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United States ROUND-UP: 250MW project finished in California, Black & Veatch safeguards Texas EPC contract
A round-up of the latest information from the US solar market, including the completion of a 250MW plant in California, an EPC offer for Black & Veatch in Texas and also a new PPA from DESRI.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, California, USA, EPC, PPA, Texas, Mississippi, North America, rfp, DESRI, CIM Group, Westlands Solar Park, Louisiana, SWEPCO, Buckeye Partners, Black & Veatch
Energy Vault declares 100MWh gravity storage space project in China will begin building and construction in Q2
A 100MWh gravity-based energy storage system established by Energy Vault is expected to begin building and construction in China in the second quarter of this year, the Swiss-American startup has actually claimed.
Feb 4, 2022 // Storage, China, Asia, investment, startup, Energy Vault, project news, nyse, SPAC, gravity energy storage, licensing
Construction begins on mining giant BHP's initial off-grid solar-storage project
Construction has started on BHP's "first off-grid large-scale renewable resource project", completing 38 MW of solar energy and a 10.1 MW/5.4 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), at 2 nickel mines in Western Australia which supply Tesla for usage in electrical lorry (EV) batteries.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, power purchase agreement, solar-storage project, bhp, Jessica Farrell, diesel, emissions reduction, gold mine
Invinity to deploy vanadium flow battery at solar-plus-storage project in Alberta, Canada
Invinity Energy Systems will provide vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) technology to a solar-plus-storage project in Alberta, Canada.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Storage, Canada, VRFB, North America, solar-plus-storage project, Invinity Energy Systems
Scatec, ACME shelve 900-MW solar project in India
Norwegian eco-friendly power producer Scatec ASA (OSL: SCATC) and India's ACME have actually decided to put on hold the 900-MW solar project they previously claimed they were co-developing in India.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, India, Asia, acme, Solar Project
Brazil's Northeast achieves first solar record in 2022
Solar farms in the Brazilian Northeast have reached a new regional solar generation record of 1,028 ordinary megawatts (MWa) on February 1.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, solar farm
Greenbacker acquires 16.3-MWp rooftop solar bundle in Massachusetts
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC has gotten a 16.3-MW direct current (DC) portfolio of roof solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in Massachusetts for a concealed sum.
Feb 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, North America, greenbacker, PV Power Plant
Total Eren, Chariot to add 40 MWp of solar at Tarisa mine in S Africa
Cyprus-based chrome as well as platinum miner Tharisa plc (JSE: THA) has actually signed up with forces with France's Total Eren and Africa-focused power company Chariot Ltd (LON: CHAR) to get electricity for a mine in South Africa from a 40-MWp solar project.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Total Eren, Africa, South Africa, Chariot
Nextracker starts spin-out procedure after US$ 500m supply sale
Nextracker is to be spun out from moms and dad business Flex after it safeguarded a US$ 500 million equity sale, valuing the business at around US$ 3 billion.
Feb 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, trackers, North America, Flex, Nextracker, tpg rise
Maxeon expands warranty for IBC modules to 'industry-leading' 40 years
PV maker Maxeon Solar Technologies has revealed its SunPower Maxeon variety of interdigitated back call (IBC) modules are to be offered with a prolonged 40-year warranty.
Feb 3, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Residential, C&I, SunPower, modules, IBC, Maxeon Solar Technologies, interdigitated back contact, warranty
Italy's solar profit clawback to have 'significant influence' on renewables financial investment, profession bodies warn
A brand-new policy in Italy that claws back the profits of solar PV projects will certainly weaken investor confidence and jeopardise the European Union's (EU) clean power transition, a group of profession associations, consisting of SolarPower Europe, has actually warned.
Feb 3, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Italy, Europe, subsidies, SolarPower Europe, European Union, feed-in tariff, italia solare, windeurope, Eurelectric
Quercus to market 700-MW-plus PV portfolio in Spain to BayWa r.e.
Luxembourg-based investment firm Quercus has picked Germany's BayWa r.e. to be its calculated financier in a portfolio of PV projects in Spain with a combined capacity of over 700 MW, the events announced in a joint statement on Thursday.
Feb 3, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, baywa r.e., Quercus
Argentina's YPF Luz problems eco-friendly bond to fund 100-MW solar project
Argentine power manufacturer YPF Luz has actually issued environment-friendly bonds worth USD 63.9 million (EUR 56.4 m) to fund the building of its first solar project in the house, the business stated on Wednesday.
Feb 3, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Argentina, South america, Solar Project, YPF Luz
Glasgow Airport prepares 15-MW solar farm
Glasgow Airport plans to install an onsite, ground-mounted solar farm of about 15 MW that, it claimed on Wednesday, will be the biggest at a Scottish airport.
Feb 3, 2022 // Plants, solar farm, Glasgow Airport, Derek Provan, Roberto Castiglioni
New record for solar cell performance signals bright future for solar tech
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have damaged their own record to develop an extra reliable solar cell.
Feb 3, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, ANU, Australian National University, Jun Peng, Kylie Catchpole