Rec Solar Panels Make Their Debut In Argentina

The capacity of the Chimbera solar power plant in San Juan, western Argentina is ramped up by a further 2 MW to 7 MW thanks to 8,400 REC Peak Energy Series solar panels, making the plant one of the largest in South America. The REC produces enough clean, green electricity to power approximately 1,300 Argentinean households and reduces the country's annual CO2 footprint by 2,000 tons.

The ground-mounted REC installation covers around three hectares and is expected to deliver 3,900 MWh of electricity each year. The Chimbera plant is owned and operated by 360 Energy SA, an Argentinean venture formed to develop, build and operate solar projects initiated through the country's renewable energy generation program (GENREN). The electricity is fed into the grid and sold to energy providers through a government-supported PPA.

REC's strong record for quality and high-performing installations around the world made the company a clear choice to supply the solar panels that would take this landmark project to the next level. "This is our first installation with REC solar panels. Given the planned size of the finished installation, this project is hugely important to the future of solar energy in Argentina. We were impressed by both the quality and price of REC solar panels and would choose REC again as the project moves to the next stage," says Santiago Lagos, CEO of 360 Energy.

The installation is also an important stepping stone for REC. "We are pleased to be on board this exciting project with 360 Energy in Argentina, and are looking forward to expanding our involvement as the country moves forward with its solar electricity initiatives," says Luc Grar'e, Senior Vice President Solar Sales and Marketing, REC.

Argentina certainly offers excellent growth opportunities for solar electricity. Its western region benefits from twice the solar radiation of Germany, making solar a viable source to meet more of the country's electricity needs. With incentive programs and generous feed-in tariffs now in place to jump-start its burgeoning solar industry, Argentina is in an ideal position to drive large-scale solar projects forward. REC, having gained its first foothold in this market with this 2 MW installation, demonstrates that it can take a major role in the expanding Argentinean and South American solar electricity industry.

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India Plans To Build The World Largest Floating Solar Farm

Image by Chesky @ShutterstockThe National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), which is setting up the 50 MW solar power project, is currently undertaking a survey of the land on the banks of the Kallada river and hopes to place solar panels over the water bodies spread over nearly 250 acres in the region.This floating solar power technology was developed by India's Renewable Energy College. World's biggest floating solar farm will be built in kollam, Kerala. A state which is blessed with 44 rivers and equal number of lagoons.But the state faces intense energy needs.The 250 acres where the proposed plant is to be set up was once a beautiful terrain through which river has flown with all her turbulence. And then the land mafia came and mined all the sand for the construction purpose. The flow became unbalanced and the terrain becomes flooded. For all these years residents of the place have found a sparking idea to meet the power requirements for about 50000 homes. Solar panels have to be floated on the water and they need to be anchored firmly on the ground to avoid their motion on the surface of the water.It is estimated that 5 acres of land are required to produce 1 megawatt of solar power. The Kollam solar project would require 250 acres. 100 million project will be implemented in the next 2-3 years. The infrastructure and unit cost for floating solar panels is way less compared to land installed ones. The ecology of the water body is not likely to be affected much and it will also reduce evaporation, thus helping preserve water levels during extreme summer. Solar panels installed on land face reduction of yield as the ground heats up. When such panels are installed on a floating platform, the heating problem is solved to a great extent. Currently the world's largest floating solar power plant is located in Japan, where a 1.2 MW float power plant was set up by West Holdings Group over a reservoir in Okegawa City.Thank you Likeswagon for providing us with this information

Origin: renewable-technologies.blogspot.com