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GSK to invest GBP 50m in new wind, solar farms at its factories
UK pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) on Monday revealed that it will spend GBP 50 million (USD 68.4 m/EUR 58.3 m) in new wind and solar farms to power its manufacturing facilities, as part of the sector-wide dedication to reach net zero carbon exhausts by 2050.
Sep 21, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, GSK
PASH Global to mount 1-MW solar farm for pharma co in Puerto Rico
UK-based developer PASH Global said Tuesday that it has actually safeguarded a contract to develop a 1-MW ground-mounted solar farm for German pharmaceutical company Fresenius Kabi at its producing site in San German, Puerto Rico.
Sep 21, 2021 // Plants, USA, UK, Europe, North America, Puerto Rico, PV Power Plant, Pash Global
Ecofin US Renewables acquires 13.7-MW solar project in Minnesota
Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure Trust PLC (LON: RNEW) said on Monday it had actually recently closed the procurement of a 13.7-MW solar project located in the US state of Minnesota, the initial in a portfolio of 12 solar PV projects that the UK-based investor is targeting to acquire.
Sep 21, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Ecofin US Renewables
A make over at the issue of energy effectiveness in lithium-ion batteries
A worldwide research team including two Skoltech researchers has actually experimentally demonstrated that a long-lasting description for reduced energy effectiveness in lithium-ion batteries does not hold.
Sep 21, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Skoltech, efficiency, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
STEAG, Greenbuddies target 250MW Benelux solar
Very first projects will certainly be ready to get in construction from the beginning of 2023
Sep 21, 2021 // Plants, Europe, Netherlands, solar projects, STEAG, Greenbuddies, Andre Kremer
Indian rooftop solar up 517% on last year despite increasing expenses
India included 521MW of roof solar in Q2 2021, an increase of 517% compared to the 85MW added in the exact same quarter last year despite a slight boost in prices, according to a Mercom India report. The analyst and also consultancy company is forecasting the very best year for India's rooftop solar market given that 2018.
Sep 21, 2021 // Rooftop PV, India, rooftop, Asia, net metering
Enpal increases EUR345m to fund the rollout of 15,000 solar projects
German solar installer Enpal has actually raised EUR345 million (US$ 405 million) in the red financing to money the deployment of more than 15,000 household solar PV systems.
Sep 21, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe, rooftop PV, Enpal, fundraising
New york city governor calls for expansion of NY-Sun scheme to support at the very least 10GW of solar
New York's governor has proposed a growth of the NY-Sun distributed solar reward programme as well as disclosed prepare for 2 transmission projects that will carry renewable energy to New York City to help the state reach 70% eco-friendly electrical power by 2030.
Sep 21, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, USA, New York, rooftop PV, North America, distributed solar, distributed generation, Kathy Hochul, new york state, NY-Sun
Broad Reach Invests in 118MW Energy Storage Equipment of SYL Battery
Broad Reach Power has actually invested in 118-megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage equipment from SYL Battery to support the Cascade Energy Storage project in Stockton, California.
Sep 21, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, California, USA, North America, Broad Reach Power, Justin Amirault, Cascade Energy Storage project, SYL Battery
Abandoned paper mill in New Jersey gets brand-new life with solar power
CEP Renewables has completed the advancement of the 2nd phase of its 16-MWDC solar project sited on the abandoned Hughesville Paper Mill in the Township of Holland, New Jersey.
Sep 21, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, CEP Renewables, Gary Cicero, Alyssa Sarubbi
Ohio board approves building of 110-MW solar project
The Ohio Power Siting Board accepted the building of a 110-MW solar project located in Defiance County, Ohio.
Sep 21, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Solar Project, candela renewables
Exclusive company gets Swinerton Renewable Energy and SOLV
Personal equity strong American Securities has entered an agreement to obtain Swinerton Renewable Energy, the renewable energy division of Swinerton Builders, and wholly-owned subsidiary SOLV from Swinerton Incorporated.
Sep 21, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Swinerton Renewable Energy, North America, George Hershman, SOLV, American Securities, Kevin Penn
Tata Power to establish 250MW solar project in India
A subsidiary of Indian energy Tata Power has actually gotten a letter of intent to set up a 250MW grid-connected solar project in the state of Maharashtra.
Sep 21, 2021 // Plants, India, Asia, maharashtra, tata power, TP Saurya
Plug Power unveils 120-MW green hydrogen project in California
US-based turnkey hydrogen options supplier Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ: PLUG) plans to build the largest environment-friendly hydrogen production center on the west shore in the state of California, depending on the output of a new 300-MW solar farm.
Sep 20, 2021 // Solar to Fuel, California, USA, North America, green hydrogen, Plug Power, hydrogen project
Brazil's Ceara okays 230-MW solar project
The state council on the atmosphere of the Brazilian state of Ceara, particularly Coema, accepted last week the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) for a 230-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project.
Sep 20, 2021 // Plants, South america, Brazil, PV Power Plant, Ceara