Category: Big Moves America

Wärtsilä to provide 500 MW energy storage portfolio for Clearway Energy Group

Wärtsilä to provide 500 MW energy storage portfolio for Clearway Energy Group

July 13, 2022 | , ,

Wärtsilä, a Finnish energy provider, has won a contract from Clearway Energy Group to provide a 500MWac/2GWh energy storage portfolio for Clearway’s solar-plus-storage projects. The five solar-plus-storage sites are a combination of energy storage and solar photovoltaic (PV) resources, and they are situated in Hawaii and California. The Daggett II and Daggett III projects, with a combined solar PV capacity of 482MWac and 275MWac/1.1GWh of energy storage, are part of the portfolio.

Read More
CleanCapital acquires 100 per cent stake from BQ energy 

CleanCapital acquires 100 per cent stake from BQ energy 

July 1, 2022 | ,

Renewable energy project developer BQ Energy (BQE) has been purchased by US-based clean energy investment platform CleanCapital for an undisclosed amount. In accordance with the agreement, CleanCapital has acquired a 100 per cent ownership stake in BQE. In order to facilitate the energy transition, the company intends to support BQE’s pipeline of solar projects and to build on underutilised and polluted land.

Read More
Voltalia to develop 1.5 GW solar photovoltaic cluster in Brazil

Voltalia to develop 1.5 GW solar photovoltaic cluster in Brazil

June 29, 2022 | , ,

Voltalia, a French renewable energy company, intends to construct a solar PV cluster with a capacity of more than 1.5 GW in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Voltalia, located in the Arinos region, is developing a solar cluster for its own use as well as for third parties. The company has already formed alliances with a number of companies, including CTG Brasil, which will purchase a significant portion of the solar sites once the development phase is completed.

Read More
Celsia orders 369 MW of Nordex wind turbines for projects in Colombia

Celsia orders 369 MW of Nordex wind turbines for projects in Colombia

June 20, 2022 | , ,

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.

Read More
EDF Renewables wins NYSERDA’s solar and storage contract

EDF Renewables wins NYSERDA’s solar and storage contract

June 14, 2022 | , , ,

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.

Read More
Canadian Solar to sell stake in 738 MW solar capacity to SPIC Brasil

Canadian Solar to sell stake in 738 MW solar capacity to SPIC Brasil

June 7, 2022 | , ,

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.

Read More
NYSERDA selects five Boralex solar facilities in New York solicitation

NYSERDA selects five Boralex solar facilities in New York solicitation

June 6, 2022 | , ,

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. 

Read More
GIG and Hydro Rein to develop 586 MW hybrid project in Brazil

GIG and Hydro Rein to develop 586 MW hybrid project in Brazil

June 2, 2022 | , , ,

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.

Read More
TotalEnergies to acquire 50 per cent of Clearway

TotalEnergies to acquire 50 per cent of Clearway

May 25, 2022 | ,

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.

Read More
Naturgy begins construction of 300 MWdc solar facility in the US

Naturgy begins construction of 300 MWdc solar facility in the US

May 19, 2022 | , ,

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.

Read More
Corio and Ontario Teachers to set up 9 GW of global offshore wind capacity

Corio and Ontario Teachers to set up 9 GW of global offshore wind capacity

May 13, 2022 | , ,

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.

Read More
AES signs PPAs to deliver 450 MW of clean energy to Amazon

AES signs PPAs to deliver 450 MW of clean energy to Amazon

May 9, 2022 | , ,

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.

Read More
Greenbacker acquires three solar projects totaling 50 MWac in New York

Greenbacker acquires three solar projects totaling 50 MWac in New York

May 6, 2022 | , ,

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.

Read More
Galp acquires 4.8 GW of renewable energy projects in Brazil

Galp acquires 4.8 GW of renewable energy projects in Brazil

May 4, 2022 | , , ,

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.

Read More