to provide reliable power for the isolated tribal nation during power grid interruptions. Sunnova was selected by the Penobscot Nation to deploy a 500 kW battery energy storage system (BESS) for the tribe’s community and commercial facilities. This BESS will improve the resiliency of Maine’s electric grid to better withstand extreme storms while increasing clean energy deployment and job creation. The system will capture excess PV production, estimated at 549,678 kWh per year, and, through the…

By SB staff November 20, 2024 Companies in the United States are investing in record levels of solar energy and energy storage to power their operations. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIAs) new report ‘Solar Means Business’Meta retains its place as the largest corporate user of solar energy with a capacity of almost 5.2 GW, while Google is the largest user of energy storage with an installed battery capacity of 936 MWh. Meta, Google and Amazon have added the most solar to their electricity portfolios through the first quarter of 2024 and have the largest pipelines of new…

Xinyi Solar said it expects a 70% to 80% decline in profits for the year ending December 31, 2024, due to low market prices, higher installation suspension costs and inventory write-downs. December 31, 2024 Vincent Shaw and Valerie Thompson Xinyi solar energy said it expects a profit decline of 70% to 80% for the year ending December 31, 2024, compared with the CNY3.84 billion ($526.7 million) profit posted in fiscal 2023, citing not -controlled results. The company attributed the expected decline to low market prices due to a supply-demand imbalance, higher costs due to factory suspensions and inventory write-offs. In…

Self-charging solar supercapacitors introduced in Korea A joint research effort led by Jeongmin Kim, senior researcher at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), and Damin Lee, researcher at RLRC of Kyungpook National University, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in the field of energy storage. The team successfully developed Korea’s first self-charging supercapacitor system by integrating solar energy technology with advanced supercapacitors, opening a new horizon for renewable energy applications. The researchers addressed the limitations of traditional energy storage devices by using transition metal-based materials for the electrodes. Specifically, they designed electrodes using a nickel-based carbonate and hydroxide composite…

By Contributing Author November 20, 2024 By Hisham Gouda | JUICE The world reached a major energy milestone – and perhaps a crucial tipping point – in 2023, when for the first time ever, combined investments in renewable energy and networks overtook global spending on fossil fuels, according to a Report June 2024 of the International Energy Agency. This shift is expected to accelerate by 2024, with approximately $2 trillion going to clean technologies, including renewables. Meanwhile, the IEA expects investment in solar energy to exceed spending on all other electricity generation technologies combined by 2024, reaching $500 billion. Growing…

REC Silicon has announced it is ceasing production at its facility in Moses Lake, Washington. The company also closed its polysilicon manufacturing facility in Montana earlier this year. REC Silicon now has no polysilicon operations in the United States. The company said that while polysilicon production at Moses Lake will cease, the equipment involved in the production of silicon gases will be maintained in a “safe and recoverable mode that incurs minimal intermediate costs, allowing the unit to operate at a reasonable notice period can be restarted.” This would allow REC Silicon to benefit from future customer demand for silicon…