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AMPYR Secures 195 MW Solar PPAs with Duke Energy
AMPYR Energy USA boosts solar capacity in South Carolina, securing 195 MWp to power 30,000 homes, while advancing toward its ambitious 5-GW solar portfolio goal.
Nov 21, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Duke Energy, AMPYR Energy USA
China's Hounen to open 1-GW solar panel factory in S Carolina
The US arm of Chinese solar maker Zhejiang Hounen Photoelectricity Co Ltd (Hounen) is planning to pour USD 33 million (EUR 30.9 m) right into a job that will create its first solar panel manufacturing facility in the US, it claimed last week.
Mar 20, 2023 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, solar panel, Hounen, S Carolina
African renewables platform Lekela moves to new proprietor Infinity Power
Dublin-based renewables developer Mainstream Renewable Power as well as private equity company Actis have finished the sale of their Lekela platform, Africa's largest pure-play renewables independent power producer (IPP), to Infinity Power.
Mar 20, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Software, Africa, LEKELA, Infinity Power
4.7-MW solar array now completed atop Maine capped landfill
The City of South Portland, Maine, has completed a 4.7-MW solar array atop the city's capped landfill. The project ought to offset 63% of the city's municipal electrical load.
Oct 26, 2022 // Plants, solar array, Scott Morelli, Thomas Biddinger, Phil Coupe
John Cockerill to Supply Thermal Receivers to Redstone CSP Plant in SA
John Cockerill, a Belgium-based design company, has exposed that it will provide molten salt solar thermal receivers to Redstone's 100 MW Concentrated Solar Energy Plant (CSP) in the North Cape Province of South Africa.
Jul 28, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Thermal, Africa, South Africa, ACWA Power, Rajit Nanda, International, csp, Concentrated Solar Power Plant, John Cockerill, Redstone CSP Plant
S.Aussie Grid World's 1st to Get to Zero Demand, Rooftop Solar Was Key
To its knowledge, claims the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), South Australia is the initial gigawatt-scale power system in the world to technique zero operational demand due to such high percentages of demand being met by distributed energy resources (DER) such as rooftop solar.
Nov 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, Australian Energy Market Operator
Samsung sets objective to obtain 100% clean power by 2050
Samsung Electronics is shifting far from fossil fuels and aiming to totally power its international operations with clean electrical power by 2050, a difficult goal that professionals claim could be hampered by South Korea's small climate adjustment commitments.
Sep 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, South Korea, Asia, samsung
Hanwha departures solar-grade polysilicon organisation
South Korean solar-grade polysilicon manufacturer, Hanwha Solutions is to leave business by the end of 2020, adhering to OCI's choice to shutter polysilicon plants in the nation.
Feb 21, 2020 // Manufacturing News, South Korea, China, polysilicon, c-si manufacturing, wacker chemie, Asia, Hanwha, oci chemical
Juwi to take functional monitoring of 85-MW solar park in S Africa
Juwi Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd, or Juwi South Africa, will certainly take duty for the operational administration of an 85-MW solar park in South Africa.
Sep 8, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, South Africa, Solar Park, Juwi Renewable Energies
AIIM, Nedbank to co-fund 40MW C&I pipeline in Southern Africa
Commercial and industrial (C&I) solar is set for a boost in South Africa, with financial support now lined up for a new pipeline.
Aug 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, C&I, Africa, nedbank, aiim, african infrastructure investment managers, sola group, eskom, Orionis
Rio Tinto, Voltalia to Supply Solar Power to Richards Bay Minerals
The solar power will certainly be used for the operations at KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Voltalia's solar project will certainly be full by 2024 and will certainly supply an annual generation capacity of approximately 300GWh.
Oct 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Voltalia, Sebastien Clerc, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, integrated resource plan, Black Economic Empowerment, Bolobedu Solar PV, KwaZulu-Natal, RBM, Richard’s Bay Minerals, Sinead Kaufman, South African mineral company
Including 50MW/64.5 MWh to Tesla's large battery in Australia
The Essential Services Commission of South Australia has authorized strategies to expand the Tesla huge battery from 100 MW to 150 MW.
Jun 23, 2020 // Storage, TESLA, Australia, neoen, Oceania
RES Secures Permit for 25-MW Solar Farm in England
RES secures approval for 25-MW Varley solar farm in South Gloucestershire, UK. The project will power 10,000 homes and incorporate sheep farming and native tree planting. RES, with a proven track record, manages 12 GW of assets worldwide.
Jan 29, 2024 // Plants, res, England, solar farm
Aussie Govt: 930MW NSW Firming Tender
The Australian government has announced a Capacity Investment Scheme to increase renewables in New South Wales to 6 GW. The NSW Energy Roadmap's firming tender will increase from 380 MW to 930 MW and bids representing more than 3.3 GW have already been submitted. Final results announced by the end of September, with the next auction to be announced by October in South Australia and Victoria.
Jun 30, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, tender, Oceania
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