Projects

The non-hydropower renewables sector in APAC is expected to grow by 10.4% annually to 3,010GW in 2032, according to research firm BMI Research’s recent study Asia Power Regional Overview: Growing Policy Momentum Boosts Solar And Wind Expansions.

The Canadian government will invest CA$160 million (US$121 million) into nine solar PV projects in Alberta totalling 163MW and 48MW of battery storage.

Indiana state utility NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Company) has inaugurated operations at two solar PV plants in its home state with a combined 465MW generation capacity.

DE Shaw Renewable Investments has started construction at its 200MWac San Juan solar and storage project in the US state of New Mexico.

French renewable power company Akuo Energy has started construction at its 180MWp Santas solar PV facility in Portugal.

The Queensland government has announced to build 12 renewable energy zones (REZ) across the state as part of its effort to deploy 22GW of new wind and solar energy generation by 2035.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has signed three European power purchase agreements (PPA) with Vodafone to supply it with 410GWh of annual solar power across Spain, Portugal and Germany.

Renewable energy developer Hive Energy will sell 200MW worth of Italian agrivoltaic PV projects to GreenIT, a renewable energy joint venture between Italian energy provider Plenitude and investor CDP Equity.

Dutch solar company Ecorus has sold a 103.5MWp solar park in the Netherlands to German renewable energy asset manager CEE Group.

State-owned French railway company SNCF has created a renewables subsidiary, SNCF Renouvelables, which targets to build 1GW of solar PV by 2030.