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Galp Is about to Start Building 144 MW of Solar Power Plants in Portugal

• Apr Fri, 2021
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March 30 (Renewables Now)—Portuguese energy group Galp Energia SGPS SA (ELI: GALP) announced that it has selected building contractors for its 144-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in...

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Floating PV for Desalination

• Mar Mon, 2021
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Spanish water-treatment specialist Emalsa has teamed up with Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias ITC and Universidad Europea de Canarias to study the feasibility of a 1.53 MW floating solar plant that could...

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Floating solar panels on 1% of reservoirs ‘could double’ Africa’s hydropower capacity

• Mar Wed, 2021
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Solar panels floating on the lakes formed by Africa’s hydropower dams could be a major new source of power, according to a new study.   1.Floating solar could be a valuable tool to help African...

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Fast-growing Solar Energy Market in Indonesia

• Mar Mon, 2021
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In the past two decades, Indonesia's economy has achieved remarkable growth, and its energy demand has also increased exponentially. With the economic growth in Indonesia in recent 20 years, the power...

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More than 800 MW of Floating PV Being Developed in Greece

• Jan Fri, 2021
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More than 800 MW of floating PV (floating solar) is under development in Greece. Greek conglomerate Gek Terna has unveiled its plans to deploy three large-scale floating PV (floating solar) plants...

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Testing Concepts for Floating Offshore Solar Power Production

• Jan Thu, 2021
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A unique test is getting underway exploring the potential of floating offshore solar panels as the latest contributor in the search for new renewable energy sources.  Norwegian energy company Equinor,...

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Offshore Floating Solar PV May Reach Maturity in 2030

• Jan Wed, 2021
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The North Sea may host around 10 GW of electricity generation capacity from offshore floating PV and aquatic biomass power plants, by 2050.   This is one of the main findings of a study conducted...

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The Third Pillar: How Floating PV Fulfil Its Potential?

• Dec Fri, 2020
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Falling development costs combined with limited land availability in densely populated countries have seen floating PV (FPV) pitched as the third pillar of the solar sector alongside ground-mounted and...

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Renewable Energy Industry Accelerates Its Development in the World

• Dec Fri, 2020
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The transformation process of global energy structure is accelerating. With the international efforts to cope with climate change and the increasing consensus on low carbonization of energy,...

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