Brazil

Scatec said it went through a "transformational" year in 2020, with its complete renewables pipeline currently standing at a record high of 10.5 GW.

Chinese PV inverter producer Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. announced that its cumulative shipments in the Americas hit a considerable turning point of 10 GW by the end of 2020.

The Brazilian renewables subsidiary of Enel Group has revealed strategies to increase the São Gonçalo solar PV plant, which it claims is South America's largest, with a 256MW capacity enhancement.

The wind farms Lagoa dos Ventos III (396 MW), Morro do Chapéu Sul II (353 MW), Cumaru (206 MW) and also Fontes dos Ventos II (99 MW), in addition to the São Gonçalo III (256 MW) solar plant will certainly be primarily sustained by power supply contracts in the Brazilian complimentary power market.

Brazil's Algar Telecom introduced on Wednesday that the 5.9-MWp Capim Branco II solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Minas Gerais state is currently functional.

Norwegian energy companies Equinor as well as Scatec are to work together on a 480MW solar project in Brazil.

A round-up of the most up to date information in solar project advancement, as Brazilian mining firm Vale intends a 766MWp center, a 500MW portfolio modifications hands in Canada and also ReneSola offers Polish parks.

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), among the world's largest solar power firms, announced that it just recently authorized a power purchase arrangement (" PPA") with BTG Pactual (" BTG", B3: BPAC11) and that it was granted with two projects in an exclusive auction by Furnas Centrais Elétricas (" Furnas") for a total of 862 MWp in solar energy projects in Brazil.

Wood Mackenzie experts provide an overview as well as solar pricing for the Latin American market.

Brazil's National Development Bank (BNDES) stated on Friday it will certainly sustain the building and construction of 505 MW of solar projects via lendings of over BRL 1.1 billion (USD 195.7 m/EUR 165m).

Atlas Renewable Energy protects $67m financing from IDB Invest and DNB Bank for the Jacaranda project in Brazil

Brazilian mining titan Vale is partnering with Siemens and MicroPower Comerc on a 5MW/10MWh lithium-ion battery system at a huge port center in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil currently has 12 GW of underperforming hydropower capability, according to U.S. scientists. Large-scale floating PV is a perfect remedy to offset this deficiency, as a result of its high capability variable, lots correlation, as well as high possible result during periods of high need.

According to a recent report from Brazilian working as a consultant Greener, the country imported 1.61 GW of panels in the very first quarter and also 877 MW in the 2nd. Domestic PV module makers had a 4.4% market show around 100 MW in delivered modules in the first fifty percent of the year. The experts declare these numbers reveal the Brazilian PV market has not been impacted by the Covid-19 crisis.

Iberdrola has actually hit the accelerator on its renewables financial investments in H1 even with the pandemic, as the international utility looks to move on with a project pipeline that currently goes beyond 58GW.