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Energa Seals 334 MW Hybrid Solar-Wind Project Deal
Energa Wytwarzanie, a unit of Polish oil refiner PKN Orlen, has signed a preliminary agreement to purchase the Kleczew hybrid wind and solar project, capable of powering 200,000 homes. Construction of the 334 MW project has already begun - to be completed by 2025!
Oct 17, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Energa Wytwarzanie
German AE Solar to open solar panel factory in Turkey in April
In partnership with Energate Corp., AE Solar set up the launch of manufacturing at its manufacturing facility in Kayseri in Turkey for April. The German company means to bring the annual output of solar modules in the center up to 1 GW by the end of the year.
Feb 18, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Asia, Turkey, AE Solar
Xcel Triples Solar with 710MW Sherco Park
The Minnesota PUC has announced a USD-406-million plan to expand Xcel Energy's Sherco Solar Park to 710 MW, which will triple the amount of solar energy available in the Upper Midwest and power over 150,000 homes annually. Construction has already begun and should be completed by 2025.
Sep 25, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, Minnesota, Xcel Energy, PV Power Plant, Sherco Solar Park
South Africa awards 1GW of solar projects to 13 IPPs in most current auction
South Africa's most recent renewables procurement window, the Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), has actually awarded solar independent power producers (IPPs) 1GW out of a total of 2.6 GW of ability.
Oct 29, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, auctions, Africa, South Africa, tenders, solar projects
Ashalim Solar Projects Hit Record Low Price
Israel's fourth solar energy farm in Ashalim in the Negev Desert has begun operating at a record low price, part of government-backed renewable energy projects to generate 30% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. EDF Renewables secures NIS 1 billion for seven other solar projects in Israel.
Jul 20, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Israel, PV Power Plant
Globe's 'largest behind-the-meter solar project' breaks ground in Nevada
Innovation infrastructure company Switch as well as property administration company Capital Dynamics have actually revealed the groundbreaking of 3 advancements in Nevada, one of which is claimed to be the biggest behind-the-meter solar project in the world.
Jul 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Capital Dynamics, USA, TESLA, pv power plants, Nevada, Gigawatt 1, Adam Kramer, solar-plus-storage, North America, switch
Trina Solar Powers 140MW Albanian PV Project
Trina Solar and Voltalia have partnered to build Karavasta Solar, a 140MW solar project in Albania. Funded by EBRD, the project is expected to generate electricity and employment to the local community, with 1% of the total investment going towards social initiatives.
Aug 17, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Trina Solar, Albania, Solar Project
Canadian Solar's 5GW Wafer Plant: Thailand-bound
Canadian Solar is investing in the US and Southeast Asia, with a new 5 GW solar wafer production unit in Thailand set to be operational by March 2021. Wafers to be used in the Indiana cell plant by 2025. US investment also includes a module assembly plant in Texas and a 1 GWh DC project in Arizona.
Nov 10, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, Thailand, Asia, Wafer Plant
Albanian-based business to install 2 solar PV plants of 100 MW in total amount
Albania's government has actually released 2 licences for the installation of solar photovoltaic plants with a mounted capability of 50 MW each in the community of Fier.
Apr 2, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, PV Power Plant, Albania
Revolutionary Bifacial Solar Cells with Carbon Nanotubes
Revolutionary bifacial perovskite solar cells with carbon nanotube electrodes offer high performance and cost efficiency, maximizing energy generation from all angles of sunlight.
Mar 19, 2024 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Surrey, University of Cambridge, Zhengzhou University, Xidian University
EDF Power Locks 30-Year Utah Solar PPA
EDF Power Solutions signed a 30-year deal to sell clean electricity from Utah Solar 1—delivering 766 GWh yearly by mid-2027 and supporting peak construction with ~400 workers.
Jun 1, 2026 // Plants, USA, EDF, North America, PV Power Plant
Latest German solar auction awards 1.1 GW of PV projects as average price sides upwards
The most up to date solar tender in Germany has actually awarded contracts for simply over 1GW of PV projects, but experienced a minor uptick in prices contrasted to the previous round.
Apr 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Germany, Europe, solar auction, finance, lss eu, lss europe
KORE Power's Battery Cell Awarded UN, UL and also IEC Certifications
KORE Power, a developer of high-density, high-voltage power storage space remedies, states its Mark 1 battery cells have actually passed the screening as well as manufacturing facility audit procedure needed for accreditation under UN, UL and also IEC guidelines.
Feb 14, 2020 // Storage, KORE Power, Lindsay Gorrill, certification, Mark 1 battery cell
Leading 5 United States solar parks
Solar power is a lot more affordable, available and also extensively made use of in the United States today than it was in the past. The progress and possibility of solar power advancement in the nation is startling. Solar power capacity of the US has expanded from approximately 0.34 GW in 2008 to approximately 97.2 GW in 2021.
Apr 8, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, solar parks, copper mountain solar facility, desert sunlight solar farm, imperial valley solar plant, mount signal solar farm, solar star, topaz solar farm
FRV reaches fin close on 55-MW Armenian solar project
Spain-based Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, has actually reached economic close on the 55-MW Masrik-1 Solar Farm project it intends to understand in Armenia.
Mar 26, 2021 // Plants, Europe, Armenia, frv, Solar Project