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ib vogt Signs 127 MW Corporate VPPA in Spain
ib vogt GmbH has secured financing from the European Investment Bank for its 174 MWp Serbal solar farm in Spain, with 91 MW contracted by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc and 36 MW by Eurofins Scientific SE. Be powered by clean energy with bifacial solar panels and single-axis trackers generating 328 GWh per year come 2025.
Dec 6, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, ib vogt, vppa
Goldi Solar Lands 190MW Module Deal with Engie India
Goldi Solar is the chosen supplier for a major project, supplying the modules needed to complete it. With 10 years experience, this is just one example of their success.
Dec 6, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Goldi Solar
Kyon-Obton deal enables 600 MW German battery storage
Kyon Energy and Obton have joined forces to create a 195 MW battery energy storage portfolio. The projects, located across Germany, are set to revolutionize the energy landscape and total investment is estimated at high 3-digit million euro sum.
Dec 5, 2023 // Storage, Germany, Europe, obton, Kyon Energy
Leclanche Powers Caribbean: Solar-Plus-Storage PPA Signed
Leclanche SA is set to make history in the Caribbean, with a 35.7-MW solar park and 43.6-MWh battery energy storage system. The groundbreaking project will provide up to 30% of St. Kitts' power needs and save SKELEC up to USD 200 million. Get ready for a greener, brighter future in 2025!
Dec 5, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Caribbean, Leclanche, ззф
Rio Tinto Plans Solar-Battery Park for Queensland Mine
Rio Tinto is set to fuel its bauxite mine in Queensland, Australia with a 12.4-MW solar park and integrated battery. Aiming to reduce diesel power consumption by 37% and carbon footprint by 14,000 tonnes per year, this 18 MW solar facility is due to be switched on by early 2025.
Dec 5, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Rio Tinto
Puerto Rico’s Largest Solar + Storage Project Begins
Puerto Rico's largest solar and storage system, Ciro One, has just broken ground in Salinas! The 90-MW solar and 51.5-MW battery project will feature LTO and include a 25-year warranty, plus a demonstration site for agrivoltaics to blend energy production & farming needs. Operational by the end of 2024, Ciro One will help strengthen & stabilize Puerto Rico's energy network.
Dec 5, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, Puerto Rico, PV Power Plant
GCL Achieves Record Perovskite Efficiency
GCL sets the bar high in perovskite tandem module development with its new record in conversion efficiency. Optimized light trapping structure & adjusted band gap of device layer make it possible.
Dec 5, 2023 // Technology, China, Asia, perovskite, GCL, efficiency
Valorem Powers Polish Solar Push
Valorem and T&T Proenergy have joined forces to develop 300 MW of solar projects in Poland, promoting environmental responsibility and innovation while contributing to Poland's energy transition goals. A partnership built on shared values and visions.
Dec 5, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Valorem, T&T Proenergy
Equinix and Sonnedix Fuel Portugal's Energy Transition
Equinix and Sonnedix have jointly signed a 10-year PPA for 149MW of solar power from the Douro PV project. This marks Sonnedix's largest PPA in Europe and Equinix's commitment to becoming climate neutral by 2030. Both companies are leading the charge to a more sustainable energy future.
Dec 5, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, Sonnedix, Equinix
100MW BESS for Victoria: Flow Power Secures Permit
Flow Power is set to revolutionise Victoria's energy landscape with its 100-MW battery energy storage system project, providing real-time access to 100% renewable energy and stabilising the grid to reduce blackouts. Financial closure expected next year, with construction beginning in 2024 and operational late 2025.
Dec 4, 2023 // Storage, Victoria, Flow Power
Masdar Powers Angola with 150MW Solar
Masdar joins forces with the Angolan government to create 600 jobs and power 90,000 homes--a major step towards 10 GW of clean energy capacity in Africa by 2030.
Dec 4, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Masdar, Africa, Angola, PV Power Plant
PetroGreen Powers Up 25MW Solar Project in Philippines
PetroGreen Energy Corp, a renewable power producer, is set to build a 25-MW solar park in the Luzon region of the Philippines. The project is expected to annually generate 41,000 MWh of electricity and reduce 29,100 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. Construction begins January 2021.
Dec 4, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Philippines, PV Power Plant, PetroGreen
Acciona Preps 380-MWp Solar Park in Australia
Acciona, a Spanish energy giant, is set to build the 380MW Aldoga solar project in Queensland, Australia, in 2024, creating 350 jobs and providing renewable energy to 185,000 households. Acciona's project will also power the 2.24GW Central Queensland Hydrogen Project, producing green hydrogen for export and local industries.
Dec 4, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Acciona, PV Power Plant
23% Efficiency: Open-Air Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells
Chonnam National University researchers have developed a hot air deposition technique for processing tandem solar cells that is simpler, more efficient and requires no humidity-controlled environment. The team achieved a 23.07% efficiency rating, 65°C & 85°C thermal stability, and a 21.82% efficiency for a practical 1 cm2 cell size. Further development on track for a 29.1% practical efficiency.
Dec 4, 2023 // Technology, South Korea, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, Chonnam National University
SGEL Eyes Buying Land for 200MW Solar Project
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Dec 4, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, tender, SJVN, SGEL