EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has launched the 175 MW Crooked Lake Solar Park near Blytheville in Mississippi County, Arkansas. This project will produce sufficient energy to power around 30,000 homes in Arkansas annually. The project, situated on land leased from local landowners, will bolster Arkansas’ electric grid.
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RWE has acquired 599 MW of solar and energy storage projects from Galehead Development. The recently completed acquisitions has two projects in the development-stage located within PacifiCorp’s operating territory in the Pacific Northwest and a mid-stage development asset in northeastern New York
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Neoen has disclosed that its fully-owned subsidiary, Shift Solar Inc, secured a 380 MW / 4-hour capacity contract through a competitive tender organised by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), Ontario’s electric grid operator. Grey Owl Storage will supply the IESO during 20 years from commissioning with additional capacity that will contribute to meet the province’s growing demands.
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Energy Vault and ACEN Australia have finalised key contractual arrangements for two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling 400 MWh in Australia. Construction for both projects is slated to commence in the latter half of 2024, with commercial operations expected to commence in 2025 and 2026.
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BrightNight and its joint venture partner Cordelio Power have finalised a $414 million construction credit facility for their utility-scale solar power project, Box Canyon, located in Pinal County, Arizona. The project is owned by BOCA bn, LLC, a joint venture between BrightNight and Cordelio, and is set to generate 300 MW of power with operations expected to commence in 2025.
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Boralex has revealed the selection of the Oxford Battery Energy Storage project. The project is a 125 MW, four-hour duration battery storage project situated in the Township of South-West Oxford, Ontario. This project was chosen by Ontario’s Independent Electricity Systems Operator (IESO) further to its Long-Term Request for Proposals (LT1 RFP).
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Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) and KKR have agreed to establish CarbonCount Holdings 1 LLC (CCH1), a new venture aimed at investing up to $2 billion in “climate positive” sustainable infrastructure projects over the next 18 months across US. According to the deal signed on May 4, 2024, both HASI and KKR have committed up to $1 billion each to CCH1 for investment in clean energy assets.
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Two hydrogen projects owned by CI Energy Transition Fund I, managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have secured grants from the European Commission in its first European Hydrogen Bank auction. Catalina was awarded €230 million while Madoqua was awarded €245 million. Together, they represent a combined electrolyser capacity of 1,000 MW.
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Growth Opportunity Partners (Growth Opps), a community financial institution, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union have formed a partnership. This collaboration aims to implement the Solar for All program funded by the U.S
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Ava Community Energy (Ava), a clean energy provider, has announced plans to expand access to public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations within its service area. The company will partner with Calibrant Energy to install 86 public direct-current fast-chargers (DCFC) at 11 locations across six cities
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Dominion Energy has announced the successful launch of Charybdis, the first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the United States, from land to water. This milestone was achieved after completing the welding of the ship’s hull and commissioning its four legs and jacking system.
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Chevron Corporation’s venture capital arm has launched its third fund, committing $500 million to invest in renewable energy technologies. The Future Energy Fund III will allow Chevron to evaluate long-term investments in areas not directly connected to its current business operations
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Recurrent Energy has obtained $70 million in project financing from Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A. (BNB) for its Jaiba III solar project in Brazil. The 152 MWp Jaiba III project will receive funding over a 22-year period, covering both construction and operation phases.
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Repsol has completed construction of its Frye Solar project which has a total installed capacity of 637 MW and 570 MW currently in operation. The project was built near the city of Kress, Swisher County, Texas.
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Shell has officially approved Verdagy’s eDynamic electrolyzers, endorsing them as a supplier for its upcoming green hydrogen projects. Verdagy collaborated closely with Shell to undergo a thorough safety review known as “HAZOP” and a comprehensive assessment of the design
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Leeward Renewable Energy, a US renewable energy developer and operator, has inked power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Microsoft Corp for two 200 MW solar projects in Texas. The tech giant obtained power from the Cradle Solar project in Brazoria County and the Morrow Lake Solar project in Frio County under the PPAs.
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KKR, a prominent global investment firm, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Avantus, a premier developer of large utility-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects in the United States.
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Sempra Infrastructure has placed a 319 MW order for the Cimarron wind farm near Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. The Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Complex, which will have a 582 MW installed capacity overall, is currently in its third phase. The deal covers the delivery and deployment of 46 V163-4.5 MW turbines and 18 V162-6.2 MW turbines.
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Longroad Energy has successfully closed the financial deal for its Serrano project, a solar and storage project comprising 220 MWdc solar and 214 MWac / 855 MWh in Pinal and Pima Counties, Arizona. Making use of domestically produced Series 7 panels from First Solar, construction has already started, with commercial operations set to begin by mid-2025.
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Bloom Energy is partnering with Shell to explore decarbonization solutions, utilizing Bloom’s proprietary hydrogen electrolyzer technology. The companies will collaborate with the goal of developing replicable, large-scale, solid oxide electrolyzer (SOEC) systems that would produce hydrogen for potential use at Shell assets.
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