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EU to help anchor lower price for floating solar power

The Fresher project, funded by the EU’s European Maritime and Fishery Fund, aims to develop better and cheaper mooring and anchoring systems for floating solar. The initiative is backed by Portugal utility EDP, which has recently begun to install floating projects.

Nov 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, Spain, Sweden, floating PV, Europe, EMFF, utility EDP, João Maciel

Ørsted to build 460-MW solar+storage project in Texas

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.

Nov 14, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Jinko Solar, Texas, JA Solar, North America, Ørsted, Henrik Poulsen, Declan Flanagan, Permian Energy Center

Angola’s solar plans boosted by Italian oil giant Eni

The Italian oil and gas provider has signed a concession agreement with the government of the African oil country to build a 50 MW solar plant. The project is expected to be in the province of Namibe and will be part of the nation’s plan to deploy 600 MW of solar by 2022.

Nov 14, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, Angola, Eni, Solenova

Spanish Grenergy announces major banks for 103-megawatt bifacial solar solution in Chile

A few Chilean major banks have united to support a bifacial PV system in Northern Chile's Atacama Desert, currently being constructed in the area listed among the planet’s driest inhabited places.

Nov 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, Bifacial PV, Grenergy Renovables

sPower and Saint Solar are developing major solar ventures in the state of Arizona

Coolidge-based Planning and Zoning Commission has supported sPower's 100-megawatt photovoltaic project as well as a 472-ha solution implemented by Saint Solar.

Nov 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, sPower, Arizona, North America, NextEra, Saint Solar

Tata Power gains a new 50-megawatt project as part of Dholera Solar Park

The Indian power corporation is deploying more capacity at a gigantic 5-gigawatt Gujarat solar farm.

Nov 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, Tata Power Renewable, GUVNL

Endesa is completing deployment of solar projects gained at the auction in 2017

Endesa, a subsidiary of the biggest electric utility in Spain, has finished 252 megawatts of PV projects in Extremadura, which means all of the 339 megawatts the company gained at the governmental auction 2017 are now tied to electrical grid.

Nov 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Spain, Europe, auction, Endesa

Solarpack continues 2019 financial boost as PV development reaches 1.7 gigawatt

EPC points out operational launch of PV assets located in Chile and in India as Q1-Q3 2019 revenues almost double compared to last year, however net profit decreased by more than a half.

Nov 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, Spain, India, Chile, South america, Europe, Asia, Solarpack Corp

Moixa has 100 megawatts of VPP total capacity in Japan

The energy company insists it has the biggest battery network managed by VPP in the world.

Nov 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Storage, Grids, Japan, UK, Europe, Asia, Moixa

The state of Western Australia is deploying an over 180 megawatt solar park in the south west

Ambitions to construct a 183-megawatt solar park in the southwestern part of Western Australia are most likely to be approved by the end of the week.

Nov 11, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, solar pv, Risen Energy, Oceania, Waroona Solar Farm, South Energy

Fukushima Is Becoming a Renewable Energy Hub Making Use of the Area Tainted by Radiation

Japan is deploying a 300b ($2.75b) yen venture to turn disaster-stricken Fukushima to a green-energy farm, with the project’s first solar plant scheduled to be launched in January 2020.

Nov 11, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Japan, Asia, Fukushima

Los Angeles signs a 25-year-lasting purchase agreement for solar power from Kern County facility

LA is rushing to renewable energy. The city has just approved a contract with a 25 year term to get powered by a solar plant in Kern County. The project is being implemented in the framework of the Global Green New Deal.

Nov 8, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Los Angeles, Kern County

German PV developer Athos starts a 40MWp dotation-free solar project in Spain

A new supplier from abroad enters Spain with an unsponsored photovoltaic project, debuting on a vigorous large-scale solar stage of an ever sunny South of Europe.

Nov 8, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Germany, Europe, subsidy-free, Athos

ENGIE starts deploying the 225 megawatt capacity Long Draw project

ENGIE is launching a 225-megawatt solar project in cooperation with Long Draw Solar. The Texas-headquartered energy company is going to serve four cities in the state of Texas as well as their energy providers through the Power Purchase Agreement signed for the above solar project.

Nov 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, Engie, North America, Long Draw Solar

Tuvalu receives a $6 million grant for renewable energy goals

Asian Development Bank allocates a grant for the country in South Pacific to help it reach its goal to become fully renewable in 2025.

Nov 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Rooftop PV, Australia, Asia, rooftop PV, Oceania, Tuvalu

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