Solar Plants News

Brazil's Ceara state gives enviro authorization for 4.6-GW solar project
The Brazilian state of Ceara on Friday approved ecological approval for a 4.6-GW solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) project which will generate power for the production of green hydrogen in Brazil's northeast.
Dec 5, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, Solar Project, Ceara
Pacifico, Eiffel sign up with hands in 300-MW agrivoltaic rollout in Italy
Germany's Pacifico Energy Partners and French asset supervisor Eiffel Investment Group have consented to jointly service approximately 300 MW of agrivoltaic projects in Italy, several of which with integrated battery storage space.
Dec 5, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, Pacifico, Eiffel
Low Carbon to build three UK solar farms
Building will be underway on all 3 sites by early 2023
Dec 5, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, Low Carbon
First section of solar thermal power plant in Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in operation
China's Shanghai Electric Group has actually commissioned the first of 4 systems of what it declares is the globe's largest solar thermal power plant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dec 2, 2022 // Plants, China, Asia, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Shanghai Electric Group
Emerging innovation allows photovoltaic panels and agriculture to exist together, however legal obstacles continue to be
Renewable energy technologies such as wind generators and solar panels are obtaining traction, however are occasionally met regional resistance because they take up valuable room that can otherwise be used for agricultural production.
Dec 2, 2022 // Plants, solar panel, Agriculture, ACES, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
Statkraft signs solar PPA in Italy with telecom Fastweb
Italian telecommunications firm Fastweb SpA has agreed to offtake the power from an 11.25-MWp solar park that Statkraft A/S plans to integrate in Italy's main area of Lazio.
Dec 2, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, PPA, Statkraft, Fastweb
ACEN to acquire owner of 60-MWp solar park in the Philippines
Philippines-based AC Energy Corp (PSE: ACEN) will certainly get the designer of a 60-MWp solar park project in the Philippines, expecting the bargain to be finished by mid-December, it stated in a bourse filing on Thursday.
Dec 2, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Philippines, Solar Park, ACEN
Energie Steiermark commissions 17.2-MW solar park in Austria
Austrian power company Energie Steiermark has actually put into operation a 17.2-MW solar park in the south of the Alpine country as part of a technique for massive solar development in the coming years.
Dec 2, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Austria, Solar Park, Energie Steiermark
Sonnedix buys 300MW UK solar from Lightsource bp
The 5 projects are expected to become operational in 2024
Dec 2, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Sonnedix, Lightsource BP, Europe, Kareen Boutonnat
Heineken begins building and construction of its second CSP plant in Spain
Heineken NV (AMS: HEIA) has actually launched building of a concentrated solar energy (CSP) plant to secure thermal energy for its beer brewery in Quart de Poblet, eastern Spain, starting its second CSP-based self-consumption project in the country.
Dec 1, 2022 // Plants, Spain, Europe, heineken
FRV gets prelim enviro licence for 300-MW solar project in Brazil
Madrid-based clean energy developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) said on Wednesday that it has actually been given a preliminary ecological licence for the growth of a 300-MWac/327-MWp solar park project in Brazil.
Dec 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, frv, Solar Project
Leeward completes 100-MW Rabbitbrush solar + storage project in California
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has actually finished building and also commenced operations of its 100-MW Rabbitbrush Solar Facility situated in Kern County, California. The facility likewise includes a 20-MW, 50-MWh battery energy storage space system.
Dec 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, North America, leeward, Rabbitbrush solar + storage project
Long-closed New Jersey landfill hosts 25.6-MW solar project
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), the renewable energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, finished the construction of a brand-new 25.6-MW solar project-- one of the largest capped landfill solar arrays in North America as well as the biggest in New Jersey.
Nov 30, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, NJR Clean Energy Ventures, Steve Westhoven, CEV, Robert Pohlman
GDG wins enabling design work for 70MW Irish solar
Engineering consultancy will certainly bring peat proficiency to recommended Timahoe North project
Nov 30, 2022 // Plants, Ireland, Europe, solar farm, GDG, Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions, Indrasenan Thusyanthan
Rio Tinto intends two 100MW Oz solar sites
Mining titan additionally intends to develop 200MWh of battery storage in Western Australia's Pilbara area
Nov 30, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Rio Tinto, Simon Trott