Solar Plants News

Avantus turns sod on 110MW Texas solar
Galloway 2 project in Concho region is anticipated to come online by the end of 2023
Feb 9, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Avantus
Enel Launches Solar Plant in Atacama Desert, to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Enel Chile has announced the launch of the 204MW Domeyko photovoltaic plant in the Atacama Desert, which will inject 590GWh of renewable energy into the National Electric System, avoiding 465 thousand tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Feb 9, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Enel Chile
Italy includes 2.48 GW of solar in 2022 to appear 25 GW
Italy set up 2.48 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2022, reaching cumulative solar setup of simply above 25 GW at the end of the year, profession body Italia Solare stated on Friday after an analysis of data from grid operator Terna.
Feb 8, 2023 // Plants, Italy, Europe, PV Power Plant
Vattenfall gets to FID on 76MW agri PV project
Tützpatz solar site in Germany will certainly be built without government funding
Feb 8, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Vattenfall, PV Power Plant
Australian Solar Developer's Modular Solar Tech to Power Lithium Mine Project
The 5B Maverick technology is a ground mount solar remedy created to be safer, much more affordable as well as much faster to deploy for offgrid, business and commercial, as well as large-scale solar power generation. 5B will be setting up solar PV for the 95 MW hybrid microgrid in the Kathleen Valley Lithium project.
Feb 8, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, microgrid, Solar Project, ground mount solar, Zenith Energy, Hamish Moffat, Kathleen Valley Lithium, Liontown Resources, solar racking solutions
Enviromena Finishes Its First 25.4-MW Solar Farm in Winchester, England
Enviromena has completed its first UK solar farm, the 25.4-MW Three Maids Hill project in Winchester, England. The solar park is expected to generate enough electricity to cover the needs of 9,500 homes and was acquired by Blackfinch Energy in 2021.
Feb 8, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, England, Enviromena
Longroad Energy Reaches Financial Close for 202-MWp Texas Solar Project
US-based renewables developer Longroad Energy has reached financial close for its 150-MW/202-MWp solar project in Texas and started construction. The plant will produce electricity for power distribution firm Entergy Texas Inc and is expected to reach commercial operations by the end of 2023.
Feb 8, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, longroad energy, PV Power Plant
Lancaster, California's Large Solar Project Repurposes Honda & Nissan EV Batteries for Energy Storage
B2U Storage Solutions has started operations of a 25-MWh system at its SEPV Sierra hybrid solar + storage facility in Lancaster, California, utilizing 1,300 reused EV battery packs sourced from Honda and Nissan. This project is the largest operational UL 9540-certified energy storage system utilizing second-life EV batteries in the world.
Feb 8, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Lancaster
Acciona Energia to supply renewable power to Grupo Violas in Portugal
Spanish renewables pure-player Acciona Energia (BME: ANE) has inked a ten-year agreement to supply 100% renewable power to subsidiaries of Portuguese organization group Grupo Violas.
Feb 7, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Europe, acciona energia, Grupo Violas
AES, SRP as well as Meta unveil 100-MW solar farm in Arizona
A 100-MW solar farm in the United States state of Arizona that will serve community-based not-for-profit power and also water utility Salt River Project (SRP) as well as tech group Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) was inaugurated recently, SRP said on Monday.
Feb 7, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Arizona, North America, AES, solar farm, SRP, meta
Romania's Electrica buys 12-MWp shovel-ready solar project
Romanian state-controlled electricity distribution group Societatea Energetica Electrica SA (BSE: EL), better referred to as Electrica, has actually acquired a business that holds the legal rights to a 12-MW DC/9.75-MW AC solar project in eastern Romania.
Feb 7, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, Solar Project, Electrica
FRV Australia, Genesis buy 52-MW solar project in New Zealand
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) said on Tuesday that its Australian unit acquired a 52-MW solar farm project in New Zealand with the joint venture (JV) with domestic power as well as gas energy Genesis Energy Ltd (NZE: GNE).
Feb 7, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, New Zealand, Oceania, Solar Project, Genesis, FRV Australia
Iberdrola closer to constructing 318-MW solar farm in Spain
Spanish electric utility Iberdrola SA (BME: IBE) stated that it had actually obtained environmental approval to assemble a 318-MW solar PV plant in Salamanca province, western Spain.
Feb 7, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, solar farm
Germany´s Cologne/Bonn Airport receives 2.6 MW photovoltaic system
In control with the airfreight service provider UPS, Flughafen Köln/ Bonn GmbH is mounting a solar system with an output of 1.5 MW on the latter's new hangar.
Feb 7, 2023 // Plants, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant
Iberdrola and Prosolia Energy Secure Europe's Largest Solar Power Plant Approval in Portugal
Iberdrola and Prosolia Energy have secured approvals from the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) to build Europe's largest photovoltaic plant in Santiago do Cacém near Sines. It will produce clean and cheap energy to cover the annual needs of 430,000 households.
Feb 7, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Iberdrola, Europe, PV Power Plant