Europe/Middle East/Africa

Turkish Hospital Powered By High Performance Solar Power Wins ICCI Energy Award

Asia Pacific, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Head Lines, Solar

The PV plant of the university hospital was awarded due to its model character, its good performance and its contribution to the regional development of the eastern Anatolian province Malatya. Inaugurated in 2015, it has accounted for around one-third of the electricity consumption of the university clinic, that is fully ventilated, heated and cooled by air-conditioning systems. 22,177 Jinko modules are installed. Total costs were 6.4 million Euro. 85 percent were covered by a 7-year bank loan and 15 percent through the general state budget.

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Concord Blue, Lockheed Martin Pen $43m Contract For 5MW Energy From Waste Plant

Americas, Biomass, Carbon, Europe/Middle East/Africa

Five thousand homes and businesses in Herten, Germany, will soon benefit from a clean, renewable energy source as Lockheed Martin and Concord Blue begin phase two of a new power generation facility that will transform waste into energy. Under phase two, Concord Blue has awarded Lockheed Martin Energy a $43 million contract to proceed with all

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Trina Solar And Tegnatia Join Forces To Accelerate Solar PV In Turkey

Deals & Finance, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Head Lines

As the world’s largest supplier of solar PV modules and the most bankable PV module manufacturer globally, Trina Solar is targeting the growth of PV Solar in Turkey. market. “It represents an important milestone in the promising Turkish market”, said Mr. Rongfang Yin, Assistant Vice President at Trina. Tegnatia provides turnkey services covering the design, implementation, and maintenance of medium- to large-scale solar parks, and is aiming to bring solar power to a wider section of the Turkish population.

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EU-India Summit: Added Impetus For EU and India Strategic Partnership

Asia Pacific, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Policy

The EU and India decided to step up their cooperation to fight climate change and adopted the ‘Joint Declaration between the EU and India on a Clean Energy and Climate Partnership’. It is key to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and triggers a renewed climate dialogue with India. It intends to reinforce energy cooperation, mainly on renewable energy sources, promote clean energy generation and increased energy efficiency. It will bring together relevant stakeholders, including the EU Member States and the Indian States creating business and technology opportunities between the EU and India.

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ORE Catapult Launches Batwind: A New Battery Storage Solution For Offshore Wind

Europe/Middle East/Africa, Technology

Batwing is a new battery storage solution for offshore wind energy. The concept will be piloted in the world’s first floating wind farm, the Hywind pilot park off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Battery storage has the potential to support the deployment of wind energy by mitigating intermittency and optimising output to drive efficiency and lower costs. Stephen Bull, Statoil’s senior vice president for offshore wind, said: “Statoil has a strong position in offshore wind. By developing innovative battery storage solutions, we can improve the value of wind energy for both Statoil and customers.

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Strong Growth For Solar PV In Turkey Expected In 2016 and 2017

Americas, Energy, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Head Lines

In 2016 and 2017, an increased number of large-scale projects with more than one MW capacity are expected to receive approval. The first installment for the licensed large-scale plants is 600 MW. American company, First Solar; the world’s leading plant engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor has now secured interconnection rights for three planned PV plants in southern Turkey, powering 14,000 homes upon completion.

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South Africa And Saudi Arabia Inaugurate $325m Bokpoort CSP Project

Asia Pacific, Deals & Finance, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Head Lines

The R5 Billion ($325m) project has one of the highest solar radiation footprints in the world with the plant providing 220,000 MWh per annum power to more than 200,000 homes, day and night; and having a thermal storage capacity of 9.3 hours of full load operation. It has already earned industry accolades including African Community Project of the Year; Project Finance ‘Deal of the Year’ by PFI, and World Finance’s Solar Deal of the Year.

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As European Solar PV Installations Slow, China, US, Japan Surge Ahead

Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Head Lines, Policy

Five countries; China, the United States, Japan, Germany and Italy will account for 70 percent of global installed PV capacity, projected to be 310GW at the end of 2016. A substantial increase from 40GW at the end of 2010. Continued stagnation of major European PV markets due to weaker financial incentives has caused PV additions in Europe to slow dramatically in recent years, but global demand remains strong. IHS says, “the supply chain continues to benefit from a period of relatively stable pricing, and there could be a new wave of capacity expansions.”

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Saudi Arabian Acwa Power Acquires 50MW Solar Project In Jordan

Deals & Finance, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Head Lines, Solar

The acquisition for an undisclosed fee comes as the government of Jordan has awards power purchase agreements for 12 solar energy projects, seeking to install 200 megawatts in total. It will result in about 2.3 million tonnes of CO2 saved during its PPA term, which is roughly enough to power 15,000 homes. Prior to the acquisition a 20-year power purchase agreement had already been signed with Jordan’s National Electric Power Company (NEPCO). Germany’s ET Solutions AG will be providing engineering, procurement and construction services.

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