Solar

The US Department of Energy has announced US$45 million in funding for solar technologies.

The report projects that 2020 will see a 43% y/y growth in new solar capacity installations from 2019.

Clearway Energy, Inc. has announced that it will be co-investing in a 1204 MW renewable energy portfolio developed by its parent company, Clearway Energy Group LLC.

The Greek industrial company will build the 50 MW solar farm in Andalucía, Spain.

The Board of TRIG have announced that the company has exchanged contracts to invest in wind and solar energy in France.

Through a PPA, the company has signed the first tranche of 55 MW to BASF. Construction is expected to commence in summer 2021.

The company has obtained a positive EIS for the solar PV project – located in Puertollano, Spain – which will supply energy to a green hydrogen plant.

The two companies have signed an MoU with the Angolan Ministry of Energy and Water for the construction of a 35 MWp solar project.

The Dry Lake Solar Energy Center is currently under construction 25 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada, US, and will have a total capacity of 100 MW.

Canadian Solar has sold its equity stake in the 19 MWp Gunma Aramaki power plant, situated in the Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

The company will supply Telefônica’s facilities with green electricity, produced by 16 new solar plants, with a total capacity of 60 MW.

Permits have been received by the company, with construction expected to begin in 1Q2021, in Cádiz, Spain.

The report states that, despite the challenges of COVID-19, the solar market grew by 11% in Europe in 2020.

The 15-year Contract-for-Difference was awarded at a Polish renewable energy auction, and will see EDPR selling electricity that has been produced by wind and solar energy.

GCLSI is set to supply its solar modules to two utility-scale solar power stations in Kochi and the Kanto region, Japan.