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USTDA backs 150MW solar-plus-wind-plus-storage project in Zambia
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has agreed to finance a feasibility study for a 150MW hybrid solar, wind and battery plant in northern Zambia.
Aug 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, First Solar, hybrid, solar-plus-wind-plus-storage, grid, Africa, upepo energy partners, zambia, east africa, ustda, wsp usa
All systems go for Saudi Arabia’s top ground-mounted PV plant
A ground-mounted solar project billed as Saudi Arabia’s largest to date has reached the finish line, and is now set to power the operations of a food and beverage conglomerate.
Aug 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Asia, middle east, almarai
London-based NextEnergy Achieved Third Close for Its Private NPUK ESG Fund
London-based NextEnergy Capital has achieved the third close of its NextPower UK ESG (NPUK ESG) fund, the UK’s first private investment fund for unsubsidised solar projects, at GBP 595 million.
Feb 21, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, NextEnergy
Penso protects planning for 100MW Hampshire battery
PI has approved the site by Bramley substation after permitting an appeal
Apr 4, 2023 // Storage, Richard Thwaites, Hampshire, Penso, Erik Strømsø
Low Carbon speaks with on 600MW English solar site
Prepare For Beacon Fen Energy Park in Lincolnshire to be co-located with energy storage
May 4, 2023 // Plants, UK, Europe, Low Carbon
Solar value chain jitters continue as polysilicon price gets to new high, wafer prices climb additionally
The solar sector supply chain's jitters continued this week after polysilicon prices hit one more high, driving silicon wafer prices better up as well.
Jul 1, 2022 // Manufacturing News, polysilicon, LONGi, solar wafer
Enviromena secures planning for first Italian PV projects
UK programmer expects construction work with two plants in Apulia to start in January 2023
Aug 17, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, UK, Italy, Europe, PV Power Plant, Enviromena
Trina Solar Joins Chinese Peers With Major Expansion Plans
Trina Solar joins fellow Chinese solar titans Longi and Jinko Solar to introduce major new expansion plans.
May 31, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, longi solar, Trina Solar, Jinko, solar manufacturing, capacity expansion
57MW Battery Comes to Essex
EDF Renewables UK has secured planning permission for two battery energy storage facilities in Essex and Norfolk; the 57-MW project in Essex is expected to be online in 2025 and the 114-MW project in Norfolk will help the UK transition to a more sustainable energy future.
Sep 11, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, England, Essex
China's Floating PV Power Station: Fishery-Photovoltaic Complementary.
China's largest floating photovoltaic power station, Anhui Fuyang Southern Wind-solar-storage Base, utilizes flooded coal mining areas to generate renewable energy while protecting the local environment. Offsetting 220,000 tonnes of coal and 580,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, the 'fishery-photovoltaic complementary' model provides clean energy for 700,000 people daily.
Dec 29, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, China, Asia, PV Power Plant
RBH invests $20m in DPA to give solar energy
Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH), an African community investment company is considering making a US$ 20 million equity financial investment in DPA Africa Asset-Co. The firm, set up by Distributed Power Africa (DPA), will certainly offer 175 MW of solar energy in some of its markets in Africa over the following four years.
Nov 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Royal Bafokeng Holdings
Huawei leveraging telecoms-led AI tech to boost project LCOE
Global technology giant Huawei is tapping into its telecoms-led, AI and 5G technologies to bolster the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) in utility-scale solar projects.
Jan 24, 2020 // Technology, Inverters, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Huawei, ai, Rizwan Razaq
sPower and Saint Solar are developing major solar ventures in the state of Arizona
Coolidge-based Planning and Zoning Commission has supported sPower's 100-megawatt photovoltaic project as well as a 472-ha solution implemented by Saint Solar.
Nov 13, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, sPower, Arizona, North America, NextEra, Saint Solar
UK water business seeks solar energy from large scale, rooftop and floating plants
Southern Water has issued a request for information to source solar energy through bilateral power purchase agreements. The business is thinking about buying power from a blend of generation facilities.
Dec 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Floating PV, UK, floating PV, Europe, rooftop PV, large scale plants
RES submits application for 50MW UK solar
Project in Nottinghamshire has been fine-tuned through a number of design versions complying with public consultation
Feb 24, 2022 // Plants, UK, Europe, res, Kingston Solar Farm, Claire Chamberlain











