Celsia, a power distribution company, has received a 369 MW wind turbine supply order with German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex Group for three wind projects in Colombia. Nordex will deliver 63 wind turbines to the Acacia II, Camelias, and Carreto wind farms as part of the contract. The Acacia II and Camelias wind projects are in the Guajira region of Colombia, while the Carreto wind project is in Atlantico.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded EDF Renewables North America a 1 GW solar and battery storage contract as part of its 2021 solicitation for large-scale renewable energy certificates. The Columbia Solar Energy Centre and Ridge View Solar Energy Centre, each with 350 MWac of capacity and 20 MW of co-located battery storage, are among the solar projects included in the contract.
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Canadian Solar has agreed to sell its 70 per cent stake in Brazil’s Marangatu and Panati-Sitiá solar farms to SPIC Brasil for an undisclosed sum. The two solar projects will have a combined generating capacity of 738 MW and will cover a land area of 2,200 hectares. The projects are in advanced stages of development and are located in the states of Piaui and Ceara in Brazil’s north-eastern region.
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As part of its 2021 solicitation for utility-scale renewable energy certificates, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected five Boralex solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 540 MW and a battery capacity of 77 MW. The solar farms, which are spread across upstate New York, have the potential to generate more than 1 TWh of renewable energy every year.
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Green Investment Group (GIG), a Macquarie-owned company, and Hydro Rein have agreed to form a joint venture to build and operate a 586 MW wind and solar power plant in Brazil’s northeast. The wind and solar hybrid project, named Feijo, will be developed in the Brazilian states of Piaui and Pernambuco. Feijo will be equipped with 80 wind turbines by Nordex, a wind turbine manufacturer.
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BluEarth Renewables US, a renewable energy company, has purchased a 1 GW wind and solar development project in Colorado from NorthRenew Energy for an undisclosed sum. The Eads Wind and Solar Project is located in Kiowa and Cheyenne Counties and is expected to be completed in multiple phases.
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TotalEnergies has agreed to buy 50 per cent of Clearway Energy Group, the fifth-largest renewable energy company in the US. Once completed, this will be TotalEnergies’ largest renewable energy acquisition in the US reportedly. The company stated that it would collaborate with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) in this deal.
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With a $276 million investment, Spanish utility Naturgy has begun construction of a 300 MWdc solar photovoltaic (PV) facility in Texas. The 7V Solar Ranch plant is being developed on more than 800 hectares of land in Fayette County and is expected to be operational by 2023. The project marks the beginning of the development of the solar and energy storage portfolio that Naturgy bought from Hamel Renewables in 2021.
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The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced that TotalEnergies of France and Duke Energy Corp (DUK.N) of the US have been awarded offshore wind leases in federal waters off the coasts of North and South Carolina. The winning bids totalled $315 million, with Duke receiving $155 million and TotalEnergies receiving $160 million.
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Corio Generation, a portfolio company of Green Investment Group (GIG), has partnered with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers) to develop up to 9 GW of offshore wind capacity worldwide. The collaboration encompasses 14 fixed-bottom and floating projects that Corio is currently building in South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Ireland, and the UK.
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Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a US-based infrastructure investor, has agreed to purchase wpd offshore, the German renewable project developer’s offshore wind company. wpd offshore wind has constructed 7 GW of capacity and commenced operations in fourteen European and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions since its inception.
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AES Corporation, based in the US, has signed two power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Amazon to supply 450 MW of clean energy to power its data centre operations in California. AES Corporation’s portfolio of projects will deliver clean energy to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) market with 450 MW of solar and 225 MW of four-hour duration battery energy storage.
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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (GREC), a leading owner and operator of sustainable infrastructure and energy efficiency projects, announced that, through a wholly owned subsidiary, it has purchased three pre-operational, utility-scale solar projects in New York from Hecate Energy LLC (Hecate). Each comes with a long-term contract with an investment-grade offtaker.
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Galp, a multinational energy corporation headquartered in Portugal, has agreed to purchase 4.8 GW of solar and wind energy projects in Brazil from SER Energia and Casa dos Ventos. The agreement with SER Energia, a Brazilian solar designer, encompasses the purchase of 4.6 GWp of projects currently under construction in Brazil. Galp will acquire a group of 216 MW wind farms being developed in Brazil’s north-east region with Casa dos Ventos.
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TotalEnergies, a France-based oil and gas company, has acquired solar project developer Core Solar to its renewable energy portfolio in the US. Under the terms of the deal, Core Solar president and CEO and the employees will join TotalEnergies teams. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed by either company.
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Appalachian Power has issued a request for bids to develop 300 MW of solar or wind generating capacity. The projects to be developed must be least 50 MW in size and commercially operational by mid-December 2023. However, proposals with an operational date up to December 15, 2024 will be considered. The proposals may include projects with an option for a battery storage system.
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United States-based power generation developer, investor and operator NTE Energy has announced its plans to develop more than 5 GW of clean energy projects in the next five years. It is planning to develop a clean energy pipeline of 1.2 GW solar and 3.9 GW battery energy storage systems. The company expects 3 to 4 GW of these projects to come online by 2026.
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UAE based energy company Masdar has achieved the first close on an acquisition of a clean energy portfolio from EDF Renewables North America. The transaction involves the acquisition of 50 per cent of a total 1.6 GW project portfolio in the United States. This follows a decision made by the companies last year to partner for eight renewable energy projects in the United States.
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Total has acquired 2.2 GW of solar project pipeline along with 600 MW of battery storage projects, all of which are located in the state of Texas in the United States. The projects include four large-scale solar projects, each with co-located battery energy storage systems. These are located in industrial areas close to Houston that have high demand for electricity.
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Renewables investor and financier—Leyline Renewable Capital—has plans to provide financial support to Ohio-based Momentum Energy Storage Partners, which would develop up to 2 GW of battery projects across the US.
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