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CSIRO register for 100 percent solar power with Garnaut's Zen Energy
Australia's major scientific study organisation, the CSIRO, has actually relied on solar to power its operations in Victoria, NSW and the ACT, through a long-term energy contract with the Ross Garnaut-led merchant Zen Energy.
Sep 29, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, CSIRO, Zen Energy, Dave Agnew
Lightsource BP finishes Bighorn Solar financing
Lightsource BP has actually effectively closed on a $285 million financing bundle for its 300MW Bighorn Solar project, which will be found on EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel mill residential or commercial property in Pueblo, Colorado, and begun building and construction.
Oct 1, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Lightsource BP, North America, Kevin Smith, Alice Jackson, Jared Polis
Solar Industry Awaits Clarity on ALMM Extension and Implementation
The due date for executing the accepted checklist of versions and manufacturers (ALMM) has actually passed, and also the sector is still in limbo. There's no update yet on the new due date as the previous due date of September 30, 2020, has passed. The sector is additionally waiting for quality on the implementation procedure as the pandemic will be affecting guidelines mandating assessment of centers in India and also outside.
Oct 22, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, solar cells, solar modules, mnre, ALMM, BIS
BHEL Tenders for Commissioning of 20 MW Solar Plant in Gujarat
BHEL has tendered for the supply of BOS products and the setup and also commissioning of a 20 MW grid-connected solar plant at NTPC Gandhar in Gujarat.
Nov 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, India, tender, NTPC, Asia, bhel, solar plant
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
The Connection Between Solar and Bitcoin
Bitcoin and the solar energy industry are increasingly intertwined. For instance, buying solar panels with bitcoins is becoming easier. Several businesses, such as gogreensolar.com, AM Solar, and Spendabit, offer complete solar panel kits and accept bitcoin as payment.
Sep 23, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, SEIA, Australia, Oceania, Bitcoin, Laurent Schmitt, Power Ledger
Canada’s Saskatchewan province to halt net metering for solar
Utility SaskPower is set to close the net metering open to systems up to 100 kW in size once a 16 MW cumulative generation capacity limit is reached in the province.
Sep 24, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canada, SaskPower, Mike Marsh, Tim Schulhauser
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
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