Electrical fault at PV plant triggers forest fire in Spain
A forest fire in southern Spain that burned roughly 800 hectares of pasture, crops, and oak forests originated in an electrical box of a photovoltaic plant’s tracking system, according to the Civil Guard’s Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA).
Zelestra India scales C&I portfolio to 122+ MW with solar-wind-BESS hybrid solutions
Zelestra India’s commercial & industrial (C&I) portfolio has reached 122.4 MWp through wind-solar-battery energy storage system (BESS) hybrid projects in Tamil Nadu.
India, Spain sign green hydrogen MoU
The Hydrogen Association of India (HAI) and the Spanish Hydrogen Association (AeH2) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster cooperation and collaboration in the field of green hydrogen.
Is solar really the root cause of Spain’s massive power outage?
Some media outlets have speculated that Spain’s April 28 blackout may have been caused by a disconnected solar plant, but DNV grid analyst Andrea Mansoldo tells pv magazine that it was likely due to a combination of grid weakness and low-frequency oscillations.
Sterling Generators, Tecnicas Reunidas to jointly develop electrolyzers for green hydrogen production
India’s Sterling Generators and Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas have signed an agreement to jointly develop electrolyzers for green hydrogen production in India.
L&T selects PVH trackers for 1 GW of solar project in Saudi Arabia
PV Hardware (PVH) will supply solar trackers for a 1 GW PV project at Ar Rass 2 Solar PV Park in Saudi Arabia. The project is being developed by ACWA Power with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) as EPC contractor.
Acciona Energía to build 412 MWp solar plant in Rajasthan
Acciona Energy expects to complete the 412 MWp solar PV project by 2025. The plant will be the Spanish renewable energy developer’s largest project in the country.
Spain targeting 56 GW of new solar by 2030 under new energy strategy
The Spanish government says it aims to deploy 76 GW of cumulative PV capacity and 22 GW of storage by the end of this decade. The old version of the national energy strategy had set a PV target of 39 GW.
L&T selects PVH solar trackers for 2.97 GWp PV plant in Saudi Arabia
PVH’s manufacturing facility in Jeddah will supply solar trackers to Larsen & Toubro for the 2.97 GWp PV project in the NEOM region of Saudi Arabia.
Madrid to generate green hydrogen using recycled water, PV, biogas
Madrid will open Spain’s first plant to produce green hydrogen from recycled water in 2024. The facility, situated at a water treatment plant, will use electrolysis to simultaneously extract oxygen and purify water.
