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The plan also outlined some transmission projects to integrate the generation and storage resources, with the estimated cost of up to US$2.3 billion.

The plan details how it will meet customers' energy needs and Oregon's greenhouse gas emissions targets.

A developer is required to submit a bid with a minimum capacity of 50MW, while it can also bid for up to 2GW.

Solar tracker provider Arctech has secured a 312MW project in Azerbaijan to supply its SkyLine II solar trackers. 

Bisol said this 22kW project aims to meet the increasing energy needs of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station.

large scale solar PV plants are encouraged to be built in deserts, including Gobi, oil fields and coalfields that can hardly be restored. 

The company said the Helios Guamo and Helios Lanceros projects — both of them having the capacity of 19.9MWac — will reach the ready to build status by the third quarter this year.

The combined value of five industrial projects in Vermont was US$5.1 million.

Based on a multi-year agreement, Nextracker will supply trackers for projects in Texas, Arizona, and Virginia.

Comprising 14 production lines, the factory is expected to begin production on or before the end of October this year.