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ISSA Press Release EN

IntersolarSouth America Conference 2019 will focus on four major trends: Centralized generation, distributed generation, financing and the solar value chain

The Brazilian solar energy market has been maturing over the last years as one of the energy segments receiving the most investment in the country. A recent survey by the Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association (Absolar) in partnership with Clean Energy Latin America (CELA) reveals that the…

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TSEIN Press Release

ees AWARD 2019: Innovative products and solutions win prestigious industry prize

May 15, 2019 – From virtual power plants to PV facilities to wind farms, renewable energy systems around the world are increasingly incorporating energy storage technology. The 2019 ees AWARD for pioneering products and solutions in this field goes to Blue Solutions SA, Enerox GmbH and…

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TSEIN Press Release

The smarter E AWARD 2019: Recognizing groundbreaking projects for the news energy world

May 15, 2019 – Innovative power plants for sustainable energy supply and efficient energy storage systems take home this year’s The smarter E AWARD. BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH, mondas GmbH and Siemens AG are the winning contenders in the Outstanding Projects category. In the Smart Renewable…

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Solar PV Markets in Brazil’s Northeast are on the rise - Intersolar Summit Brasil Nordeste unites all stakeholders in Fortaleza

April 16, 2019: Brazil’s demand for electricity has increased almost 200% in 30 years, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Especially, distributed generation is driving momentum in the Brazilian market since the sale of surplus power has been exempted from taxes in 23 states across…

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Solar-plus-storage gets its share in Brazil’s auction for non-interconnected state of Roraima

Although only two of the nine projects selected in the auction are for hybrid biomass-solar power plants with some storage, seven will rely on renewable energy sources. The largest selected project, however, is a 123 MW gas power plant in the city of Boa Vista.

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TSEIN Press Release

The smarter E AWARD 2019: Recognizing groundbreaking projects for the news energy world

May 15, 2019 – Innovative power plants for sustainable energy supply and efficient energy storage systems take home this year’s The smarter E AWARD. BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH, mondas GmbH and Siemens AG are the winning contenders in the Outstanding Projects category. In the Smart Renewable…

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Newscategory ISSA

Another big auction for solar in Brazil

After being excluded from the A-6 auction last year, solar will now be entitled to compete for 20-year PPAs alongside wind, hydro and thermal power projects in future procurements. The next auction will be held on September 26.

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ISSA Industry News EN

Brazil’s PV capacity exceeds 2.5 GW

With around 2,056 MW of operational installed capacity from large-scale PV and more than 500 MW of installed distributed-generation capacity, Brazil has now surpassed Chile to become Latin America’s second-largest solar market after Mexico. According to new statistics released by Brazilian industry…

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