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Freedom Solar Expands In Austin
Austin, Texas-based Freedom Solar, a provider of turnkey solar installations in Texas, has moved into a new, expanded Austin headquarters and added new employees to accommodate the company’s growth.
Jun 28, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Austin, Freedom Solar, Freedom Solar’s CEO
Encavis issues EUR-210m green bond
German wind and also solar park operator Encavis AG (ETR: CAP) has effectively positioned a syndicated green promissory note bond worth EUR 210 million (USD 223.3 m) to back its ambition to add more than 500 MW of generation capacity to its portfolio this year.
Mar 1, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, encavis
United States to finance 500-MW solar project duo in Angola
The Export-Import Bank of the USA (EXIM) will certainly extend a direct car loan to back the building and construction of two solar parks in the Republic of Angola amounting to more than 500 MW.
Jun 7, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, Africa, North America, Angola, Solar Project
FRV secures AUD 1.2bn refinancing for Aussie solar projects
FRV secures AUD-1.2 billion refinancing deal for 1-GW solar portfolio in Australia with 11 lenders, including ING Bank and Westpac Banking Corp.
Aug 1, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, frv, PV Power Plant
BYD gives 75-MW energy storage space system to Mustang solar project
BYD "Build Your Dreams" announced it will partner with Canadian Solar to offer innovative battery technology for the 100-MWAC Mustang solar plant in Kings County, California.
Nov 26, 2020 // Storage, USA, North America, BYD, Solar Project, Stella Li
Constellation secures three customers for 175MW of solar power in Virginia
Baltimore-based power provider Constellation has inked a deal to sell power from a 175MW solar facility in Virginia to Johns Hopkins University, spice and seasoning mix company McCormick & Company and department store corporation TJX Companies.
Sep 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Virginia, North America, constellation, exelon, johns hopkins university, mccormick & company, tjx companies, renewable energy certificates, baltimore
Itochu-backed company to install solar-powered EV chargers at supermarkets
VPP Japan will provide equipment free of charge, offering 20% lower costs
Oct 21, 2019 // Solar, Tokyo, VPP Japan, Itochu, Nissan Motor, Toyota Motor, Aeon, Lawson
France's Proparco Invests $10 Million in Sun King's Solar Kit Business in Africa
Proparco, a department of the French Development Agency (AFD) group, invested in a $10 million green bond that will certainly be lent to Sun King, an African solar kit seller. The Swiss influence capitalist Symbiotics Group, through its MSMR Bonds platform, issuing the green bond. A total of 309 bonds worth $2.67 billion have actually already been issued thanks to this platform.
Dec 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, solar lanterns, sun king, Proparco, Solar home systems, SHS, Solar in Africa, Solar Kit Business in Africa
Toshiba's power and home heating hydrogen option
The Japanese electronics titan has actually released a 3.5 kW hydrogen fuel cell system for at its Michinoeki-Namie site in the Fukushima prefecture. The fuel will certainly be provided by the firm's 10 MW Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field nearby.
Aug 17, 2020 // Storage, Japan, Asia, hydrogen, Toshiba
L'Oréal and EDF Renewables Sign 15-Year Solar PPA
French personal care company L’Oréal has partnered for renewable energy with EDF Renewables through a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The two solar parks located in the Corrèze and Vosges regions will produce 25% of L’Oréal’s energy consumption in France.
Feb 28, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, EDF Renewables, EDF Group, solar plants, Energy Efficiency, decarbonising, wind farm, cumulative installed power, L’Oréal
Xcel Clears Path for Iron-Air Battery
Xcel Energy has received approval to build a 10-MW/1,000-MWh iron-air battery at its Sherburne coal-fired power plant in Becker, Minnesota. With 100 hours of energy storage, Breakthrough Energy Catalyst's USD-20-million commitment and Form Energy's Weirton, West Virginia manufacturing facility, this project marks the first of two iron-air batteries Xcel will install at retiring coal plants.
Jul 10, 2023 // Storage, USA, North America, Xcel
Hybrid Power: The PV Revolution of Solar Thermal Plants
Explore Hybridkraft: a project funded by the German government to combine solar thermal & photovoltaics. Harness 1 megawatt solar-powered heater to increase efficiency & reduce energy costs for industrial applications.
Jul 31, 2023 // Technology, Plants, Germany, Europe, Fraunhofer Institute, solar thermal plant
Enphase & Salcomp Launch US Microinverter Production
Enphase Energy is revolutionizing the world's transition to renewable, reliable, and affordable energy with their microinverters and storage solutions. Partnering with Salcomp to produce the IQ Microinverters in the US, Enphase is creating jobs and expanding the clean energy economy.
Aug 30, 2023 // Inverters, USA, Enphase Energy, North America, salcomp
FIMER Powers BESS at Capgemini
Capgemini, the IT multinational firm, has partnered with FIMER on a revolutionary project that will reduce 70,000 tonnes of carbon emissions and use 100% renewable energy. FIMER supplied three 2MVA PCS bidirectional converters for two office campuses in India. With Black Start Mode/Grid forming mode, the PCS can form the grid during outages.
Aug 30, 2023 // Storage, Inverters, RPO, capgemini, BESS System, FIMER Inverters
Origis Energizes Mississippi Solar-BESS Combo for TVA
Origis Energy shines bright in Mississippi with the launch of Golden Triangle II, the state's first solar-plus-storage project. More to come with Golden Triangle I and Optimist!
May 30, 2024 // Storage, USA, Mississippi, North America, Origis Energy, Golden Triangle II