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31. Rio Tinto To Build The Largest Solar Power Plant In Canada’s North 8/10/2023

    Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine will build the largest solar power plant across Canada’s territories, featuring over 6,600 solar panels that will generate approximately 4,200 megawatt-hours of carbon-free electricity annually for the mine.

32. Nextracker And Asteelflash/USI Open New Electronics Manufacturing Line For U.S. Solar Power Plants 8/8/2023

    Nextracker Inc. (NXT), a global market leader of solar trackers and Asteelflash/USI, a high-end global electronics component manufacturer, today announced the grand opening of Asteelflash’s U.S. manufacturing line for Nextracker.

33. Timken Seeing Strong Demand For Solar Energy Solutions; Wins Solar Project In Australia 8/8/2023

    The Timken Company, a global leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion products, is providing slewing drives for the second-largest photovoltaic (PV) solar tracking system project in Australia. Solar tracker manufacturer ATEC chose Timken's Cone Drive solution to help it overcome challenging wind conditions in the mountainous region of New South Wales, where the 280 MW Wollar Solar Farm is being constructed.

34. Saudi Fund For Development Signs A USD $77M Loan Agreement In Belize To Construct The Solar Energy Plant Project 8/7/2023

    The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Sultan Al-Marshad, signed today a new development loan agreement worth USD $77M with the Prime Minister of Belize, Hon. 

35. Nucor Signs Agreement With Nextera Energy Resources To Support Solar Energy Development In Kentucky 8/7/2023

    Today, Nucor Corporation announced a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 250 megawatts of renewable energy from Sebree Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. Sebree Solar is an innovative two-phase solar project in Henderson County, Kentucky, which will have a capacity of up to 400 megawatts of American-produced energy. The project's first phase – Sebree Solar I – is set to begin construction in Fall 2023.

36. Sunsure Energy Signs Open Access Solar PPA With Kajaria Ceramics Limited To Supply RE Power To Kajaria's Factory In Sikandrabad, Uttar Pradesh 8/7/2023

    Sunsure Energy, one of India's leading renewable power producers, has signed an open access solar PPA with Kajaria Ceramics, the largest manufacturer of ceramic/vitrified tiles in India. Through the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), Kajaria Ceramics will source a significant amount of the power they need for their Sikandrabad plant from green energy, helping them greatly reduce their emissions.

37. Sodastream And Enlight Sign Agreement For The Supply Of Renewable Energy 8/7/2023

    As the world's leading sparkling water brand and a subsidiary of PepsiCo, SodaStream has entered into a corporate power purchase agreement ("PPA") with Enlight Renewable Energy, a leading global renewable energy platform.

38. LONGi PV Modules Take 'Chang'an' Freight Train To Help Achieve A Greener Central-Asia 8/4/2023

    On August 3, the inaugural ceremony of the China Railway Express (Xi'an - Tashkent) freight train for exporting LONGi's PV modules to buttress Shaanxi-Uzbekistan economic and trade cooperation was successfully held at Xi'an.

39. B-Roll, Photos - Avangrid Unveils Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Substation – The First In The U.S. 8/3/2023

    Avangrid, a leading sustainable energy company and part of the Iberdrola Group, has unveiled the country’s first offshore wind substation at its Vineyard Wind 1 project, the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S. 

40. Matrix Renewables Announces Acquisition Of A Controlling Interest In 200 MWac / 261 MWdc Pleasant Valley Solar Project From rplus Energies 8/3/2023

    Matrix Renewables, the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, today announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in the Pleasant Valley Solar Project from rPlus Energies. The Pleasant Valley Solar Project is a 200 MWac / 261 MWdc solar project located in Idaho which will deliver energy to the Idaho Power system and contribute to Meta's goal to support 100% of its operations with renewable energy.