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Construction begins on mining giant BHP's initial off-grid solar-storage project
Construction has started on BHP's "first off-grid large-scale renewable resource project", completing 38 MW of solar energy and a 10.1 MW/5.4 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), at 2 nickel mines in Western Australia which supply Tesla for usage in electrical lorry (EV) batteries.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, power purchase agreement, solar-storage project, bhp, Jessica Farrell, diesel, emissions reduction, gold mine
Mercedes-Benz Energy & Lohum Partner for 50 MWh of 2nd Use Li-ion Battery Modules
The agreement is a multi-year supply contract agreement, under which Mercedes-Benz Energy as well as Lohum have committed to a minimum offtake schedule of 50 MWh per annum across multiple 2nd life module variants.
Jan 4, 2023 // Storage, energy storage solutions, lohum, battery modules, Gordon Gassman, Justin Lemmon, Mercedes-Benz Energy
COVID-19 episode triggers momentary hold-up for Portugal's solar public auction
Portugal's very first solar public auction of 2020 will certainly be delayed this springtime till the COVID-19 situation has actually had the moment to ease off, PV Tech has actually picked up from a leading government official.
Mar 27, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Portugal, Europe, auction, João Galamba, covid-19
Panasonic warns US solar installers of Tesla designated panels on the market with no warranties
Panasonic has warned US solar installers about Tesla selling a “large quantity” of its solar panels designated to the company to an unidentified third-party wholesaler that would not be covered by Panasonic product warranties.
Jan 10, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, TESLA, rooftop, Panasonic, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, residential, North America
Statkraft, BayWa r.e. ink PPA for 41.7 MW of solar in Spain
Norwegian state-owned power business Statkraft AS has signed a power acquisition contract (PPA) with German renewables developer BayWa r.e to source electrical energy from its 41.7-MW Tordesillas solar farm project in Spain.
Oct 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Europe, baywa r.e., Statkraft
China's photovoltaic panel exports rebound in March
China export information for March 2020 has actually shown a significant rebound in PV panel exports as producers ramped manufacturing after the prolonged New Year as well as take a trip constraints triggered by COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 16, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, Asia, Coronavirus, pv tech covid-19 tracker
Shizen Energy acquires funds for farm-type solar plant in Japan
Japanese renewables developer Shizen Energy Inc has commenced construction of a 2.19-MWp solar energy plant on abandoned farming lands in Kagoshima prefecture after raising the needed funds.
Mar 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, solar plant, Shizen Energy
ReneSola shuts sale of 12.3 MW of solar farms in Hungary
Solar projects professional ReneSola Ltd (NYSE: SOL) on Thursday stated that it has actually finished up the sale of 12.3 MW of solar farms in Hungary.
Apr 1, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Hungary, Europe, renesola, Solar Farms
Amber Infrastructure launches renewables advancement company
Amber Infrastructure Team has launched Circle Power Renewables, an advancement firm focused on solar, wind and battery projects in Michigan and various other United States markets.
Jun 1, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Amber Infrastructure Group, Circle Power Renewables, Jordan Roberts
Brazil's Ceara okays 230-MW solar project
The state council on the atmosphere of the Brazilian state of Ceara, particularly Coema, accepted last week the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) for a 230-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project.
Sep 20, 2021 // Plants, South america, Brazil, PV Power Plant, Ceara
Elecnor structure 40 MW of solar farms for AES Panama
Spanish building and construction group Elecnor SA (BME: ENO) is in Panama now where it is constructing 40 MW of solar farms, it said Thursday.
Nov 25, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, elecnor, Solar Farms, AES Panama
UK capitalist obtains Spanish PV portfolio
Tesseract Holdings purchase of Greco makes up two assets completing 100MWp
Mar 30, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, UK, Europe, aquila, AERIF, TESSERACT
Comerc to acquire 28.5-MWp of solar DG power in Brazil
Brazilian power trading firm Comerc Participacoes SA (B3: COMR3) introduced on Monday that it has signed an agreement to acquire 28.5 MWp of solar distributed generation (DG) plants in the state of Minas Gerais.
May 24, 2022 // Plants, Commercial, South america, Brazil, Comerc
Innovo, Solarfields type JV to establish solar, storage space in Italy
SF Grid Parity Srl, a device of Italian engineering company Solarfields Group, has formed a joint venture (JV) with Innovo Group Srl to create a pipeline of greater than 300 solar PV schemes as well as at least two power storage projects in Italy.
Jul 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Italy, Europe, Solarfields, Innovo
Aquila connects 50-MW Andalusia solar farm, makes large prepare for Spanish region
Aquila Clean Energy, a unit of German investment company Aquila Capital, said on Tuesday that it has connected a 50-MW solar farm to the Spanish grid.
Jan 11, 2023 // Plants, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, aquila