Across The Wire
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ESS To Deliver Long-Duration Energy Storage Solutions To Sapele Power To Improve Generation Efficiency
5/7/2024
ESS Tech, Inc. (“ESS”), a leading manufacturer of long-duration energy storage systems (LDES) for commercial and utility-scale applications, today announced that it has partnered with Sapele Power Plc (“Sapele”), a leading Nigerian integrated energy company specializing in power generation, to provide an initial 1 MW / 8 MWh of long-duration energy storage.
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Deriva Energy Collaborating With Brookfield To Deliver Renewable Power To Microsoft
5/6/2024
Deriva Energy, a Brookfield portfolio company, is pleased to announce its participation in the recently announced global renewable energy framework agreement between Brookfield and Microsoft Corporation to deliver over 10.5 gigawatts of renewable energy to Microsoft worldwide.
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Southern Power Expands Millers Branch Solar Facility In Texas
5/6/2024
Southern Power, a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Company, today announced the expansion of its 29th solar project — Millers Branch Solar Facility. The Phase II expansion represents an additional 180-megawatts (MW) from the current Phase I 200 MW facility that is nearing the start of construction.
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MN8 Energy Sources 457 MW Of American Solar Modules From First Solar
5/1/2024
First Solar, Inc. (“First Solar”) announced that MN8 Energy LLC (“MN8”) has placed orders for 457 megawatts (MW) of advanced thin film solar modules, including 170 MW of Series 6 Plus bifacial modules and 287 MW of Series 7 modules. The modules will power projects in the northeastern and southern United States.
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Seven Corporate Buyers Enter Into Aggregation Deal To Purchase 180 MW Of Solar Energy Through The Net Zero Consortium For Buyers
5/1/2024
Through Sustainability Roundtable, Inc.'s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), Cisco, Juniper Networks, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cadence Design Systems, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., PTC, and a large healthcare company signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Southern Power Company for the renewable energy credits produced by the 180 MW Phase II portion of the Millers Branch Solar Facility in Haskell County, Texas, expected to achieve commercial operation in the second quarter of 2026.
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Innovative Commercial And Community Solar Project Starts Generating Power In Maryland
5/1/2024
Chaberton Energy, a Maryland-based solar developer, and Pivot Energy, a national renewable energy owner and operator, announced today that they are powering up an innovative solar project in Maryland.
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Birch Creek Energy Orders 547 MW Of First Solar Modules
4/30/2024
First Solar, Inc.announced an agreement to supply Birch Creek Energy (“Birch Creek”) with 547 MW of advanced Series 6 Plus Bifacial thin film photovoltaics (PV) modules. The St. Louis-based renewable energy company plans to deploy the modules in projects across its development pipeline in the United States.
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Vogtle Unit 4 Enters Commercial Operation
4/29/2024
Georgia Power declared today that Plant Vogtle Unit 4 has entered commercial operation and is now serving customers and the State of Georgia. The new unit, which can produce enough electricity to power an estimated 500,000 homes and businesses, will provide reliable, emissions-free energy to customers for at least 60 to 80 years.
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Globeleq Acquires The 25 MWp Winnergy Solar PV Plant In Egypt
4/23/2024
Globeleq, the leading independent power and energy transition company in Africa, announces it has completed the acquisition of a 48.3% equity stake in the 25 MWp Winnergy solar PV plant (Winnergy) in Egypt from Enerray, Enerray Global Solar Opportunities and Desert Technologies.
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TotalEnergies Begins Construction Of 12 MW Solar Project At New York's JFK Airport
4/23/2024
TotalEnergies has begun construction of New York State's largest onsite solar generating and storage system at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA).