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Is solar eroding too much land? The EU thinks not
The EU’s Joint Research Center has created a comprehensive dataset to characterize the solar energy potential in the bloc’s 28 member states. The data shows even a 100-fold increase from current solar capacity would require a very limited amount of land – a lot less than wind power.
Oct 10, 2019 // Technology, Europe, Joint Research Center
8minute, Capital Dynamics complete massive Springbok PV project in California
The 121 MWdc Springbok 3 project in Kern County, California, brings the Springbok series to 448 MW, as Capital Dynamics continues its investments in U.S. solar.
Oct 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Capital Dynamics, California, USA, SunPower, First Solar, North America, 8minute Solar Energy
Yingli in talks with creditors over break up
The Chinese solar manufacturer today admitted it is in talks with its lenders and strategic investors about a break up of the company after its 2018 annual accounts revealed an apparently unserviceable debt pile. Any strategic investor is likely to constitute a Chinese state-backed bail-out.
Oct 20, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, yingli
Canadian pension giant to buy Pattern Energy for US$6.1 billion
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has bought US developer Pattern Energy Group in an all-cash deal valued at around US$6.1 billion.
Nov 5, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Canada, pattern energy, North America, canada pension plan investment board
Highview Power plans 50 MW/400 MWh-plus cryo energy storage plant in Vermont
The British company, which has tested its liquid air energy storage technology in the U.K., says it is preparing to deploy its first plant on U.S. soil. Highview claims its CRYOBattery is half the price of utility scale lithium-ion storage.
Dec 19, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Solar to Fuel, USA, UK, Vermont, pv power plants, Europe, North America, lithium-ion storage, Javier Cavada, Salvatore Minopoli, Highview Power
NTR gets Irish solar and battery projects
54MW portfolio in Co Wexford bought from RES
Feb 24, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, NTR, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, Manus O‘Donnell, Lucy Whitford
Capstone takes in the Alberta sunlight
The 132MW Claresholm solar farm is offering power to TC Energy and also the Canadian district's wholesale power pool
Apr 19, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canada, North America, obton, Capstone Infrastructure Corporation, solar farm, Mikkel Berthelsen, Corey Hessen
Total Eren, Province Resources companion for 8GW Australian environment-friendly hydrogen project
A solar- and also wind-powered environment-friendly hydrogen plant in Western Australia has safeguarded the support of France-based independent power producer Total Eren.
Apr 20, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, IPP, Total Eren, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, Western Australia, green hydrogen, Independent Power Producer, David Frances, province resources
Total Eren Protects Funding for 100 MW Solar Project in Uzbekistan
Total Eren has actually successfully authorized the financing documentation for its solar photovoltaic project Tutly with 100 MWac ability in Uzbekistan
May 11, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, EBRD, Total Eren, Asia, finance, Uzbekistan, eib, International, Solar Project, Laurence Juin, Total Eren Solar Project
Eneco and Giga Storage Space Partner to Generate Netherlands' Largest Battery
Rotterdam-headquartered energy utility Eneco as well as battery service provider Giga Storage space have begun the realization of the biggest battery in the Netherlands-- Giga Buffalo, which will certainly have an ability of 24 MW/ 48 MWh.
Jun 25, 2021 // Storage, Europe, Netherlands, Eneco, Giga Buffalo, Giga Storage, storage battery, Ruud Nijs
Shelburne Museum to be powered by solar power by the end of 2021
Shelburne Museum join Encore Renewable Energy and also Bee The Change to establish 2 pollinator-friendly solar projects
Jul 15, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Encore Renewable Energy, Chad Farrell, Shelburne Museum, Thomas Denenberg, Michael Kiernan, Bee The Change
French Firm Tysilio Brings Solar Energy to Senegalese Farms
The company will certainly build a containerised planetary system with 60 kWh battery storage space.
The system is anticipated to produce 32.8 MWh annually, saving farmers 10 million CFA francs (more than 15,000 euros) in operating and upkeep expenses.
Jul 19, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, France, Europe, Africa, Senegal, Prodac, Tysilio
BHP, TransAlta to Build $54 M Solar+ Storage Space Project in Western Australia
Mining titan BHP has actually appointed a 48.2 MW solar-plus-storage hybrid power center to assist power its Nickel West procedures.
This will aid BHP minimize exhausts from electricity use at Mt Keith and Leinster by 12 percent, based on FY2020 levels, said the firm.
Aug 2, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Australia, Oceania, John Kousinioris, bhp, transalta, Eddy Haegel
ReNew Power indications PPA for 'India's first' round-the-clock renewable energy project
Indian renewable energy firm ReNew Power has signed a power purchase arrangement (PPA) for a 400MW renewables project that will provide Round-The-Clock (RTC) electrical power supply, which the company claims is the first of its kind in India.
Aug 9, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, IPP, PPA, India, SECI, Asia, ReNew Power
Renew Power Commissions 250 MW Solar project In Rajasthan
The project becomes part of the 300 MW project it won in SECI-3, with the continuing to be 50 MW anticipated to be commissioned by month end.
2021 might yet be the very best year ever for fresh solar capacity production.
Sep 9, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, ReNew Power, Sumant Sinha, Seci-3
