Power Plants

A total of 4.7GW of utility-scale solar capacity was installed in Q4 2022 in the US, but the difficulties in sourcing modules caused a delay in installations, according to industry body the American Clean Power Association. 

Solar developer Lightsource bp has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with fast food giant McDonald’s for a 145MWac/180MWdc PV project in Louisiana.

As solar projects become ever larger, sites with slopes and uneven terrain are becoming the norm for project development, leading tracker manufacturers to adapt their offerings accordingly. Molly Lempriere details the latest launches that aim to address this issue.

Guzman Energy has secured a power purchase agreement with renewable energy producer Sonnedix for a 110MW project in the US. 

Spanish water company Miya has acquired a minority stake in Xfloat, the Israeli floating PV tech developer.

Cloud-based software company Salesforce has committed to purchasing 280,000MWh of renewable energy certificates in emerging markets.

Otovo stopped trading on Euronext Growth Oslo on 13 February and moved to the main list on the following day.

Utility company Enel Chile's renewable energy arm Enel Green Power Chile has begun commercial operation of its 375MW Campos del Sol PV power plant after receiving official authorisation.

Spanish power company Naturgy and energy infrastructure developer Enagás Renovable have unveiled a 280MW renewable hydrogen power plant in Spain.

US community solar deployment is expected to more than double over the next five years despite 2022 seeing a 16% decline year-on-year, as the sector is set to see benefits from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) taking hold.