Projects

Despite projections that solar PV and wind generation capacity will more than double by 2035, the Texas transmission grid will need to be upgraded to avoid increased asset curtailment across the state.

Utility Enel has signed an agreement with Japanese energy company Inpex Corporation to sell half of its Australian operation for US$446.9 million.

Tom Kenning looks at the rise of solar power in Texas, a US state better known for its role in the oil and gas industry, where a beneficial tax regime and an abundance of project land work in favour of building out solar power generation.

US energy company DTE Energy has announced an agreement with 21 organisations in Michigan on its CleanVision Integrated Resource Plan, including developing over 15GW of renewable energy by 2042.

The Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) along with 20 municipal utilities and solar developer Origis Energy have expanded their municipal solar PV portfolio to 600MW.

The Bhutanese government has started construction on the country’s first utility-scale solar farm, the 17.38MW Sephu solar project.

EWEC has announced that it is considering four bids from companies interested in constructing the new 1.5GW Al Ajban solar plant.

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.