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Australia’s AEMO radically curtails output of five large solar farms
The Australian Energy Market Operator constrained the output of several large-scale solar plants by 50% on Friday, in response to voltage fluctuations in a 220 kV network spanning the states of Victoria and New South Wales.
Sep 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, ACES, Andrew Stiel
UPC/AC Renewables invest in 550 MW of pumped hydro and solar in Australia
AC Renewables, the energy arm of Philippines’ Ayala Corp, and Australia’s UPC Renewables have agreed to buy 51% in a 250 MW pumped hydro project and a neighboring 300 MW solar project, both located in South Australia.
Aug 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, storage, Australia, AC Renewables, UPC Renewables, pumped hydro project, Bridle Track Solar Farm, Rise Renewables, PHES plant, Anton Rohner, Brer Adams
Google, Treaty Oak Seal 100MW Arkansas Solar PPA
Google inks 15-year PPA with Treaty Oak for 100MW from Arkansas’ Redfield Solar, powering data centers and accelerating SPP renewables amid Big Tech’s decarbonization push.
Nov 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Google, Treaty Oak
Delivery van sports solar roof in Amsterdam
A Dutch company has modified an electric delivery van to feature a solar roof for the supply of cooling and freezing equipment in its load area.
Jan 30, 2020 // Transport, Solar Roof, Europe, Netherlands
Big money for Turkey’s 500 MW solar factory
With the Turkish government having given Kalyon Enerji another three years to build the 500 MW facility it won a tender to construct with former partner Hanwha Q Cells, Ankara has now committed a $333 million “super incentive” to the fab.
Sep 6, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Kalyon Enerji, Eren Engur, Hanwha Q Cells, Turkey
Masdar Consortium Secures Major 2-GW Saudi Solar Project
A groundbreaking solar alliance secures rights for Saudi Arabia's 2-GW Al Sadawi project, marking a key step toward the Kingdom's renewable energy goals by 2030.
Nov 19, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Masdar, Solar Project, Saudi
Hannah Solar Federal government Solutions completes 1.28-MW solar project for Bosch Rexroth
Hannah Solar Federal Government Solutions (HSGS) lately finished building and construction on a 1.28-MW ground-mounted solar project at Bosch Rexroth Corporation's center in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. Bosch Rexroth is a worldwide engineering company that supports mechanical and also plant engineering initiatives all over the world.
Feb 24, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Solar Project, Dave McNeil
Atlas Renewable can now provide solar-linked I-RECs in Brazil
Renewables firm Atlas Renewable Energy introduced last week that several of its photovoltaic or pv (PV) plants can currently provide renewable energy certifications (I-RECs) as well as regional renewable energy certificates (REC Brasil).
Sep 6, 2021 // Plants, South america, Brazil, PV Power Plant, Atlas Renewable
iSun to construct 20 MW of solar plants in Maine
US solar as well as electrical movement facilities firm iSun Inc (NASDAQ: ISUN) on Wednesday said it has secured engineering, purchase and building (EPC) contracts for three solar projects in Maine with an integrated capacity exceeding 20 MW.
Oct 22, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, iSun
UK capitalist obtains Spanish PV portfolio
Tesseract Holdings purchase of Greco makes up two assets completing 100MWp
Mar 30, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, UK, Europe, aquila, AERIF, TESSERACT
Shell, Gerdau to develop 190-MW solar project in Brazil
The Brazilian device of oil as well as gas significant Royal Dutch Shell Plc (AMS: RDSA) has actually partnered up with local steel manufacturer Gerdau SA (BVMF: GGBR4) to create a 190-MW direct existing (DC) solar project in Minas Gerais state.
Jul 19, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, shell, Solar Project, Gerdau
Neoen safeguards financing for 460MWp solar farm in Australia
International renewable energy producer Neoen has safeguarded funding for its 460MWp Western Downs Green Power Hub in Australia.
Oct 26, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, neoen, Oceania, solar farm
Utility-scale solar surges to yet one more record year
Solar energy plants scratched up another record year according to initial numbers released today by utility-scale specialists Wiki-Solar. New setups in 2020 comfortably topped 50 GWAC, well ahead of the 43 GW record attained the previous year. Global advancing set up capacity is now close to 280 GWAC.
Jan 26, 2021 // Market Research, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, South america, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, Australasia
AfDB approves €138 million package for Tunisian grid
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) board of directors have approved a €138 million (US$154 million) investment for Tunisia’s state-run electricity distribution network.
Oct 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Tunisia, Africa, African Development Bank, tunisian electricity and gas company, Mohamed El Azizi
Iberdrola adds more solar to Spanish pipeline, eyes Australia opportunities
Utility giant Iberdrola has revealed 400MW of additional large-scale solar it intends to bring forward in Spain, unveiling its 2020 development pipeline in the process.
Nov 18, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Iberdrola, Australia, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe, Oceania