Tunisian renewables market is hotting up, says CSP developer

The investment case for renewables in Tunisia has improved significantly in the year since the Arab Spring turned the region on its head, claims the developer behind one of North Africa’s largest concentrating solar power (CSP) projects.

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BrightSource in pole position for South Africa CSP project

Solar-thermal power-tower specialist BrightSource Energy could be on the way to equipping a utility-scale project in South Africa after being commissioned to carry out an engineering study.

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Semprius claims record 33.9% efficiency for HCPV module

A new high-concentrating PV (HCPV) module has achieved a record-setting efficiency of 33.9%.

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New Jersey project aims to bring Clarity to monitoring PV arrays

A pilot monitoring system that could increase output by as much as 8% over the next 20 years is being installed at Lincoln Renewable Energy’s (LRE’s) 10MW Oak Solar PV project in New Jersey.

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Spanish wind sector added 1GW last year, pressure builds in 2012

Spain’s wind sector installed 1.05GW of new capacity in 2011, according to Spanish industry trade body the AEE.

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Samsung picks Scotland to launch 7MW offshore turbine

Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has revealed it will bring a 7MW offshore wind turbine to market in the second half of the decade – and plans to establish a manufacturing base at Methil, eastern Scotland.

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Macedonia to get first wind farm as utility hires Siemens group

Macedonian utility ELEM has signed a deal with a consortium that includes Siemens to build a pilot wind project in the country.

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Desenvix taps Chinese bank for $55m to fund Brazil wind farm

Brazil’s Desenvix has borrowed $55m from the China Development Bank to build a 34MW wind farm project in Sergipe state.

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GE confirms plans to co-develop wind project in Kenya

GE will co-develop and equip a “significant” wind farm in Kenya, the US industrial giant confirms.

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Suzlon gets 100MW turbine order for CLP Rajasthan wind farm

Suzlon has won a $122m contract to supply turbines to a 100MW wind farm in Rajasthan owned by an Indian subsidiary of China’s CLP Group.

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