Solar

The Chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, has assured the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, that Iberdrola will be a loyal ally in the country’s energy transition.

Scatec is building the 531 MW solar power plant in Rio Grande do Norte state in north-eastern Brazil together with partners Equinor and Hydro Energy’s renewables arm, Hydro Rein.

ACWA Power has signed three power purchase agreements and investment agreements for the development of green projects in Uzbekistan, including solar and BESS projects.

Emerson will provide advanced automation solutions to Lodestone Energy to help ensure the safety and reliability of New Zealand’s first large scale solar photovoltaic power project.

On 13 March, the company filed a request with its regulator, the Louisiana Public Service Commission, for approval to add an additional 3 GW of solar power to its generation portfolio.

Duke Energy Florida has announced that its first floating solar array pilot will begin construction later in March in Polk County, Florida, the US.

Avangrid strengthens its presence in the US’ renewable energy industry with two new solar farms under construction in Texas and Ohio, which will generate 523.5 MW.

Ørsted has acquired the Irish solar project, Garrenleen, from Terra Solar.

The financing for the Horizon solar facility is an extension of Leeward Renewable Energy’s previously announced financing for its Big Plain and Oak Trail solar projects.

Equinor has acquired 5 000 000 shares in Scatec from Scatec Innovation, corresponding to 3.1% of the shares and votes, at a total purchase price of NOK 305 million.

The ArcVera team provided technical advisory and IE services for Onward Energy’s acquisition and financing of the approximately 1.2 GW Global Atlantic solar photovoltaic (PV) portfolio.

The project will generate up to 49.9 MW of renewable energy to power 13 800 homes a year, and remove the same amount of CO2 emissions as taking 7900 cars off the road per year.

Arise has entered into a strategic partnership with the Finnish onshore wind and solar company Pohjan Voima.

The portfolio consists of three ground-mounted utility scale projects with a total capacity of approximately 45 MWp that have received full permits under the Italian PAUR regime.

Infracapital has agreed the sale of its 90% stake in Infram, an owner of ground- and roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, to independent power producer, Amarenco.