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1. voda 14 september 2015 22:27

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   Qatar seeks Israeli gas and solar fields to boost Gaza power
   
   Times of Israel reported that Israel is considering a plan proposed by Qatar to supply the energy-strapped Gaza Strip with natural gas.
   
   The plan would see Israel laying a new pipeline from Ashdod, where gas from the offshore Tamar field enters the country, to the lone power station in the Gaza Strip, located only a handful of kilometers to the south.
   
   The Gaza station, which currently can supply Gazans with electricity for only eight hours each day, would be converted to work with the natural gas, expanding its output dramatically.
   
   The Gaza Strip currently produces only some 28 percent of the electricity it consumes. Out of 212 MW used by Gazans, 60 are produced in the territory, 120 are produced in Israel and 32 in Egypt.
   
   The plan was proposed by Mr Muhammad al-Ahmadi, head of Qatar’s committee for rehabilitating Gaza. Mr Ahmadi visited Gaza several times in recent weeks, and is currently residing in the coastal territory. He met last week with the IDF’s liaison to the Palestinians, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, to discuss the plan.
   
   Another meeting between the two is expected next week.
   
   There are conflictng reports conflict on the willingness of Israel to move ahead with the plan. The Ynet news site reports that the political echelon in Israel has given the go-ahead, and COGAT is examining routes for laying the pipeline. Meanwhile, Israel Radio reports that the cabinet has asked for staff work and feasibility studies, but has not okayed the initiative.
   
   Under Ahmadi’s proposal, Qatar would pay NIS 38.6 million toward infrastructure costs such as laying the pipeline. The gas itself would be paid for by the Palestinian Authority and private Palestinian funders under its auspices.
   
   Source : Times of Israel
   
2. voda 14 september 2015 22:30

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   TSK Group wins USD 385 mln order for solar power plant in Kuwait
   
   Clean Technica reported that Kuwait has taken a bold step towards realising its target to have 15% electricity generation from renewable energy projects by 2030.
   
   Kuwait recently signed a contract with Spain’s TSK Group to set up a 50 MW solar photovoltaic power project. The contract is worth USD 365 million and will see the project start commercial operation in 2017. The project will be set up at Shagaya, 100 kilometres from Kuwait City, and near the country’s border with Saudi Arabia and Iraq. When commissioned, the project will generate enough electricity to fulfil needs of 100,000 homes, and save energy equivalent to 12.5 million barrels of oil every year.
   
   The government also signed similar contracts for two 10 MW solar PV power projects earlier this year. At least one of these projects will be developed by Kuwait Oil Company which, in turn, has awarded the contract for construction of the project to another Spanish company, Gestamp Solar. All three projects will be funded by the Kuwaiti government, however, in the future, projects shall be allocated to private sector companies under build-operate-transfer mechanism.
   
   The country’s Electricity and Water Minister Ahmad al-Jassar stated that Kuwait plans to generate 4.5 GW from wind and solar power projects by 2030, when the total power demand is expected to increase from its current level of 12 GW to 30 GW.
   
   By 2025, the government expects to have an operational renewable energy capacity of at least 2 GW. The renewable energy target was announced in 2012 when Kuwait also set a target to generate 1% of the total electricity from renewable energy sources by the end of this year.
   
   Source : Clean Technica
   

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   Dubai plans to award solar power contract in Q1
   
   Bloomberg reported that Dubai’s government-owned utility will probably announce the winners in the Q1 to build the third phase of a USD 3.3 billion solar energy park.
   
   The project to produce 800 MW of electricity from the sun will probably be awarded to more than one company, Mr Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, chief executive officer of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, said in Dubai on Sunday. DEWA is still deciding whether to build the plant all at once or at different times to take advantage of lower costs, he said. In January, DEWA tripled its target for solar energy production to take advantage of lower building costs.
   
   Mr Ali Al-Naimi, Oil Minister, said that “Energy companies in the Middle East are turning to solar power to take advantage of plentiful amounts of sun. Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, has ample solar resources and open land and eventually won’t need fossil fuels.”
   
   DEWA in January awarded a contract to build a 200 MW plant to a group led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power International, in the second phase of the park. The first solar factory at the park started in October 2013, with a 13 MW photovoltaic plant that was the largest of its type in the Middle East and North Africa at the time.
   
   First Solar Inc, the biggest US solar-panel manufacturer, built the facility, at a cost of USD 33 million to USD 35 million.
   
   DEWA aims to have solar capacity of 1,000 MW by 2020 and 3,000 MW by 2030.
   Source : Bloomberg
   
4. voda 15 september 2015 19:49

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   ABB wins orders worth INR 119 crore - Report
   
   Business Line reported that power and automation technology group ABB has won orders worth around INR 119 crore to provide plant electrification, automation and substation solutions for solar power plants.
   
   Spread across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, these projects will connect over 850 MW of solar energy to the grid and will be among the biggest solar projects worldwide, ABB said in a filing to the BSE.
   
   The most significant of these projects, placed by the Adani Group is the 648-MW solar plant in Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu. ABB will provide a turnkey solution encompassing the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the power plant electrification and automation systems, pooling stations and multiple substations.
   
   This includes two 230 KV and three 110 KV substations to connect the electricity generated to the local grid.
   
   Mr Claudio Facchin, president of ABB’s Power Systems division, said that “ABB has supported India’s power infrastructure development through the decades and we are pleased to facilitate the country’s push for solar energy.”
   
   Mr N Venu, President Power Systems, ABB India, said that “Solar projects usually have tight completion schedules mandated by governments, and every state has unique utility standards and varying technical schemes. Being a part of the Kamuthi solar project affirms ABB’s position as a source-to-socket renewables provider with technical and execution expertise.”
   
   Source : Business Line
5. voda 15 september 2015 19:50

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   PSO to add solar capacity and increase use of wind power
   
   Examiner Enterprise reported that Public Service Co of Oklahoma expects to add up to 200 MW of solar capacity and bolster its wind offerings, according to a planning document outlined before regulators.
   
   The utility, which has 543,000 electricity customers in eastern and southwestern Oklahoma, presented its draft integrated resource plan at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Though not binding, utilities have to submit the plans every three years to regulators.
   
   The plan represents PSO’s best guess at what its capacity and generation mix could look like by 2024. The utility expects to boost its natural gas generation, continue to add wind capacity and make a foray into utility-scale solar. Those changes come along with expected reductions in demand from various energy efficiency and conservation programs.
   
   Mr Mark Becker, a manager of resource planning for PSO’s parent company, American Electric Power Co Inc, said that “The selected plan provides what we believe to be a flexible plan to allow us to make changes to it if we need to, changes in gas market technologies, environmental regulations, and it helps mitigate some of the price of the environmental risks.”
   
   PSO expects to finish installing smart meters throughout its system by the end of 2016. It also has a pending case before state regulators to get reimbursed for USD 172 million in system investments and environmental compliance projects to meet federal Regional Haze rules and Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. If approved, the plan would increase residential customer bills 15% in the next year.
   
   The integrated resource plan assumes those projects will be complete and PSO’s generation output from coal will go from 55% in 2015 to 16% by 2024. Natural gas generation would go from 13% to 47% in that same period. Wind would make up 28% of its electricity generation in 2024, almost double from 2015.
   
   Mr Steve Fate, PSO’s director of business operations support said that the utility is still studying scenarios under the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan to cut carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Mr Fate said PSO’s generating plants are well-positioned under the final version of the rule, but it’s up to the state to formulate a compliance plan or let the federal government come up with one.
   
   PSO last year signed three power-purchase agreements for 600 MW of wind from Oklahoma projects that will come online by 2016. The utility said it also expects to add at least another 100 MW next year under its planning scenario to take advantage of low wind prices and the federal production tax credit. That would double PSO’s current wind capacity, which is 690 MW.
   
   Mr Scott Fisher, AEP’s manager of resource planning, said that PSO’s plan includes adding 50MW of utility-scale solar each year from 2021 to 2024.
   
   PSO also expects to add 390MW of natural gas generation in 2022 and another 870 MW of natural gas by 2024. Those would be baseload, combined-cycle generating units. Among those options could be a natural gas repowering of a coal unit at PSO’s Northeastern Station plant that’s expected to retire in 2016.
   
   Source : Examiner Enterprise
   
6. voda 15 september 2015 19:55

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   UK interested in creating solar power plants in RI
   
   The Coordinating Investment Board said that UK investors had conveyed their interest in investing in the electricity sector in Indonesia by developing solar power plants worth USD 250 million with a total capacity of 200 MW.
   
   The BKPM said that the investors conveyed their interest during one-on-one meetings in a string of investment marketing events it held in the UK last week.
   
   Mr Franky Sibarani, BKPM chairman, said that “They are quite serious because those investors visited Indonesia and held meetings with several related ministries and institutions to sound out the possibility of investing in the electricity sector.”
   
   He said BKPM, via its branch office in London, had helped the investors meet with state-owned electricity company PLN, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and private Indonesian companies to discuss investment opportunities in solar power plants.
   
   Mr Franky said that “They are currently deciding on potential areas for the development of the solar power plants, such as East Kalimantan, East Nusa Tenggara, North Sulawesi, South Kalimantan, West Kalimantan and West Nusa Tenggara.”
   
   He further said that BKPM was committed to fully supporting the realization of the investment plans and making them “pilot projects” for renewable energy investments coming from Europe.
   
   Mr Franky said that BKPM would facilitate investors in obtaining investment permits and realizing the investment projects in the designated areas. Among measures the government had conducted to push investments in the electricity sector was simplifying license procedures from 49 permits in 923 days to 25 permits in 256 days.
   
   He said that the government also gave a tax allowance facility for investments in the electricity sector, with a standardized tax allowance request submission process of a maximum of 28 days through at the BKPM’s one-stop integrated service unit.
   
   Source : The Jakarta Post
   

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7. voda 15 september 2015 19:56

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   Solar power sharing programs may be poised to take off
   
   The Wall Street Journal reported that many consumers would like to switch to solar power but can’t. It could be their homes have too much shade or their roofs can’t accommodate solar panels, or perhaps they live in a condominium or apartment building.
   
   Enter so-called community or shared solar, which allows people to buy solar power from centrally owned arrays. The power is delivered by the local utility, and customers get credits on their monthly bills for any power the project sells back to the grid.
   
   Although a relatively small business now, community solar is growing and could account for as much as half of the small-scale solar-panel market by 2020, according to an April forecast by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo. That would create a hefty new solar market in between individually owned rooftop arrays and large utility-scale projects.
   
   Mr David Feldman, an analyst at the National Renewable Energy Lab and an author of the report, said that “There’s a lot of potential, particularly with the cost of solar dropping every year and programs being put in place to make things easier and more affordable.”
   
   The US home solar-power market has grown rapidly in recent years, thanks to falling panel prices and government subsidies. Homeowners nationwide installed 918 MW of panels during the first half of this year, nearly quadruple the amount installed in all of 2010, according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association. By the middle of 2015, there were about 4,400 MW of home rooftop solar panels installed in the US, according to GTM, compared with just 81 MW for community solar projects.
   
   Community solar programs can vary widely by state and among utilities, partly because some states have rules for how regulated utilities must administer community solar programs and others don’t.
   
   In Colorado and Massachusetts, where such rules exist, participants make an upfront payment to buy a share of a solar-panel project, which is usually developed by an independent firm. The utility then buys power from the project and credits the participant for his or her share of the power.
   
   Ms Naomi Lederer, a librarian at Colorado State University, owns a 0.6% share of a 2,035 panel community solar project near her home in Fort Collins. She paid the developer USD 16,100 for her share and received a USD4,500 rebate from her utility; she also expects a USD4,800 federal tax refund after the array starts generating power this month. She expects her average monthly power bill to drop by 75%, and assuming electricity rates don’t change she expects the investment to pay for itself in about 14 years.
   
   She said that “I love being green this way and not having to have the panels on my house.” If she has to move out of the area, she plans to sell her share to another resident.
   
   Where there aren’t statewide rules for community solar projects, utilities are experimenting with their own programs.
   
   Source : The Wall Street Journal
   

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   Govt may extend NTPC’s payment security to solar power producers
   
   The National Thermal Power Corporation, India’s largest thermal power producer is responsible for meeting a fourth of the country’s base load. Its revenues are protected by a tripartite agreement between the Reserve Bank of India, the Central Government and the state governments.
   
   Per this agreement, if any state electricity board were to default on its dues owed to the National Thermal Power Corporation, the respective state risks a deduction from the annual financial support flowing in from the centre. So far, this clause has not been invoked, as the threat of a deduction has ensured timely payments by SEBs, in spite of the fact that the SEBs are weighed down by a cumulative loss of over USD 50 billion.
   
   NTPC’s safety net was set to lapse in October 2016. However, the Financial Express has now reported that SunTegra solar shingles 6664the deal is set to be extended for another 15 years. As per media reports, the payment security is likely to be extended so as to also protect the solar companies that sell power to NTPC Vidyut Vitaran Nigam, the power trading arm of the NTPC.
   
   If this happens, the reduced risks due to guaranteed payments would further catalyse competition among solar project developers.
   
   As part of the country’s National Solar Mission, the Government of India has approved 15 GW of solar projects which will be routed through the NTPC/NVVN over three phases. In the first phase, 3,000 MW of solar power will be bundled and sold with coal power. Bundling of solar power with coal helps to sell it to the distribution companies, who on account of their poor financial health would otherwise be unwilling to buy the expensive solar power.
   
   It is estimated that implementation of Tranche-l of this scheme will entail a total investment of over USD 3 billion, most of which will come from private investors. The government has also planned for a payment security mechanism in the form of a working capital fund with an estimated corpus of about USD 350 million to ensure bankability of power purchase agreements and timely payment to project developers.
   
   Solar tariffs have been falling in India quite spectacularly for some time now. For example in Madhya Pradesh and Telangana. Some experts have however raised questions on the viability of these projects.
   
   Source : Clean Technica
   
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   California ahead in implementation of solar power units
   
   California is leading the nation in terms of installed solar power units generating more than 11 GW of renewable energy. The California State Assembly has recently passed SB 350, the regulation that aims to increase California’s renewable portfolio standard to 50% by year 2030 compared to 33% at the moment.
   
   This week, Anaheim, California will host 15,000 attendees and 600 exhibitors at the Solar Power International. Solar energy is the fastest growing energy sector in the United States at the moment.
   
   The solar industry provides jobs to 174,000 Americans and accounts for USD 18 billion revenue every year. This is expected to grow in future as the acceptance level of Solar energy has increased in the recent quarters.
   
   Solar Energy Industries Association informed that out of 23 GW solar capacity installed across the United States, 11 GW has been installed in California. The governments in other states need to push forward with the solar energy generation.
   
   During the last 10 years, individual solar systems have increased to 785,000 compared to 15,500 in 2004.
   
   Solar energy has also been termed as core issue in the Presidential campaign run by Mr Hillary Clinton. Clinton has committed to increase the solar power generation in the United States by seven times, by the end of her first term as President.
   
   Mr Clinton said that “By the end of her first term the US would have seven times more solar energy capacity than it does today. And by 2027, renewable energy would supply a third of the nation's electricity."
   
   In his recent address, President Mr Obama said that "Climate change is no longer just about the future that we're predicting for our children or our grandchildren; it's about the reality that we're living with every day, right now."
   
   Solar energy sector is growing fast and with help from local governments, the renewable energy sector can help save the environment while reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.
   
   Source : NYC Today
   
10. voda 17 september 2015 17:13

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    Government to invests millions on solar power research
    
    Climate Central reported that Researchers developing new solar power technology are getting more than USD 100 million in grants from the federal government as a way to reduce the cost of solar power and expand access to low-carbon energy.
    
    As part of the Mr Obama, administration’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday announced USD 52 million in new funding to universities, corporations and national laboratories to find ways to reduce the cost of solar energy, and USD 50 million for solar photovoltaic technology research and development.
    
    Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power will help displace coal as a fuel for electric power generation. Electricity production is the largest single source of climate change-driving greenhouse gas emissions in the country, mainly because much of the U.S. power supply is based on coal-fired power plants.
    
    If they are successful, the projects funded this week will contribute to the Energy Department’s goal of having nearly 30% of US electric power produced by solar by 2050.
    
    Mr Ernest Moniz, US Energy Secretary, said in a statement that “Since President Mr Obama, took office, the total cost of a home solar energy system has fallen by nearly 50%, while solar deployment is up twenty-fold. The projects announced today will help more communities nationwide reach the goals laid out in the Clean Power Plan, while ensuring that America continues to lead the world in clean energy innovation.”
    
    The Clean Power Plan, finalized in August, requires states to reduce their carbon emissions from existing power plants using fossil fuels by switching to natural gas and renewables for power generation and becoming more energy efficient.
    
    Of the grants announced Wednesday, USD 32 million will be used on 14 projects researching how to improve the performance and efficiency of concentrating solar power plants, such as Abengoa Solar’s Solana solar plant in Arizona, which uses mirrors to concentrate reflected sunlight on a central point and then stores that energy in molten salt.
    
    One of those projects is a new thermal energy storage system being developed by Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. It would boost the amount of energy that concentrated solar plants are able to store, so solar power can be used when the sun isn’t shining. The project will use new highly conductive materials to make concentrating solar plants more efficient.
    
    Other solar research projects funded by the Energy Department will find ways to improve photovoltaic performance and reliability and reduce the cost of solar photovoltaic panels, which are already rapidly becoming less expensive.
    
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    Solar power to close the gap on Obama’s renewables goal - Mr Biden
    
    Mr Joe Biden, Vice President, said that a solar power conference Wednesday that the industry will be instrumental in helping reach President Mr Obama’s renewable energy goals.
    
    Mr Biden said that the industry, which has seen surging growth during the Obama years but remains a small source of American electricity, is positioned to expand even further ahead of the administration’s deadline for doubling renewable energy production.
    
    He said that “Our efforts to lead the world depend on not the example of our power but the power of our example,We have to set the example. The president set the goal to double renewable generation by 2020. I, quite frankly, think we’ll exceed that.”
    
    The speech came the same day the Mr Obama, administration announced a new USD 120 million plan to increase solar power and other sources of clean electricity. Part of that effort is a program to study ways to reduce the cost of solar power installations, something Mr Biden highlighted during his speech.
    
    Mr Biden, who is considering a presidential bid, is in California talking with the solar industry and speaking to a meeting of climate officials from the US and China later Wednesday.
    
    He used his afternoon speech to plug Mr Obama, climate plan and called on Congress to do more to implement it. He suggested ending tax breaks for oil companies and using them instead to bolster the solar and wind industries, and he challenged Republicans to get on board with the proposals.
    
    Mr Biden also said that policy-makers have a moral imperative to help workers in fossil fuel industries who might be hit by a transition to cleaner energy.
    
    He said that “Change generates winners and losers,there are a lot of really hard-working, decent coal miners, who are looking out and not only seeing their income maybe changing, but seeing their cultural way of life. It’s a way of life, and they’re worried.”
    
    But Mr Biden, said later that is not a reason to continue a policy that is so damaging to our environment.
    
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    ABB commands 50pct share in India’s solar power inverters market
    
    Clean Technica reported that ABB has massively increased its share in the Indian solar power inverters market over the last few months, giving it an excellent platform to further expand its footprint and take advantage of the huge 96 GW potential market by 2022.
    
    According to reports, ABB has supplied inverters for 2 GW worth of solar power capacity of the total 4 GW of capacity operational in India.
    
    The company supplied inverters for 1 GW of capacity in the last 5 months alone. This demand is likely to have been driven by projects allocated under the various state solar power policies.
    
    ABB has a manufacturing facility in Bengaluru in southern India, from where it supplies the PVS800 model of inverters. The company has a production capacity of 3 GW every year from this facility.
    
    The PVS800 has now become a trusted model among solar power project developers in India. Being a global brand, ABB attracts orders from Indian as well as international developers.
    
    The company has supplied inverters to some of the leading solar power projects in the country, including Welspun Energy which operates India’s largest solar project installed by a single developer. It also supplied inverters to the largest canal-top solar power project in the world, located in Gujarat.
    
    In addition to inverters for solar power projects, ABB also manufactures and supplies solar-powered water pumps that have application in the agricultural sector. The company has supplied around 5,000 solar-powered pumps so far.
    
    The company management expects even higher growth in the solar power inverters business as the government pushes forwards the ambitious National Solar Mission that targets 100 GW solar power capacity installed by 2022.
    
    Source : Clean Technica
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    India plans solar power systems on roofs of trains
    
    Clean Technica reported that looking to extend the success of a pilot project that saw the roofs of trains covered with solar power systems, the Indian Government is planning to financially support a similar but larger plan.
    
    The Government may provide subsidies to Indian Railways to set up solar power systems atop 500 trains. The systems would be used to power lighting, fans and air-conditioning systems aboard the trains, while the potential subsidy may be provided through the National Clean Energy Fund, which is replenished through the tax levied on coal mined or imported in India.
    
    This program is in addition to the existing plan to set up 500 MW rooftop solar capacity at railways stations around the country.
    
    Both these plans are expected to bring huge financial savings to Indian Railways, which is probably the single largest consumer of electricity in the country. In 2013-14, Indian Railways consumed 17.5 billion kWh electricity, or about 1.8% of the total electricity generated in India. On top of this, it also has to pay significantly higher tariffs than other consumer categories.
    
    Indian Railways is planning to source 10% of its electricity demand from renewable energy sources by 2020. Last month, it signed an agreement with the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy to set up renewable energy projects, including rooftop projects, utility-scale projects, solar water heating systems, and solar street lighting systems. The Ministry of Railways also announced last year that it would set up 1 GW of solar power capacity over the next 5 years.
    
    Indian Railways is also planning to set up large-scale solar power projects on its unused land, and may open tenders for competitive auctions of the projects to set up these power plants.
    
    Source : Clean Technica
    
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    DIPP outlines policy for 3,000 MW solar projects - Sources
    
    Sources said that the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has proposed a full policy with incentives for ultra-mega solar power projects of 3,000 MW and above.
    
    The sops could include capital and interest subsidies, greater incentives for R&D, and excise and Customs duty relief for capital equipment.
    
    The idea is to help the development of local industry for manufacturing of solar modules/cells so that large solar projects can source inputs from it at competitive prices. The government would also endeavour to make the required land available to solar developers at fair prices.
    
    An UMSPP, under the current policy Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, is defined as a single power project with capacity of 500 MW or more.
    
    It is reported that the feasibility of DIPP’s proposal is now being considered by an inter-ministerial committee comprising the DIPP and the Ministries of New & Renewable Energy, Power and Finance.
    
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    DP World announces plans to harness solar power in Dubai
    
    Al Bawaba reported that Global marine terminal operator DP World has announced plans to launch a major renewable energy project with the installation of photovoltaic solar panels to generate electricity, allowing it to reduce its carbon footprint while exporting surplus energy to the national grid.
    
    The project, launched in cooperation with Economic Zones World, a DP World subsidiary, involves rooftop solar panel mountings on its Jebel Ali free zone buildings and parking sheds, and several of its cruise terminal buildings in Port Rashid.
    
    The announcement marks the start of the global “Go Green” campaign, a maritime industry initiative involving five of the world’s largest port operators DP World, Hutchison Port Holdings Limited, APM Terminals and PSA International and the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG who have come together to raise environmental awareness to make a sustainable difference in the communities in which they operate.
    
    The launch of this major project, the largest distributed solar rooftop grid connected project in the region, follows the announcement by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority of Shams Dubai, a smart initiative to regulate the generation of solar energy in buildings and their connection to the grid and complements Dubai’s effort to diversity energy resources in line with Dubai vision 2021 and the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030 which aims to reduce energy demand by 30% by 2030 and diversify the energy mix.
    
    Mr Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, DP World Chairman HE said that ”This project supports the Smart Dubai initiative and the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to transform Dubai into one of the world’s smartest cities through sustainable development. It is a major milestone in promoting the rational use of natural resources and creating innovative solutions that replace traditional energy sources. We are delighted to contribute to the efforts that support the Emirate’s economic growth and the drive to build a green economy.
    
    “To secure a healthy sustainable society for future generations, it is necessary to take stock of our energy consumption today. Diversifying our energy mix with renewable resources such as solar power makes a lot of sense in our region where we can harness it all year round.”
    
    Source : Al Bawaba
    
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    Xcel loading up on solar power in Colorado
    
    9 News reported that Xcel Energy Inc. is adding nearly 30 MW of solar power to its Colorado operations.
    
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    Neyveli Lignite Corporation to tap solar power energy
    
    
    Neyveli Lignite Corporation received in-principle approval from its Board for taking part in solar power projects announced by various states.
    
    Mr B Surender Mohan, CMD of NLC, said at the company's AGM that "With a view to enter into solar power generation in a big way, the Board of Directors has accorded in-principle approval for establishing solar power projects in Telangana, Tamil Nadu and other States in India."
    
    The Board gave its approval for participating in solar power parks announced by various state governments.
    
    Referring to the company's status on some of the solar projects, he said that "The company was implementing a 10 MW solar photovoltaic project at Neyveli at an estimated cost of INR 77.89 crore and the plant was ready for commissioning."
    
    He added that "The work order had been placed on BHEL for setting up the 10 MW solar power plant. Erection of all 48,000 solar PV modules has been completed. The solar power test charging was completed on August 14th. The 10 MW solar plant is ready for commissioning."
    
    Approval was also given for setting up a 25 MW solar power project at Barsingsar in Rajasthan at an investment of INR 167.29 crore. The project is proposed to be implemented through EPC route and scheduled to be commissioned in 2016 to 2017.
    
    The Board also accorded approval for taking Advance Action Proposal of INR 56.52 crore for taking up pre-project activities related to 4,000 MW thermal power project at Sirkali in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.
    
    NLC is setting up the project at Sirkali in 2 phases at an investment of INR 14,482 crore for phase one of 1,980 MW.
    
    The company has identified Thirumullaivasal as the site to locate the plant and the feasibility report was being prepared, the company has approached the state government for land acquisition.
    
    Source : Business Standard
    
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    EPB launches first community solar power program
    
    Times Free Press reported that the city-owned utility is looking to the sun to power a new community-based solar farm that is projected to generate enough power for about 125 homes.
    
    EPB directors Friday approved a partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority to launch Solar Share, a pilot program to construct 1.35 megawatts of solar generation to be distributed to a number of homes from a solar farm likely to be built on one of EPB's service lots.
    
    EPB is still working out the details of how solar enthusiasts might support the new venture. But the municipal utility is already asking those interested in buying solar-generated power for their homes to contact EPB at 648-1372 to be added to the contact list for future updates. EPB has also developed a logo to market Solar Share and EPB Vice President Mr J Ed Marston said program organizers are looking at locating a 4.5-acre solar garden or solar farm on one of its lots off of Holtzclaw Avenue.
    
    Mr Harold DePriest, said in announcing the new initiative, that "Our community is already benefiting from having the most advanced Smart Grid in the United States. Thanks to our partnership with TVA, Solar Share will give our area the opportunity to benefit from a community-based, renewable source of energy."
    
    EPB and Appalachian Electric Cooperative in New Market, Tennessee, are the two TVA power distributors that have contracted this year to participate in TVA's community solar initiative for as local power companies.
    
    Neil Placer, a senior manager of renewable energy solutions for TVA, said EPB may structure the arrangement with those interested in getting the solar-generated power in a number of different ways, including premium voluntary payments like under the Green Switch program or purchases of solar credits or shares from EPB.
    
    EPB will own and operate the solar farm, which may be better sited and operate more easily than for individual homeowners to try to place as many solar panels on their own rooftops or yards. Placer said about a fourth of all homes aren't suited for solar generation because they are shaded are facing in the wrong direction to capture the sun's rays and energy on photo-voltaic panels.
    
    Because community solar projects like Solar Share operate as a shared resource, they are more cost effective than home-based deployments. Community solar projects also negate many of the financial and physical barriers individual homeowners may face such as upfront costs or having rooftop areas unsuitable for solar panels.
    
    Individuals and businesses now have solar panels in Chattanooga and generate power that is sold back to EPB and the power grid. But the proposed EPB Solar Share initiative would be the first to generate solar power through a shared community arrangement.
    
    Mr Placer said that his team has been working with EPB to structure Solar Share in a way that engages the community.
    
    He said that "With EPB, we've developed an innovative approach to community solar generation that gives local people multiple ways to participate."
    
    Duck River Electric Membership Coop in Middle Tennessee became the first distributor in the TVA system to construct a solar farm for community-based solar in 2012 to qualify for TVA's Generation Partners Program.
    
    The 25.92 KW solar farm at the coop's headquarters in Columbia, Tenn., generates renewable power that is sold to interested investors for USD 600 per unit of limited partnership interest, equivalent to what was generated by a half panel on each of the 108 solar panels.
    
    TVA requires its distributors to buy all of their power from TVA, but the community solar plans give the distributors the option of allowing a group of customers to join together and share in the solar-generated power from a solar farm owned by a distributor selling power to TVA under a purchased power agreement.
    
    EPB said that if its initial community solar project draws enough community participation, it could be the first of many community-based solar deployments.
    
    Source : Times Free Press
    
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    Power companies scared by solar - Green MP
    
    The Green Party wants to level the playing field between energy companies and consumers in relation to solar power.
    
    Mr Gareth Hughes, Green Party MP and energy spokesman said that a proposed law change would see an independent authority be an umpire on solar pricing issues.
    
    Mr Hughes, said that "I think power companies are scared by the phenomenal growth of solar. It looks like they are discouraging people from going solar and gaining their energy freedom."
    
    Mr Hughes, was in Palmerston North and Whanganui on Monday to talk to people about the change.
    
    The bill is trying to fix a serious problem, which is that thousands of Kiwis are going solar and finding the electricity companies have all the power.
    
    Mr Hughes, said that "My bill would empower the Electricity Authority to act as an independent umpire to make sure that solar consumers get a fair go."
    
    At present companies set the price when they buy back electricity from customers who generate more power than they use.
    
    Mr Hughes, said that Meridian Energy used to pay 26 cents per KW hour to consumers who had generated extra electricity, but were now paying between 8 and 10c.
    
    Ms Sarah Laurence, DC Power business manager said that the pricing was discouraging consumers from going solar.
    
    The company installed solar panels for Barbara and Atsushi Taniyama at their Palmerston North restaurant Yatai. Ms Laurence, said expansion could have been on the cards if the buy-back price was certain.
    
    Ms Laurence said that "The dropping price has prevented them from putting in a bigger system,"
    
    She supports the proposed law change.
    
    She said that "We think it's a good thing. It would encourage more people to put solar in."
    
    Mr Hughes, said the law change would take the arbitrariness out of the process.
    
    He said that "There should be someone independent setting the buy-back rate."
    
    The first vote on the bill is expected in early November and Hughes is confident of Labour Party support.
    
    He said that "The only party who have said they won't vote for it is the ACT Party."
    
    Source : stuff.co.nz
    
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    EPI starts construction of Subic wind and solar power projects
    
    Manila Times reported that renewable energy firm Emerging Power Inc is set to start the development of its multibillion-peso wind and solar power projects at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
    
    EPI on Saturday broke ground for its RE projects, consisting of a 100 MW solar facility and a 50 MW wind power plant located on Mt. Sta. Rita.
    
    Mr Jose Bayani Baylon, VP for corporate communications of Nickel Asia Corporation, which holds a majority share of EPI said that “Construction will begin Monday on the substation to be erected next to the current SBMA substation.”
    
    Mr Baylon said that construction of the solar and wind power area is set to begin next month.
    
    He said that the Mt. Sta. Rita Solar project, amounting to USD 200 million, is expected to be commissioned in February and commercially operational by June 2016.
    
    He said that “This is a project of Jobin-SQM Inc, a locator in SBMA which was bought by Emerging Power Inc, a subsidiary of NAC.”
    
    In 2014, JSI president Mr Nancy Tan signed a 50 year lease agreement with SBMA chairman Roberto Garcia for a wind and solar development on an 800 hectare property on Mt. Sta. Rita, about 8 kilometers away from Olongapo City.
    
    JSI has energy service contracts for 100 MW of solar power and 50 MW of wind power granted by the Department of Energy.
    
    A feasibility report by JSI released in March 2015 showed that the site is a suitable location for a solar energy facility that can produce up to 100 MW of power.
    
    The report cited convenient traffic, superior geographic position and rich solar energy resources as factors proving the viability of the project.
    
    Mr Antonio Martin Zamora, EPI chairman, said that the project will help bring clean and renewable power to Subic Bay Freeport.
    
    Mr Zamora said that “When completed, it will be the largest solar and wind project in Southeast Asia and nothing can better represent the future than renewable energy technology that Pope Francis himself has encouraged societies to go into.”
    
    Source : Manila Times