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Clearway Energy as well as Wärtsilä to include battery storage to 5 US solar projects
Solar developer Clearway Energy will certainly release 500MW/2,000 MWh of battery energy storage space systems (BESS) from innovation firm Wärtsilä at five PV plants in the US.
Jul 13, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, California, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, solar-plus-storage, Hawaii, North America, Wartsila, Clearway Energy Group
Grenergy scores PPAs for 288 MWp of solar projects in Chile
Spanish renewables developer Grenergy Renovables SL (BME: GRE) claimed on Thursday it had authorized 2 power purchase contracts (PPAs) to provide around 240 GWh of solar power annually to a utility in Chile.
Oct 27, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, solar projects, Grenergy
Sungrow's inverters picked for 256-MWp solar project in S Africa
Chinese solar inverter maker Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd (SHE:300274) has actually received an order to supply inverters to South African solar energy manufacturer Sola Group for a 256-MWp photovoltaic or pv (PV) project.
Nov 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, Sungrow, Solar Project, S Africa
Resonac Graphite Austria to offtake power from 42 MWp of solar projects
Graphite electrode producer Resonac Graphite Austria GmbH will procure power from solar parks with an incorporated capability of 42 MWp that will certainly be integrated in Austria.
Feb 6, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Resonac Graphite Austria
Two new solar panel factory to be developed
According to the first annual report of the Commissariat for Renewable Energies and also Energy Efficiency (Cerefe), 2 new factories for the manufacturing of photovoltaic panels will certainly quickly see the light of day in Algeria. These installments developed by Milltech and also Zergoun Green Energy can provide 260 MWp of solar panels per year.
Dec 8, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Africa, Algeria, plant
Gambia plans 150 MW solar project with 20 MWh storage option
The solar park will be connected to the Soma substation, a piece of grid infrastructure expected to increase electricity access in the country to 60%. The project will add to 30 MW of other solar facilities under development in the West African nation.
Oct 1, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, storage, Africa, Gambia, ECOWAS, National Water & Electricity Company Ltd
Stock markets pumped $1.3bn into solar in the last quarter
Fundraising activity for solar leaped in the July-to-September period to provide healthy quarterly and year-so-far comparisons on 2018.
Oct 8, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Mercom Capital Group, bboxx, Raj Prabhu, ReNew Power
Burkina Faso gold mines to get 13 MW solar-plus-storage
Renewable energy is rapidly being adopted by mining companies as the combination of off-grid power and cheaply available renewables offers a strong business case.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Total Eren, PV plant, solar-plus-storage, Africa, nordgold, Burkina Faso, Nikolai Zelenski
Nigeria to construct new solar-powered mini grids
PowerGen has completed installation of a new Nigeria-based mini grid and is planning the development of 9 other projects, all supported by the World Bank.
Dec 30, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, Africa, Nigeria, PowerGen, Niger
Masdar targets 2GW Tanzania renewables pipe
Partnership with state power company will originally target 600MW of wind and also solar
Aug 9, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Masdar, Africa, Tanzania, Abdulla Zayed, Maharage Chande
Zimbabwe gold mine to be powered by PV
Caledonian Mining has exposed strategies to build a $13 million solar plant at the Blanket golden goose in southern Zimbabwe. It elevated funds for the project via a share sale.
Sep 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, Africa, Zimbabwe, Caledonia Mining
Mauritian fund spends $3 million in P2P solar expert Sun Exchange
Sun Exchange has actually closed a $4 million Series-A funding round by obtaining a $3 million investment from ARPF, a Mauritian private equity fund. The peer-to-peer solar leasing platform claimed it will certainly make use of the funds to help its participants release solar solutions throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Jun 12, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, Sun Exchange, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, Mauritius, ARPF, William Barry, Adam Draper
Absa Backs Ghana's 100-MW Solar Plant
Absa Group provides USD-24-million corporate loan to construct a 100-MW solar power plant in Ghana led by West Africa-focused PV developer Meinergy Technology Limited. This loan supports Ghana's renewable energy capacity & energy needs.
Aug 8, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Africa, PV Power Plant, Ghana, Absa Group
Greenco Seals 25MW Solar Project in Zambia
Africa Greenco Group secures 25-MW solar PPA in Zambia: US$37m investment to bring clean energy to Sesheke district in 2025.
Dec 8, 2023 // Plants, Africa, zambia, PV Power Plant, Greenco
Baywa r.e. plugs in 7.5-MWp solar-plus-storage plant in Germany
German renewables company BayWa r.e. AG has actually brought live a 7.5-MWp solar park incorporated with 4 MWh of battery storage space capacity in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Jun 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, baywa r.e., solar-plus-storage plant