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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 has been published on different group portals.
Indias cumulative PV capacity exceeds 57.7 GW of generation as of June 30, 2022 . In addition, it is in the process of installing another 48.7 GW of PV projects and 16.7 GW in the process of bidding, according to information recently provided by energy minister RK Singh in the lower parliament. Most of these solar power projects are being installed by private sector developers.
Egyptian authorities and Indian energy company Renew Power sign a memorandum of understanding to establish an $8 billion green hydrogen facility near the Suez Canal . The first phase of the development plan, valued at 710 million dollars, will cover 600,000 square meters. The facility must produce 20,000 tons of green hydrogen and 100,000 tons of green ammonia by 2025.
In France, Amarenco is building one of the largest battery storage projects in Europe . The “Claudia” project is a 105 MW / 98 MWh lithium-ion battery storage project located on a brownfield site in Saucats, Gironde. A €1 million fundraising campaign is currently underway, open to all.
Synapsun Monthly PV Module Price Barometer . According to Synapsun, as of July, no new production capacity has yet been created, while demand continues to grow due to geopolitical tensions. It must be taken into account that the industry is entering the annual maintenance period, which requires production stops, and which should last until September.
Iberdrola and bp will create two joint ventures: one for green hydrogen production and the other for recharging infrastructures . They plan to develop large-scale green hydrogen production centers in Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom, as well as an investment of up to 1,000 million euros to deploy 11,000 fast and ultra-fast public recharging points in Spain and Portugal.
The Australian Energy Market Operator has stated that skyrocketing electricity prices and unprecedented market disruptions have confirmed the "urgent" need for the country to accelerate its transition from a coal-dominated system to renewables. including battery-backed wind and solar PV and other energy storage technologies.
Canadian Premium Sand signs an agreement with South Koreas Hanwha Group for patterned photovoltaic glass manufactured in Manitoba, Canada . Hanwha Group, the parent company of Qcells, is building a low-carbon solar supply chain to support its solar growth strategy in North America. The company is building a manufacturing plant in Georgia, nearly doubling its total US capacity to more than 3 GW.
PPAs slow down and their price drops more than 16% in Spain in June, the cheapest market in Europe . If last month the war paralyzed the signing of European PPAs and caused prices to rise in most European markets, the Pexa EURO index of the Swiss consultancy firm Pexapark registered a global decrease of 11.3% month-on-month. |
