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EDF Renewables signs 20-year energy storage PPA with APS for 250 MW Beehive BESS

EDF Renewables has secured a 20-year Energy Storage Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Arizona Public Service (APS) for the Beehive Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Peoria, Arizona.  This 250 MW, four-hour duration stand-alone battery system...

Emeren and Arpinge partner on 300MW battery storage portfolio in Italy

US-based Emeren Group has entered a co-development agreement with Arpinge to establish a 300MW battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio in southern Italy, bolstering Emeren’s presence in the Italian BESS market where it already has 1.37GW in...

Westbridge sells 75% stake in Alberta’s Sunnynook solar project to METLEN

Westbridge Renewable Energy has completed the sale of its 75% stake in the Sunnynook solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project to METLEN Energy & Metals.  Located in Alberta’s Special Area No. 2, the 332 MWdc Sunnynook solar project...

Avantus sells Catclaw Solar and Energy Storage Project to DESRI

Avantus has announced the sale of its Catclaw Solar and Energy Storage Project to D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI). Situated in Buckeye, Arizona, the Catclaw project includes up to 225 MWac of solar power and 250 MW/1,000 MWh of energy...

Huasun Energy to supply 1 GW of HJT solar modules for Power China’s offshore PV project

Huasun Energy has secured a 1 GW contract to supply its n-type heterojunction (HJT) solar modules to Power China for offshore solar projects in Aoshan Bay, Jimo District, Qingdao, Shandong Province.  Known for challenging soft soil conditions, the...

HydroWing and PLN to develop Indonesia’s first tidal energy plant

HydroWing, a division of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, has signed a binding agreement with a sub-holding of Indonesia’s state-owned power company, PLN (Perusahaan Listrik Negara), to develop the country’s first tidal energy project.  The...

ACWA Power secures $240 million IFC loan for Uzbekistan’s RE projects

ACWA Power has obtained a $240 million Islamic Equity Bridge Loan (EBL) from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support renewable energy initiatives in Uzbekistan.  The financing will facilitate the construction and operation of two...

Asia to spend over USD 20bn on EVs: Report

Developing an electric vehicle (EV) industry in South and Southeast Asia will require significant investment, with S&P Global Ratings estimating more than US$20 billion in spending by rated carmakers over the next few years.  Chinese EV...

Germany to bury nuclear waste but toxic dispute unresolved

In Salzgitter, Germany, an old iron ore mine is being transformed into the Konrad repository, a facility to house Germany’s radioactive waste.  The site, situated a kilometre underground, is projected to store over 300,000 cubic meters of low...

IEA report forecasts US$2 trillion clean energy market growth, challenging oil industry dominance

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Energy Technology Perspectives 2024 report predicts rapid expansion in the clean energy market, with investments in solar PV, wind, electric vehicles, batteries, electrolysers, and heat pumps expected to...

LRE’s White Wing Ranch solar project in Arizona begins operations

Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has announced the start of commercial operations at its 179MW White Wing Ranch solar project in Yuma County, Arizona.  This project boosts LRE’s operating capacity to over 3.3GW and is the first large-scale installation...

JERA Nex and Catalyst Energy partner for clean energy deployment in US

Renewable energy firm JERA Nex has formed a strategic partnership with Catalyst Energy Partners (CEP) to accelerate clean energy deployment across the United States. This collaboration aims to develop, construct, own, and operate new utility-scale...

RWE signs PPA with Rivian for EV fast-charging network with Texas wind energy

German energy company RWE has entered a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian to supply renewable energy from its upgraded 127MW Champion Wind project in Nolan and Mitchell counties, West Texas.  This...

Squadron receives approval for 700MW Spicers Creek Wind Farm in NSW

Tattarang’s Squadron Energy has secured approval from the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) to construct the Spicers Creek Wind Farm, a 700MW renewable energy project in Wiradjuri Country, 25km north-east of Wellington within the...

Recurrent Energy signs two tolling agreements with APS

Canadian Solar’s subsidiary Recurrent Energy has signed two 20-year tolling agreements with Arizona Public Service Company (APS), set to boost Arizona’s renewable energy capacity by 2026.  The agreements cover the Desert Bloom Storage (600MWh)...

ENGIE partners with Meta for 260MW solar project in Texas

ENGIE North America has signed an environmental attributes purchase agreement (EAPA) with Meta to supply 260MW of renewable energy from its Sypert Branch solar project near Austin, Texas.  The solar facility, located close to Meta’s data centre in...

GE Vernova selects Worley Chemetics to design key component of BWRX-300 SMR

GE Vernova’s nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has appointed Worley Chemetics to design and fabricate the isolation condenser system for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR).  This partnership brings Worley Chemetics into the...

Blykalla and ABB partner to develop SMR pilot facility in Sweden for nuclear innovation

Swedish nuclear power company Blykalla has joined forces with engineering giant ABB to develop an electric small modular reactor (SMR) pilot facility in Oskarshamn, southern Sweden. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to...

Nova Clean Energy gains agreements for 1GW power projects in Texas

Nova Clean Energy has executed interconnection agreements and high-voltage equipment supply contracts for a portfolio of wind power projects in Texas, aiming to deliver up to 1 gigawatt of clean energy to the state’s power grid.  The portfolio...

Crossett solar park in Arkansas begins supplying energy to Google

Cubico Sustainable Investments has announced the start of commercial operations at Crossett Solar Park, a 132 MWdc solar PV facility in Ashley County, Arkansas.  The facility, now connected to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)...

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Power Sector News Roundup for November 22, 2024

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Carbon Minus wins Rs 39.6 billion contracts for solar projects in Maharashtra

Carbon Minus Energy Private Limited has secured contracts worth Rs 39.6 billion from Maharashtra...

WAPCOS to carry pumped storage project analysis in UP

WAPCOS Limited has been awarded a Letter of Award (LoA) worth Rs 2.3 million for consultancy...

THDC synchronises Unit 1 of Tehri PSP in Uttarakhand

THDC India Limited synchronised Unit I of the Tehri Pumped Storage Plant Project with the National...

Tata Power and ADB partner to evaluate $4.25 billion clean energy projects

Tata Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...

Hyundai Motor partners with FPEL for two RE projects in Tamil Nadu

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has signed an agreement with Fourth Partner Energy Limited (FPEL)...

REPLUS Engitech partners with GPM to advance AI-driven energy systems

REPLUS Engitech has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Green Power Monitor (GPM) to...

JSW Energy plans wind turbine blade manufacturing unit in Karnataka

JSW Energy, led by Sajjan Jindal, is set to establish a wind turbine blade manufacturing facility in...

NTPC Green and Andhra Pradesh join hands for Rs 1,870 billion RE push

NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) and the New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra...