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100-MW solar project for Nashville will press Vanderbilt University to 100% sustainable
Nashville Mayor John Cooper's management introduced a collaboration with Nashville Electric Service, the Tennessee Valley Authority and also Vanderbilt University to create 100 MW of utility-scale solar power under the TVA Green Invest program-- placing Metro General Government operations over one-third of the means towards being sourced with 100% renewable energy and also making it possible for Metro to meet a 2025 criteria for renewables developed by Council legislation.
Nov 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, utility-scale, North America, Solar Project, John Cooper, Nashville, Nashville Electric Service, Tennessee Valley Authority, Vanderbilt University, Daniel Diermeier
Colombia prepares 2021 renewables auction to become 'leader in Latin America's power shift'
The federal government of Colombia has actually introduced plans to hold a renewable energy auction in the very first quarter of 2021 that it says could stand for an investment of greater than US$ 6 billion in the nation.
Nov 11, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, South america, Latin america, auctions, auction, tenders, Colombia, Iván Duque, upme
Amarenco targets 3GW of under-construction solar by 2023 after shutting funding offer
Independent power manufacturer (IPP) Amarenco Group has safeguarded EUR150 million (US$ 176.8 million) in financing as it aims to increase solar project growth in Europe and also Asia.
Nov 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, Asia, large-scale solar, amarenco, amarenco france
Solar perovskite manufacturing on a roll
High-performance perovskite solar cells are used a manufacturing-friendly liquid-based process suitable for roll to roll production.
Nov 10, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST, Stefaan De Wolf, Anand Subbiah
Lightsource BP inks 1.4 GW solar tracker offer
Variety Technologies' tools will certainly be released with projects in the US, Australia and also Spain
Nov 10, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, Spain, Australia, Lightsource BP, Europe, Oceania, North America, Nick Boyle
Spain will tender 10 GW PV till 2025
Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO, Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico) introduced the "minimal quantities" to be tendered in renewable energy public auctions in the duration 2020-2025.
Nov 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, miteco, Teresa Ribera Rodriguez
Kaco launched Blueplanet 105 kW and 125 kW inverters
German manufacturer Kaco New Energy GmbH released a brand-new PV inverter with 105 kW for commercial and also industrial customers.
Nov 10, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Inverters, Germany, Europe, Kaco New Energy GmbH, Blueplanet, Kurt Desimpelaere
Statkraft to acquire Solarcentury
Norwegian state-owned electricity supplier Statkraft has signed an arrangement to obtain the British solar developer Solarcentury.
Nov 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, solarcentury, Statkraft, Christian Rynning-Tønnesen
Renewables defies COVID to establish brand-new records in 2020, will certainly speed up even more in 2021
Renewables will certainly be in charge of almost 90% of brand-new power capacity this year as the field shrugs off COVID-19, with an even better 2021 imminent.
Nov 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, China, Europe, Asia, North America, IEA, Fatih Birol, covid-19, pandemic
Australia's Northern Territory eyes 'electrical energy superhighway' to make it possible for renewables assimilation
The growth of long-distance transmission links that can support the development of renewable energy areas in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) is being explored by the city government.
Nov 10, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Northern Territory, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, renewable energy zone, transmission line
Europe 'losing energy storage space race'
Wood Mackenzie claims government auctions need to incentivise flexible power
Nov 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Wood Mackenzie, Europe, Rory McCarthy
Gresham House to finance c. 485MW battery storage space profile with brand-new share issuance programme
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has detailed strategies to "significantly boost" its profile as it launches a brand-new share issuance program.
Nov 10, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, Gresham House, Ben Guest, John Leggate CBE
First Danish PV plant utilizing trackers comes online
European Energy stated 37MW of the 44MW project north of Skive has panels that comply with the sun's motion
Nov 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Denmark, european energy, solar farm, Knud Erik Andersen
Total battery subsidiary opens China factory
Manufacturing capacity of Saft's Zhuhai plant will be around 200 containers annually or the equivalent of 480MWh
Nov 10, 2020 // Storage, France, China, Europe, Asia, Total, GLOBAL
Solar Rooftop Leader Esdec Continues On Acquisition Trail In US, Acquires PanelClaw
Esdec, the global rooftop solar placing services company, announced the other day that it has acquired PanelClaw, the biggest vendor of solar installing systems for business roofs in the U.S. With the procurement of PanelClaw, Esdec increases its customer base as well as profile of products available to the growing industrial and commercial (C&I) solar market.
Nov 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, esdec, costa nicolau, PanelClaw, solar acquisitions, stijn vos