Solar Plants News

Brazil's Unimar University inaugurates 3.25-MWp solar power farm
The University of Marilia in southerly Brazil, referred to as Unimar, announced on Monday it has actually inaugurated a 3.25-MWp solar energy plant at its campus.
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, Unimar University, solar power farm
SPIC commissions floating solar-offshore wind hybrid off China
Chinese power generation firm State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) has commissioned 0.5 MWp of floating solar arrays hybridised with an offshore wind turbine in the waters off the coast of Haiyang in China's Shandong province.
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, China, Asia, SPIC
Suez Cement to power Egyptian site with 20-MW solar plant
Intro Power and also Utilities will construct a 20-MW solar plant to power a cement production site of Suez Cement Group of Companies in northeast Egypt.
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Intro Power, Suez Cement
rPlus Energies begins building on 200-MW Utah solar project
Renewable energy programmer rPlus Energies has actually commenced construction of the 200 MWAC/240 MWDC Appaloosa Solar 1 project found in Iron County, Utah.
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Utah, North America, Solar Project, rPlus Energies
Google signs 942-MW PPA on solar projects under development in Texas
Google will certainly purchase approximately 75%, or 942 MW, of the renewable energy produced by 4 of SB Energy Global's solar projects under development in Texas. The projects-- Orion 1-3 and Eiffel-- overall 1.2 GW as well as are anticipated to be operational by mid-2024.
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Google, Solar Project, Rich Hossfeld, Sana Ouji, Supria Ranade
Erthos flat solar ground-mounts under contract for 14 MW of projects
Erthos, a solar mounting company concentrating on protecting panels flat on the ground, has been contracted for 14 MW of PV projects and remains in negotiations for an added 107-MWDC project. Maryland-based community solar developer Chaberton Energy is among five service providers dealing with Erthos.
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Erthos, Stefano Ratti, Russ Phillips
Sunrun will set up 17-MW VPP on Puerto Rico for PREPA
Puerto Rico's sole electric utility service provider, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), has actually chosen Sunrun as the installation firm and also battery supplier for the island's first virtual power plant (VPP). The 17-MW VPP will certainly network together more than 7,000 Sunrun solar + storage space systems installed on homes.
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Sunrun, North America, Puerto Rico, PREPA
Econergy inks EPC bargains for 170MW of Romanian solar
Developer has actually signed agreements with contractors Shanghai Electric Group as well as CHINTEC for both projects
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, EPC, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Econergy, Eyal Podhorzer
ACWA Power to build 110MW floating PV project
Indonesia's state-owned utility PLN has actually selected the firm to supply 2 schemes worth $105m.
Nov 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Asia, Indonesia, ACWA Power, PV Power Plant, Clive Turton
7.1-MW community solar project devoted in New york city
Project partners Standard Solar, SolarPark Energy and also Catalyst Power, together with local decision-makers, business leaders, as well as state officials, dedicated the conclusion of a 7.1-MW community solar project in York, New York. The occasion commemorated the life of the late Thomas Guzek, founder of project developer SolarPark Energy.
Oct 31, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Standard Solar, Daryl Pilon, Solar Project, SolarPark Energy, Catalyst Power, Anne Cassidy, Gabe Philips
European Energy gets approval for Swedish solar park
Development on the 128.5 MW project was halted after a previous application was rejected
Oct 31, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Sweden, Europe, european energy, PV Power Plant
Germany connects 1 GW of wind, solar to the grid in Sept
Germany turned on 273.13 MW of onshore wind, 99 MW of turbines at sea and 691.27 MW of new solar capacity in September, the Federal Network Agency said on Monday.
Oct 31, 2022 // Plants, Grids, Germany, Europe
Friends Salt Works & Allied Industries Installs New Solar Power Plant in Bhavnagar
Friends Group, a vertically integrated company which is just one of the leading salt producers as well as merchants, lately installed 4 MW of solar project in Asarana, Bhavnagar. Waaree Energies, a leading PV module supplier, will provide polycrystalline solar modules of 335 WP to Friends Group. The installation is jointly expected to generate over 5.8 million units of power, potentially mitigating over 10 lakh tonnes of carbon emission.
Oct 31, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Plants, India, Asia, PV module, Waaree Energies, greenhouse gas emissions, Friends Group, Kandla Agro & Chemicals
RUMSL's 300 MW Floating Solar Tender Oversubscribed by 700 MW
Rewa Ultra Mega's SOlar Ltd (RUMSL)- a joint venture in between SECI as well as MUVN, that is to create 300 MW floating solar project at the Omkar Reservoir at Madhya Pradesh has been oversubscribed. The oversubscription is by 700 MW. The cumulative capacity of the project is 600 MW.
Oct 31, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, tender, RUMSL, floating solar plants, bidding norms, Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company
Asian Development Bank to Fund Bhutan's First Utility-Scale Solar Project
The financing includes an $8.26 million concessional lending as well as an ADB-administered $10 million grant from the Asian Development Fund. Bhutan wishes to move beyond hydropower sources of energy in the sight of climate modification.
Oct 31, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Asian Development Bank, hydropower, Solar Project, Bhutan, Christoph Meindl, Republic of Korea e-Asia, Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund