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At the end of each week, pv magazine summarizes in Spanish important news that has occurred in the last 7 days and published on the groups different portals.
The French energy agency presents a guide against greenwashing
Greenwashing consists of directing the marketing image of an organization or a company towards an ecological positioning while its actions go against the environment. Ademe, the French energy and environment agency, has published a guide against this practice to help companies avoid deceptive commercial practices in their operations and communications. Companies and institutions have access to an online test to carry out an initial self-assessment.
Australian water storage facility could become 1 GW pumped hydropower station
Zen Energy has gained approval from Australias WaterNSW to investigate how to transform Sydneys largest water storage facility into a 1 GW pumped hydropower project GW capable of supplying power on demand for up to eight hours.
Chad opens tender for hybrid solar-diesel projects with battery storage
Chadian authorities have launched a tender for hybrid solar-diesel projects with battery storage, with a combined solar capacity of 4 MW and 2 MWh of daily storage.
Solar and wind power curtailment soared in Japan in fiscal 2023
New figures from Japans Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) show that wind and solar power curtailment increased significantly to 1.76 TWh in the last 12 months, from 0.57 TWh in fiscal year 2022 and 0.53 TWh in fiscal year 2023.
Austria allocates 35 million euros to discounts on batteries
Austrian authorities grant a discount of 200 euros ($214)/kWh to residential and commercial storage systems.
Romania connects largest battery storage system to date
Romanian developer Monsson has installed a 24 MWh battery storage system as the first phase of a 216 MWh project. The storage unit is part of Romanias first hybrid photovoltaic-wind-battery system.
Italy already has 5.4 GW of ready-to-build solar projects
Terna, the Italian grid operator, has to date received grid connection requests for 144.48 GW of solar projects.
Ivory Coast plans 678 MW of solar energy
The Ivory Coast Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy has unveiled its plans to build 12 solar plants with a total capacity of 678 MW.
India surpasses 75 GW of installed solar capacity
Indias cumulative PV installations reached 75.58 GW at the end of February, according to the latest figures from the countrys Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
Tender opens for solar and storage in Togo
The World Banks Regional Emergency Solar Energy Intervention Project is funding a tender for solar and storage in Togo, with a deadline for bid submission of 4 June. |
