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Fire at Amazon's Maryland storehouse linked to rooftop solar panels
A fire that broke out Wednesday on the roofing of the Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) storage facility near Perryville, Maryland, was brought on by "an undefined event including the photovoltaic panel system" situated in addition to the structure, Maryland State Fire Marshal said following an investigation.
Jun 12, 2021 // Rooftop PV, USA, Amazon, rooftop PV, North America, Maryland
Maldives invites bidders to mount 40 MW of BESS
The federal government of the Republic of Maldives on Thursday introduced a tender process to prequalify bidders on projects involving the supply and installation of battery power storage space systems (BESS) completing 40 MW/40 MWh of ability.
Jun 12, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, BESS, Maldives
Enel wins 41 MW in Italian renewables public auction
Enel SpA (BIT: ENEL) revealed today its subsidiaries Enel Green Power Italia as well as Enel Produzione have actually been awarded 41.2 MW of renewable energy projects in Italy's most current tender.
Jun 12, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Italy, Enel, tender, Europe, auction, Salvatore Bernabei
South Africa increases licensing exception threshold for ingrained generation
South Africa's solar market has welcomed a new reform that will certainly raise the nation's licensing exception limit for ingrained generation projects from 1MW to 100MW.
Jun 12, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, Africa, South Africa, embedded generation, sapvia, commercial and industrial
Goodwe constructs new inverter manufacturing facility to reach 1.2 m systems annually
Chinese solar inverter maker Jiangsu Goodwe Power Supply Tech Co Ltd (SHA:688390) will certainly get to production capacity of 25 GW, or 1.2 million systems each year, following year adhering to the conclusion of stage II of its Guangde production base.
Jun 11, 2021 // Inverters, China, Asia, GoodWe
Orbital Energy unit wins EPC contract for 137-MW solar project in Arkansas
A subsidiary of Orbital Energy Group Inc (NASDAQ: OEG) has secured a contract to build a 137-MW solar farm in Arkansas, the United States building design company claimed on Wednesday.
Jun 11, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Arkansas, Orbital Energy
Japan's Sojitz, Eneos invest in 204-MW solar park in Queensland
Japanese trader Sojitz Corp (TYO:2768) as well as compatriot oil company Eneos Corp will certainly buy a 204-MW solar farm in Queensland and also have launched building of the project, it was revealed on Thursday.
Jun 11, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Australia, Asia, queensland, Oceania, Solar Park, Sojitz, Eneos
EnBW, BEE indication solar PPA for 150 MW in Spain
EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG (ETR: EBK) has authorized 10-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 150 MW of solar energy capacity that will certainly be on the internet following year in Andalusia, Spain.
Jun 11, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Europe, enbw, BEE, Peter Heydecker
Voya IM gets to USD-300m closing of renewables financial debt fund
The possession management arm of investment as well as insurer Voya Financial Inc (NYSE: VOYA) has finished the first close of its new renewables-focused framework financial obligation fund, getting over USD 300 million (EUR 246.7 m) in dedications.
Jun 11, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Matt Toms, Voya IM
Statkraft to include 55-MWp solar farm near old Solarcentury's plant in Spain
Norwegian renewables business Statkraft AS claimed Thursday it had actually gotten the building and construction license to install a 55-MWp solar farm in Caceres province, in Spain's Extremadura area.
Jun 11, 2021 // Plants, Spain, Europe, Statkraft, PV Power Plant
EDP to develop 4.4 MWp of solar farms for Brazilian health care driver
EDP Energias do Brasil SA (B3: ENBR3) will certainly create 4.4 MWp of solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) plants in Brazil for regional medical care solutions firm NotreDame Intermedica Participacoes SA (BVMF: GNDI3), or GNDI.
Jun 11, 2021 // Plants, South america, Brazil, PV Power Plant, EDP Energias do Brasil
US distributed solar designer Agilitas purchases New England battery storage jobs
Agilitas, a designer of distributed solar PV jobs in the northeast US, has actually gotten a power storage company in New England and its three operational tasks.
Jun 11, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, New England, Agilitas
Chinese Module Manufacturer Yingli Solar Seeks A Return
Yingli Solar, which was once the biggest producer of photovoltaic panels in the world and also the initial Chinese business to fund the FIFA World Cup TM, has actually announced plans to make a serious comeback.
Jun 11, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Yingli Solar, capacity expansion, financial distress, restructuring, solar leadership, xulong yin
West Bengal obtains 5.4 MW Floating Solar With Sagardighi Project
West Bengal obtained the very first of what its hopes will be several floating solar plants, with the appointing of the 5.4 MW Sagardighi plant by Ciel et Terre. PSU Engineering significant Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) was the EPC companion for the project.
Jun 11, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, India, floating PV, Asia, bhel, ciel et terre, WBPDCL
Queensland aims to 'turbo charge' a lot more renewables projects with AU$ 2bn jobs fund
Queensland will certainly invest AU$ 2 billion (US$ 1.55 billion) on renewables and hydrogen jobs to sustain the Australian state's financial recovery from COVID-19 as well as aid it provide on its 50% clean energy target by 2030.
Jun 11, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Australia, queensland, Oceania, Clean Energy Council, green hydrogen, employment, covid-19 recovery, jobs