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Solar Provider Group (SPG) has announced that it is planning to enter the Brazilian solar market with an investment of $250m over the next five years. SPG is looking for local development partners in Brazil, as well as corporate buyers of energy. With its financing, structuring, engineering and development expertise, SPG is looking to build […]
Carbon tax waiver may pose risk to India’s renewable energy growth, says GlobalData
With the coal power sector in India struggling for the last few years, the Indian government has proposed carbon tax waiver on coal which may pose significant risk to India’s renewable energy sector growth, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The waiver is an attempt to help finance pollution curbing equipment and alleviate […]
Portugal continues to attract investor interest with second round of solar PV auction in Q1 2020
Portugal will hold the second round of its solar photovoltaics (PV) auction in Q1 this year where around 700 megawatt (MW) of solar PV capacity will undergo a tendering process. This is one of a number of initiatives the country is adopting in order to meet its 2030 and 2050 climate objectives. Pavan Vyakaranam, Project […]
Virtual reality paving the way for enhanced safety and efficiency in the power industry
Virtual reality (VR) technology can help the power industry to deliver workforce training and education in an immersive environment. The VR market, worth nearly $7bn in 2018, is set to become a $28bn industry by 2030, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13% over the forecast period, according to GlobalData, a leading data […]
Power industry in 2020: Electric vehicles, digitalization, grid-scale energy storage, microgrids and corporate PPAs to be key trends, says GlobalData
The power sector is witnessing significant changes. As 2019 draws to a close, Harminder Singh, Director of Power at leading data and analytics company GlobalData, looks at the key trends that will shape the industry in 2020, ranging from electric vehicles to corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs). Electric vehicles “The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) […]
Offshore energy integration plays a key role in the UK’s move towards its net zero target
The UK’s upstream regulator, Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), in its recent study titled ‘UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) Energy Integration: Interim Findings’ claims that integrating the UK offshore energy sector, including closer links between oil and gas and renewables, can reduce carbon emissions in oil and gas production and can actively support the delivery of […]
Vietnam aims for better grid management through auction schemes for large-scale solar PV projects, says GlobalData
To infuse more transparency and competitiveness, better grid management and reduction in investment risk and electricity prices, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has announced to shift from feed-in-tariffs (FIT) system to new auction schemes for large-scale, grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Tarun Bhutani, Project Manager […]
UK owns seven of top ten mega capacity offshore wind projects globally
The global offshore wind market is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 16.2% between 2019 and 2030, reaching a cumulative capacity of 142 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, compared to 23.2GW at the end of 2018, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Currently, the largest markets in wind offshore […]
Economic slowdown affecting solar installations in India, says GlobalData
The economic slowdown in India and consequently the lack of inflow of investments are affecting the renewable energy sector, including the solar power segment, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) had set a target of 8.5 gigawatt (GW) of solar installations during the financial year […]
Eversource Energy’s 2030 carbon neutrality objective could spur sector-wide drive for sustainability
Eversource Energy, a prominent power and gas utility in Northeastern US, has announced its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030, making it the first US investor owned utility to do so. The announcement follows the divesture of its fossil fuel assets in 2018 and could be a catalyst for other investor owned utilities, says […]
Poland to meet renewable energy target with amended regulation
The share of renewable energy in Poland’s power capacity mix reached 16.9% in 2018 and is expected to reach 39.1% by 2030 supported by the recently revised renewable energy sources act, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Poland Power Market Outlook to 2030, Update 2019 – Market Trends, Regulations, and Competitive […]
Renewable energy to become dominant energy source in France’s capacity mix by 2027
Nuclear power, currently the dominant energy source in France, is expected to be overtaken by renewable energy by 2027. The share of renewable energy in France is expected to reach 42.9% of the country’s power mix by 2023, up from 19.9% in 2018, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘France Power Market Outlook to 2030, Update 2019 – Market Trends, […]
China’s solar modules market grows despite the slowdown in its domestic solar industry
The decline in annual installations of solar photovoltaics (PV) in China does not seem to have had an impact on the country’s solar PV manufacturing industry. The country’s solar PV exports stood at 58 gigawatt (GW) just in the first nine months of 2019, which is a big boost for the industry and this is despite the tariff regime for solar panels implemented by the […]
Foreign companies eyeing opportunities in Japan’s offshore wind market, says GlobalData
Japan has been witnessing an upsurge in the number of companies showing interest in its fledgling offshore wind sector, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s research reveals that the Japanese offshore market presently stands at a miniscule 68 megawatt (MW). However, 770 MW of capacity is in the pipeline across four projects, […]
3D printing emerging as transformative technology for power sector, reveals GlobalData
3D printing is steadily opening up opportunities for the power industry, with applications such as renewable energy, conventional power and battery energy storage. The technology is expected to further enhance manufacturing with the invention of larger printers, and advances in 3D-printing technology are set to revolutionize the nuclear power industry as scientists take advantage of […]
Increasing the share of renewable generation in Croatia will drive attainable energy supply security
Croatia’s enormous renewable energy potential has prompted the government to increase the share of renewable energy in its total energy consumption to 36.4% by 2030. Therefore, renewable power capacity (excluding small hydropower) in the country is expected to reach 1.9 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest […]
Changes in concessional provisions for renewable projects in Andhra Pradesh to bode well for regional distribution utilities
The Andhra Pradesh Government has made several key changes to its policies on solar, wind and hybrid power, effectively taking more control over setting tariffs from such power generation units. However, the amendments made would limit the inordinate benefits provided for the development of solar and wind projects, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics […]
Orsted’s commissioning of Formosa I marks a milestone for Taiwan’s entry into offshore wind league
Danish power company Orsted has officially inaugurated Taiwan’s first commercial offshore windfarm, Formosa 1. The 128 megawatt (MW) plant is a joint venture (JV) project of Orsted (35%), JERA (32.5%), Macquarie Capital (25%) and Swancor (7.5%). It is the first offshore wind project in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region for Orsted, which has worked with its […]
Poland solar PV installation is set for exceptional growth
Poland has registered phenomenal growth in solar photovoltaics (PV) installations in 2019 and is expected to install 3.15 gigawatt (GW) of capacity by 2022, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Tarun Bhutani, Project Manager at GlobalData, commented: “Poland recently entered the GW club of solar PV capacity in September and is all […]
SunPower’s exit from manufacturing business could be a changing trend
Following the recent announcement that SunPower, one of America’s largest solar-panel makers, is to exit from the manufacturing business; Mohit Prasad, Project Manager at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “SunPower Corp is exiting from the manufacturing business to strengthen its focus on the development of residential and commercial rooftop solar […]