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Spain opens €90 million funding round for 7 GWh of pumped hydro storage
11+ hour, 8+ min ago (256+ words) Spain will provide "90 million ($105.3 million) in funding for nearly 1 GW of pumped hydro projects, adding 7 GWh of long-duration energy storage (LDES) by 2035. Each project will be eligible for a maximum "50 million grant and all work must be completed by June…...
Spain allocates funding for 9.4 GWh of large-scale storage projects
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (189+ words) Spain has awarded more than "818 million ($956.3 million) in European Union funding to 126 energy storage projects totaling 2.2 GW of power and 9.4 GWh of capacity. Spain has awarded more than "818 million ($956.3 million) in European Union funding to 126 energy storage projects totaling 2.2 GW…...
Argentina’s YPF Luz begins 100 MW output at El Quemado solar park
1+ week, 1+ day ago (233+ words) YPF Luz has started feeding electricity from the first 100 MW of its 305 MW El Quemado solar project into Argentina's national grid, the first renewable plant under the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI). From pv magazine LatAm" YPF Luz has activated…...
Mexico approves 2.4 GW of solar projects
2+ week, 1+ day ago (213+ words) Mexico's energy ministry has approved 20 new renewable energy projects, 15 of which are solar, following an October decree regulating private sector investments in the country's energy sector. Luz Elena Gonz'lez Escobar Mexico's Energy Secretary, Luz Elena Gonz'lez Escobar, has announced the…...
Belgium’s Virya Energy acquires BayWa re’s Japan solar business
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (267+ words) Virya Energy will leverage BayWa re's local team in Japan to strengthen its position in the country's lucrative power purchase agreement (PPA) market. The Belgian company will also rely on its Asian affiliate, Constant Energy, headquartered in Thailand. Belgium-based Virya…...
Belgium’s Virya Energy acquires BayWa r.e.’s Japan solar business
3+ week, 1+ day ago (271+ words) Virya Energy will leverage BayWa r.e.s local team in Japan to strengthen its position in the countrys lucrative power purchase agreement (PPA) market. The Belgian company will also rely on its Asian affiliate, Constant Energy, headquartered in Thailand. Belgium-based Virya…...
POWEROAD Achieves Strong Presence at Solar Solutions Dusseldorf
3+ week, 3+ day ago (194+ words) POWEROAD successfully concluded its participation at Solar Solutions D'sseldorf, held from December 34 in Germany. As the largest renewable energy exhibition series in Northwest Europe, Solar Solutions International drew a record number of energy professionals, creating a vibrant environment for industry…...
Italy assigns 1.1 GW in PV auction open to projects with ‘non-Chinese’ modules
3+ week, 4+ day ago (344+ words) The procurement exercise, the second solar auction under Italy's Fer X incentive scheme and first to exclude the use of Chinese solar modules, cells and inverters for projects above 1 MW in size, concluded with a final average price of "0.06637/kWh....
Trina Solar to invest in Holosolis PV gigafactory in France
3+ week, 5+ day ago (221+ words) Trina Solar and Holosolis signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the recent France'China summit, consolidating the Chinese manufacturer's role as a key partner in a plan to manufacture 5 GW of solar cells and panels a year. Trina Solar and Holosolis…...
Sunwafe secures land for 20 GW silicon wafer plant in Spain
3+ week, 6+ day ago (249+ words) Sunwafe says it has formally applied to reserve land in Asturias, Spain, for a 20 GW silicon wafer and ingot factory backed by Chinese capital, EIT InnoEnergy, and a "200 million ($232.6 million) Spanish government grant. From pv magazine Spain Sunwafe submitted a…...