solar-plus-storage

Construction begins on mining giant BHP's initial off-grid solar-storage project
Construction has started on BHP's "first off-grid large-scale renewable resource project", completing 38 MW of solar energy and a 10.1 MW/5.4 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), at 2 nickel mines in Western Australia which supply Tesla for usage in electrical lorry (EV) batteries.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, power purchase agreement, solar-storage project, bhp, Jessica Farrell, diesel, emissions reduction, gold mine
Solar forecasting errors in the US lower than formerly believed, says Berkeley Lab research
The average price of forecasting errors in the US is less than previously assumed at less than US$ 1/MWh, according to a research by Berkeley Lab that utilized a new, openly available approach to check out the method.
Jan 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, pv power plants, solar-plus-storage, North America, Berkeley, solar forecasting, ISOs, NAM forecast, performance
Global Infrastructure Partners invests US$ 500m in BrightNight to fund project development
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) along with co-investors has closed on a US$ 500 million financial investment in independent power manufacturer (IPP) BrightNight LLC to fund the business's development initiatives along with the building and construction and procedures of its projects.
Jan 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, hybrid, solar-plus-storage, North America, GIP, brightnight, global infrastructure partners
UK designer all ears on 500MW PV-plus-storage
Low Carbon opens an initial appointment on the Gate Burton energy park in Lincolnshire
Jan 12, 2022 // Plants, Storage, UK, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Low Carbon, Mike Rutgers
Solar-plus-storage designer Pathfinder acquires Hitachi Capital moneying to progress UK pipe
UK solar and energy storage programmer Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE) has actually secured financing of an unspecified quantity from Hitachi Capital Business Finance to help expand its UK development pipeline.
Dec 17, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Hitachi Capital
Biden indications executive order to make US federal government carbon neutral by 2050
United States Head Of State Joe Biden has signed an exec order that requires the United States federal government 'lead by example' and leverage its buying power to accomplish carbon neutrality by 2050.
Dec 13, 2021 // Policy, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, biden
Apex Clean Energy to pursue 1GW of solar capacity in US
US renewables developer Apex Clean Energy has made an arrangement with timberland firm Weyerhaeuser for the growth of 1GW of utility-scale solar and also solar-plus-storage projects on Weyerhaeuser sites across the United States.
Dec 10, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, IPP, Apex Clean Energy, solar-plus-storage, North America, Weyerhaeuser
RWE to spend US$ 17bn in German renewables portfolio, looking to employ 200 new staff
RWE is to invest as much as EUR15 billion (US$ 16.92 billion) into its eco-friendly portfolio in Germany by 2030 along with increasing its workforce through working with 200 new staff to work on creating solar PV as well as wind in the nation.
Dec 9, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, solar-plus-storage, mining, rwe
Elgin Energy aiming to release 5GW of solar-plus-storage in 3 years after US$ 33m raise
UK designer Elgin Energy is targeting 5GW of solar-plus-storage throughout its core markets by 2025 after finishing a ₤ 25 million (US$ 33.3 million) fundraising round.
Nov 29, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Elgin Energy, Jack O’Keeffe, fundraising, focus capital partners
French solar-plus-storage biz Ze Energy raises EUR-40m in B round
France's Ze Energy, an independent power producer (IPP) specialising in solar-plus-storage projects, has elevated EUR 40 million (USD 45.1 m) in Series B round to improve its service and get in new markets.
Nov 26, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, France, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Ze Energy, Mathieu Lassagne
Elgin Energy finishes GBP-25m fundraise for solar-plus-storage
UK solar and also storage programmer Elgin Energy said on Thursday it has elevated some GBP 25 million (USD 33.3 m/EUR 29.7 m) in an oversubscribed fundraising via boutique business money company Focus Capital companions.
Nov 25, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Elgin Energy, Ronan Kilduff
Prospect14 offers 1GWdc development portfolio of PV, solar-plus-storage in PJM
Renewables designer as well as investment company Prospect14 has offered around 1GWdc of solar and also solar-plus-storage projects in Virginia and also Pennsylvania.
Nov 18, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, PJM, Virginia, solar-plus-storage, Pennsylvania, North America, EnergyStorageUSA, Prospect14
SEIA selects new supervisor of storage to enhance policy advocacy as well as sector support
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has assigned US Department of Energy (DOE) proficient Jeremiah Miller as its new supervisor of storage markets and policy.
Nov 16, 2021 // Storage, Policy, SEIA, solar-plus-storage, appointments, EnergyStorageUSA, Jeremiah Miller
Hawaiian Electric to release 50,000 rooftop PV systems in bid to reach 2030 target
Hawaiian Electric has stated it will certainly reduce its carbon discharges from power generation by 70% by 2030 in a plan that looks for to add 50,000 rooftop planetary systems and 1GW of renewables to the energy's generation capability.
Nov 8, 2021 // Plants, Rooftop PV, solar-plus-storage, rooftop solar, renewable energy target, targets, hawaiian electric
Alberta federal government offers financial support for energy storage projects alongside oil as well as gas
The government of Alberta, Canada, has introduced that CA$ 25 million (US$ 20.1 million) in financial backing has been offered for solar-plus-storage and also pumped hydro energy storage as part of a CA$ 176 million bundle that will additionally offer funding to oil and gas industry projects.
Nov 5, 2021 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Canada, solar-plus-storage, North America, flow battery, dc-coupling