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Leeward completes 100-MW Rabbitbrush solar + storage project in California
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has actually finished building and also commenced operations of its 100-MW Rabbitbrush Solar Facility situated in Kern County, California. The facility likewise includes a 20-MW, 50-MWh battery energy storage space system.
Dec 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, North America, leeward, Rabbitbrush solar + storage project
UK designer stories 1GW of solar on retired coal sites
UK solar programmer Island Green Power is to advance 2 solar PV projects amounting to over 1GW on previous coal power station sites in the UK.
Sep 30, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, UK, solar pv, Europe, Mega Solar, island green power
Emerging markets and also development: Twin pillars of the solar tracker market
International solar tracker deliveries got to brand-new record degrees in 2019, going beyond 31 GW, up 55% year on year. Remarkable need in the United States-- as well as multiple gigawatt markets in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Spain and also Australia-- helped move the market to new heights, composes Cormac Gilligan, associate director at IHS Markit.
Jul 14, 2020 // Opinions, IHS Markit, Cormac Gilligan
Scottish Water launches tender for solar projects up to 5 MW
The Scottish water supplier is seeking propositions for the development as well as construction of numerous solar plants varying in dimension from 50 kW to 50 MW. The installations can be a combination of ground-mounted PV systems and also roof arrays.
Jun 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, tender, Europe, Scottish Water Horizons
Carlyle Group use Maine solar with 100MW+ acquisition
Investment firm The Carlyle Group has actually acquired a 100MW-strong profile of solar possessions under advancement in the state of Maine, the largest portfolio incomplete in the state.
Aug 28, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, BNRG, North America, Maine, carlyle group, dirigo solar, Pooja Goyal
Clearway shuts financial obligation funding for 192MW California solar center
Clearway Energy Group has actually shut financial obligation funding for the 192MW Rosamond Central solar project in Kern County, California.
Mar 12, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Nick Chaset, North America, clearway
Chilean president cuts ribbon on 170-MW Sonnedix Atacama solar farm
Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd on Sunday officially inaugurated its 170-MW solar farm in Chile in the visibility of Chilean head of state Sebastian Pinera, energy minister Juan Carlos Jobet as well as Tarapaca local authorities.
Apr 14, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Sonnedix, Chile, South america, Juan Carlos Jobet, Sebastian Pinera, solar farm
DE Shaw buys 180MW project duo from First Solar in Utah
DE Shaw Renewable Investments has purchased two neighbouring PV projects in Utah contracted to provide power to Facebook from developer First Solar.
Oct 25, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, California, USA, First Solar, utility-scale PV, Utah, North America, Facebook, PacifiCorp, d. e. shaw renewable investments
Solar power met 45% of demand on Caribbean island of St Eustatius last year
The Netherlands-administered Caribbean island last year saw almost half its power demand provided by a 4.1 MW solar-plus-storage plant, commissioned in late 2017. The facility generated 6.5 million kWh of the 14.3 million kWh of electricity consumed in the territory in 2018.
Oct 25, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Netherlands, Caribbean
TBEA puts a new huge India-based solar inverter fab into operation
The Chinese manufacturer is starting mass production of inverters at its new Indian facility. The expected annual production output is 2 gigawatts – 1 gigawatt at each of the two assembly lines (for string and central inverters).
Nov 21, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Inverters, China, Asia, TBEA
Nordic group invest in a Norsk Solar-developed solar PV-project in Vietnam
Nordic Impact Cooperation is an unique financing system for impact investing in establishing nations established earlier this year in between Finnfund, the Finnish Fund for Sustainable Development, and Norway's Norsk Solar. On 20 August the team made its very first investment decision right into a Norsk Solar-developed solar PV-project in Vietnam, according to this news from Finnfund.
Aug 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Vietnam, PV Power Plant, Nordic Impact Cooperation
EDF acquires 270MW US solar project
Transaction marks third sustainable possession sale from Galehead
Sep 15, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, EDF, North America, Matt Marino
Victoria honors 623 MW of solar plus 600 MWh of storage space
The government of Victoria, Australia, today announced the winners in its 2nd renewable energy auction, assigning 623 MW of solar and 365 MW/600 MWh of energy storage space projects to be developed throughout 4 Renewable Energy Zones (REZ).
Oct 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Victoria, Australia, Oceania, renewable energy zones, rez
Westbridge acquires Canadian solar-storage project
Eastervale site in Alberta will certainly comprise 300MW PV and 200MW BESS when developed
Nov 3, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Canada, North America, PV Power Plant, Stefano Romanin, Westbridge, Maggie McKenna
Goldbeck Solar to install 42 MWp of fresh solar in Austria
German solar programmer Goldbeck Solar has been awarded a contract to develop two solar photovoltaic (PV) parks in Austria with a combined capacity of 42 MWp.
Jan 17, 2023 // Plants, Europe, Austria, Goldbeck Solar