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Colgate-Palmolive Inks 209-MW Solar PPA
Scout Clean Energy has signed a 209-MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply solar energy to Colgate-Palmolive Co. Markum solar park will provide electricity for 32,200 homes in Texas, with construction beginning in the fall and operations starting in 2021. This PPA fulfills Colgate-Palmolive's goal of 100% renewable energy globally by 2030.
Sep 18, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, PV Power Plant, Scout Clean Energy, Colgate-Palmolive, Markum solar park
Octopus Snaps Up Queensland's Largest Battery
Octopus Investments Australia has acquired the largest 500-MW/1,000-MWh battery energy storage project in Queensland. 70,000 homes can benefit from this project's energy potential. Octopus anticipates a final investment decision in 2025 and is offering competitive PPAs.
Oct 4, 2023 // Storage, queensland, Octopus
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton grants concession for 10 solar power plants
The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton has approved a concession for the construction of 10 solar energy plants with a complete capacity of 40 MW to regional firm Plavo sunce.
May 3, 2023 // Plants, PV Power Plant, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Italy's FuturaSun to construct 10-GW solar cell manufacturing facility in China
Italian solar (PV) panel maker FuturaSun will certainly move into solar cell manufacturing, planning a factory in Huai'an, in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, which will at some point reach a yearly capacity of 10 GW.
May 12, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Italy, China, Europe, Asia, solar cell, FuturaSun
A 3 GWh redox flow battery factory in Saudi Arabia
German manufacturing devices company Schmid as well as Saudi chemical team Sabic are intending to start tasks at a brand-new manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia, with manufacturing being anticipated to start in 2021.
May 12, 2020 // Storage, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Europe, Asia, Christian Schmid
NV Energy and Google to create huge Nevada-based solar&storage system
Google and Nevada’s NV Energy are planning a huge solar farm paired with battery storage. The array will be located not far from Las Vegas. The agreement is already referred to as the biggest solar+storage deal worldwide.
Jan 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, Google, 8minute Solar Energy, nv energy
BHEL issues tender for power cables for floating solar projects by NTPC
Bharat Heavy Electrical has issued an RfP for direct-current cables for 2 floating photovoltaic stations constructed for Indian energy giant NTPC.
Jan 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, India, tender, floating PV, Asia, bhel
Vision glass glass by Solarwatt can withstand Australia’s cyclones
Vision glass glass solar technology developed by the European market leader Solarwatt has successfully passed tests for cyclone resistance in Darwin – the capital city of Australian Northern Territory.
Feb 2, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Australia, solar pv, Oceania, Solarwatt, Vision, glass-glass
Construction on NADEC's 30MW solar plant in Haradh 50% full
NADEC entered into a Solar Power Purchase Agreement with French utility giant Engie for a term of 25 years in July 2019
Nov 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, PPA, NADEC, Engie, SAUDI ARABI
Shell checks out advancement of utility-scale solar in Singapore as part of discharges push
Oil and gas significant Shell is looking to increase its use solar PV in Singapore as part of plans reduced its CO2 exhausts in the country by a 3rd within a decade.
Nov 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Asia, Singapore, shell, big oil, royal dutch shell, Aw Kah Peng
Saudi Arabia Aims Next to Be Largest Hydrogen Exporter
The globe's largest oil exporter has actually established its sights on likewise becoming the biggest vendor of hydrogen, a fuel seen as crucial for suppressing climate change.
Nov 23, 2020 // Solar to Fuel, Saudi Arabia, Asia, hydrogen
AES shuts funding for 400MWh US battery
Luna Storage project in Los Angeles Region schedules online later on in 2021
Feb 9, 2021 // Storage, USA, North America, AES, James Marshall
GCL-Poly and Wuxi Shangji group on 300,000 MT granular polysilicon plant JV
Major polysilicon producer GCL-Poly has become part of an agreement with monocrystalline tools as well as wafer manufacturer Wuxi Shangji Automation Co to partner on developing a 300,000 MT Fluidised Bed Reactor (FBR) 'granular' polysilicon plant in Inner Mongolia.
Mar 1, 2021 // Manufacturing News, GCL-Poly, fbr polysilicon, wuxi shangji automation co
Panasonic launches new residential solar battery
The Japanese electronics manufacturer said the EverVolt storage system is available in the U.S. market in AC and DC-coupled versions, with a storage capacity ranging from 5.7-34.2 kWh, depending on the model chosen.
Sep 25, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Residential, Storage, Japan, Panasonic, Asia, lithium-ion storage, Mukesh Sethi
LONGi approves 10GW of module and 5GW of new solar cell capacity expansion plans
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co, the largest monocrystalline wafer producer, has approved future PV module and solar cell manufacturing plans of 10GW and 5GW, respectively.
Oct 15, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, JA Solar, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, Asia, solar cell, investment, monocrystalline wafer, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co