UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR

STI Norland bags Brazilian solar tracker deal
STI Norland has actually protected an offer to provide 474MWp-worth of trackers to a project in Brazil which, once complete, will certainly be amongst the biggest in Latin America.
Jul 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, bifacial, South america, Brazil, trackers, LONGi, sti norland, Javier Reclusa
Iberdrola pockets EUR800m to drive eco-friendly development in Spain
Spanish utility Iberdrola has actually landed EUR800 million (US$ 903 million) in funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) to spearhead brand-new renewable energy implementation throughout Spain.
Jul 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, ICO, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, investment, finance, european investment bank
PacifiCorp eyes 1.8 GW of solar, 600MW storage in largest RFP yet
United States energy firm PacifiCorp has launched its largest request for proposals for power projects yet, seeking bids for more than 1.8 GW of brand-new solar as well as 600MW of battery power storage.
Jul 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, PacifiCorp, irp, utility, rocky mountain power, pacific power, berkshire hathaway, warren buffett
US mounted a lot more solar in Q1 2020 than in the past
The record-setting quarter was driven by virtually 2 GW of utility-scale solar, supplemented by another 1.6 GW of residential capacity. As well as while the pandemic will slow the market in 2020, five-year estimates are solid, especially for Texas.
Jul 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, SEIA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America
Capital Dynamics continues United States flurry with 4.8 GW strategic collaboration with IPP Tenaska
Asset management firm Capital Dynamics has struck a calculated partnership with Nebraskan independent power producer Tenaska to advance 4.8 GW of solar in the Midwest and Southeast United States.
Jul 9, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Capital Dynamics, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, investment, finance, North America, Benoit Allehaut, Tenaska, miso, serc
8minute Solar Energy completes Texas launching with 280MW Duke collaboration
Solar and also storage developer 8minute Solar Energy has actually completed its initial utility-scale solar project in Texas.
Jul 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, storage, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Texas, hybrid, Duke Energy, North America, 8minute Solar Energy, Tom Buttgenbach, colocation
BP targets Indian renewables with US$ 70m growth fund financial investment
BP has actually invested US$ 70 million in an environment-friendly growth fund launched by EverSource Capital, an India-focused fund manager co-founded by BP-backed solar company Lightsource BP.
Jul 8, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, Lightsource BP, Asia, investment, finance, bp, Dev Sanyal, eversource capital, Dhanpal Jhaveri, Sashi Mukundan
NextEnergy Capital makes maiden India solar acquisition
Solar capitalist and possession owner NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has actually completed its first project procurement in India as it align a flurry of investments in Q3 2020.
Jul 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, Asia, nextenergy capital, Filinto Martins
Indian fossil fuel incumbents release multi-GW solar effort
Two of India's state-owned fossil fuel firms have actually introduced a joint venture to develop solar PV possessions in the nation.
Jul 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, Asia, joint venture
Japanese telecom giant NTT plots significant renewables play, partners Mitsubishi for clean tech
Japanese telecommunications huge Nippon Telegraph and also Telephone (NTT) is outlining a major renewables play in the country, spending up to US$ 1 billion a year as much as 2030.
Jun 30, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, ENERGY STORAGE, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Asia, investment, electric vehicles, mitsubishi, grids, ntt, transmission, distribution
Trina Solar begins module distribution for Germany's 'biggest' solar ranch
Module provider Trina Solar is to supply 187.5 MW of its double-glass Duomax modules to energy EnBW for the Weesow-Willmersdorf solar farm near Germany's funding, Berlin.
Jun 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Germany, bifacial, Europe, Trina Solar, enbw, Thorsten Jörß, duomax, double-glass
Coal loses out to solar, wind and storage in Arizona utility plan
Arizona utility Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has actually set out plans to provide 70% of its power from solar and wind by 2035, backed up with financial investment in brand-new energy storage ability.
Jun 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, storage, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Arizona, North America, irp, renewables, us, utility, tucson electric power, David Hutchens
Wells Fargo looks to Shell Energy for solar PPAs
Financial services large Wells Fargo has actually relied on Shell Energy to procure around 150,000 MWh of solar energy under new power acquisition contracts.
Jun 26, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, California, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, PPA, Virginia, North America, Wells Fargo, Richard Henderson, Shell Energy
Australia's first renewable energy area gets 27GW deluge of applications
Strategies to establish the initial of 3 'renewable resource areas' (REZ) in the Australian state of New South Wales have seen an overwhelming degree of rate of interest, with an ask for propositions chalking up a nine-fold oversubscription.
Jun 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, ARENA, Darren Miller, rez, John Barilaro, renewable energy zone, transgrid
New regulations eye 'large' release of renewables in Spain
Spain's PV industry has actually welcomed government approval of a plan of legal actions focused on quickening the nation's change to 100% renewables.
Jun 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, auctions, Europe, policy, law, grid permits, regulation, Arancha Martínez