Vestas, Danish wind turbine manufacturer, has announced the sale of its 183 MW Delta wind project in Mississippi, US, to the AES Corporation. No financial details have been disclosed. Vestas’ North American development arm, Steelhead Americas, is working on the Delta project. Reportedly , it would be the first wind project in Mississippi and would be situated at a higher altitude to access stronger wind speeds.
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In order to purchase power and project-specific renewable energy certificates (RECs), Constellation and Bank of America have announced a 15-year, 160 MW clean energy agreement. This collaboration would allow Bank of America to power about 17 per cent of its global electricity usage with renewable energy from a portion of the Mammoth Central project.
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Ameren Missouri, a US-based energy company, has agreed to purchase the 200 MW Huck Finn solar project in Central Missouri with EDF Renewables under a build-transfer agreement. No financial details have been disclosed. Huck Finn, which is planned to be built on the border of Missouri’s Audrain and Ralls counties, will have the capacity to power almost 40,000 homes in the area.
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Petronas’ subsidiary Amplus Solar has signed a long-term agreement with Microsoft for a 100 MW solar project that is under development in Rajasthan, India. The strategic alliance aims at co-innovating digital solutions supporting Petronas’ decarbonisation goals.
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Corio Generation, an offshore wind developer, has announced plans to develop five offshore wind farms in Brazil with a total capacity of more than 5 GW. The five fixed-bottom offshore wind projects were constructed in partnership with Servtec Energia, a Brazilian power generation company. Corio plans to build the Guarita and Cassino offshore wind farms, both of which will have more than 1.2 GW of capacity, off the coast of Brazil.
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Equinor and BP have collaborated to launch an offshore wind innovation hub in New York, with the aim of facilitating partnerships with start-ups. The programme is the product of a three-year collaboration between the NY Tandon School of Engineering’s Urban Future Lab (UFL), Equinor, and the National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium, which is sponsored by the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
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Agilitas Energy, a US-based energy asset developer, has raised $350 million in equity capital to construct a national renewable energy and storage platform. CarVal Investors, a global alternative investment company, managed the two-tiered investment. The funds will be used by Agilitas Energy to accelerate the development, construction, and operation of distributed and utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage projects in the US.
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The Government of the United States of America (USA) has waived solar panels tariffs for four Southeast Asian (SEA) countries, including Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, for a period of two years. These countries account for about 80 per cent of total panel imports into the USA.
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rPlus Hydro, a subsidiary of the US-based renewable energy firm rPlus Energies, has submitted a draft licence application for the Seminoe Pumped Storage project in Wyoming. The application was submitted to state and federal agencies as part of the proposed pumped hydro energy storage project’s multi-year study and approval process, which will have a capacity of up to 900 MW.
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The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced the Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) initiative to link additional green energy to the country’s grid. The programme will reduce the time needed in interconnection queues for clean energy sources while also lowering grid connection rates. Through better data, roadmap development, and technical assistance, programme participants will work to develop solutions for faster, simpler, and more equitable interconnection of clean energy resources.
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Southwestern Electric Power (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), is seeking approval from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas utility regulators to acquire three renewable energy projects. Mooringsport, a 200 MW solar farm in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and Diversion, a 200.6 MW wind farm in Baylor County, Texas, are two of the companies’ targets. SWEPCO is also looking to purchase Wagon Wheel, a 598.4 MW wind farm in Oklahoma’s Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Payne, and Noble counties.
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Innergex Renewable Energy, a Canadian power company, has selected Mitsubishi Power’s Emerald Storage Solution for battery energy storage (BESS) projects in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The contracts are for Innergex’s 68 MW Salvador and 50.6 MW San Andres solar plants, which are slated to begin construction next year. The five-hour energy duration projects will cost $128.5 million in total and have a combined capacity of 85 MW/425 MWh.
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RWE Renewables, a German renewable energy company, has begun commercial operations at its El Algodon Alto onshore wind farm in Texas’ San Patricio County. The 200 MW onshore wind plant, which is part of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) south market, is equipped with 91 Vestas wind turbines. The onshore wind farm will generate enough electricity to power over 60,000 homes.
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Vestas, a Danish wind turbine manufacturer, has won a contract to supply and install wind turbines for the 423 MW Novo Horizonte wind park in Brazil from Pan American Energy Energias Renováveis. The wind farm, which is located in the Brazilian state of Bahia, will receive 94 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines from the company.
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The administration of the US President has announced that a $3.1 billion plan will be formulated to increase the manufacturing of domestic electric vehicle (EV) batteries, speeding up the country’s transition from gas-powered automobiles to EVs. Reportedly, the US emits the most greenhouse gases per capita in the world.
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Hydro Rein, Atlas Renewable Energy, and ALBRAS will jointly develop, build, and operate a self-production 438 MW solar plant in Paracatú, Brazil. The plant will supply Albras’ primary aluminium plant with long-term renewable power. The proposed solar plant in Boa Sorte is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2023. The plant’s construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2022. A total of $320 million is expected to be invested.
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Advanced Ionics, a US-based provider of next-generation industrial electrolysers that can produce green hydrogen for less than $1 per kg, has announced the completion of a $4.2 million seed round led by Clean Energy Ventures and SWAN Impact Network.
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Aker Clean Hydrogen, a portfolio company of Aker Horizons, has partnered with Statkraft and SOWITEC to explore opportunities to create green hydrogen and ammonia in India and Brazil. The steel and fertiliser industries in India and Brazil would be the focus of the collaboration. Green hydrogen will be used to replace grey, fossil-fuel-based hydrogen, coal, and natural gas as a fuel and feedstock in the collaboration.
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First Solar and Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) have signed an agreement under which First Solar will supply 1 GW of advanced, ultra-low carbon and thin-film PV solar modules to Leeward. As per the company’s statement, LRE plans to deploy these modules across its 20 GW solar development and construction pipeline in the US between 2023 and 2024.
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Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners and Primergy Solar have secured almost $2 billion in debt and tax equity financing for the Gemini solar plus 380 MW storage project in Nevada, US. Gemini was developed by Primergy, a wholly owned portfolio company of Quinbrook. The debt funding includes a construction/term loan, a tax equity bridge loan, and a letter of credit facility totaling $1.3 billion.
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