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Engie Chile to begin commercial operation of 114-MW solar farm
Chilean utility Engie Energia Chile SA stated on Thursday it had actually been issued a license to start commercial operation of its 114-MW (AC) Tamaya solar farm.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Engie, Chile, South america, solar farm
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