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Statkraft, Ocean Sun total Albania's very first floating solar power plant
Statkraft's floating solar plant on the tank of its Banja hydropower plant in Albania has 2 MW in capacity and also consists of four units. It is the only such power plant in Southeastern Europe with the exception of a few pilot projects in Turkey.
Feb 17, 2023 // Plants, Floating PV, Statkraft, Solar Power, Ocean Sun, hydropower plants, renewable energy sources, hybrid power plants, floating solar power plants
Eni's Plenitude Expands US Solar Portfolio with 272 MW
Eni's Plenitude secures 80% stake in US solar farms, boosting its portfolio by 272 MW. The $400 million deal propels Plenitude towards its goal of 1.2 GW capacity in the US by 2026.
Jan 10, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Plenitude
Enel Colombia begins building of 487MW plant
Enel Green Power has started construction of a solar PV park of 486.7 MWdc in the north department of Atlántico in Colombia.
Jul 29, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, solar pv, South america, enel green power, Colombia, enel colombia, transformer
Balancing solar with agriculture in the US Midwest
Today we have heard of farmers in Australia unhappy at the approval given for three solar projects on agricultural land and also learned the benefits PV can bring for fish and shrimp farmers. In this op-ed for pv magazine USA, Stoel Rives LLP attorneys Sara Bergan and Thomas Braun discuss the balancing act to be made between solar and agriculture in the emerging Midwestern PV market.
Aug 29, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, Australia, Oceania, North Dakota, North America, Sara Bergan, Thomas Braun, Stoel Rives LLP
ADB leads $186 million financing for the biggest solar plant in Vietnam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will split finance the growth of a $186 million, 257 megawatt (MW) solar plant in Vietnam via the country's first licensed environment-friendly car loan.
Oct 23, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, ADB, Asia, Vietnam, PV Power Plant
Solar Outshines Hydropower: US Power Shift in 2024
Save on electricity bills with residential solar! Incentives and hardware cost reductions have made it attractive to homeowners, contributing to solar becoming the 2nd largest source of US electricity. Renewable energy is projected to surpass coal and nuclear in 2024.
Nov 8, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America
OCI to Invest $265M in Texas Solar Cell Plant
OCI Holdings invests $265M in Texas solar plant, boosting US renewable energy with 2 GW capacity, aligning with global sustainable trends.
Mar 25, 2025 // Manufacturing News, USA, Texas, solar cell, North America, OCI Holdings
Australian solar company joins virtual power plant push
Solar Service Group to market energy app to more than 8,000 battery users.
Jan 9, 2020 // Storage, Software, Energy, TESLA, battery, Evergen, Ben Hutt, virtual power plant
Vattenfall to build large scale wind-solar-storage plant in the Netherlands
The energy company will build a 38 MW solar, 22 MW wind and 12 MW battery project on one site. The first fully renewable hybrid power plant could be a blueprint for post-subsidy Germany. Vattenfall has an eye on German coalfields in particular.
Aug 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, storage, Germany, Netherlands, hybrid power plant, wind-solar-storage, Vattenfall, Haringvliet Zuid Energy Park, ground-mounted, Claus Wattendrup
BlackRock led consortium spends US$ 525m in Tata Power Renewables to sustain Indian operations
A consortium led by exclusive equity giant BlackRock Real Assets has gotten a 10.53% stake in Tata Power Renewables with a INR4,000 crore (US$ 525 million) financial investment.
Apr 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, BlackRock, India, Asia, tata power solar, tata power, Mubadala
US Guzman Energy to Secure Power from 110-MW Sonnedix Solar Park
US wholesale power provider Guzman Energy has committed to procuring electricity from a 110-MW solar park to be built by global independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd in Colorado. This partnership will provide clean energy to thousands of homes and is a step forward in sustainable energy.
Feb 17, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Guzman Energy, Sonnedix Solar Park
Solar delivers cheapest power in Jamaica
Neoen has completed the 51 MW Paradise Park solar plant in the Caribbean. The facility will generate electricity for the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited for US$85/MWh over 20 years.
Oct 4, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, MPC Capital, neoen, North America, Jamaica, Rekamniar Frontier Ventures, WRB Energy
ReNew Power indications PPA for 'India's first' round-the-clock renewable energy project
Indian renewable energy firm ReNew Power has signed a power purchase arrangement (PPA) for a 400MW renewables project that will provide Round-The-Clock (RTC) electrical power supply, which the company claims is the first of its kind in India.
Aug 9, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, IPP, PPA, India, SECI, Asia, ReNew Power
Tender published for Israel's biggest solar power plant
The plant, near Dimona, will include energy storage space. 27 applications were received in the pre-screening stage.
Nov 19, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, Israel, PV Power Plant
ACWA signs financing take care of Natixis for up to US$ 2bn of projects
Saudi solar developer ACWA Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) that will certainly see the companions explore possibilities to create projects, consisting of renewable resource plants.
Dec 6, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Saudi Arabia, Natixis, Asia, ACWA Power, project finance