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Alabama Power, Mercedes Benz get green light on 80-MW solar project
Alabama Power and Mercedes Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) obtained authorization today from the Alabama Public Service Commission for the recommended 80-MW Letohatchee Solar Project in Lowndes County, south of Montgomery.
Dec 8, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Solar Project, Alabama Power, Mercedes Benz U.S. International, MBUSI, Mark Crosswhite
United States and also China readied to include virtually 600GW of capacity this decade however risks to release exist, states report
The US as well as China will account for a mixed 57% of total forecasted solar capacity enhancements through 2030, with the nations adding 151.3 GW and 436.9 GW of solar capacity, respectively. Both nations have risks to this growth, nevertheless, with the United States needing to overcome trade and also tariff problems, while China requires to make certain the dependability of PV manufacturing.
Dec 8, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, China, Asia, North America, section 201, trade tariffs, biden, trade dispute, WRO, solar forecasts
Solar developer ib vogt signs US$ 45m loan arrangement to fund international growth plans
Solar developer ib vogt has signed a EUR40 million (US$ 45 million) syndicated loan agreement with its long-standing German bank partner Commerzbank AG to support its global growth strategy.
Dec 8, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, IPP, ib vogt, loan
Mountain Partners to Create Chile's First Climate VC Fund
Mountain Partners AG's Chilean division is setting up the country's very first venture capital fund that will only buy firms that add to combating climate change.
Dec 8, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, Mountain Partners, Santiago Caniggia
Eni's Angolan JV takes FID, inks EPC for 50-MWp solar project
The joint venture (JV) between Italian oil and gas significant Eni health club (BIT: ENI) and also its Angolan state-controlled peer Sonangol has taken the final investment decision (FID) and also signed the EPC contract to develop the first half of a 50-MWp solar plant project in the southwestern African nation.
Dec 7, 2021 // Plants, Africa, PV Power Plant, Eni SpA
Spain's Dominion Energy , Bas reveal 50-MW solar project in Dominican Republic
Spanish renewables designers Dominion Energy SL and its associate Bas Projects Corporation SL provided over the weekend their 50-MW solar farm that they have actually been building for the past year in the Dominican Republic.
Dec 7, 2021 // Plants, Spain, Europe, Dominion Energy, Dominican Republic, North America, Solar Project
Solar Finland, companions to set up 100-MW solar module factory in Thailand
Finish solar power business Solar Finland Ltd has actually agreed to develop a joint venture in Thailand that will certainly set up a production facility for photovoltaic or pv (PV) modules with a first annual capacity of 100 MW in the Asian country.
Dec 7, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Thailand, Europe, Asia, PV module, Finland, module factory
Bahrain opens up tenders for 7.5 MW of solar
Bahrain is seeking to award contracts for the building and also procedure of 7.5 MWac of grid-tied solar capacity in 2 tenders as well as anticipates bids for power plants to be set up on building roofs as well as parking lot of authority structures by December 22.
Dec 7, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, Bahrain
Australia's Labor party has 82% renewables goal for 2030
The Australian Labor party has actually revealed a brand-new emissions policy, under which it intends to improve to 82% the renewables share of National Electricity Market (NEM) generation, up from 68% under current government estimates.
Dec 7, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, Labor party
TagEnergy makes ₤ 65m acquisition of RES' 99.9 MW Lakeside battery
TagEnergy has acquired a 100% stake in the 99.9 MW Lakeside battery energy storage system (BESS), marking its fifth financial investment in the UK this year.
Dec 7, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, BESS, tagenergy, Franck Woitiez
Pivot Power begins at 50MW UK storage space
The lithium-ion battery project will certainly store enough electricity to power over 100,000 homes for two hours
Dec 7, 2021 // Storage, UK, Europe, Pivot Power, Matt Allen, Steve Melia
Sungrow Introduces Ultra Powerful Inverter- SG350HX
The brand-new inverters will be deployed at Malaysia's latest utility scale solar power projects.
Dec 7, 2021 // Inverters, Sungrow, Solarvest, Malaysia solar parks, SG350HX
MIT Researchers Devise Semisolid Flow Battery for Wind, Solar Pwr Storage Space
For batteries made from an electrically conductive mixture, the consistency of molasses might assist solve a critical piece of the decarbonization puzzle. MIT scientists have actually developed a semisolid flow battery that might be able to exceed lithium-ion and also vanadium redox flow batteries.
Dec 7, 2021 // Technology, Storage, MIT, Gareth McKinley, semisolid flow battery, Thaneer Malai Narayanan
New Israeli JV to Create Drone For Solar Panels Cleaning
The totally automated system will consist of a drone docking station for automated battery substitute and cleaning fluid replenishment, making it possible for the system to operate constantly. Photovoltaic panel cleaning is likely to soon end up being a significant market as dirt, dust, mud and bird droppings greatly minimize solar panel efficiency, affecting power output.
Dec 7, 2021 // Technology, Asia, Israel, solar drone, Airobotics, Meir Kliner, Shmuel Yanai, solar panel cleaning drone system
220MWh Japanese Power Transfer Vessel's Prototype to be Ready 2025
PowerX and Imabari Shipbuilding to jointly develop the initial Power ARK prototype ship and also marine batteries by the end of 2025. Imabari Shipbuilding to spend 1 billion yen (US$ 8.86 million) in PowerX.
Dec 7, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Transport, Japan, Asia, Imabari Shipbuilding, Masahiro Ito, Power ARK, power transfer vessel, PowerX, Yukito Higaki