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Polish mining company to deploy solar on dead coal sites
Poland’s second largest power company, Tauron, wants to build a 5 MW ground-mounted facility in Jaworzno and is seeking EPC contractors through a tender. The project is part of the company’s plan to deploy PV on its unused sites.
Aug 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, tender, Europe, Tauron, coal, Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin SA
Burkina Faso gold mines to get 13 MW solar-plus-storage
Renewable energy is rapidly being adopted by mining companies as the combination of off-grid power and cheaply available renewables offers a strong business case.
Oct 23, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Total Eren, PV plant, solar-plus-storage, Africa, nordgold, Burkina Faso, Nikolai Zelenski
Building begins on 64 MW unsubsidized Polish solar plant
The project, readied to be commissioned this year, will certainly sell power to an unspecified commercial customer under a power acquisition contract.
Jul 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, Benedikt Ortmann, Baywa re
Voltalia, IFC Team to Decarbonize Africa’s Mines
Voltalia and IFC power Africa’s mines with solar, wind and batteries—replacing diesel and coal to cut costs, boost reliability, and accelerate net-zero, country by country.
Oct 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Voltalia, ifc, Africa
56 MW crossbreed wind-solar plant powers up at Australian golden goose
The distinct solar, wind, as well as battery project has actually been finished at Gold Fields' Agnew Gold Mine, noting Australia's biggest crossbreed microgrid of its kind.
May 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, James Harman, Stuart Mathews
Meyer Burger weighes gigawatt-scale German solar fab
President Gunter Erfurt informed a German radio terminal a solar manufacturing facility in North Rhine-Westphalia might provide high-efficiency panels for a 10 GW floating solar project on the huge Hambach open-cast coal mine.
May 5, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Floating PV, Germany, floating PV, Europe, meyer burger, REC Group, Gunter Erfurt
Listed Chinese firm licensed to build another solar park
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved a company permit to Chinese panel manufacturer Risen Energy (Cambodia) to develop a 60 megawatt (mW) solar ranch in Battambang district.
May 25, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, Asia, Risen Energy, Cambodia
AST adding new software solutions for solar cell production yield optimization
Inline solar cell measurement equipment specialist Aurora Solar Technologies (AST) is undergoing beta testing of new software solutions for solar cell production yield optimization that would become a new recurring revenue stream for the company.
Jan 16, 2020 // Software, c-si manufacturing, solar cell, monocrystalline wafer, aurora solar technologies
Indonesia to Construct Solar Projects on Erstwhile Mine Sites
Indonesian coal miner PT Bukit Asam intends to develop 3 solar energy projects on former mine sites as part of its development into renewable resource, the firm's chief executive Suryo has been priced quote as saying in media reports.
Sep 3, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Blockchain, Asia, Indonesia, PT Bukit Asam, Suryo
OX2 Transforms Aussie Coal Mine into Solar Power Hub
OX2 AB transforms a former coal site into a 135-MW solar park in Australia, pioneering renewable energy in the Hunter Valley by 2027.
Aug 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, OX2 AB
Gold Fields' Green Energy Boost: 77-MW Aussie Power Complex
Gold Fields Limited takes a green leap with a $296 million investment in a wind and solar power complex at its St Ives mine, boosting renewables share and cutting carbon emissions.
Mar 13, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Western Australia, Gold Fields
Duo sends prepare for UK PV project
Harworth's and also Greentech's application will certainly be determined by Telford & Wrekin Council later this year
Aug 3, 2021 // Plants, UK, Europe, greentech, PV projec, Harworth Group
ARENA to support Australian microgrids with brand-new funding
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released an AU$ 50 million (US$ 36 million) programme to support microgrid pilot projects and also enhance the reliability of electrical energy supply across regional Australia.
Sep 28, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Australia, Oceania, microgrid, ARENA, Microgrids, off-grid
Wind Energy And Battery Storage To Combine For Baseload Supply To BHP In Australia
French EPC major Neoen, which has been active in Australia with big battery and renewables contracts, has opted for a combination of wind and big battery for the first time to give baseload powr. The baseload contract has actually been signed with mining huge BHP for its Ausralian mines
Nov 3, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, neoen, Wind Energy, bhp, hybrid renewables, baseload power, copper mine in australia, goyder south wind farm, olympic dam copper mine
Tata Pwr, Tata Steel to Establish 41MW Solar Plants in Jharkhand & Odisha
Tata Power will certainly establish Photo Voltaic (PV) abilities for Tata Steel at Jamshedpur (21.97 MWp) as well as Kalinganagar (19.22 MWp). The approximated power generation through 41.19 MWp solar project is 6, 02, 80,095 kWh for the initial year. Throughout its lifetime (i.e. for 25 years), the overall power generation would certainly be 1,40,93,61,488 kWh.
Oct 29, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, tata power, Praveer Sinha, Tata Steel, T V Narendran