Solar

Alcemi has been granted planning permission to build a two hour 500 MW (1000 MWh) energy storage facility in Coalburn, Scotland.

Hydro has signed a letter of intent with SolarDuck and subsidiaries of Tenaga Nasional Berhad to collaborate on a project that will advance offshore floating solar energy solutions in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

NEXIF RATCH Energy has announced the successful financial close and the commencement of construction of its 74 MWp ground-mount solar photovoltaic project located in Calabanga, the Philippines.

The utility has obtained planning consent to begin construction of the SABIC photovoltaic plant in La Aljorra, southeastern Spain. The plant will prevent the emission of 28 000 tpy of carbon dioxide.

Menlo Electric has signed a strategic business cooperation agreement with Deye to pledge a volume of 100+ MW specifically aimed at expanding the companies’ presence in the Europe, the Middle East, and Africa by the end of 2023.

MYTILINEOS Energy & Metals and SmartestEnergy Australia have signed a long-term power purchase agreement for the 40 MW Kingaroy solar farm in Queensland, Australia.

BayWa r.e. is partnering with Meyer Burger Technology AG to procure high-performance solar panels from its production site in Goodyear, Arizona, the US.

Power generation is underway at Codford solar farm, the first newly-built solar farm owned and operated by Centrica, under the company’s plans to build out a portfolio of flexible energy assets.

MYTILINEOS Energy and Metals, and SmartestEnergy Australia have signed a long-term power purchase agreement for a solar farm in Queensland, Australia.

clearvise AG has received the building permit for the Heiligenfelde solar park.

Westbridge Renewable Energy Corporation has announced that its majority owned subsidiary, Sunnynook Solar Energy Inc., has obtained approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission for its Sunnynook solar and energy storage project.

Ørsted is the world’s first energy developer to commit to reuse or recycle all solar panels from its global portfolio of solar farms with immediate effect.

Bouygues Energies & Services, a company of Equans, has secured a contract for the design, build, and operation and maintenance of a solar farm with an approximate capacity of 50 MWp with Bluefield Partners LLP.

Akuo has commissioned a new floating solar power plant in Cintegabelle, near Toulouse in southern France.

RES has signed a new contract with Cero Generation and Enso Energy to provide asset management for the UK’s first transmission-connected solar farm.