Solar Plants News

Researchers Say 53 Million Hectares of Abandoned Land Could be Used for Solar Deployment
Solar projects on deserted cropland can create 179 exajoules of energy every year
Dec 28, 2020 // Plants, Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, Americas, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU
Prisons begin 2nd energy project
Entegrity, a Little Rock power solutions firm, has introduced an energy-efficiency project with the Arkansas Department of Corrections.
Dec 28, 2020 // Plants, USA, North America, Solar Project, Solomon Graves, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Ladner
Uzbekistan reveals plans for as much as 800 MW of brand-new solar
The federal government of Uzbekistan recently introduced prepare for two new solar projects supporting a strategy backed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the implementation of 1GW of solar power capacity.
Dec 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Asia, Uzbekistan, PV Power Plant, solar projects, Alisher Sultanov
Aquila shuts buy of 50-MWp Spanish solar project
Aquila European Renewables Income Fund plc (LON: AERS) has wrapped up the acquisition of its very first solar asset in Spain, the 50-MWp Albeniz project.
Dec 28, 2020 // Plants, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Solar Project, aquila
Yingli and JA Solar secure module supply deals
Yingli Energy (China) has supplied 117MW of its N-type PANDA bifacial modules to the biggest solar project in Oman. JA Solar has provided 54MW of modules wherefore it states is Hungary's "biggest PV power plant", the 100MW Kaposvar project.
Dec 24, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Markets & Finance News, China, Hungary, JA Solar, Europe, Asia, Yingli Energy
TRIG to take risk in 100-MW Akuo-developed French renewables portfolio
The Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd (LON: TRIG) is readied to purchase a firm that has around 100 MW of onshore wind, solar and battery storage space assets in France as well as territorial islands.
Dec 23, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, TRIG
Grenergy secures cash for 200-MW solar project in Spain
Spanish renewable resource business Grenergy Renovables SL (BME: GRE) has actually raised near to EUR 110 million (USD 133.9 m) in lendings to sustain the growth and building of the 200-MW Escuderos solar project in Spain.
Dec 23, 2020 // Plants, Spain, Europe, Solar Project, Grenergy
Singapore's Keppel joins 500-MW solar project in Queensland
The renewables arm of Singaporean empire Keppel Corp (SGX: BN4) has consented to acquire a 45% passion in the holding business for a greenfield solar project in Queensland, Australia, with a capability of at the very least 500 MW.
Dec 23, 2020 // Plants, Australia, Asia, Oceania, Singapore, Keppel
Mytilineos acquires Spanish solar farm
Mytilineos Holdings S.A. (Mytilineos)-- through its Renewables as well as Storage Development company unit-- has obtained a 50 MW solar project in Spain, the Jaen solar farm, from Viridi RE.
Dec 23, 2020 // Plants, Spain, Europe, solar farm, Mytilineos
First floating solar power plant project started in Greece
PPC Renewables plans to set up floating solar energy plants with 50 MW in total, beginning with one of the largest lakes in Greece It would be the initial such system in the country.
Dec 23, 2020 // Plants, Floating PV, Greece, floating PV, Europe, PPC Renewables
3rd Uzbek Solar project announced for Uzbekistan
500MW system to be tendered in 3 great deals
Dec 23, 2020 // Plants, Asia, Uzbekistan, Alisher Sultanov
Vikram Solar Commissions Rooftop Solar Plant at its Manufacturing Facility
Vikram Solar has appointed a 919.73 kWp rooftop solar plant at its manufacturing center in Falta, West Bengal.
Dec 23, 2020 // Plants, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop PV, Vikram Solar, Saibaba Vutukuri
Sonnedix obtains 150MW solar PV plant in central Chile
Independent power manufacturer (IPP) Sonnedix has proceeded its solar ramp-up in Chile with the acquisition of a 150MWp PV project from regional developer RTB Energy.
Dec 22, 2020 // Plants, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, IPP, Sonnedix, Axel Thiemann, Chile, South america, project acquisition
Belectric targets 3GW for O&M business
Solar and also storage space project programmer Belectric is intending to bring a collective 3GW of capacity worldwide into its operations as well as administration (O&M) arm.
Dec 22, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, O&M, Belectric, Ingo Alphéus, Maintenance, Barry Bennet
SMA Solar proclaims 1.6 GW of inverter sales to Australian PV nuclear power plant in 2020
Major PV inverter supplier SMA Solar Technology claimed it would be providing around 1.6 GW of main inverters to PV power plant projects in Australia in 2020, representing a market share of roughly 65 percent of a total of 6.5 GW being released.
Dec 22, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Australia, pv power plants, SMA, Oceania