Grids

Contra Costa Country is aiming to save US$16.5 million over a period of 25 years through the new EV infrastructure.

Connection of plug-and-play hybrid to national grid will help reduce energy poverty in western African state, working to hit power capacity of 300MW by 2025.

Solar industry joins clean energy players slamming move by network operators to temporarily halt project additions until grid has had time to expand.

Eurocham executive tells PV Tech that grid congestion troubles are not going away and new FiT proposals may exacerbate problem.

32MW Djermaya is contracted to sell power to the diesel-monopolised national utility and will mark series of debuts for African state, including its first electricity private-public-partnership.

Former will deploy 1.64GW of PV as part of 3GW pipeline in Teruel while latter secures preliminary grid go-ahead for 450MW installation in Guadalajara.

PPA is part of 1.6GW clean energy spree announced by Google last month and will allow Chicago-based Hecate to deploy 500MW of solar in Lone Star state.

Denmark outlines terms of tech-neutral tender, German Greens move against PV subsidy cap, Switzerland proposes shift to auctions, the Netherlands launches new subsidy round.

Coastal scheme just northwest of capital Montevideo could cost upwards of US$35 million and should be operational by March 2021, government tells PV Tech.

TC Energy will procure output of 74.25MW from Perimeter's proposed 130MW PV farm, in deal billed as Canada's biggest private PPA to date.