Big Moves
JinkoSolar to supply 522 MW of modules for solar projects in Brazil
JinkoSolar Holding, a China-based manufacturer of solar panels, has secured a cell module contract through Jinko Solar for supply to the Santa Luzia Complex. The contract is with Rio Alto for the supply of about 522 MW of cell modules. According to the agreement, Jinko Solar will provide Tiger Neo 78 Cell modules for the early phase of the solar project.
News
Enel Green Power starts construction of La Cabaña wind farm in Chile
Enel Green Power Chile has begun working on La Cabaña, a 105.6 MW wind farm with a 34.3 MW battery energy storage system (BESS). The project, which will take about $190 million to complete, will be constructed in the Angol municipality's Araucana Region.
Interviews
Policy landscape presents challenges and opportunities: Invenergy’s Mick Baird
Invenergy was an early leader in the clean energy transition and has continually evolved to push the energy industry forward. What began as a largely thermal and wind business is now a full energy solutions provider with an array of new technologies, including solar, green hydrogen, desalination, and large-scale battery storage. While the technology has changed, our approach to responsibly siting clean energy projects that benefit a broad spectrum of stakeholders has remained the same.
Opinion & Perspective
Could the Energy Transition Benefit Africa’s Economies?
As the world’s youngest continent, IRENA’s report Renewable Energy Market Analysis: Africa and its Regions, reveals a global reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in line with the Paris agreement could have a significant, positive impact on gross domestic product (GDP), job creation, and welfare across Africa, through ways such as reduced climate impacts, improved public health, and the creation of new industries that support the Energy Transition in and outside of Africa.
Mega Trends & Analysis
Belgium’s Elia Expands OSW Transmission: To build first artificial energy island by 2026
In September 2022, Belgium and the other seven countries of the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) including Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands jointly announced that they had set an OSW capacity target of at least 76 GW by 2030, 193 GW by 2040 and 260 GW by 2050. As part of the joint statement, Belgium has agreed to a non-binding target of 6 GW of OSW capacity by 2030 and 8 GW by 2040.
Policy Watch
How does Indonesia’s JETP compare to net zero pathways?
The Indonesian JETP raises the country’s ambition for power sector decarbonisation and closely aligns to a pathway that delivers Indonesia’s target of net zero by 2060. At the G20 summit in Bali – and on the same day as COP27’s Energy Day – Indonesia announced its ‘Just Energy Transition Partnership’ (or JETP). The groundbreaking deal secures $20bn funding from the US, Japan and others to help Indonesia accelerate the transition from coal to clean electricity.
Tech Talk
A Growing Market: Trends in the remote solar monitoring space
The performance of solar plants is a function of multiple components such as panels, inverters and transformers. These devices are subject to malfunctions and failure due to environmental and systemic factors. In order to effectively and timely manage inefficiencies in the solar power system, remote solar monitoring systems are being deployed.
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Webinars & Videos
Powering Agri-food Value Chains with Geothermal Heat – Africa
In African countries, geothermal heat applications along the agri-food value chain have the potential to enhance food productivity, reduce food spoilage, and add value to food produce. This would result in food security, more employment opportunities and higher incomes for the employees and other agri-food stakeholders. Geothermal energy would also contribute to the sustainability of the agri-food sector by reducing carbon emissions.
Knowledge Centre
IDFC Green Finance Mapping 2022: Report
Since 2011, the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) has conducted a periodic mapping of member institutions’ green finance contributions. In 2021, IDFC members reported a record high of USD 224 billion in total green finance commitments, a 21% increase from 2020. Cumulatively, green finance commitments by IDFC members surpassed USD 1.2 trillion since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015.
Finance
The Rise of Climate Fintech
The climate crisis is a defining challenge for Asia and the Pacific, which as a region is the most vulnerable to global warming, and a significant contributor to its cause. Yet, it is not all doom and gloom. Driven by a combination of climate change, finance, and digital technology —collectively known as ‘climate fintech’ — the financial services industry is preparing to address these challenges and capture opportunities for transitioning to a more sustainable economy.
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