Power Plants

The EU will introduce shorter permitting times for solar and renewable energy assets in the most recent addition to its REPowerEU scheme, agreed on by the European Council this week.

US solar tracker manufacturer Nextracker has signed a master supply agreement with Amara Raja Power Systems to deliver its trackers to a 306MWp PV project from utility NTPC in India.

The EU installed 47% more solar in 2022 than last year and is on track to double its capacity by 2026 to an expected 484GW, according to a report by industry association SolarPower Europe.

The government of Uzbekistan has awarded 500MW of solar capacity in its latest tender, launched in July 2022, with three winning solar projects.

Renewable energy producer Neoen has begun construction on what it is calling Portugal’s ‘largest’ solar park, a 272MWp facility comprising of two contiguous solar projects. The park is expected to be commissioned in early 2024.

McDonald’s has signed a 189MW PPA with Enel North America for power produced at the Blue Jay solar project in Texas.

Indian independent power producer (IPP) ReNew Power has signed an offtake agreement with tech giant Microsoft for 150MW of solar capacity in India.

Enertis Applus+, the global quality control and testing firm, is providing supply chain quality control and assurance services to a 2.5GW portfolio of solar PV projects across the US.

Isigenere and Amorim are working on implementing a higher percentage of cork into floating solar structures to reduce their carbon footprint.

NEM 3.0, the latest iteration of California’s rooftop solar net metering scheme, was passed yesterday by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Vocal public debate surrounded the legislation before the vote as solar industry workers and representative bodies called for revisions to the proposed decision.