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SunPower relaxing Hillsboro panel assembly plant
SunPower is to permanently close its solar panel setting up plant in Hillsboro, Oregon with the loss of around 170 jobs.
Jan 8, 2021 // Manufacturing News, USA, SunPower, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, PERC, North America, Tom Werner
HORAD Opens New Plant In Changshu, China
HORAD, the renowned photovoltaic panel automation line supplier, has lately commemorated the main opening of its brand-new plant in Changshu, Suzhou, China on November 25, 2020.
Dec 23, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, Chiangsu, HORAD
Sunrun hails first season of virtual power plant in wholesale market
US domestic solar as well as storage carrier Sunrun Inc (NASDAQ: RUN) on Tuesday claimed it has actually finished its first season operating a household virtual power plant (VPP) in a wholesale capacity market in what is a novelty for the United States.
Oct 12, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Sunrun, North America, VPP, Mary Powell
Swindon Borough Council signs PPA with Total for Chapel Farm solar site
Swindon Borough Council has introduced a solar balanced out system, signing a power purchase contract (PPA) with Total Gas and Power.
Sep 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, PPA, Europe, Swindon Borough Council, Keith Williams
BNZ cleared to start service 49-MWp solar plant in Portugal
Independent power producer (IPP) BNZ, part of London-based fund manager Glennmont Partners from Nuveen, has obtained authorisation to start building of a 49-MWp solar plant in Portugal's North area.
Jun 1, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Portugal, Europe, solar plant, BNZ
E.ON Energie Romania builds 351 kWp PV plant for Agricola International Bacau
E.ON Energie Romania, a device of German power utility E.ON, stated on Monday that it has developed a 351.75 kilowatts height (kWp) solar power plant well worth over 320,000 euro ($378,239) for regional chicken producer Agricola International Bacau.
Jul 19, 2021 // Plants, PV Power Plant, E.ON Energie Romania, Grigore Horoi, Agricola International Bacau
Scatec Partners With ACME For 900 MW Solar Plant in India
Norway headquartered sustainable power manufacturer as well as distributor, Scatec has today introduced its collaboration with an Indian solar programmer ACME, to establish a 900 MW solar power plant in Rajasthan, India.
Jun 3, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, India, Asia, PV Power Plant, ACME Group, Manoj Kumar Upadhyay
Vistra Energy to Expand its 300 MW BESS Facility in California
Vistra Energy has actually revealed that based on authorization by the CPUC, it will certainly broaden the dimension of the BESS at its Moss Landing website in Moss Landing, California.
May 21, 2020 // Storage, California, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, BESS, North America, Curt Morgan, PG&E, Vistra Energy
NextEnergy shuts first tranche of ₤ 1bn solar fund
An initial fundraise of ₤ 327m will certainly target new-build subsidy-free utility scale solar assets
Aug 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Michael Bonte-Friedheim, NextEnergy
Acciona turns on 62MWp PV plant, hits 536MW renewables milestone in Chile
Acciona has commissioned a 54.2MW / 62MWp PV plant in the Atacama desert, bringing its total renewables operating capacity in Chile to 536MW.
Dec 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, Chile, South america, Latin america, atacama, large-scale pv, Acciona, utility scale, José Ignacio Escobar
Tongwei Solar's Meishan solar cell production base becomes biggest on the planet
Major polysilicon as well as solar cell manufacturer Tongwei Team has begun ramping the final cell lines at its 15GW Meishen manufacturing hub in Sichuan Province, with the center currently the largest single site for solar manufacturing worldwide
Mar 4, 2021 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, solar cell, Tongwei Solar, solar upstream
GCL Tech Eyes Saudi Arabia for 1st Foreign Plant
GCL Technology Holdings Ltd. is in advanced talks to build its first foreign plant in Saudi Arabia. The plant will produce 120,000 tons of polysilicon a year and could start operations as early as 2025. Lower solar prices have increased demand in China and around the world, making this expansion into new markets possible. GCL is considering opportunities in Mexico and Australia as well.
Sep 5, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Saudi Arabia, China, Asia, GCL Technology Holdings
Teraco's Green Power Plan: Data Centers Go Renewable
Teraco Data Environments Ltd. leads the way in sustainable energy with a new power plant in South Africa, reducing reliance on Eskom and boosting renewables.
Feb 28, 2024 // Plants, Africa, South Africa, PV Power Plant, Teraco Data Environments
Bridgestone Americas tire plant currently powered by 2-MW ground-mounted solar project
Bridgestone Americas revealed its very first ground-mounted solar array offering power directly to the manufacturing process. The brand-new solar array is located at the firm's Aiken County, South Carolina, Passenger/Light Truck Tire Plant in Graniteville, South Carolina. The brand-new installment includes around 8 acres of solar panels that produce 2 MW of power.
Mar 2, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar Project, Bridgestone Americas, Paolo Ferrari, Jim DeMouy
Acciona starts work on its first United States PV plant
317MW Fort Bend project in Texas is anticipated online in 2022
Jun 26, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Acciona, solar farm, Joaquin Castillo