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BayWa finishes first Japanese solar park
BayWa RE has completed its first solar park in Japan, the 12MW Kuwabarajo Mega Solar Number 4.
Jun 12, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, pv power plants, Asia, BayWa, Daniel Gaefke, Tetsuya Oura
EV battery passport to drive stationary storage space 2nd life in the UK
Electric vehicle producer Electra has subscribed to make use of a system which checks use throughout a gadget's in-vehicle lifetime to evaluate the potential for more usage in stationary applications.
Jun 24, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, EV, Electra
Functions start on Croatia's biggest PV plant
The 6.5 MW solar project will be constructed with PV modules supplied by Croatian manufacturer Solvis d.o.o.
Jun 26, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, PV Power Plant, Croatia, HEP Group
Trina Solar begins module distribution for Germany's 'biggest' solar ranch
Module provider Trina Solar is to supply 187.5 MW of its double-glass Duomax modules to energy EnBW for the Weesow-Willmersdorf solar farm near Germany's funding, Berlin.
Jun 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Germany, bifacial, Europe, Trina Solar, enbw, Thorsten Jörß, duomax, double-glass
Jinko bifacial panel order to expand 160 MW Chilean project
The Chinese maker will supply 126 MW of modules to a project in Antofagasta which was initially installed utilizing its products in 2016.
Jul 7, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Chile, South america, JinkoSolar, Alberto Cuter
Enel targets United States multi-gigawatt solar, storage build-out as maiden crossbreed breaks ground
Enel Green Power has begun on its first solar-storage hybrid project in the United States, setting its sights on deploying 1GW of energy storage over the following 2 years at the same time.
Jul 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Enel, enel green power, North America, colocation
Blackfinch Energy signs EPC contract for initial subsidy-free growth
Blackfinch Energy has granted Grupotec an EPC contract for its first subsidy-free growth, the Llwyndyrus solar farm.
Jul 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Blackfinch Energy, Grupotec, Guy Lavarack
TPI completes 1-megawatt solar array in Texarkana
Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative (SWAEC) introduced Monday (Sept. 28) the completion of the 1.4-megawatt C. Wayne Whitaker Solar Power Generation Facility off Highway 49 in Texarkana.
Sep 29, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, TPI, Texarkana, SWAEC, Michael Henderson, Wayne Whitaker
Scania begins checking semi-truck trailer covered in photovoltaic panels
Automakers have been playing with solar panels on autos for decades now. In sunny places, on ultra-lightweight, aerodynamic autos covered in them, solar cells can supply propulsion for long periods of time. But on manufacturing automobiles that have security, comfort and styling factors to consider, there are limitations to what solar panels can do.
Oct 8, 2020 // Transport, Scania, Volkswagen Group
BlackRock gets risk in US firm Distributed Solar Development
BlackRock Real Assets has actually gotten the remaining 20% risk in Distributed Solar Development (DSD) from GE Renewable Energy.
Nov 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, BlackRock, North America, distributed solar development, Erik Schiemann, Martin Torres
Italy has 80 MW/168 MWh of storage linked to renewables
According to figures from Italian renewables body ANIE Rinnovabili, 18,036 storage systems coupled to clean energy power generation have been installed in the country. Most of the batteries are in Lombardy, whose administration offers rebates.
Oct 2, 2019 // Storage, storage, Italy, Europe, ANIE Rinnovabili
What is the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge?
Having begun on 13 October and being due to end on 18 October, the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is underway.
Oct 16, 2019 // Transport, Australia, Oceania, Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
Lightsource BP makes maiden foray into Spanish solar market with 300MW acquisition
Lightsource BP has announced its entry into the Spanish solar market with the acquisition of a 300MW project portfolio in Zaragoza.
Oct 16, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, solar pv, Lightsource BP, Europe, utility-scale, Nick Boyle
NextEnergy Capital cements US play with second asset acquisition
Renewables investor NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has made its second major solar acquisition in the US, cementing its position in the market.
Oct 16, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Canadian Solar, solar pv, North America, sfi con usa, nextenergy capital, recurrent energy, Michael Bonte-Friedheim, Rohan Singh
Google announces US$150m renewables investment package
Google says it will spend US$150 million on renewable energy in regions where its products are manufactured, in a move it hopes will galvanise a further US$1.5 billion of investment.
Oct 17, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Apple, solar pv, North America, Google, corporate solar, hecate