In this article, Richard Doyle, MD of JUWI Renewable Energies South Africa, discusses the benefits, lessons and future of solar PV with battery energy storage for mining.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) – a US utility headquartered in Knoxville – has ordered 279MW of First Solar’s cadmium telluride thin-film solar PV modules to outfit its Lawrence County Solar Project in Alabama, due to come online in 2027.
Florida-headquartered NextEra Energy has recorded a net income of US$2,795 million in Q2 2023 as both its renewables development and utility generation arms posted strong results.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to release US$20 million in funding for solar waste reduction and lifecycle technologies, including US$8 million of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The Australian government has announced AU$50 million (US$33.7 million) in investment to develop renewable energy supply chains – notably for solar and energy storage – in the Indo-Pacific.
A new steel mill in Temple, Texas will supply steel tubing to solar tracker supplier Array Technologies for use in its deployments at utility-scale PV projects in the US.
Electrification cable manufacturer Nexans has been awarded a €1.43 billion (US$1.59 billion) contract for a portion of the EuroAsia Interconnector subsea cable, connecting Greece and Cyprus.
Modus Asset Management has taken owership of a of a 55MW ground-mounted solar PV portfolio in Latvia from renewables developer Evecon, through its Clean Energy Infrastructure Fund.
