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Solar - 03/06/2013
Acciona Microenergy Peru and the Inter-American Development Bank sign a major cooperation and financing agreement
Some 1,700 households in remote villages in the region of Cajamarca, Peru, will for the first time gain access to electricity with domestic PV solar units thanks to a Technical Cooperation and Loan Agreement signed between ACCIONA Microenergía Perú [ACCIONA Microenergy Peru] (AMP) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The loan will allow AMP to acquire domestic PV...[+] more
Companies - 03/06/2013
Ormazabal acquires Current, an American company which is a world reference in Smart Grid equipments
Ormazabal continues to invest in order to consolidate its position in the Smart Grids sector. The latest initiative in this regard has been the recent acquisition of the American company Current, which in recent years has become a benchmark at international level in Smart Grid solutions. This technology-based company, located in Maryland and with annual turnover of 10 million dollars, provides...[+] more
Companies - 03/06/2013
TenneT awards “DolWin3”project to Alstom, marking next step in Germany’s energy turnaround
Transmission System Operator TenneT has awarded the DolWin3 offshore project to Alstom. This project connects the North Sea wind farms to the mainland supergrid and has an investment volume of more than €1 billion. "With this project, we help to take the energy turnaround another step forward and make it possible for offshore wind energy to make an important contribution to our future energy...[+] more
Solar thermal - 03/04/2013
Spanish companies are involved in 64% of all the solar thermal projects being promoted or in construction worldwide
Spanish companies in the solar thermal sector are at this moment taking part in the promotion or construction of 2.037 MW outside Spain, which represents 64% of the promotion and construction initiatives that are being developed at the moment in international markets (of a total of 3,163 MW), according to Protermosolar figures. The Spanish companies are participating as developers of holders of...[+] more
Solar - 03/04/2013
Zigor Corporación performs the commissioning of the first On-grid PV Power Plant in Ecuador
On January 29th 2013 the Photovoltaic Power Plant of Paragachi was officially connected to the Ecuadorian Grid, a collaborative project between Zigor Corporación and Valsolar Ecuador. The 1MW power plant, first one of this kind to be connected to the country network, occupies 3.5 hectares and is located in the province of Imbabura, which is one of the areas with the highest solar...[+] more
