Solar Commercial Plants News

Burkina Faso gold mines to get 13 MW solar-plus-storage
Renewable energy is rapidly being adopted by mining companies as the combination of off-grid power and cheaply available renewables offers a strong business case.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Total Eren, PV plant, solar-plus-storage, Africa, nordgold, Burkina Faso, Nikolai Zelenski
Ciel & Terre completes floating solar plant at Indian airport
French floating solar specialist Ciel & Terre has completed its first FPV plant in India through its local subsidiary.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, India, floating PV, Asia, kerala, Ciel & Terre, fpv, cochin, cial, airport
ROUND-UP: 1MW of PV at Gazprom oil plant in Russia, Hungarian milestones for Photon Energy
1MW plant fired up at Gazprom Neft oil refinery in Russia. Photon Energy turns on eight PV plants totalling 5.6MWp in Hungary. Jinko delivers 13.6MW of modules to Photon Energy plants in Hungary.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Jinko Solar, Hungary, pv modules, Europe, Asia, Russia, gazprom, photon energy, Oleg Shutkin, Oleg Belyavsky, Georg Hotar
Nordgold plans 13MW of solar with storage for Burkina Faso mines
Nordgold intends to build a 13MW PV plant with battery storage that will provide power to its Burkina Faso gold mines, thanks to an agreement signed with Total Eren and equity investor Africa Energy Management Platform (AEMP) on Tuesday.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Total Eren, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, Africa, mining, nordgold, mines, Burkina Faso, downer, alinta, Nikolai Zelenski
Land vs transmission: Dilemma with India’s 55GW Pakistan border solar and wind plans
With land procurement continuing to hold back India’s PV sector, the government is considering up to 55GW of solar and wind projects along the border with Pakistan where there is an abundance of barren lands.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, Vinay Rustagi, Rajasthan, gujarat, Anand Kumar
Lightsource BP closes financing on first utility-scale Australia project, boasts bifacial prominence
Lightsource BP has signed financing agreements to develop its maiden utility-scale solar project in Australia.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, Australia, pv power plants, solar pv, bifacial, Lightsource BP, Adam Pegg, Oceania, finance
Iron Mountain to install 7.2-MW solar system at New Jersey data center
Information management company Iron Mountain announced it has closed on its largest on-site solar PPA contract to date. The 7.2-MW solar installation at Iron Mountain’s data center in Edison, New Jersey, will provide approximately 15% of the data center’s current energy load.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, USA, New Jersey, North America, Iron Mountain, Kevin Hagen, Drew Torbin
U.S. Light Energy, Standard Solar complete 7-MW New York community solar project
U.S. Light Energy, a New York solar energy company specializing in the development of solar electric and community solar systems, celebrated the completion of the 7-MW Sugar Hill Solar Farm. Local officials, project partners and U.S. Light Energy participated in a ribbon-cutting and community tour of the first community solar farm in Clifton Park, New York.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, U.S. Light Energy, Mark Richardson, Scott Wiater, Mary Beth Walsh
Highview Power to build UK’s first large scale ‘cryogenic’ energy storage facility
The long-duration energy storage provider plans to eventually build a portfolio of 50 MW/250 MWh liquid air systems throughout the United Kingdom.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Solar to Fuel, UK, Europe, Javier Cavada, CRYOBattery, cryogenic energy storage, solar cryogenic storage
Uzbekistan announces tender for up to 900 MW of solar
The central Asian nation and the International Finance Corporation have signed a mandate to develop up to 900 MW of solar capacity through public-private partnerships.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, tender, Asia, Uzbekistan, Shukhrat Vafaev
India plans 55 GW of renewables capacity along Pakistan border
An AFP newswire report this week said Ministry of New & Renewable Energy secretary Anand Kumar had announced plans for 30 GW of generation capacity in the state of Gujarat and 25 GW in Rajasthan, all of it along a 20-25km strip of semi arid land on the border.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, narendra modi, Anand Kumar
Completion of 390 MW Benban projects crowns impressive quarter for Scatec Solar
With power production up 133% year-on-year, revenues and EBITDA also rose significantly.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Raymond Carlsen, Scatec Solar, Ukraine, Europe, Asia, Africa, Egypt, Mozambique
Indian fossil fuel giant NTPC tenders 1 GW of solar capacity
Developers have until November 18 to submit bids for projects anywhere in India. The projects are to be set up on a develop, build, demonstrate and transfer basis.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, India, NTPC, floating PV, Asia
Hundreds of mayors urge Congress to extend solar ITC
More than 200 mayors across the US have sent a letter urging Congress to pass a five-year extension of the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) with a particular focus on creating jobs and drawing investment.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Policy, USA, ITC, woodmac, North America, Abigail Ross Hopper, congress, mayors
India’s NTPC tenders for 1GW of solar
India's largest utility NTPC has tendered for 1GW of grid-connected solar capacity under the Develop Build Demonstrate Transfer (DBDT) programme.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, tender, NTPC, Asia