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Artificial Intelligence Will Come To Be an Important Part of Industrial Policy
what a national AI strategy may resemble for their nation. As an example, Brazil has actually released a public assessment to direct the development of its
Nov 18, 2020 // Market Research, USA, South Korea, Asia, BloombergNEF, North America, Artificial Intelligence
Zelestra Clinches $282m Financing for 220-MW Aurora Solar-Storage Hybrid Project
the group expects to follow with additional solar-storage deals in Peru and Brazil within the next 12
Jun 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Chile, South america, Latin america, Aurora, Zelestra
Voltalia Boosts H1 Revenue with Strong Service Growth
in France and Albania, unfavorable exchange rates, and power curtailments in Brazil.In the second quarter, Voltalia's revenues increased by 11% to EUR 147.7
Jul 24, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, France, South america, Latin america, Europe, Brazil, Voltalia SA
Neoenergia starts 22-MWp Pernambuco solar with 49-MWh battery
Brazilian utility Neoenergia has broken ground on a 22-MWp solar project in Pernambuco that will be coupled with a 49-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), underscoring how hybrid plants are becoming the default design for new build in Brazil’s Northeast. The combination aims to shift surplus midday output into evening peaks, reduce curtailment on bright, low-load days, and provide fast frequency and voltage support to the local network. Technically, the site follows a lender-friendly blueprint: high-efficiency modules—many likely bifacial—mounted on single-axis trackers to stretch production into shoulder hours; DC/AC ratios tuned for robust annual yield; and plant-level controllers aligned with Brazilian grid-code requirements for reactive power, ride-through, and ramp-rate limits. The four-dozen-megawatt-hour BESS, built with containerized lithium-ion blocks and sectionalized fire protection, will operate behind grid-forming inverters, enabling synthetic inertia and rapid response during disturbances. For Neoenergia, the project is a live testbed for stacking revenues—energy, demand-charge management, and ancillary services—while honing a repeatable EPC and operations playbook. Co-location keeps capex in check: PV and storage share substation infrastructure and interconnection, trimming conversion losses and simplifying controls compared with standalone assets. A unified SCADA layer will co-optimize dispatch, maintain state of charge for high-value windows, and flag underperforming strings early via thermal imaging and IV-curve analytics. Community measures are baked in: construction traffic and dust management, drainage sized for intense rain, and landscaping to soften views. Biodiversity-friendly groundcover beneath arrays stabilizes soils, while end-of-life plans outline recycling pathways for modules and batteries—now a standard requirement for lenders and municipalities. For Pernambuco’s grid, the hybrid plant is a local shock absorber that helps smooth price spikes and integrates growing renewable penetration without leaning as heavily on diesel peakers. For consumers, it’s another step toward cleaner, steadier supply in a region where solar resource is world-class but evening demand is rising. With site work underway, the focus turns to long-lead electrical gear—transformers, switchgear, protection systems—that often dictate schedules. Staged energization can bring blocks online sooner, translating engineering drawings into electrons on wires.
Nov 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, South america, Brazil, solar-plus-storage, grid stability, Neoenergia, Pernambuco
Enel breaks ground on Chilean drone-monitored bifacial solar park
claim last week for the 608MW bifacial São Gonçalo complex it is deploying in Brazil. The country – which favours auctions over feed-in tariffs to
Aug 27, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, drone, pv power plants, Chile, solar pv, bifacial, utility-scale PV, South america, Latin america, enel green power
Jinko: ‘The days of mono will soon be behind us’
year’s Intersolar South America trade show – which closes today in São Paulo, Brazil – Dany Qian, global VP for the manufacturer, told pv magazine in a statement:
Aug 29, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Jinko Solar, China, bifacial, Trump, Asia, LONGi, Dany Qian
Amazon Adds Record 8.3 GW of Renewables in 2022
Japan, Poland, Singapore, Spain, and the united state. It also broke ground in Brazil, India, as well as Indonesia. With 25 new renewable energy projects
Feb 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Amazon, Adam Selipsky
Astronergy To Supply 200 MW Modules For 5 Romanian Solar Projects
that the 3 big TOPCon orders completing over 1.1 GW for Australia, Brazil and Germany, Astronergy ace TOPCon tech has continually attracted the interest
Apr 18, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Romania, Astronergy, Astronergy Haining Manufacturing Base, Astronergy PV Testing Center, EXIMPROD GRUP, Samuel Zhang
EDP inks 100MW global solar bargain
60,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide over the following decade. In Europe and also Brazil, EDP has been reaching record worths for distributed solar acquired capacity
May 18, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Portugal, EDP, Europe, North America, Faurecia, Patrick Koller
Shizen Energy, CDPQ to Invest $474 Mn in RE in Japan & Outside
business will accelerate on-site and off-site PPA in southeast Asia as well as Brazil as well as will intend to work on massive solar and also wind power generation
Oct 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, wind power, CDPQ, Emmanuel Jaclot, Shizen Energy, JPY 20-billion, Ken Isono, Kenji Kawado, Masaya Hasegawa
Lightsource BP completes financing for 125MW US portfolio
and South Australia. The solar developer also acquired a 1.9GW portfolio in Brazil in
Sep 25, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, California, USA, Lightsource BP, Pennsylvania, North America, Kansas, New Mexico, Kevin Smith
India picks developer for 70MWac/105MWp floating solar plant
South Korea (25MW), Malawi (20MW) Portugal (4MW), the Seychelles (3.5-4MW) and Brazil (2.5MW). The accelerating roll-out is fueling industry debate and
Sep 27, 2019 // Floating PV, India, NTPC, floating PV, Asia, world bank, kerala, tata power solar, Ashish Khanna
EDF to boost foothold in Egyptian PV via KarmSolar stake buy
it has a gross installed capacity of 12.5GW worldwide, with projects in Brazil, China, India, South Africa and the Middle East, as well as Europe and North
Nov 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, pv power plants, solar pv, Asia, Africa, Benban, Egypt, EDF Renewables, KarmSolar, Ahmed Zahran
TPG Forms RE Firm With Acquisition of 1 GW Portfolio From Trina Solar
into Abengoa S.A.'s operating electrical power transmission line assets in Brazil. " The global solar PV market remains to proliferate as it gains from a
Jul 1, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Trina Solar, International, Projects, The Rise Fund, TPG, Ed Beckley, Steve Ellis
Talga brings ABB into European battery manufacturing facility as well as mine project
majority of the world's graphite, complied with by countries such as Brazil, Canada, and also India. The firms' declaration claims that Sweden has
Dec 14, 2020 // Storage, ABB, Sweden, Europe, lithium-ion battery, Talga Group, Memorandum of Understanding, Björn Jonsson