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Opdenergy repossesses control of 150 MW PV portfolio in Spain
Renewables designer Opdenergy has finalised the buy-back of 3 solar photovoltaic (PV) farms amounting to 150 MW in Spain.
Mar 25, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, OPDEnergy
Decom Solar decommissions and recycles 360-kW solar array for Target
Decom Solar has successfully finished the decommissioning of a 360-kW rooftop solar array in Los Angeles, California, for Target Corporation and PowerFlex. The previous system included legacy Shell Powerlight modules, Xantrax inverters and also an incorporated PowerGuard flat racking option. The whole project, including the removal of all system equipment, was completed within 3 weeks.
May 31, 2023 // Rooftop PV, USA, North America, Target, solar array, Decom Solar
AI-driven robots are making new materials, improving solar cells and other technologies
Ada, an AI-driven robot, searches for new solar cell designs at the University of British Columbia.
Dec 12, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, Canada, UK, Europe, solar cell, North America, University of British Columbia, Curtis Berlinguette, Benji Maruyama, Apurva Mehta, Kristin Persson, Keith Brown, Joshua Schrier, John Gregoire
NextEnergy Capital apparently looking to market Italian solar assets
Solar capitalist and asset supervisor NextEnergy Capital Group (NEC) is claimed to be aiming to sell a portfolio of solar projects in Italy for greater than EUR400 million (US$ 453 million), according to Reuters.
Nov 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, nextenergy capital, project acquisition
AI enter maintenance
The Covid-19 pandemic quarantine has presented a new collection of challenges for solar PV operations as well as maintenance. The subject has actually gotten sector focus since PV sites do not have onsite employees. Huawei states its new Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis-- incorporating artificial intelligence, digital technologies, as well as PV-- is a first-step service toward unmanned O&M. With the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) ever before lowering, enhancements in O&M efficiency and going along with expense reductions may increase the arrival of the grid parity era.
Aug 19, 2020 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Huawei, Maintenance, Yan Zhang
Quanta Energy eyes 100-MW-per-year solar growth in Germany
Polish solar installer Quanta Energy SA, part of the R.Power Group, expects to accomplish a yearly growth rate of 100 MWp for its portfolio in Germany within a couple of years.
Jun 5, 2023 // Plants, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Quanta Energy
The bearable lightness of solar
The weight of a thin-film rooftop PV installation at Netherlands football club AZ Alkmaar has been highlighted in media reports as a possible cause of a stadium roof collapse. However, a full investigation is yet to be launched and one German specialist said studies have shown flush-mount PV panels do not increase static wind loads on rooftops.
Aug 12, 2019 // BIPV, Technology, Germany, rooftop, Netherlands, AZ Alkmaar’s stadium, Andries Broersma, Hanergy system, Thorsten Kray
Greece and Hungary pledge to phase out coal
Athens-based policy group The Green Tank labelled Greece’s decision “historic” while Europe Beyond Coal, an alliance of civil society groups working to make Europe coal free by 2030 said Hungary should target a more ambitious 2025 phase-out.
Sep 27, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, Greece, Hungary, Trump, Europe, North America, coal, George Stassis, The Green Tank, János Áder, Kyriakos Mitsotakis’, Nikos Mantzaris
Equator Energy powers Kenyan cement plant with 10-MW solar array
Equator Energy commissioned a 10-MW solar park for Mombasa Cement in Kenya, cutting costs, emissions, and grid dependence at an energy-intensive facility.
Oct 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Kenya, Africa, Equator Energy
Sterling and Wilson Wins Rajasthan Solar Park Contract
Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy secures a ₹5.04 billion contract to build a 305-MW solar park in Rajasthan, bolstering its impressive global renewable energy portfolio.
Dec 2, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, Rajasthan, PV Power Plant, Sterling, Wilson Renewable Energy
DSD, Solar Optimum to establish 522-kW solar array for California maker
DSD Renewables has partnered with Solar Optimum to develop a 522-kW rooftop solar project for Molding Corporation of America, a full-service customized injection molding business based in Pacoima, California. The setup, which DSD will certainly own and operate long-term, is anticipated to be operational in 2022.
Nov 19, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, solar array, DSD, Solar Optimum, Sandra Rinder, Ara Krikorian
Huawei Smart PV Remedy Highlights Role In World's Largest PV Plant
On September 26, Chinese state-owned utility Huanghe Hydropower Development ("Huanghe Hydropower") effectively linked its 2.2 GW PV plant to the power grid in Hainan Prefecture, northwestern China's Qinghai Province. With this, the 2.2 GW project became the world's very first ultra-high voltage power line that delivers 100% renewable energy over long distances as well as additionally the globe's biggest single-site renewable resource project constructed in the quickest construction time.
Oct 12, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, Asia, PV Power Plant, Huanghe Hydro, Huanghe solar plant, Huawei fusion inverter, Huawei Smart PV
PNE offers 280MW solar duo in US and Romania
Both projects are the first PV plants the firm has actually offloaded as part of its increased company version
Mar 14, 2022 // Plants, USA, Europe, North America, Romania, PNE
WEC Energy Group Acquires Majority Stake in Texas Solar Park
WEC Energy Group buys 80% interest in the 250-MW Samson I Solar Energy Centre in Texas for $250 million, advancing their sustainable energy portfolio.
Feb 1, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, WEC Energy Group, North America, PV Power Plant
India's ReNew Power to detail on Nasdaq adhering to US$ 8bn handle US SPAC
Independent power producer ReNew Power has consented to go public through a merger with RMG Acquisition Company II, a United States unique objective acquisition firm (SPAC), in an offer that values the combined entity at US$ 8 billion.
Feb 26, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, BlackRock, IPP, India, Asia, ReNew Power, Independent Power Producer, Sumant Sinha, nasdaq, SPAC, merger, Bob Mancini