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Saudi Government Signs PPAs with Seven Independent PV Projects

published: 2021-04-29 9:30
Reuters and other foreign news agencies reported that the government of Saudi Arabia has just entered PPAs with seven new solar projects and inaugurated the Sakaka PV Power Plant. Local news outlets also reported that the construction of the Dumat al-Jandal wind farm, which is the first utility-scale wind project in Saudi Arabia, is halfway to completion. The seven new projects, together with the Sakaka PV Power Plant and Dumat al-Jandal wind farm, are expected to provide more than 3.6GW of generation capacity. This amount is enough to power more than 600,000 households in the country. ...  more

Pakistan Is Poised to Implement 860MW of Solar and Wind Projects

published: 2021-04-28 9:30
As quoted by Associated Press and local news agencies, the Pakistani government said 16 solar and wind projects that are under development in the country have completed financial closing and will be “fully operationalized” within this year. Together, the 16 projects have a total generation capacity of 860MW. ...  more

UPS Orders 10 Units of Electric VTOL Aircrafts

published: 2021-04-26 9:30
Apart from electric vehicles, UPS has now also targeted at low carbon aerial transportation by officially order 10 units of electric aircrafts, and will increase the order to 150 units depending on the results. ...  more

Brand New Carbon Capture Method Satisfies Green Hydrogen Production and Construction Emission Simultaneously

published: 2021-04-23 9:30
The carbon capture and storage (CSS) technology that has been established for years is used to primarily store the carbon dioxide generated from power plants and factories in deep underground in order to avoid excessive emission of the gas, and now Australian scientists have also introduced a “greener” carbon capture method that not only stores carbon dioxide within water, but also derives functional byproducts such as hydrogen and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) through solar and wind energy at the same time. ...  more

ACWA and Egyptian Government Sign Contracts to Officially Implement 200MW Kom Ombo PV Project

published: 2021-04-23 9:30
ACWA Power, a Saudi developer of energy and desalination projects, announced on April 7 that it has finalized its agreement with the Egyptian government to build the 200MW Kom Ombo PV power plant. At a virtual event, both parties signed a 25-year PPA and a network connection contract. The attendees were the representatives from ACWA, the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), and Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority. ...  more

Voltalia Wins a New 100MW Solar Tender from Albania

published: 2021-04-22 9:30
French renewable project developer Voltalia stated via a press release that it has secured a new 100MW solar tender from Albania. The tendered project is named Spitalla and will be located in the city of Durrës on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. This is the second Albanian solar project captured by the company in less than a year. Last August, the Albanian government entered into agreement with Voltalia to build a 140MW solar park at the edge of the Karavasta Lagoon. ...  more