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Solar, wind and hydro power could soon surpass coal
Coal, long the king of America’s electric grid, will soon get toppled by renewable energy.
Nov 28, 2019 // Grids, Opinions, USA, Donald Trump, North America, coal, PJ Deschenes, Dennis Wamsted
Soltec to construct solar tracker factory at demolished nuclear power plant site in Spain
Spanish solar energy expert Soltec Power Holdings SA (BME: SOL) said on Monday that it has signed a contract with renewables solid Enel Green Power Espana to build a solar trackers manufacturing facility around Aragon, northeastern Spain, in an area where Enel Green Power's parent firm used to run a now destroyed coal-fired nuclear power plant.
Nov 28, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Spain, Europe, Soltec
Cubico closes finance on 162MW Texas solar project to power Starbucks
London-headquartered investor Cubico Sustainable Investments has achieved financial close on the 162MW Wagyu solar PV project in Brazoria County, Texas, the US.
Oct 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, cubico, corporate ppa, hsbc, starbucks, bp, res, nord lb, rabobank, Oliver Alexander
First Solar partners with Norwegian power firm on green hydrogen projects
PV maker and Solar Module Super League (SMSL) participant First Solar has partnered with a Norwegian hydrogen power business to create a portfolio of green hydrogen manufacturing centers.
May 5, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Total Eren, First Solar, Mark Widmar, hydrogen, longi green energy, EDF Renewables, nel, Jon André Løkke
Data4 Secures Solar Power Deal with Italy's Edison
Data4 partners with Edison Energia to power its data centers with 148 MWp of solar energy, advancing sustainability in the tech industry.
Mar 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, edison energia, Data4
Aurubis to broaden solar power capacity at its copper plant in Bulgaria
Aurubis has hired ESCO Bulgaria to mount the 2nd and also 3rd solar power plants at its copper smelter and refinery in Pridop, east of Sofia. The incorporated capacity is 13 MW while a project is under development for one more unit, of 20 MW.
Apr 7, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Bulgaria, Aurubis
1.5GW Italian Battery Storage: Octopus & Nexta Power Up
Octopus Energy and Nexta Capital Partners join forces for a new joint venture in Italy's energy storage market. The venture is expected to develop up to 1.5GW of energy storage systems, helping the country achieve its decarbonisation goals by 2030. Octopus Energy is also investing €1bn into the venture.
Dec 14, 2023 // Storage, Italy, Europe, Octopus Energy, Nexta Capital Partners
AfDB supplies $200 million to broaden Nigerian power market
The African Development Bank has actually consented to spend $200 million to boost electrical energy gain access to in Nigeria by developing minigrids throughout the nation.
Mar 12, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Nigeria, AfDB, Wale Shonibare
Chinese investment in renewables triples under Belt & Road initiative
A report by Greenpeace has found in the five years since China announced the continent spanning ‘One Belt, One Road’ infrastructure plan, investment in Belt & Road countries has supported 12.6 GW of wind and solar power generation capacity. That is almost three times the 450 MW that came online in the territories before 2014. The initiative has also supported 68 GW of new coal capacity.
Jul 30, 2019 // Plants, China, Tata Mustasya, NGO, Liu Junyan, Wang Yan, Asia
IDB Invest Provides $35M Loan to Brazil's UCB Power
UCB Power secures $35M from IDB Invest to boost battery production, benefiting 440,000 people and enhancing sustainable energy in Brazil's Amazon. Economic growth and social progress await!
Feb 3, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, UCB Power
Georgia Power Selects Sites for 500 MW Battery Projects
Georgia Power is charging ahead with 500 MW of new battery storage, boosting renewable energy and grid reliability for customers by winter 2026/2027.
Aug 30, 2024 // Storage, Georgia Power
Globe's leading utility-scale solar project developers Europe increases once again
The introduction of unsubsidised projects is assisting European business to increase back up the checklist of the globe's leading utility-scale solar project developers.
Apr 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Market Research, USA, Scatec Solar, Canadian Solar, China, Engie, First Solar, Cypress Creek Renewables, Europe, JinkoSolar, Asia, neoen, enel green power, GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, Trina Solar, SunEdison, North America, x-elio, 8minutenergy, ACWA Power, shell, NextEra Energy, Adani, tata power, Azure Power, Enerparc, Sempra Energy, AES Corporation, Shunfeng, sunpower corporation, State Power Investment Corporation, ACME Solar, juwi AG, China Three Gorges New Energy, EDF Energies Nouvelles, Abengoa Solar, Softbank, Hareon Solar, Greenko Energy Holdings, China Singyes
Alhandasya to inject 62 kWp into the grid thanks to a solar power plant in Tajura
The Libyan firm Alhandasya has been picked by the Libyan federal government to construct a 62 kWp solar power plant. The installation will be located in the Centre for Solar Energy as well as Research (CSERS) in Tajura, near the funding Tripoli.
Oct 1, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, PV Power Plant, Alhandasya, Tajura
Solar May Generate Half of World's Power by 2050, Trina CEO Says
Gao Jifan said he sees solar dropping to a third or less of current expenses by the middle of the century.
Apr 20, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, Trina Solar, Gao Jifan
Tape-record power performance with thin-film solar cells accomplished
Researchers from Hasselt University, imec, VITO, EnergyVille as well as global companions within the PERCISTAND consortium have actually ended up being the very first to attain a power performance of 25 percent with a thin-film solar battery. This implies that this paper solar battery creates as much power as a standard silicon solar battery.
Feb 27, 2020 // Technology, Europe, efficiency, thin-film solar cells, VITO, Bart Vermang