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The Texas battery boom
With 2 new projects appearing at 100 MW each, the Texas storage market is showing that California isn't the only U.S. state that can do large batteries.
Aug 26, 2020 // Storage, USA, North America
CATL Starts Battery Cell Production In German Plant-- First Outside China
It's the first plant of CATL outside of China. CATL strategies to achieve a manufacturing capacity of 14GWh as well as develop up to 2,000 new work in complete within Germany in the future.
Dec 22, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, CATL, Arnstadt factory of CATL, battery production of CATL, Contemporary Amperex Technology Thuringia GmbH, G1 building of CATL Plant, lithium-ion battery cells, Matthias Zentgraf
Biden Touts $60M Enphase Investment in SC, 1800 Jobs
President Joe Biden announces $60 million investment from Enphase Energy Inc. to create 1,800 jobs in US, including 600 in South Carolina, supported by $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act and $52 billion CHIPS and Science Act. Biden is joined by Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi and Enphase CEO Badri Kothandaraman on his trip to promote economic agenda.
Jul 6, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Enphase Energy, North America, Joe Biden
Three Seas investment fund investing in owner of PV properties in Bulgaria
The investment fund of the 3 Seas Initiative has actually acquired a 'substantial' stake in Austrian renewable resource group Enery Development, proprietor of a 60 MW solar plant in Bulgaria, state-owned Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB), a capitalist in the fund, claimed.
Jun 14, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, PV Power Plant, Bulgaria, Three Seas
Bangladesh’s first state-owned solar plant comes online
The new generation facility was financed by the Asian Development Bank and built by Chinese company ZTE Corp. The project will sell power to the grid for $0.065/kWh, a record low for solar in the country.
Sep 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, China, Bangladesh, Asia, rooftop solar, Asian Development Bank, ZTE Corp, Floating solar
Australia’s Vic revamps solar planning rules amid rush for state incentives
Victoria has launched solar guidelines for installations larger than 1MW in a bid to ensure ease of connection and mitigate impacts on the environment and farming.
Sep 18, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Victoria, Australia, Oceania, rooftop solar, large-scale solar
MIGA backs solar-plus-storage project in Malawi with USD 24m
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has issued 20-year guarantees of USD 24 million (EUR 23.6 m) to JCM Golomoti UK Ltd for equity and shareholder funding investments for the development, building and construction and operation of a 20-MW solar-plus-storage plant in Malawi.
Jul 25, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, Malawi, solar-plus-storage project, MIGA
Natrion Demonstrates Solid-State Feasibility with Lithium EV Battery Cells
Natrion disclosed information on the efficiency of its copyrighted compounds in lithium-metal anode pouch cells. Natrion said that its information may be the initial as well as just known instance of a high cycle life and high C-rate with zero additional stack pressure.
Oct 28, 2022 // Storage, lithium, electric vehicle, Lithium ion Battery, Alex Kosyakov, LISIC278, Natrion, Li-metal cell technology, lithium-metal anode, M3, solid electrolyte interphase
Solar Group Warns Expansion of Tariffs Could Damage United State Industry
Group of solar producers requested imports examination Trade group says increased obligations will cost U.S. 46,000 jobs
Oct 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, USA, SEIA, North America
Arizona’s state utility to tender 400MW of wind and solar
Arizona’s largest electric utility is gearing up to tender 400MW of renewables before the summer is up.
Jul 30, 2019 // Large-Scale, USA, Arizona, APS, Arizona Public Service Company, North America
Swiss Company Insurance Claims Solid State Battery With 50% Better Environmental Equilibrium
Swiss Battery Start-up High Performance Battery (HPB) declares that it has created the globe's first solid-state battery whose core-- unlike all various other solid-state battery projects-- is the outcome of a chain reaction within the battery.
Jun 1, 2021 // Storage, Europe, Switzerland, Solid State Battery, battery technology, energy startup, High performance battery, HPB, storage innovation, Thomas Lützenrath
New solar station at Agartala will save energy worth INR 6mn
A new 1-megawatt rooftop-mounted solar station at the Indian National Institute of Technology Agartala is predicted to save 6 million rupees on electricity annually.
Jan 15, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, India, pv power plants, Asia, NIT Agartala
PetroGreen Powers Up 25MW Solar Project in Philippines
PetroGreen Energy Corp, a renewable power producer, is set to build a 25-MW solar park in the Luzon region of the Philippines. The project is expected to annually generate 41,000 MWh of electricity and reduce 29,100 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. Construction begins January 2021.
Dec 4, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Philippines, PV Power Plant, PetroGreen
MPC Capital states building and construction total on 6.4-MWp El Salvador solar farm
Hamburg-based property manager MPC Muenchmeyer Petersen Capital AG (ETR: MPCK) on Tuesday introduced that the construction of its 6.4-MWp San Isidro solar project in El Salvador had actually been finalised.
Dec 29, 2020 // Plants, El Salvador, North America, solar farm, MPCK, Martin Vogt
Financial investment manager obtains 62MW UK solar portfolio
Alpha Real Capital has actually purchased 17 projects via its purchase of Innova Energy
Jan 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Alpha Real Capital, Will Morgan, Phillip Rose