Lightsource bp Completes $348 Million Financing Package for Two Utility-Scale Solar Projects in Texas

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:27:58 +0000

288 megawatts of new solar capacity will generate enough electricity to reliably power 50,000 homes Financing includes a suite of transferability facilities made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act Projects to bring additional energy security and diversification to the Texas electric grid Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $348 … [continued]

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Green River Energy Center Quadruples Storage Capacity, Establishing Project as One of the Largest Solar + Storage Systems Under Development in the US

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:26:28 +0000

The project has a combined solar and storage capacity of 800-megawatts SALT LAKE CITY — rPlus Energies (“rPlus”), a leading privately held renewable energy developer, announced that its Green River Energy Center project recently amended its power purchase agreement (“PPA”) with PacifiCorp to quadruple the battery storage capacity from 400-megawatt-hours (“MWh”) to … [continued]

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Adani Green Energy Operationalizes 1,000 MW of the 30,000 MW Khavda Renewable Energy Park

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 05:38:12 +0000

Fastest such greenfield solar capacity addition in India’s renewable sector Construction curve is aligned to the plan of developing 30 GW at Khavda over the next 5 years Plant will be entirely covered with waterless robotic module cleaning systems ~81 billion units will be generated powering over 16 million homes … [continued]

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Wyoming To Hitch A Ride On “Record-Shattering” US Solar Industry

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:55:07 +0000

The US solar industry is celebrating another “record-shattering” year, despite concerns that more counties are blocking solar development.

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World’s Largest Rooftop Solar Power Plant To Be Built In Denmark

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:27:14 +0000

To be honest, I had never heard of the company SolarFuture before, but it certainly grabbed my attention when I … [continued]

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Insect Populations Flourish in the Restored Habitats of Solar Energy Facilities

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:01:09 +0000

Two solar facilities built on rehabilitated agricultural land were restored with native plants. Argonne researchers observed pollinators thrive. Bumblebees buzz … [continued]

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Impacts & Benefits of Hosting Large-Scale Solar — Stakeholder Perceptions

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:09:46 +0000

A new journal article draws insights from 54 interviews of residents, developers, and policy makers around seven large-scale solar projects … [continued]

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Solar Industry Responds to BLM Opening 22 Million Acres of Federal Lands to Solar

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:57:55 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management released a revised environmental review of the Western Solar Plan, also … [continued]

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South Africa’s First Utility-Scale Solar Project Celebrates 10 Years of Electricity Production

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:15:11 +0000

The RustMo1 Solar Project, the first renewable energy project developed under South Africa’s large renewables tender program — the Renewable Energy … [continued]

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World’s Largest Floating Solar Power Plant Taking Shape On Hydropower Plant

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2023 16:15:41 +0000

Plans are already in the works to expand a new floating solar power plant in Indonesia, setting the stage for similar projects around the world.

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