Solar Large-Scale Plants News

Magnetar Capital secures 3GW United States solar pipe with Lendlease deal
A United States development pipeline containing 3GW solar and also 2.5 GWh of energy storage space has altered hands as asset manager Magnetar Capital acquires the renewable energy company of Lendlease.
Nov 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, Craig Carson, Utility-Scale Storage, magnetar capital, vesper energy, Adam Daley
Aviva moves to put 'words into activities' with mixed solar and also storage carport in Perth
Insurance company Aviva has opened up among the UK's biggest integrated solar as well as power storage carports at its Perth Office.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Rooftop PV, UK, Europe, Aviva, Nick Amin, David Skinn
BayWa r.e. completes building and construction of largest U.S. solar project to date in North Carolina
BayWa r.e. Solar Projects revealed the completion of building and construction on the 133.6-MWDC Fern Solar project in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Fern is the biggest project established and developed to date by BayWa r.e. in the U.S. as well as the initial huge solar asset the business will possess and also operate.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, baywa r.e., Solar Project, Jam Attari
Australian hydrogen project including 5GW of renewables safeguards investment firm backing
A Western Australian renewable hydrogen center that will be powered by 5GW of solar PV and onshore wind has actually safeguarded the support of Danish investment company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Solar to Fuel, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, CIP, Michael Hannibal
Greece to expand renewables portfolio with five new solar projects
London-based renewable energy financing organization National Energy Holdings Limited has partnered with Piraeus Bank SA to help Greece to expand its profile of tidy energy resources.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, solar projects, Giles Clark
Ford's Silverton Factory In South Africa Is Getting A Massive 13.5 MW Of Solar PV
The Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa's factory in Silverton, Pretoria, South Africa is obtaining a huge 13. 5 megawatt (MW) solar system. This will certainly make it among the largest solar PV systems mounted at a manufacturing facility worldwide. The system will certainly have solar carports enough to cover 4,200 car parking bays. The PV plant will certainly cost R135 million (US$ 8.7 million). This indicates the grid-tied project will certainly be available in at concerning $0.64/ W, which is pretty impressive for a carport system.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Ford Motor Company, solar system
EDF unveils 50MW UK solar plans
EDF Renewables has revealed plans for an up-to-50MW solar farm, Bloy's Grove, in between the villages of Swainsthorpe and also Mulbarton, just south of Norwich.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, solar farm, Mark Vyvyan-Robinson
Steel manufacturer Nucor indications massive PPA for 250 MW of brand-new solar power in Texas
Nucor Corporation announced that it has actually authorized a 15-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) for 250 MWAC of brand-new solar power in Texas. The agreement, which will enable EDFR to add even more tidy energy to the area's power grid, is Nucor's first VPPA and the biggest of its kind for the steel sector.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, Texas, North America, Nucor Corporation, Leon Topalian, Ryan Pfaff
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust sheds light on seed solar portfolio in Prospectus
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) has actually released its Prospectus after describing plans to raise ₤ 200 million previously this month.
Nov 13, 2020 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, DORE, Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust, Prospectus, Hugh W M Little
Portugal's MCA participates in 370-MWp solar project in Angola
Portuguese multinational MCA Group revealed it is leading a consortium included with the growth of a 370-MWp solar energy project in Angola.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Europe, MCA, solar power project
Idemitsu Renewables brings live 100-MW solar park in California
Idemitsu Renewables, formerly Solar Frontier Americas, has actually put on stream a 100-MW solar park in California's Kings County.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, North America, Solar Park, Idemitsu Renewables
Akuo, Enelec activate pilot containerised solar plant in Madagascar
France's Akuo Energy as well as Groupe Filatex have commissioned a 2.9-MWp solar plant in Madagascar consisting of containerised pre-assembled photovoltaic (PV) units.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, Akuo Energy, Groupe Filatex, Hasnaine Yavarhoussen, Enelec
Ameresco indicators USD-30m finance for solar projects
US renewable energy firm Ameresco Inc (NYSE: AMRC) on Thursday stated it has actually authorized a finance center of as much as USD 30 million (EUR 25m) to be utilized for the building of solar projects.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, ameresco, solar projects, Doran Hole
Wight Community Energy granted 'transformative' ₤ 68k to more develop solar
Wight Community Energy has actually been awarded ₤ 68,250 to establish a number of renewable resource projects consisting of work on the Homestead solar farm at Shalfleet.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, solar farm, Wight Community Energy, Colin Palmer, Megan Blyth
Every PPA assists: Tesco partners Low Carbon for 130GWh of solar
Tesco has a new collaboration with renewable resource investor Low Carbon to create 3 new solar ranches as it seeks to 'play its component' in decarbonisation.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, PPA, Europe, Tesco, Jason Tarry, Low Carbon, Roy Bedlow