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Netherlands licenses first EV smart charging company to provide grid services

The NewMotion electric vehicle (EV) charging business owned by Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell has become the first such entity to obtain a licence to provide grid balancing services in the Netherlands. Dutch grid company Tennet has licensed NewMotion to provide...

Togo launches West Africa’s largest solar plant

Togo has inaugurated the largest solar plant in West Africa, in a push to increase access to electricity and develop renewables in the small coastal country. The 50 megawatt facility, located in central Togo, will provide power to more than...

Statkraft starts EIS proceedings for 671-MWp solar project in Chile

The environmental authority for the Chilean region of Antofagasta on Tuesday accepted to review the environmental impact statement (EIS) for a 671-MWp solar PV project on the region’s territory. The EIS was filed by Norwegian renewables company Statkraft A/S, which...

Foresight gains insight in digitalisation drive

Foresight Group, a leading sustainable infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has appointed technology company Sennen to digitise its entire portfolio of sustainable infrastructure, worth around £6.1 billion.    Foresight started the digitalisation process with Sennen 12 months ago, beginning...

Intersolar AWARD 2021: Finalists Announced

Whether we are talking about inverters, module technology or systems technology, there is no question that diversity and diversification are hot topics within the solar industry in 2021. And the pioneering products that have made it to the final...

First floating solar power plant in Albania starts commercial operations

Renewable energy company Statkraft has started commercial operations at the first unit of its floating solar power plant in Albania in cooperation with Norwegian supplier Ocean Sun. The two companies have implemented an innovative solution for floating solar projects. Floating...

First Solar to grow US production with 3.3-GW module factory in Ohio

US thin-film photovoltaics (PV) maker First Solar Inc will spend USD 680 million (EUR 558.9m) to build a 3.3-GW DC solar module factory in Ohio, its third one in the US, and is also assessing options for further expansions...

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