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Battery cell manufacturer Statevolt buys site for Gigafactory in California
Statevolt, one of 3 lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cell development companies started by Swedish entrepreneur Lars Carlstrom, on Monday introduced it has gotten a 135-acre site in Imperial Valley, California, where it plans to build a 54-GWh manufacturing facility.
Jan 25, 2023 // Storage, California, USA, North America, Statevolt
Enel Green Power Chile cuts ribbon at 10-MW DG solar farm in Santiago
Renewables specialist Enel Green Power Chile, part of utility team Enel Chile, has inaugurated a 10.8-MW distributed generation (DG) solar farm in the Santiago Metropolitan area, a project it supplied in partnership with Spain-based PV developer IM2 Solar.
Jan 25, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, solar farm, Enel Green Power Chile, Santiago
ACEN begin on 300-MW solar project in the Philippines
ACEN Corporation (PSE: ACEN), the energy platform of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Group, will better increase its renewables portfolio with the construction of a 300-MW solar park in the Philippines' Central Luzon area.
Jan 25, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Philippines, Solar Project, ACEN Corporation
GreenYellow secures financing for new solar project in Mauritius
French clean energy solutions provider GreenYellow revealed on Tuesday it has actually closed an MUR-350-million (USD 7.9 m/EUR 7.2 m) funding deal with the Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd for a new photovoltaic (PV) project in the island country.
Jan 25, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Africa, Solar Project, Mauritius, GreenYellow
Encavis, ILOS team up on 300 MW of solar projects in Italy
German wind as well as solar farm operator Encavis AG (ETR: ECV) said today it has inked a framework agreement with ILOS New Energy Italy S.r.l. for the development of a solar project pipeline of approximately 300 MW in Italy.
Jan 25, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, encavis, Solar Project, ILOS
Pivot Energy to install nine even more solar projects on Extra Space Storage centers
National renewable energy service provider, Pivot Energy, is set to mount 9 additional roof solar systems on Extra Space Storage centers, including 946.8 kW of capacity to an expansive renewable energy portfolio that now totals 15 MW.
Jan 25, 2023 // Rooftop PV, USA, North America, pivot energy, Solar Project
Solar to power California hydrogen manufacturing center
Element Resources plans to construct and also operate a renewable hydrogen manufacturing center in the Lancaster, California, additional increasing the duo's relationship to build among California's biggest green hydrogen production centers. The project, located within Lancaster's city limits, is less than 100 miles from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and also will provide end-users throughout greater Los Angeles.
Jan 25, 2023 // Solar to Fuel, USA, North America, Element Resources
Researchers utilize perovskites to drastically reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing iron and also steel furnaces
Researchers from the UK's University of Birmingham, in collaboration with China's University of Science & Technology Beijing, have utilized perovskite materials to develop a novel adjustment for existing iron and steel furnaces that could reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the steelmaking industry by almost 90%.
Jan 25, 2023 // Technology, UK, China, Europe, Asia, perovskite, University of Birmingham, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Yulong Ding, Harriet Kildahl
GSF acquires 75MW of Texan storage
The deal brings the Fund's portfolio to 973.2 MW in the United States as well as Europe
Jan 25, 2023 // Storage, USA, North America, GSF
Gravitricity hires finance firm to raise ₤ 40m.
Gneiss Energy will certainly help the energy storage firm raise funds to execute demo projects.
Jan 25, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, GRAVITRICITY
CIP sells Canadian solar farm
The 465 MWac/691 MWdc Travers project has actually been gotten by an Axiom Infrastructure Fund
Jan 25, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, PV Power Plant, CIP
United States based Hecate Energy Closes $550 Million Funding Package For Green Ambitions
Innovative financing supports advancement of Hecate's ~ 35 GW U.S. renewables pipe as well as targeted monetization of ~ 5 GW per year
Jan 25, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, hecate energy, Chris Bullinger, solar financing, nomura, Vinod Mukani, Fred petit, Investec, PEI global partners, solar in north america
Rajesh Exports Signs Agreement With Centre & Karnataka For 5GWh Lithium Cells Factory
The company stated that it was selected by the Central Government as one among the 3 successful participants in the Rs. 18,100 Crores PLI Scheme for production of Advanced Chemistry Cells. It will certainly get support from the Centre and also Karnataka state for the setting up of the 5 GWh Giga Factory.
Jan 25, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Lithium-ion batteries, India, Asia, lithium-ion cells, ACC Energy Storage Pvt Ltd, Advanced Chemistry Cells., battery PLI, Central government, Giga Factory, gold business, Karnataka state government, Rajesh Exports, Rajesh Mehta, REL
Switzerland opens up 50 MW solar tender
Switzerland has actually launched an auction, looking for to award one-time subsidies (HEIV) for 50 MW of solar capacity to projects of over 150 kW each which feed their whole output into the grid.
Jan 24, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Switzerland, solar tender
Japanese co Sugino to power factory with 1-MW solar system
Japanese firm Sugino Machine Ltd introduced that a 1-MW solar system was mounted on the rooftops of its manufacturing facilities and also the heat treatment building at the Namekawa factory, in Japan's Toyama prefecture.
Jan 24, 2023 // Plants, Rooftop PV, Japan, Asia, Sugino