Globally renowned third-party reliability testing laboratory PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) has published its 2023 PV Module Reliability Scorecard. The report card has once again declared Trina Solar as a Top Performer among global PV module manufacturers. The recognition was given to the cleantech company for the outstanding performance of its Vertex N modules, especially the Vertex N 605W module. It is the ninth year in a row that Trina Solar has won this accolade, a feat unparalleled by any other company. Using rigorous parameters, PVEL publishes the PV Module Reliability Scorecard annually, providing abundant data and research to the industry…
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Saudi-based energy company ACWA Power has tied up with China-based Huawei Digital Power, a provider of digital power products and solutions, to form a joint-innovation program in Saudi Arabia. It was aimed to accelerate the growth of local industries and boost decarbonization goals. As per the agreement, both firms will focus on developing a renewable energy partnership that aims at engineering cutting-edge technology. The technology will not only optimize the efficiency of renewable energy projects but also would reduce associated costs. The firms believe that by leveraging local expertise and resources, the collaboration would help drive advancements in renewable energy…
Menlo Electric, a renewable energy semiconductor manufacturing company in Warsaw, Poland, has signed a strategic business cooperation agreement with Deye, a China-based energy storage firm. Deye provides energy storage solutions and solar component distribution services for the residential, and Commercial & Industrial (C&I) in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The agreement aims to expand their presence in the MENA region, where the two companies have pledged a volume of 100+MW aimed explicitly at increasing their presence by the end of 2023. As per the firm, the collaboration will greatly boost Deye’s expansion plans, as it would…
Dubai-based retail and hospitality firm, Landmark Group, has collaborated with SirajPower, a provider of distributed solar energy in the GCC region to enhance the Group’s commitment to sustainable practices and contribute towards the country’s sustainable goals. Currently, Landmark Group has a solar capacity of 8.3MWp, with 67% of it facilitated by SirajPower.The Group has also awarded an additional 2.1 MWp of solar rooftop and carport systems across four significant sites in the UAE. The statement informed that the total solar capacity will be distributed among various locations, including Oasis Mall in Dubai and Sharjah and two other sites in Al…
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Dubai inaugurated the fifth phase of the largest single-site solar park in the world. With 900 megawatts (MW) in the fifth phase, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has a planned capacity of 5,000 MW by 2030. As per the statement, the fifth phase of the project will provide clean energy to around 270,000 residences in Dubai, which is estimated to reduce 1.18 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually and the Park is expected to reduce 6.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually, once…
PV Hardware (PVH), a leading global supplier of solar trackers, announced signing a contract with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to supply solar trackers for a 2.97 GWp solar plant in Saudi Arabia. This plant is part of the world’s largest hydrogen plant powered entirely by renewable energy. The mega plant is located at Oxagon, in Saudi Arabia’s region of Neom–the Neom Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) will produce carbon-free hydrogen using renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. It aims to produce up to 600 tonnes per day of carbon-free hydrogen by the end of 2026. This project marks…
The World Bank has given its nod to accelerate the employment of renewable energy in public facilities in Turkey. The Public and Municipal Renewable Energy Project worth $549 million will enable Turkey to augment renewable energy employment in the public sector by targeting central government and municipal facilities. “Renewable energy for public facilities can help mitigate the impact of rising energy prices on municipal energy bills while helping Türkiye deliver on its climate commitments,” stated Humberto Lopez, World Bank Country Director for Turkey. “The project will bring many benefits to the economy and the environment as the building sector is…
Taqa Morocco SA, which delves into the low-carbon strategy of the energy mix, has set sights on wind and solar projects generating a cumulative 1 GW of electricity by 2030. “Significant investment in renewable energies and the adoption of emission-reduction technology for its coal-fired plants mean 35 percent to 50 percent of Taqa Morocco’s capacity may come from renewables by the end of the decade,” Chief Executive Officer Abdelmajid Iraqui Houssaini said during the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway Africa forum in Marrakesh. The local arm of the UAE-based Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. is also exploring investment opportunities in desalination…
The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Egypt, Tarek El Molla has recently announced in a press statement that a new law of incentives will be ratified soon on the production of green hydrogen and its derivatives. The Minister informed that the country will soon be completing the national green hydrogen production strategy and further pointed out that it will include a governance structure that will be in accordance with the best international practices. He hoped that the laws would further boost the investments in Egypt in the field of green hydrogen. World over, the significance of Green Hydrogen is…
Swiss International School Dubai is installing solar panels to deliver enough energy to meet a quarter of the school’s energy needs. UAE-based, sustainable energy firm, Yellow Door Energy, will install 1,366 solar panels, that will also provide shade to 200 parking spots at the school, during the summer break. Measuring around 3,000 square meters, the project will generate around 1,300 megawatt-hours of clean energy in the first year of operation, offsetting 920 metric tons of carbon emissions. As per the firm, the system will produce 30,680 megawatt-hours of clean energy over its expected lifetime of 25 years, avoiding 21,700 metric…