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Texas chemical factory to buy 48 MW of solar power from X-ELIO site
BASF as well as X-ELIO introduced they have actually authorized a 12-year PPA to provide 48 MW of solar energy to BASF's Verbund site in Freeport, Texas. With this contract in position, 100% of the site's anticipated bought power will certainly be supplied from renewable energy.
Sep 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, x-elio, BASF, Brad Morrison, Bill Morrow
New photovoltaic panel brand Star Solar to go for RE+.
A new photovoltaic panel brand is currently on the marketplace in United States. Star Solar will formally launch at the RE+ show next week. The business is led by an all-woman executive team, consisting of Bobby Starks as Chief Executive Officer, Lexie Lucas as president and Laura Waldrum as primary advertising and marketing policeman.
Sep 15, 2022 // Manufacturing News, solar panel, Star Solar, Lexie Lucas
Analyzing solar panel materials at the microscale
Prior to making the financial investment in an array of solar panels, prospective buyers may wonder: The length of time will the modern technology last prior to it breaks down?
Sep 15, 2022 // Technology, solar panel, Xiaohong Gu, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Stephanie Moffitt, Po-Chang Pan
US sets up 'record levels' of grid batteries in Q2
Installations reached 2608MWh having been boosted by a series of implementations in Texas, claims WoodMac
Sep 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Wood Mackenzie, North America, Vanessa Witte
US developer inks 1GW of solar PPAs
Supply manage utilities and corporates are for 10 projects throughout the mid-Atlantic, south-east and Texas
Sep 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, North America
ABO Wind offers 200MW South Africa solar
Buyer SOLA Group has actually already executed a PPA for the sites with mine driver Tronox
Sep 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, ABO Wind, Robert Wagener
DroneBase Unveils First Solar Quality Rating System for Asset Conditions in U.S.A.
North American Solar Scan of DroneBase employs a basic three-letter asset rating system. Each letter represents a specific element of a solar site's total condition. DroneBase enables stakeholders to properly evaluate the assets' condition and determine possible assets for procurement or sale.
Sep 15, 2022 // Technology, Renewable Energy, DroneBase, Mark Culpepper, North American Solar Scan, solar asset ratings, solar scan, three-letter asset rating system
CSI Energy Storage Launches Energy Storage Battery Solution for Utility Applications
SolBank is a lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) chemistry-based battery enclosure with approximately 2,800 KWh of usable energy capacity, specifically engineered to be a risk-free and reputable system for utility-scale applications. CSI Energy Storage will certainly additionally broaden its battery production capacity from the existing 2.5 GWh to 10 GWh by the end of 2023.
Sep 15, 2022 // Storage, BESS, Canadian Solar Inc, Shawn Qu, CSI Energy Storage, CSI Solar Co. Ltd, SolBank
Neoen lodges intending application for 1-GW/4-GWh battery in Western Australia
France's Neoen SA (EPA: NEOEN) is seeking planning authorization for the installment of a 1-GW/4-GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia, official documents showed on Tuesday.
Sep 14, 2022 // Storage, France, Europe, Western Australia, Neoen SA
Alliant Energy provides prepare for 150-MW solar park in Iowa
US utility Alliant Energy Corp (NASDAQ: LNT) on Monday introduced prepare for the building and construction of a 150-MW solar energy plant near Wever in Lee County, Iowa.
Sep 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, alliant energy, Solar Park
EDF secures McDonald's as power offtaker of 255-MW solar park in Texas
EDF Renewables The United States and Canada has authorized a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with fast food titan McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) that will sustain the construction of a 255-MW/332-MW DC solar park in Texas.
Sep 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, EDF Renewables, Solar Park, McDonald's Corp
ESB, pharma firm MSD Ireland open 7.3-MW solar park
Medical care company MSD Ireland and also Irish energy firm ESB on Monday introduced the opening of a 7.3-MW solar park at the MSD Ballydine site in County Tipperary.
Sep 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Esb, MSD Ireland, Brian Killen
BlackRock Real Assets to get PV installer solarZero in New Zealand
A fund taken care of by BlackRock Real Assets has actually entered into a contract to obtain New Zealand-based solar-as-a-service firm solarZero in its initial financial investment in the Pacific Ocean island nation.
Sep 14, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, New Zealand, Oceania, blackrock real assets, solarZero
BayWa r.e. to distribute Google Nest thermostats to solar + storage space installer network
In reaction to growing passion for intelligent power administration at home, BayWa r.e. revealed it is collaborating with Google Nest to distribute smart thermostats to installers via its solar and also energy storage distribution arm in the united state.
Sep 14, 2022 // Storage, baywa r.e., Google Nest, thermostats, David Dunlap
Luminia commercial solar funding included in Energy Toolbase platform
Luminia's funding technology has incorporated with Energy Toolbase's Developer platform to have power acquisition arrangement and also Property Assessed Clean Energy loan financing options for commercial solar, energy storage space and also energy efficiency projects in one area. ETB customers can currently immediately pre-qualify as well as quote PPA and PACE loans.
Sep 14, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Software, Energy Toolbase, Scott D’Ambrosio, Luminia, David Field