Solar Plants News

SPI Energy to get 6.5-MW solar-plus-storage project in Massachusetts
Hong Kong-based SPI Energy Co Ltd (NASDAQ: SPI) has actually consented to get a 6.5-MW neighborhood solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) project combined with 5.45 MWh of storage space in Massachusetts.
Apr 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, SPI Energy, Xiaofeng Peng
GES working on 131 MWp of solar parks in Spain
Spanish renewables contractor Global Energy Services (GES) announced it is currently building three photovoltaic (PV) plants totalling 131-MWp in Caceres province.
Apr 12, 2021 // Plants, PV Power Plant, Global Energy Services, GES
BayWa re fires up 30-MW solar-plus-storage hybrid at Mali gold mine
Germany's BayWa r.e. AG claimed it has taken part in the appointing of an off-grid hybrid system incorporating a 30-MW solar farm with a battery at the Fekola gold mine in Mali, West Africa.
Apr 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, solar-plus-storage, Africa, BayWa, solar farm
L&T wins 1.5 GW solar agreement in Saudi Arabia
The renewable energy branch of Larsen and also Toubro's (L&T) Power Transmission as well as Distribution service has secured an engineering, purchase and also building (EPC) contract for a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Saudi Arabia.
Apr 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Saudi Arabia, PPA, Asia, PV Power Plant, L&T, Sekharipuram Narayanan Subrahmanyan
UNITED STATES to include every year 20 GW of large-scale solar ability over the next five years
The U.S. ended 2020 with record wind and also solar additions, defeating previous highs in all sectors, according to BloombergNEF's (BNEF) latest "1H 2021 U.S. Renewable Energy Market Outlook".
Apr 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, BNEF, North America, Tara Narayanan, Tom Rowlands Rees
Masdar and EDF start construction deal with 300MW solar plant in Saudi Arabia
A consortium between Abu Dhabi-based Masdar, EDF Renewables and Nesma Holding Company has broken ground on a 300MW PV project in Saudi Arabia.
Apr 12, 2021 // Plants, Masdar, Saudi Arabia, PPA, EDF, Asia, power purchase agreement, middle east, EDF Renewables, Bruno Bensasson
Green Hydrogen for Scotland project targets 40MW of solar as well as 50MW of battery storage
British energy business ScottishPower is targeting as much as 40MW of solar as part of its Green Hydrogen for Scotland project.
Apr 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Solar to Fuel, green hydrogen, solar farm, ITM Power, BOC, ScottishPower, Whitelee wind farm
Saudi Arabia secures PPAs for near to 3 GW of fresh solar
Power acquisition contracts (PPA) for approximately 3 GW of solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) projects have been checked in Saudi Arabia, it was announced on Thursday.
Apr 9, 2021 // Plants, Saudi Arabia, PPA, Asia
Brazil's Northeast strikes new solar record of 561 MWa
Solar farms in the Brazilian Northeast have actually registered a brand-new regional solar generation record of 561 typical megawatts (MWa) on April 6.
Apr 9, 2021 // Plants, South america, Brazil, solar farm
Clearway breaks ground on 75 MW of solar projects in Hawaii
Clearway Energy Group on Thursday launched building of 2 solar projects in Hawaii that have a complete capability of 75 MW and are combined with a combined 300 MWh of storage.
Apr 9, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Hawaii, North America, clearway, solar projects, Scott Seu
Africa Greentec to mount solar systems in Chad
German Africa Greentec AG has signed framework contracts in Chad for the establishment of a joint venture with the nationwide electrical energy SNE. Through this unique function lorry, the German firm said it is "developing a green power supplier in the country." By the middle of this year, the initial megawatt-scale SNE diesel generators are to be replaced by solar plants.
Apr 9, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Africa Greentec
Agrivoltaics Guarantee Conjunction With Agriculture For Solar
Solar, despite excellent development for in the direction of coming to be the cheapest, greenest and also cleanest source of power, still has one weak spot. The large systems of land that are needed for each MW of solar created on the ground.
Apr 9, 2021 // Plants, Japan, Solar Panels, Solar Energy, Asia, agrivoltaics, Delhi, Farmdo Group
Canadian Solar Starts Building on 143 MWp of Solar Projects in Japan
announced today that it has actually started construction on four solar projects in Japan completing 143 MWp This portfolio includes Canadian Solar's flagship mega-project, the 100 MWp Azuma Kofuji project found in the Fukushima Prefecture, as well as various other projects completing 43 MWp in the Ibaraki as well as Hiroshima Prefectures.
Apr 8, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Canadian Solar, Asia, Dr. Shawn Qu, solar projects
British army readies solar farm to minimize emissions
The British army introduced its building on Wednesday of a photovoltaic or pv solar farm to supply its Leconfield, England, transport school with electricity.
Apr 8, 2021 // Plants, UK, Europe, solar farm
Iberdrola produces JV with insurance policy company to invest in 1GW of Spanish renewables
Iberdrola has created a critical partnership with insurance company Mapfre that will initially purchase 230MW of clean energy projects in Spain, consisting of 130MW of solar PV.
Apr 8, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Portugal, Battery Storage, Iberdrola, Europe, joint venture, utility, data centres, Merlin Properties, Jakob Carnemark