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Luminous Reaches FID On Norfolk Solar Farm
Luminous Energy achieves financial close on 28.5MW Bracon Ash Solar Farm in Norfolk, UK, providing £10k/year for community projects, 203% biodiversity gain & in line with Net Zero targets. Belectric to build & maintain. TLT, CMS, Fichtner & WTW advised.
Aug 8, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, luminous energy, PV Power Plant
18MW Solar Farm Approved in UK
Codrington Solar Farm approved by South Gloucestershire Council, providing low carbon energy for 4,400 homes. Construction to begin early 2025 with landscape, ecological and biodiversity benefits.
Aug 14, 2023 // Plants, Storage, UK, Europe, PV Power Plant
PIC to Grow Green Energy: $854m and Beyond
The PIC, Africa's top asset manager, is investing in renewable energy sources to tackle South Africa's power crisis. Their current investments have already produced 2000 megawatts for the grid, and they have invested 310 million rand in Rifuwo Energy Partners. The PIC is also looking into solar panels on property roofs to provide further renewable energy solutions.
Oct 4, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, PIC
"Texas' Lone Charge" - New Leaf Energy's 64-MW Battery Portfolio
New Leaf Energy announces 64MW portfolio of battery storage projects in Texas, featuring 7 standalone batteries and lithium iron phosphate batteries. Interconnection agreements due by 2024, and commercial operation expected by 2025. Interested parties should contact New Leaf Energy via email.
Oct 9, 2023 // Storage, USA, North America, New Leaf Energy
Aldoga Solar Farm: 380MW to Power CQ-H2
Acciona Energía's revolutionary solar farm, expected to be the largest in Australia, is set to revolutionise the country's renewable energy sector by 2026. Be part of this exciting project!
Dec 1, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, acciona energia
1.5GW Italian Battery Storage: Octopus & Nexta Power Up
Octopus Energy and Nexta Capital Partners join forces for a new joint venture in Italy's energy storage market. The venture is expected to develop up to 1.5GW of energy storage systems, helping the country achieve its decarbonisation goals by 2030. Octopus Energy is also investing €1bn into the venture.
Dec 14, 2023 // Storage, Italy, Europe, Octopus Energy, Nexta Capital Partners
Mozambique: Globeleq Invests in Solar, EDM Retains Stake
Globeleq acquires majority stake in Mozambique's Mocuba solar PV power farm, part of a 400MW African portfolio. Temane gas-to-power & Namaacha wind projects to reach financial close & commercial operations in 2024.
Dec 28, 2023 // Plants, Africa, Mozambique, PV Power Plant, Globeleq
Eswatini 40 MW solar tender attracts 13 approved bidders
The regulator received 26 proposals overall for a project intended to make the kingdom less dependent on power imports from troubled South African utility Eskom.
Oct 29, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Africa, eskom, Eswatini
Ambitious 1 GW agrivoltaic livestock farming project declared in Malaysia
The Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute is planning a huge solar energy project which will integrate agriculture and livestock farming in the Sabah region. The research institute claims to have secured $50 million for the project's initial, 200 MW phase. The 25,000ha needed for the projects will host up to 150,000 cattle in addition to cultivation of forage crops like kenaf, corn, hay and wheat.
Dec 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Malaysia, JA Solar, Asia, Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute, NET Kovina Co, Ltd, Max Legacy Sdn Bhd, Datuk Darell
AEMO gets rid of suspension, restores wholesale power markets in all Australian areas
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has actually lifted the wholesale power market suspension in all areas of the National Electricity Market (NEM) from 2pm today (AEST), after stepping in greater than a week earlier.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, Australian Energy Market Operator, national electricity market, wholesale markets
FRV gets 90 MW NSW solar ranch, inks PPA with Snowy Hydro
Spanish developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has actually authorized its 2nd power acquisition contract with the government-owned store Snowy Hydro for a solar project, which it purchased from Germany's Ib vogt.
Mar 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Carlo Frigerio, Paul Broad, Carsten Stang
What is Origin Energy?
The biggest Australian electricity retailer. It serves more than 4.3mn customers. The company sells electricity both on retail and wholesale markets. Origin
Sep 13, 2023
Solar-powered system extracts drinkable water from "dry" air
Scientists at MIT and somewhere else have significantly boosted the result from a system that can remove drinkable water straight from the air even in dry regions, using warmth from the sun or another source.
Oct 15, 2020 // Technology, Asia, Korea, MIT, Evelyn Wang, Guihua Yu
AEROCOMPACT establishes solar racking for bifacial panels and also green roofing systems
Austrian racking producer AEROCOMPACT has created a flat roof system developed for bifacial solar modules as well as arrays mounted on green roofings.
Sep 15, 2022 // Manufacturing News, bifacial modules, AEROCOMPACT, Philipp Pejcl, Markus Burger
EDF Renewables proposes Norwich battery system
The firm has actually begun a public assessment on the project
Nov 21, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, Martin Cole