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Albania’s first floating solar plant starts commercial operations

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European renewable energy generator Statkraft, in collaboration with Norwegian supplier Ocean Sun, has started commercial operations at the first unit of its floating solar project in Albania. The project is placed at the Banja reservoir in Albania, where Statkraft is operating its 72-MW Banja hydropower plant. Have you read?

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Slovenian utility installing solar plant at 136-MW Zlatoli?je hydroelectric plant

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Slovenia’s Dravske elektrarne Maribor, which operates as part of the HSE Group, announced it is beginning construction of segment five of the Zlatoli?je je solar power plant on the left bank of the discharge channel for the 136-MW Zlatoli?je je and 116-MW Formin hydropower plants in the coming years.

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New York City’s Biggest Power Producer Aims to Import Renewable Energy From Upstate

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New York City has millions of electricity customers but limited space to generate wind or solar power. Rise Light & Power is not planning on owning that wind and solar, but the transmission line it's planning could instigate several billion dollars' worth of investment in upstate New York, Plummer said.

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Sweden’s ‘largest solar energy deal’ signed

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In Sweden, renewable energy firm HPSolartech has signed a deal with infrastructure funding company Sunspark for the construction of 40 land-based solar energy parks in the southern parts of the European country. And solar panels are actually more efficient in cold temperatures. Read more: A supply chain is born: Can the U.S.

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Acquisition by Statkraft Boosts Prospects for Solarcentury

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The move gives the hydropower giant a solar boost and, for Solarcentury, makes the task of delivering its substantial pipeline a bit easier. The 300 MW Talayuela solar plant, in construction in Spain, will add significantly to that number. Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft acquired the U.K.-based GW a little faster.

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L.A.‘s Record-Low Solar Project Hits Snag in Union Resistance

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per megawatt-hour for solar power under a 25-year power-purchase agreement — is predicated on beginning construction this year, before the 30 percent federal Investment Tax Credit steps down. That means it will be imperative to sort out the controversy quickly so that construction can mobilize.

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Signed PPA advances 40-MWac Khoumagueli solar project in Guinea

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The facilities will combine to maximize delivery of renewable energy to the national grid, with Khoumagueli Solar expected to mitigate against the impact of fluctuating rainfall on hydropower generation at Garafiri. A special purpose vehicle (SPV) named Khoumaguéli Solar S.A Guinea’s energy plan. of annual sales.