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3 MW solar power plant inaugurated at the Antiguan airport
February 23, 2016
This week, a 3 MW solar power plant was inaugurated at the Antiguan international airport. The plant, which was developed by PV Energy Limited, has over 12,000 PV panels. According to PV Energy, the plant will generate up to 4.645 MWh per year, saving 3.019,50 tons of CO2 emissions on the island in the same […]
100 MW of Solar in Bolivia
February 15, 2016
Bolivia’s Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy reports that it will develop a new solar array. The first phase of the project will produce 50 MW of electricity per year. An additional 50 MW will be added at a later date. The project, which is financed by the Agence Francaise de Developpement, will cost $95.7 USD.
Lucelec seeks EPC contractor for 3-MW Caribbean solar park
February 13, 2016
Lucelec, the solar power supplier of Saint Lucia, has announced an RFP to develop a 3 MW solar project on the Island. The utility is seeking a development partner for the solar farm’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC); Lucelec will provide the funding and will manage the park after it is online. The project is […]
Chile goes big on solar
January 20, 2016
At 200 meters tall and with over 10,600 mirrors, Atacama 1 is expected to be the largest solar plant running on a single tower in the world. The plant is expected to generate 110 megawatts 24/7. Chile is already well-known for renewable energy initiatives and the tower is hoped to be its newest triumph in solar PV. Business […]
St. Lucia Government Installs Solar
January 5, 2016
As part of its plan to source 35% of energy from renewables by 2020, the government of St. Lucia has installed PV systems at the National Mental Wellness Centre and the headquarters of the National Emergency Management Organization. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sustainable Development and CREF speaker, Sylvester Clauzel, said that the installation will […]
Brazil planning first floating solar farms at hydropower plants
December 16, 2015
Brazil is using nascent technology to expand the production of renewable energy, with plans to build 10 MW of solar farms that will float atop two hydropower dams. The farms will be attached to the Sobradinho and Balbina dams in Bahia and Amazonas, respectively, and will be controlled by Brazilian utility companies, Centrais Eletricas do […]
Spain’s Gamesa wins huge solar project in Honduras
December 15, 2015
Spanish company Gamesa Electric continues to expand global operations with a major solar project in Honduras. The company will deliver solar power stations to Honduras in early 2016 and commission a bid for supply and control of 53.31 MW of renewable energy in the second quarter of the year. Gamesa Electric has now reinforced its […]
IDB to fund El Salvador’s 1st utility-scale solar PV project
December 11, 2015
El Salvador will begin construction on the Country’s first utility-scale PV project – a power station with funding from the IDB and the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas. A total US$87.8 million has been granted for the construction, operation and maintenance of the 100-MW Providencia Solar power plant in El Salvador. […]
Solar in Barbados – Capacity Set to Double in 2016
November 25, 2015
Over the past two years, the capacity of solar in Barbados has increased five times — from 1.6 MW in 2013 to over 9MW in 2015. Barbados’ solar capacity will double in size in 2016 when Canadian-based Emera completes the installation of a 10MW utility-scale system. The completion of this project will move Barbados several steps […]