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United States firms start building 3 North Carolina PV sites
Renewable Properties as well as United Renewable Energy solar projects amount to 20MW capacity
Jun 3, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, URE, United Renewable Energy, Solar Project, Renewable Properties, Keith Herbs
Another solar module factory in North Africa
Teriak Industrial Group, a private Egyptian company that concentrates on the manufacturing of auto components, owns and runs the brand-new 100 MW production facility. Spain's Mondragon Assembly supplied the assembly line.
Jul 24, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Asia, Africa, Egypt, solar module, Teriak Industrial Group, Mondragon Assembly
Juwi Acquires Hive's Greek Solar Quartet of 267MW
Hive Energy takes its first step in Greece with the sale of four 267MW solar projects to Juwi Hellas. These solar parks are expected to provide enough energy to power 100,000 homes, with construction set to begin in 2021. This marks Juwi Hellas' 61st solar project in Greece with a total capacity of over 300MW.
Nov 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Greece, Europe, PV Power Plant, hive energy
European Energy's Arm EE North America to Build 2 GW Solar Project in Arizona
EE North America has partnered with Elio Energy for the solar energy generation and energy storage project in Arizona and surrounding states. Projects are expected to start building and construction gradually in between 2023 and also 2025.
Nov 4, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar Energy, solar plus storage, BESS, european energy, Lorena Ciciriello, EE North America, Daven Mehta, Elio Energy Group
North Macedonian utility embraces solar at expense of coal
North Macedonia’s state-owned electric company Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM) is planning to expand the generation capacity of the solar project it is building at its 125 MW TPP Oslomej coal plant near Kičevo, in the west of the country. Originally tendered in April as a 10 MW solar facility, the project may be expanded to completely replace the lignite coal plant, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced. The bank, which is backing the €8.7 million project with €5.9 million, said the utility is evaluating scenarios to fully replace the old power plant. ESM is planning to expand the PV field and could eventually reach 125 MW of solar capacity through a modular approach, according to the EBRD. “This project of 10 MW is very important to us because it’s a nice unit – the first large scale plant,” announced the utility. “It can then be cloned and multiplied to fulfill our strategy further down the line. It’s a pilot project for the future and it’s a power plant all by itself.” The EBRD said the Oslomej coal plant is being kept active at a minimum service level and is being used mainly as a reserve in case of problems elsewhere in the system. Coal plants too costly and slow The utility has planned for years to prolong the life of the 39-year-old coal plant by another 30 years, even though the associated lignite coal mine in Kičevo is almost depleted. In 2015, the utility conducted a feasibility study into modernizing the plant by using imported coal with higher calorific value. The study concluded such a move would cost €145 million and require a four-year construction timeframe. “According to the estimations, the production price of electricity after the eventual modernization of TPP [thermal power plant] Oslomej is estimated to be above €61/MWh,” the ESM said in a document about the feasibility study. Thermal power plants account for 842 MW of North Macedonia’s total power generation capacity of 1.41 GW, with hydroelectricity and wind accounting for 553.6 MW and 36.8 MW, respectively. Solar has a minimal share in the power mix with only 18 MW of installed distributed PV at the end of last year. The government, however, tendered two projects totaling 35 MW in June. This month economy minister Kreshnik Bektashi revealed 82 investors have submitted bids for construction of the two plants.
Sep 25, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Thermal, EBRD, Europe, North Macedonia, Elektrani na Severna Makedonija, thermal plant
North Devon gives green light for 50MW PV plant
Aura Power anticipates to start building of the Litchardon Cross project in Springtime 2022
Apr 30, 2021 // Plants, UK, Europe, PV Power Plant, Aura Power, Chris Featonby
Photovoltaic plant of 1 GW in connection capacity inaugurated in Turkey
very same province. The greatest PV park in the Western Balkans remains in North Macedonia. It is possessed by Slovenian firm GEN-I. It has 17 MW. French business
May 3, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Turkey, PV Power Plant, Electricity, Kalyon, Karapinar
North German pilot hydrogen project obtains money increase
German business General Practitioner Joule intends to develop hydrogen transportation facilities in North Friesland. The electrical energy created by 5 wind ranches in the area will certainly be transformed to eco-friendly hydrogen to be supplied to filling up terminals in Husum as well as Niebüll as well as made use of by 2 fuel-cell buses and also 5 autos.
Apr 23, 2020 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Germany, Europe, hydrogen, Ove Petersen
Albania to release auction for 100 MW solar PV park in Spitalles
MW. Voltalia additionally took part in the public auction. Albania as well as North Macedonia are the only countries in the area to organize public auctions for renewables
Oct 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Voltalia, Europe, auction, investment, Solar Power Plant, Albania, Karavasta, solar PV parks
North Carolina energy plan looks to clear remaining regulatory hurdles for solar
Existing solar power policies in North Carolina will go under review as part of the state’s draft Clean Energy Plan. Published last week, it includes the retirement of 4GW of coal and the proposal of measures to drive renewable energy more broadly as well as boosting EV adoption in the US state.
Aug 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North Carolina, solar pv, ssfusa, Duke Energy, Clean Energy Plan, boosting EV, Stephen De May, North America
CIT Leads Financing for 108 MW Solar Project in North Carolina
The CIT Group's Power and Energy system acted as lead arranger on a USD 126 million financing for the 108 MW Trent River Solar project in North Carolina.
Jul 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North Carolina, North America, International, CIT, Solar Project, Ben Catt
North America's Largest Green Hydrogen Plant Goes Solar
H2B2 launches SoHyCal, North America's largest green hydrogen plant, paving the way for a sustainable future with renewable energy.
Mar 6, 2024 // Plants, Solar to Fuel, North America, green hydrogen plant
Kalyon completes its 1.35 GW solar park Karapınar in Turkey's Konya province
Bulgaria. The greatest power plant of the kind in the Western Balkans is in North Macedonia. It is owned by Slovenian company GEN-I. It has 17 MW. French firm Voltalia
Apr 10, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Turkey, Solar Power, renewable energy sources, Karapinar
Duke Drops Largest Solar Project in North Carolina Procurement — Its Own
The cancellation of an 80-megawatt project with no financial penalty raises questions about a monopoly utility competing against private developers.
Aug 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North Carolina, Duke Energy, Randy Wheeless, Chris Carmody, Accion Group, Cypress Creek Renewables, utilities, North America
Enel starts building of firm's second North American solar-storage project
Enel Green Power has broken ground on its 2nd North American solar-plus-storage project as it remains to increase its US renewables fleet and intends to strike 1GW of released battery storage space in two years.
Oct 15, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, PPA, Texas, Enel, solar-plus-storage, power purchase agreement, North America, colocation