Solar Plants News

Sri Lanka issues RfP for 30 MW of ground-mounted, floating solar
Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has released an affordable tender for the construction of ground-mounted and floating solar plants with an incorporated capacity of 30 MW.
Aug 31, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Asia, Sri Lanka, PV Power Plant, CEB, Ceylon Electricity Board
Sri Lanka's CEB issues tender for 100-MW solar project
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is looking for contractors for the development as well as building of a 100-MW solar park project in Sri Lanka's Uva province.
Aug 30, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Sri Lanka, CEB, Solar Project
Italy opens EUR-1.5 bn financing plan for rooftop solar in agriculture
The Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Mipaaf) has actually opened a EUR-1.5-billion (USD 1.5 bn) motivation plan that will certainly sustain the building and construction of 375 MW of solar parks atop farming premises.
Aug 30, 2022 // Plants, Rooftop PV, Italy, Europe
Soltage develops pollinator-friendly community solar project in Illinois
Independent power producer Soltage completed the construction as well as commissioning of a 2.7-MW community solar project in Pontiac, Illinois.
Aug 30, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Illinois, Soltage, Solar Project
Ilmatar to build 450MW Swedish solar giant
Project will certainly be integrated in Halland county adhering to finalizing of a land lease handle forestry company Silvestica
Aug 30, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Sweden, Europe, solar farm, Ilmatar, Christian Gustafsson
Orsted gets initial Irish solar project
The 65MW renewable resource plant will certainly be situated in Cork and also is expected to be functional in 2025
Aug 30, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Terra Solar, Orsted, Kieran White
MET Group buys 60-MWp solar project in Poland
Switzerland-based energy firm MET Group said on Monday that it has acquired a solar PV project in Poland, with an expected set up capacity of 60 MWp, in an effort to pick up speed in the new market.
Aug 29, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Solar Project, MET Group, Christian Hurlimann
London Stansted receives preparing permission for 14.3 MW solar farm
London Stansted has actually received planning permission for the growth of a 14.3 MW solar farm designed to make the airport's energy supply extra secure.
Aug 29, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, London Stansted, Steve Griffiths
In a First for United States, California will Pilot Solar-Panel Canopies Over Canals
In an initiative that looks at "water-energy nexus paradigm acquiring interest amongst public utilities", "the California Department of Water Resources, utility company Turlock Irrigation District (TID), Marin County, California's water and also energy project programmer Solar AquaGrid, together with the University of California, Merced, have actually joined hands for Project Nexus.
Aug 29, 2022 // Plants, California, USA, Solar Panels, North America, gujarat, carbon emissions, Project Nexus, pilot project, AquaGrid, canal maintenance, Canopies over canals, grid access, solar panels over canals, Turlock Irrigation District
Brazil's Cemig to deploy 155 MW of solar in Minas Gerais
A subsidiary of Brazilian utility Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais SA (BVMF: CMIG4), better called Cemig, has signed design, purchase and building (EPC) contracts for 155 MW of solar projects in the state of Minas Gerais.
Aug 26, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, minas gerais, Cemig
Iberdrola to release 1.4 GW of solar in Spain in 2022
Spanish utility Iberdrola SA (BME: IBE) claimed on Thursday that it is preparing to mount some 1,400 MW of new solar power in various regions of Spain over the coming months.
Aug 26, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe
BayWa enlisted for solar-plus-storage-plus-hydrogen project in France
Renewable energy team BayWa r.e. has actually been picked to execute a project in France combining a solar PV plant, a battery energy storage space system (BESS) and-- if enough offtakers can be located-- green hydrogen.
Aug 26, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, France, Europe, solar-plus-storage, baywa r.e., green hydrogen, renewables integration
HSGS-Ameresco to mount 700-kW solar + storage space microgrid at White Sands Missile Range
HSGS-Ameresco, a joint venture accredited as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) by the Small Business Administration as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), revealed that it has actually been granted a contract to mount a microgrid system at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), the Department of Defense's largest al fresco armed forces test center in New Mexico.
Aug 26, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, Dave McNeil, HSGS-Ameresco
Wholesaler Guzman Energy obtains approval for Colorado PV park
US wholesale power offer Guzman Energy has actually received approval from the Delta County Board of Commissioners for a limited use permit required to mount and operate the suggested Garnet Mesa Solar project in Southern Delta County, Colorado.
Aug 26, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Colorado, pv power plants, North America, Guzman Energy, permit
N‑ergie commissions 29-MWp solar duo in Bavaria
German energy company N-ergie AG has actually brought live two solar parks with an integrated capacity of 29 MWp in Bavaria which are anticipated to produce 31.03 million kWh of clean electrical energy each year.
Aug 26, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Bavaria, N‑ergie