Wood, global engineering and consulting company, has secured two solar EPC contracts from an American power and energy company worth over $200 million. Wood was selected following a competitive tender process and will be responsible for delivering two major solar projects in Virginia with a combined output of 190 MW. The first project is a […]
India’s Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has won a major contract which will see the firm develop 8 gigawatts (GW) of solar power over the next few years, as authorities in the country look to ramp up capacity to meet ambitious renewable energy targets. Announced on Tuesday, the $6 billion manufacturing-linked agreement between AGEL and […]
What’s said to be the UK’s biggest solar photovoltaic (PV) array and storage park, has been given government approval. The Cleve Hill Solar Park, which is a joint venture between Hive Energy and Wirsol Energy, is located off the North Kent Coast. It will generate 50MW when complete. Alok Sharma, the Secretary of State for […]
Denmark is showing the way ahead for climate protection in Europe. The nation’s center-left government decided at the end of last year, Danish CO2 emissions should fall 70% from their 1990 levels by 2030. Most of Denmark’s opposition parties have backed the idea. To hit that target, the government is betting mainly on offshore wind […]
Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft AS will procure all the electricity generated by a 35-MW solar farm in England under a new hybrid power purchase and optimisation agreement. The company announced it signed the power purchase agreement (PPA) with Warrington Renewables (York) Limited, which is wholly-owned by the owner of the plant — the Warrington Borough […]
Rising proudly from the dry bed of Ivanpah Lake, these solar power towers are surrounded by glinting seas of perfectly arranged panels. They are part of the Ivanpah Solar Energy Facility in the Mojave desert in southern California, one of the world’s largest solar thermal energy plants. The facility uses more than 170,000 devices called […]
US Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management have granted approval to construct and operate the largest solar project in US history. The United States (US) Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have announced that they have granted approval for the proposal to construct and operate the […]
Neoen SA will start construction on Australia’s biggest solar farm after winning a power purchase agreement with Queensland state’s renewables company. The Paris-based company will invest A$570 million ($366 million) in the Western Downs Green Power Hub, with first electricity from the facility expected in the first quarter of 2022. As much as to three-quarters […]
Giant 2GW project from Abu Dhabi Power Corporation set to claim title as world’s largest solar farm Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower) has confirmed plans for a record-breaking new solar farm, confirming that its latest project is set to be both the world’s largest solar development and will deliver power at a record low cost. […]
French energy company Total has been awarded several solar power generation projects with a total capacity of around 135MW in France’s latest round of tenders. The company said the projects will be operated through its Total Quadran subsidiary, which is dedicated to developing and producing renewable energy in France. Total’s largest ground-mounted solar plant in […]