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Palmas Launches 8-MW Solar Park for Sustainability
Brazilian government has inaugurated an 8.3-MW solar photovoltaic park, named Parque Solar Municipal, in Palmas, the capital of Tocantins state. This project
Dec 19, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, PV Power Plant, Palmas
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
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
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
Brazil's Cemig confirms 4.8 GW of entrances for solar and also wind auction
Brazilian energy firm Cemig has actually launched details of its latest public auction for solar and wind, with 4.8 GW of installed ability entering.
Aug 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, auction, Cemig
EDP Brasil opens up 6.62 MWp of solar farms for McDonald's in Brazil
Brazilian electric utility EDP Energias do Brasil SA (BVMF: ENBR3) has inaugurated three solar farms totalling 6.62 MWp it constructed for Arcos Dorados, the fast food franchise that runs McDonald's restaurants in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jul 11, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, solar farm, EDP Brasil
Enel to build 54.4 MWp of DG solar arrays for Brazil's Itau bank
Enel Brasil, via its power services unit Enel X, will set up 54.7 MWp of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in Brazil for local loan provider Itau Unibanco SA (BVMF: ITUB4).
Aug 18, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Enel, Itau Unibanco SA, Brasil
Brazil's Atiaia Renovaveis to build 27.5-MW solar park for local glass manufacturer
which is set up to open in the 2nd half of 2025. Both companies come from Brazilian corporation Grupo Cornelio Brennand. To be located on a 85-hectares (210
Nov 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, Solar Park, Atiaia Renovaveis
BYD, Orion-E sign up with pressures for 100 MWp of solar projects in Brazil
Chinese batteries and electrical vehicles maker BYD Company Ltd (HKG:1211) has actually coordinated with Brazilian energy infrastructure firm Orion-E Sustainable Energy to create 100 MWp of solar projects in the South American nation.
Apr 4, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, BYD, Solar Project, Orion-E
World's largest photovoltaic power stations
capacity.   São Gonçalo Solar Farm Brazil map 864     2020 Phase II completed in
Oct 14, 2024
Use perovskite will be a vital feature of the future generation of digital appliances
Institutes of the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in partnership with scientists at the University of Michigan in the United
Mar 15, 2021 // Technology, South america, Brazil, perovskite, UNICAMP, Lazaro Padilha
Enel puts forward 500MW of new bifacial solar in Chile's Atacama
– featuring one million bifacial plans and construction drones. Over in Brazil, the firm connected last month a 475MW batch of the São Gonçalo
Feb 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Enel, Chile, bifacial, South america, Latin america, Bifacial PV, atacama, bifacial solar