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ACEN Powers Up Philippines first Hybrid Solar-Storage Plant
The 2 × 20 MW energy storage facility is adjacent to ACEN's 120 MW Alaminos solar farm. The facility holds 24 battery containers with SAFT 2.5 MWh lithium-ion batteries, likely sufficient to power regarding 20,000 homes and avoid 35.87 MTCO2e exhausts annually.
Feb 24, 2022 // Plants, Storage, Asia, Philippines, ACEN, Alaminos solar farm, Eric Francia, Jose Maria Zabaleta
Meyer Burger Cancels Colorado Solar Factory Plans
Meyer Burger pivots away from Colorado, focusing on Arizona's 1.4-GW factory amid financial headwinds, signaling a strategic shift in solar manufacturing.
Aug 26, 2024 // Manufacturing News, solar cell, meyer burger
Gigawatts of solar PV, energy storage breakthrough in Indonesia as Singapore interconnector strategies gather pace
Solar as well as energy storage space projects worth gigawatts of generation as well as storage space capacity have actually born down Indonesia's Riau Islands, with Singapore aligned to procure the electricity generated.
Apr 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, ib vogt, Singapore, Indonesia, rfp, joint venture, Anton Milner, renewables export, Quantum Power Asia, Simon Bell
Cowessess First Nation commissions 10-MW solar park in Saskatchewan
Awasis Solar LP, a project vehicle that is 95%-possessed by the Cowessess First Nation, has commissioned an Indigenous-led and also government-backed solar project of 10 MW in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Nov 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar Park, Cowessess First Nation, Saskatchewan
Masdar Eyes EBRD Financing for 200-MW Solar in Armenia
Masdar is seeking financing for the construction of a 200 MW solar farm in western Armenia. Get the latest updates on the USD 186.6 million project and the expected November 28, 2023 decision on the Clean Technology Fund concessional loan. This eco-friendly initiative could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 169,000 tonnes annually.
Oct 18, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Masdar, Europe, Armenia
Kalyon completes its 1.35 GW solar park Karapınar in Turkey's Konya province
Kalyon Holding's renewable energy branch has actually finished the construction of its 1.35 GW solar energy plant in Karapınar in Central Anatolia. It is just one of the biggest in the world. The Turkish business likewise said it increased the capacity of its solar module factory near Ankara to 2 GW per year.
Apr 10, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Turkey, Solar Power, renewable energy sources, Karapinar
First Solar completes manufacturing expansion in Ohio, now with total solar panel production capacity at 1.9 GW
Thin-film solar panel manufacturer First Solar today announced the start of production at its new PV module manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio — a few miles from its flagship 600-MW factory in Perrysburg, Ohio. With the completed addition, First Solar has a total annualized production capacity of 1.9 GW in the United States. The company also manufactures panels in Malaysia and Vietnam.
Oct 26, 2019 // Manufacturing News, USA, First Solar, Mark Widmar, thin-film, North America, Hanwha Q Cells, Ohio, Tymen de Jong
Vattenfall to build large scale wind-solar-storage plant in the Netherlands
The energy company will build a 38 MW solar, 22 MW wind and 12 MW battery project on one site. The first fully renewable hybrid power plant could be a blueprint for post-subsidy Germany. Vattenfall has an eye on German coalfields in particular.
Aug 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, storage, Germany, Netherlands, hybrid power plant, wind-solar-storage, Vattenfall, Haringvliet Zuid Energy Park, ground-mounted, Claus Wattendrup
New Mexico solar-storage project breakthroughs as utility continues coal-phase out strategy
A project incorporating 300MWac of solar with a 150MWac/600MWh battery power storage center in New Mexico has progressed after DE Shaw agreed to get it.
Sep 23, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, New Mexico, pnm, centaurus, de shaw, dsri
Finnish Company Wärtsilä Commissions Netherland's Largest Energy Storage System
The energy storage center is called the GIGA Buffalo battery and also has a capacity of 24MW/48MWh of energy storage system. It gives the Netherlands' energy service provider Eneco with the energy capacity essential to alleviate intermittency from renewables and regulate energy frequency.
Oct 11, 2022 // Storage, Wärtsilä, Ruud Nijs, GIGA Storage BV, GEMS Digital Energy Platform, Gridsolv Quantum, Jens Norrgård, Minister for Climate and Energy, Netherlands energy storage project, Rob Jetten
Jena research study group provides unique approach to the storage of solar energy
Utilizing the power from the sunlight as successfully as nature does and also transforming it right into chemical energy might drastically lower worldwide CO2 emissions. A research team from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) and also the Friedrich Schiller University Jena has actually now come one action more detailed to this vision.
Sep 28, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Germany, Europe, Leibniz IPHT, Martin Schulz
Converting solar energy to hydrogen fuel, with aid from photosynthesis
Worldwide economic development features enhancing demand for energy, yet stepping up energy manufacturing can be challenging. Recently, scientists have attained record performance for solar-to-fuel conversion, and also now they want to include the machinery of photosynthesis to push it further.
Aug 18, 2020 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, USA, hydrogen, North America, Lilac Amirav
US 300MW solar project secures financing
$ 70m bridge loan from Voya for Arroyo site in New Mexico
Jun 30, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Solar Project, Centaurus Renewable Energy
3S Swiss Solar Unveils State-of-the-Art PV Module Factory
3S Swiss Solar Solutions expands with a new PV module production facility in Worb, Switzerland, boosting capacity and paving the way for future growth in the solar industry.
Jan 30, 2024 // Manufacturing News, Europe, Switzerland, PV module, 3S Swiss Solar
ABO Energy Transfers 152 MW Storage Projects to EDF
ABO Energy powers up South Africa's grid, transferring 152 MW of battery energy storage projects to EDF—ushering in a new era of renewable energy stability!
Nov 22, 2024 // Storage, Africa, South Africa, ABO Energy