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Bidders line up for Ecuador renewables auction
The final results of the exercise, which attracted 22 participants, will be known on April 15. A 200 MW solar project will be assigned in the auction, with the winning bidder for that facility securing a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Nov 1, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Ecuador, South america, auction, Carlos St. James
The US Air Force Plans to Transmit Solar Power Collected in Space down to the Ground
The Space Solar project will supply electricity to distant military posts, with no necessity to endanger convoys.
Nov 6, 2019 // Technology, USA, North America, US Air Force, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Grenergy seals 200MW solar supply agreement in Spain
Grenergy Renovables has penned a solar supply agreement with Spanish utility Galp, its first such agreement in the country.
Nov 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Galp, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe, Grenergy Renovables
New solar modules from the Indian solar EPC developer
Vikram is launching three new types of PV panels to the United States’ market. The new products are scheduled to become available at the beginning of the next year. These will be glass-on-glass and framed , as well as half-cell standard mono passivated emitter and rear cells. The peak capacity of the panels ranges from 375W up to 425W.
Nov 28, 2019 // Manufacturing News, USA, India, pv modules, bifacial, Asia, North America, Vikram
Carlson Electric will install 100-kW solar system at Wisconsin horseradish farm
Huntsinger Farms, the world’s largest grower and processor of horseradish and the parent company of Silver Spring Foods, has won a $28,902.60 Focus on Energy grant to subsidize a new solar power installation on its Eau Claire, Wisconsin farm. Carlson Electric of Hudson will install the solar farm in Spring 2020.
Dec 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Wisconsin, solar modules, North America, Huntsinger Farms, Carlson Electric, PV system, Eric Rygg
Cost-efficient solar cells for space application
Scientists from American National Renewable Energy Lab have discovered a new technology to cut the costs of manufacturing of a very efficient (but at the same time extremely costly) GaAs solar cell.
Jan 9, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, China, solar cells, Asia, North America
Borrego bags 100MW solar O&M deal
Agreements are for 2 50MW projects in Ohio scheduled to reach their commercial operation dates in 2023
Aug 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, borrego
United States could exceed 50GW of solar manufacturing capacity by 2030 thanks to IRA rewards, SEIA says
The United States could exceed 50GW of solar manufacturing capacity by the end of this years with the right application of motivations included in the nation's recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Aug 19, 2022 // Market Research, USA, SEIA, North America, tax credits, domestic manufacturing, Inflation Reduction Act, us manufacturing
Natixis leads US$ 360 million financing round for 360MW of distributed generation in Chile
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) has actually led a US$ 360 million financing round for a Chilean PV portfolio consisting of more than 360MW.
Aug 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Natixis, Chile, South america, project financing, pmgd, cc&l infrastructure, distributed generation, carbonfree technology
Enel Colombia reports 85.1% 9-mo profit growth following March merger
Colombian power energy Enel Colombia reserved a web profit of COP 2.31 trillion (USD 479.7 m/EUR 478.0 m) for the nine-month period through September, boosting the bottom line by 85.1% year-on-year, the business claimed on Wednesday.
Oct 27, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, enel colombia
Caribbean's biggest solar-plus-storage project in progress
Swiss energy storage space firm Leclanché has begun on a US$ 70 million solar and storage space microgrid project in St Kitts and also Nevis.
Dec 14, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar-plus-storage, Leclanché, Caribbean, caribbean solar, st kitts, Timothy Harris
Pivot Energy finishes 12 area solar projects in Illinois amounting to 34 MW
National solar developer Pivot Energy finished 12 brand-new community solar gardens located throughout Illinois, totaling 34 MW of emission-free, tidy and also local electrical energy.
Jan 27, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, pivot energy, Garrett Peterson
Doral protects project money for 400MW United States solar
Mammoth North project in Indiana is due to go into commercial operation in 2023
Jun 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Indiana, Solar Project, doral renewables, Evan Speece
Top developers reach 100 Gigawatts of utility-scale solar capacity
The collective installed capacity of the top utility-scale solar developers has now covered 100 GWAC. The top 35 companies in Wiki-Solar's newest 'league table' added an exceptional 30 GWAC since the start of last year.
Jun 21, 2022 // Market Research, USA, China, Europe, Asia, North America
Spanish IPP Opdenergy intends to raise as much as US$ 210m through IPO
Spanish independent power manufacturer (IPP) Opdenergy is preparing to introduce an initial public offering (IPO) to finance its target of reaching 3.3 GW of renewables properties in operation and also under construction by 2025.
Jun 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, IPP, IPO, Europe, finance, OPDEnergy, initial public offering