Solar Large-Scale Plants News

Equinor has commissioned its second Polish solar plant, Zagórzyca. Developed and operated by the Polish renewable power producer Wento, the 60MW facility is part of Equinor's 1.6GW solar pipeline and is supported by Danske Commodities' electricity sales. 500 people were involved in the construction of the 55 hectare plant. Equinor's commitment to Poland's energy transition is evident.

Enel X and ADR to deliver a 22MW solar plant to Leonardo da Vinci Airport, Rome, by 2024, accompanied by a 10MWh storage system and covering an area of 340,000 square metres. A key part of ADR’s goal for zero CO2 emissions by 2030. A significant step to mitigate climate change and relaunch the Italian airport sector.

Zabka Group has signed a 10-year PPA with Modus Asset Management, supplying 50 GWh of electricity annually from 65 MW of solar parks. The agreement marks Modus Asset Management's entry into the Polish PPA market and will help Zabka reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 25% and carbon intensity by 70% by 2026.

Ilmatar, a Nordic developer, has secured land for a proposed 350MW solar farm in Grums, Sweden. Working with local landowners, the farm will be one of the largest in Sweden, using timber forest damaged by bark beetles. Christian Gustafsson, Ilmatar's CEO, looks to expand renewable energy for Sweden with the project. Anders Bergenheim, a local landowner, is excited about the collaboration.

Mytilineos SA has secured a 40-MW solar power purchase agreement (PPA) in Queensland, Australia. With the help of SmartestEnergy Australia, a unit of Marubeni Corp, the Kingaroy solar farm is under construction and expected to be operational by 2021. Mytilineos has 11.9 GW of assets in development globally, including 376 MW in Australia.

Alight has signed a PPA with Axfood for the largest solar park in Sweden, unlocking non-recourse project financing. SEB will provide the debt financing to build the 64MW park, which will be operational in 2024 and feature initiatives to promote biodiversity.

Aura Power has achieved two major milestones - a 200-MW/800-MWh BESS in Italy and a 49.9-MW solar park in England - to power 35,000 homes & 21% of East Devon households. It also has 1-GW battery & 80-MW solar projects in the pipeline.

Soltech and Solgrid have entered a partnership to develop and operate 300 MW of ground-mount solar projects in Southern Sweden. Solgrid is investing SEK 2 billion with potential orders of SEK 1 billion for project development. Applications are submitted and construction is expected in 3-4 years.

CITIC Group Corp will invest BRL 2.5 billion to develop a solar project with a capacity exceeding 600 MWp in Brazil, creating 400-500 jobs and supporting the "Minha Casa, Minha Vida" housing programme.

Voltalia celebrates inauguration of 49.9-MW South Farm Solar Park in Dorset, England, supplying power to City of London business district with annual output estimated to cover consumption of 35,000 people and over 50% of the Corporation's electricity needs.

China is constructing the world's largest photovoltaic facility, estimated to cost 45.2 billion yuan ($6.32 billion). The projected facility will be located in Shaanxi Province, and will feature an annual production of 100 GW monocrystalline silicon wafers and 50 GW monocrystalline cells.

Dubai has inaugurated the 900 MW fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, reducing 1.18 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually and providing clean energy to 270,000 residences. It is expected to reduce 6.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions when fully completed.

SABIC awards Iberdrola a $76 million contract to develop a 100 MW solar plant in La Aljorra, complete with 260,000 solar panels. The plant will supply SABIC's polycarbonate facility with renewable electricity to support sectors such as automotive and construction.

Grenergy Renovables SL, a Spanish renewables developer-operator, has agreed to sell its 150 MWp Belinchon solar power facility in Cuenca to a European IPP. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year, with a net profit of EUR 83 million. This is the first milestone of the Valkyria initiative, with 1.1 GW of solar assets to dispose of in Spain and a pipeline of 14 GW, including 1.8 GW of assets and 10 GWh of energy storage projects.

Voltalia has officially inaugurated its largest solar park to date in the UK. South Farm Solar Park has a capacity of 49.9MW, enough to cover half of the City of London Corporation's electricity needs. The project is funded by Santander UK and contributes to the City of London Corporation's energy transition away from fossil fuels.