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Meyer Burger to Build 2GW Solar Cell Factory in CO
Meyer Burger Technology AG announced the construction of a 2-GW solar cell production facility in Colorado Springs, creating 350 jobs and offering tax credits and discounted rates. The company is receiving prepayments and a loan, and will adjust sales and marketing to cope with the challenging EU solar market. Initial EBITDA figures show a loss of EUR 42 milllion.
Jul 24, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, solar cell, meyer burger, North America
Masdar Acquires Half of Endesa's 2.5-GW Solar Portfolio
Masdar's strategic investment in Spanish solar and storage assets marks a significant step towards their ambitious European expansion goals.
Jul 26, 2024 // Storage, Masdar, Endesa
Boviet Solar's $294M Investment in NC Solar Factory
Boviet Solar's Project Gen brings 2-GW solar panel facility to North Carolina, creating 900 jobs and boosting solar energy production in the U.S.
Apr 29, 2024 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, Boviet Solar
Facebook reveals virtually 1 GW of brand-new power bargains
As Facebook races to meet its objective of coming to be 100% powered by renewables by the end of this year, it has made an additional substantial financial investment in tidy power by signing contracts for 806 MW of brand-new solar and wind capability, with projects in Ireland and also the US states of Utah, Ohio, Illinois, and also Tennessee.
Aug 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Facebook, solar projects
Digital Realty Taps Solar Power for Illinois Data Centers
Digital Realty partners with Summit Ridge Energy to power Illinois data centers with solar energy, advancing sustainability and cost savings by 2026.
May 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, summit ridge energy, Digital Realty
Iraqi Kurdistan resorts to solar to minimize power lacks
A 2MW pilot job is now being established in the Governorate of Duhok. The job was funded with $2 million by the European Union.
Feb 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Iraq, UNDP, Zena Ali-Ahmad
Building starts on 27 MW Netherlands drifting solar plant
German renewables firm Baywa r.e. has actually begun work with its 4th utility range drifting PV project in the water-rich nation.
Feb 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Germany, Europe, Netherlands, baywa r.e., Benedikt Ortmann
Lightsource BP powers up US solar site
The 17.5 MW Elk Hill 2 project has actually been developed under a PPA with SEPTA
Feb 10, 2021 // Plants, USA, PPA, Lightsource BP, North America, Solar Project, SEPTA
NorthStar Solar Park Powers General Motors Operations
NorthStar Clean Energy powers General Motors' operations with a 180-MW solar park in Arkansas, leading the way in renewable energy and sustainability goals.
Aug 14, 2024 // Plants, PV Power Plant, NorthStar Clean Energy
EDF to establish 240MWp floating solar project coupled with hydro plant in Laos
EDF has actually protected an agreement to lead the development of a 240MWp floating solar project in Laos that will certainly be co-located with a 1.08 GW hydropower plant.
Jul 26, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, EDF, floating PV, Asia, hydropower, colocation, hybrid projects, laos
SJVN Green Energy Floats Tender For 15 MW Floating Solar Plant in Himachal Pradesh
Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Green Energy has actually floated a tender for the supply of a 15 MW of floating solar PV nuclear power plant at Nangal Pond in Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh. The last day for submitting the bid for this 15 MW tender is November 22, 2022, at 01:00 pm, as well as the bids will be opened on the same day at 02:00 pm.
Nov 2, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, clean energy, India, tender, Asia, Himachal Pradesh, green energy, SJVN, PUNJAB, Nangal Pond in Bilaspur
3 1.2 GW solar projects under growth in the Philippines
There are at the very least 3 PV projects going beyond 1 GW in dimension that are currently under review in the Philippines, according to data from the country's Department of Energy
Sep 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Philippines, solar projects
Botswana Awards $78.3M Solar Deal to Chinese Group
Botswana's $78.3 million solar plant contract with China aims to meet 50% of energy demand with clean power by 2036, reducing reliance on coal.
Aug 13, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Botswana, Chine
RWE, PPC Launch 259MW Greek Solar Trio
RWE and PPC joint venture Meton Energy have made the final investment decision to build 3 solar projects totalling 259MW in northern Greece. Construction set to start in autumn 2021, with projects due to be operational by 2024. €196m investment provided by EU funds, finance from Alpha Bank, Eurobank & NBG, plus €39m in equity. Meton Energy & RWE developing solar farms with capacity up to 2GW in Greece.
Aug 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Greece, Europe, rwe, PPC
BayWa r.e., Statkraft team up for Spanish subsidy-free solar successor
Two sponsors of one of Spain’s iconic subsidy-free plants have sealed a deal to deploy a smaller successor in the same area, planned again without support from government money.
Aug 29, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe, subsidy-free solar, baywa r.e., Dr Benedikt Ortmann