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Solaria's Bargain: Cheaper Panels Power Major Spanish Solar Project
Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA secures affordable solar panels for groundbreaking Garona solar project, driving economic growth and sustainable energy in Spain.
May 7, 2024 // Manufacturing News, Spain, Europe, solaria, PV Power Plant
American Electric Power Sells More Than 1 GW of Renewable Portfolio to IRG Aquisition
American Electric Power (AEP) has entered into an agreement to sell its 1,365-megawatt (MW) unregulated, contracted renewables portfolio to IRG Acquisition Holdings at an enterprise value of $1.5 billion. The sale portfolio includes 14 projects, representing 1,200 MW of wind and 165 MW of solar in 11 states.
Feb 23, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, AEP, Invenergy, Wind Energy, CDPQ, american electric power, federal energy regulatory commission, renewable power, IRG Acquisition Holdings, Julie Sloat, renewable generation portfolio
Renewable Energy Statistics 2019
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) produces comprehensive, reliable data on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide. Renewable Energy Statistics 2019 provides data sets on power-generation capacity for 2009-2018, actual power generation for 2009-2017 and renewable energy balances for over 130 countries and areas for 2016-2017.
Oct 23, 2019 // Market Research, IRENA, Renewable Energy Statistics
ADB plans to transform diesel-based power system of Maldives into hybrid solar
Maldives’ Ministry of Environment and ADB are planning to deploy hybrid power stations throughout 48 isles in order to minimize dependence on high-cost and carbon-emitting diesel-based power grids.
Jan 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, ADB, hybrid, Asia, mini-grids, Maldives, solar-battery-diesel
Akuo preps Feb 17 ribbon-cutting of 4-MW solar park in Greece
French renewable power manufacturer and programmer Akuo will certainly today hold a main ceremony to inaugurate its 4-MW Thessaly solar park in Greece, its initial one in the Balkan country.
Feb 14, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, akuo, PV Power Plant
Neoenergia brings online portion of 149-MWp solar park in Brazil
Brazilian utility Neoenergia SA (BVMF: NEOE3) has begun the commercial operation of the first part of the 149-MWp Luzia solar park, the company announced on Thursday.
Aug 5, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, Solar Park, Neoenergia
Sasol and Air Liquide switch on 97.5-MW South African solar
Mainstream Renewable Power and partners inaugurated a 97.5-MW solar farm supplying Sasol and Air Liquide with contracted clean electricity in South Africa.
Nov 4, 2025 // Plants, Africa, South Africa, corporate ppa, mainstream renewable power, Air Liquide, Sasol
United States solar energy grows by 26% in 2020
Last year simply under 91,000 m KWh of solar thermal as well as photovoltaic power was created
Apr 28, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Rex Pascual
Central Bank of Brazil wants to buy power through solar leasing
Brazil’s biggest lender has launched three tenders to select solar facilities to supply it with power through leasing. The central bank expects to buy around 4 GWh of electricity per year for the Federal District and another 2 GWh in the states of Goiás and Pará.
Sep 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, South america, Brazil, ANEEL, Central Bank, Banco do Brasil SA
McDonald’s is purchasing 380 megawatts of renewable power from Texas-based projects
McDonald’s signed two purchase agreements for 380 megawatts of renewable energy total capacity. The fast-food company is going to buy power produced by Aviator Wind as well as a large-scale solar project. Both facilities are located in Texas.
Nov 9, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, McDonald
Neoenergia begins work with 149-MWp solar project in Brazil
Brazilian utility firm Neoenergia SA (BVMF: NEOE3) has actually set up the first support pile for the 149.3-MWp Luzia solar project in the state of Paraiba, it said.
Dec 9, 2021 // Plants, South america, Brazil, Solar Project, Neoenergia
Total Eren, Visolar launch 100-MW PV project in Dominican Republic
Paris-based independent power producer (IPP) Total Eren claimed on Thursday that it has begun developing a 100-MW (AC) solar PV farm in the Dominican Republic together with a neighborhood partner.
Oct 6, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Total Eren, Dominican Republic, North America, PV Power Plant, Visolar
France awards 50 MWp of solar in non-interconnected locations
France has awarded near 50 MWp of capacity in a tender for solar projects in non-interconnected zones (ZNIs), with or without a battery storage element, official information showed on Friday.
May 10, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, France, tender, Europe
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
Mirova, Foresight Secure Greek Solar Project Financing
Alpha Bank powers Greece's solar future with EUR 316M financing for Foresight and Mirova's 267 MW solar parks, marking a green milestone.
May 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, PV Power Plant, Alpha Bank