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SEIA types energy storage space advocacy branch
United States trade body the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has started a brand-new advocacy programme for the fast-growing power storage sector.
May 27, 2021 // Storage, USA, SEIA, Wood Mackenzie, solar-plus-storage, BESS, North America, 8minute Solar Energy, Tom Buttgenbach
Construction starts on 100-MW California solar + storage project
Construction has actually started on the Rabbitbrush Solar project situated in Kern County, California. Leeward Renewable Energy is developing the project and also authorized 2 15-year power purchase agreements with Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE).
Nov 2, 2021 // Plants, Storage, USA, North America, Tom Habashi, Girish Balachandran, solar + storage project, leeward renewable energy, Jason Allen
8minute Solar Energy completes Texas launching with 280MW Duke collaboration
Solar and also storage developer 8minute Solar Energy has actually completed its initial utility-scale solar project in Texas.
Jul 8, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, storage, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Texas, hybrid, Duke Energy, North America, 8minute Solar Energy, Tom Buttgenbach, colocation
NextEra and Southern Company Rank as Largest Solar Owners Outside China
The global solar market is growing rapidly but remains highly fragmented, Wood Mackenzie says.
Oct 4, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, SOUTHERN COMPANY, Italy, Wood Mackenzie, China, Duke Energy, Europe, Asia, enel green power, North America, NextEra Energy, Dominion Resources, Rishab Shrestha, Tom Heggarty
Sunrun upsizes loan facility to US$ 425m to show higher evaluation
Leading US solar installer Sunrun has actually upsized its loan facility to US$ 425 million from US$ 250 million at "boosted terms and longer tenor", to mirror the firm's higher evaluation as well as strong performance.
Jan 27, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, Sunrun, vivint solar, North America, Tom vonReichbauer
ElectroRoute Secures 15-Year Deal to Market 462-MWp UK Solar Portfolio
BSR signs a 15-year PPA with ElectroRoute for 462 MWp of UK solar, securing bankable revenues and expanding ElectroRoute’s managed portfolio to 3 GW.
Jul 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, PPA, Europe, ElectroRoute, BSR
Engie to build 8.6 MWp PV park in Romania for Saint-Gobain
The Romanian arm of French multinational utility firm Engie claimed that it has actually authorized a contract with the neighborhood branch of French building materials group Saint-Gobain to construct a 8.6 MWp photovoltaic park at its factory in Calarasi, southerly Romania.
May 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Engie, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant
8minute signs PPA with area energy groups for 250MW/ 150MWh California solar-plus-storage plant
2 of California's Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) have authorized a power acquisition contract (PPA) with 8minute Solar Energy for a 250MW solar PV plant with 150MWh of battery storage.
Jun 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, California, USA, Power Purchase Agreements, solar-plus-storage, North America, 8minute, Kern County, Tom Habashi, community choice, request for proposals, developers
Rio Tinto to Build Solar Plant in Western Australia to Power Iron Ore Mine
Rio Tinto has actually authorized a financial investment in a solar plant at the Koodaideri mine in Western Australia, in addition to a lithium-ion BESS to power mining procedures
Feb 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, BESS, solar plant, International, Rio Tinto, Chris Salisbury
8minute Solar Energy expands services and rebrands as Avantus
8minute Solar Energy is expanding its services beyond solar development into clean energy products and various other zero-emission offerings. To reflect its broadened scope in the renewable energy space, 8minute has rebranded the company to the name Avantus.
Sep 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, 8minute Solar Energy, Tom Buttgenbach, Avantus, Kip Larson
The Top 7 Solar Power Parks throughout the World
A listing of the 7 biggest solar parks on the planet, 4 of which lie in India as well as the staying 3 in China. Although an outsider today, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai with a prepared 5000 MW capability can quickly make its method to the first.
May 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, China, SECI, Asia, Huanghe, pavagada, Ananthpuram, Bhadla, delingha solar park, jinchaun solar park, MbRAM Solar Park, Rewa, solar parks
Chinese PV Market Short: 4.3 GW of brand-new cell capacity and also a 1 GW solar park
Cell manufacturer Aiko Solar is raising funds to raise its manufacturing capacity with 4.3 GW of new lines while Datang Company has tattooed a bargain for a 1 GW desert job.
May 29, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, China, Asia, arctech solar, aiko solar, China Datang Corporation, GCL-Poly Energy Holdings’
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust targets 96MWp of solar in ₤ 200m fundraise
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) is intending to raise ₤ 200 million through an initial public offering (IPO) to invest in a profile of renewables consisting of solar PV.
Nov 2, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, DORE, Tom Williams
FREYR Issues Invitations to Tender for the Purchase of Battery Cell Manufacturing Equipment for Pilot Plant
FREYR has released Invitations to Tender for equipment packages needed for the battery cell assembly line for FREYR's pilot plant in Mo i Rana, Norway. The statement of the selected vendor is targeted for completion of May 2021.
Mar 22, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, battery, Einar Kilde, Freyr, pilot plant, Tom Einar Jensen
SunPower minimizes monitoring incomes, ices up employing as well as takes out 2020 monetary assistance
SunPower CEO: "We stay on course to finish our prepared firm divided right into 2 individually concentrated pure-play solar firms by the end of the 2nd quarter."
Mar 26, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, SunPower, North America, covid-19, Tom Werner