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Costa Rica adds inverters to its largest solar PV installation
July 3, 2019
Costa Rica has added ABB’s inverter technology to its 6.2MW solar PV plant to provide a reliable, clean and independent energy source to 10% of its country’s population. Twenty eight of ABB’s PVS-175 inverters were added earlier this year to the solar energy farm, Proyecto Fotovoltaico Cooperativo. This 19 000 panel installation supplies electricity to […]
Barbados received funding for renewable energy projects
July 1, 2019
Barbados has received 1.4 million euros from the European Union as a second tranche of financing under the 11th European Development Fund Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Budget Support Programme. This funding for renewable energy will be used to support Barbados towards its goal of becoming 100 per cent fossil fuel-free by 2030. Barbados has […]
Nicaragua obtains financing for 50MW solar project
June 28, 2019
Nicaragua announced it has secured funding for the installation of a 50MW solar PV plant. This project is led by the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Enatrel. The plant’s capacity could reach 100MW after the project’s second phase. No details have yet been released in regards to the exact amount of capital to finance the […]
Global capacity for floating solar PV reaches 1.3GW
June 26, 2019
A new report by the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), a research group based at the National University of Singapore, estimates that the current global installed capacity of energy produced from floating solar panels has reached 1.3GW. The institute describes floating solar energy as a relatively new but rapidly expanding area of the […]
German developer kicks off 5 MW Solar PV project in Cuba
June 24, 2019
The German company EFF solar SA has started construction on its first solar photovoltaic park in Cuba. The project, which is expected to generate 5MW, will provide electricity for a town on the island’s western province of Mayabeque and will be operational by the end of this year, according to project managers. The renewable energy […]
Costa Rica to host first Pan-American Marine Energy Conference
June 21, 2019
The first Pan-American Marine Energy Conference in 2020 will aim to promote the research and development of marine energy technologies across the Americas. This conference, which is being organised by the PAMEC Energy Association, will take place in Costa Rica’s capital, San José. Similar research collaborations and conferences have been taking place in Europe and […]
Two solar PV projects in Dominican Republic make headway
June 19, 2019
The planning approval of a 100MW solar PV installation and a 200MW solar PV project were announced in the Dominican Republic this week. The 100MW solar installation, in the nation’s southwest region, will be one of the largest seen to date in the Dominican Republic. The national energy regulator signed off the project earlier this […]
Nicaragua to build 50MW solar PV plant
June 18, 2019
Nicaragua has announced the construction of a 50MW solar PV plant in the western part of the country. The project was announced by the state’s electric utility, Enatrel, and the Ministry of Energy and Mining. This solar energy installation will be the largest in the country. The Ministry is meeting with investors, and more details […]
Chile gives go-ahead for 30MW geothermal plant
June 17, 2019
A USD 200 million expansion of the Cerro Pabellón geothermal plant in Chile has been given the go-ahead by the country’s environmental watchdog. This geothermal plant was the first in South America to enter into operation. A subsidiary of Enel Generación, a multi-national power company and leader in the renewable field with a presence in […]