UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR

The International Energy Agency (IEA) anticipates renewables release to rebound following year, with the continuous COVID-19 pandemic claimed to be "injuring, however not stopping" development.

Scatec Solar has claimed its websites incomplete could be postponed by approximately 5 months as a result of numerous pandemic-related restraints.

What plans to be Australia's biggest solar ranch has actually bordered one action more detailed to release after its developer Neoen secured a significant offtaker arrangement.

UK-based solar developer Solarcentury published document revenues over of ₤ 20 million in its last fiscal year, aiding the firm story a program to finish a global pipe that currently totals up to 6GW.

Sungrow is backing a lasting approach for the Indian solar market, targeting development in the roof section while aligning even more manage independent power manufacturers (IPPs) in the nation.

Lightsource BP has actually proceeded its United States solar market drive, striking a contract to wage a 132MWdc solar array in Arkansas.

UK-headquartered solar developer Solarcentury has actually offered its property solar arm to Svea Solar, permitting the company to redouble its initiatives totally on utility-scale advancements.

Think tank the Australia Institute has urged Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s federal government to carve out fresh funding for the Australia Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in its 2022-23 and 2023-24 budgets.

Global technology giant Huawei is tapping into its telecoms-led, AI and 5G technologies to bolster the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) in utility-scale solar projects.

Leading module manufacturer JinkoSolar is to supply 150MW worth of its high-efficiency Cheetah solar panels for projects in Cambodia.

Genex Power, ASX-listed power generation development company, has secured US$117m of investment for financing a new venture and refinancing an existing facility, both located in Australia, with 50 megawatts of capacity each.

Utility giant Iberdrola has revealed 400MW of additional large-scale solar it intends to bring forward in Spain, unveiling its 2020 development pipeline in the process.

Ørsted has commenced construction on the company’s first utility-scale solar plus battery storage project, the 460-MWAC Permian Energy Center. The facility is located in Andrews County, Texas, and will come online in mid-2021.

A new Harvard study shows that to achieve the biggest improvements in public health and the greatest benefits from renewable energy, wind turbines should be installed in the Upper Midwest and solar power should be installed in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions. When adjusting for energy produced, the benefits ranged from $28 per MWh of energy produced from wind in California, to $113 per MWh of wind in the Upper Midwest and for utility-scale solar in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic.

Penn State University, in partnership with Lightsource BP, has broken ground on the largest solar project in the state of Pennsylvania. The project is expected to provide 25% of the university’s electricity over the next 25 years. Lightsource BP will build, own and operate the facility and sell the electricity to Penn State under a long-term power sales contract.