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Sonnedix proceeds Chile solar growth with 160MWp project procurement
Sonnedix has acquired a Chilean solar project currently under advancement that will certainly become the independent power producer's third-largest PV plant when functional.
Nov 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, IPP, Sonnedix, Axel Thiemann, Chile, South america, project acquisition
MPC Energy acquires 15.8-MWp solar plant in Mexico
MPC Energy Solutions NV (OSE: MPCES) announced on Tuesday that it has actually developed an existence in the Mexican renewables market with a set up procurement of Los Santos Solar I (LSSI), a 15.8-MWp functional solar photovoltaic (PV) plant situated in the north state of Chihuahua.
Nov 9, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Mexico, North America, PV Power Plant, MPC Energy Solutions NV
Cenfura, C4D to Tokenise Renewable Assets in South Africa
Cenfura and C4D will tokenise microgrid assets in South Africa, the partnership will construct and operate solar and battery storage-based microgrid assets
Jan 29, 2020 // Storage, Grids, solar pv, Africa, South Africa, Microgrids, International, C4D, Cenfura
New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting approves proposal for 500-MW solar project
Hecate Energy revealed today that the application for its proposed 500-MW Cider Solar Farm in the communities of Elba and Oakfield, New York City has been regarded full by the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES). If accepted by ORES, Cider Solar Farm would certainly be the largest solar project permitted and also constructed to day in the State of New York City. Hecate filed its preliminary application in June of 2021.
Jan 26, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, hecate energy, Solar Project, Harrison Luna, Cider Solar Farm
The weekend read: Reactivating Mexico’s large-scale sector
The Mexican electric power industry is maintaining its dynamism, despite a collective perception of inactivity stemming from a lack of information from the federal government. And renewables are barely mentioned in the National Development Plan for 2019–2024 drawn up by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Aug 26, 2019 // Plants, America, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexica, PEMEX, Federal Electricity Commission, Jeff Pavlovic, Cintia Angulo, Julian Willenbrock, Armando Navarrete
Alliant Energy to develop utility's first neighborhood solar project in Wisconsin
Alliant Energy is launching its first neighborhood solar project. The solar garden will lie near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, nestled along the south side of state Highway 151. Alliant Energy expects to start building and construction on the 1-MW community solar project in the spring and complete it by the end of 2021.
Dec 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, alliant energy, Solar Project, David de Leon, Allen Buechel, Kathy Leifer
Qair Expands German Portfolio with New PV Park
Qair shines in Germany with new solar park in Baden-Wurttemberg, expanding renewable energy portfolio with plans for more projects in the works.
Jul 26, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Qair
Duke Energy begins operations at 120MW United States PV plant
Jackpot Solar in Idaho will certainly supply energy to Idaho Power via a 20-year PPA
Jan 26, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Duke Energy, PV Power Plant
Iberdrola looks for nod for wind-plus-storage, solar projects on Canary Islands
Iberdrola SA has strategies to develop a 13-MW wind ranch with storage space as well as a 5.5-MW solar park on the Spanish island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands island chain.
Apr 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Spain, Iberdrola, Europe, wind-plus-storage, solar projects
An oasis of PV
A new study shows that solar may help reduce water pumping costs in a desert oasis of Mauritania by more than 300%, while also considerably reducing water losses. The researchers claim that PV water pumping may also help prevent the desertification of these areas.
Oct 7, 2019 // Technology, Storage, storage, Africa, thin-film PV, Mauritania, PV water pumping systems, Sahara Desert
GFG Alliance as well as Ignis to purchase 1.2 GW of Spanish renewable energy projects
Industrial empire GFG Alliance has actually signed an agreement with Ignis to co-invest in the growth, building, procedure as well as upkeep of Spanish solar and wind projects with a capacity of around 1.2 GW.
Oct 1, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, joint venture, ignis, simec, gfg alliance, Sanjeev Gupta
Acelen-owned Refinery Invests in 161-MW Solar Project in Brazil
Acelen-owned Mataripe Refinery in Brazil partners with Perfin Infra and Illian Energias for a 161-MW solar project, reducing CO2 emissions and promoting sustainability in the energy sector.
Jul 12, 2024 // Plants, South america, Brazil, Solar Project, Acelen, Refinery
PV ModuleTech 2019: Interview with Frédéric Dross, VP Technology Americas with DSM
At the recently held 2019 PV ModuleTech conference, held in Malaysia, PV Tech talked with Frédéric Dross, VP Technology Americas with DSM after his presentation that highlighted PV module materials for performance and reliability.
Oct 28, 2019 // Solar, Malaysia, pv power plants, pv modules, bifacial, c-si manufacturing, Asia, pv moduletech 2019, royal dsm, Frédéric Dross
Nordic Solar Launches 11-MW Battery for German PV
Nordic Solar’s first co-located 11-MW BESS in Lower Saxony pairs batteries with solar to boost grid flexibility, maximize renewables, and deliver balancing services—part of rapid Europe-wide solar+storage growth.
May 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Germany, Solar, Battery Storage, Europe, BESS, Nordic Solar
High-performance flow batteries offer path to grid-level renewable energy storage
A low-cost, high-performance battery chemistry developed by University of Colorado Boulder researchers could one day lead to scalable grid-level storage for wind and solar energy that could help electrical utilities reduce their dependency on fossil fuels.
Jul 26, 2019 // Storage, Michael Marshak, RASEI, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, Brian Robb, PDTA, CHBE