Storage

A roundup of three solar project announcements in the US states of Texas, California and Illinois from three developers.

Swedish solar developer OX2 has been contracted by Victoria’s State Electricity Commission (SEC) in Australia to deliver a 100% state government-owned 119MW solar-plus-storage project.

German renewable energy developer Wirsol has lodged a modification application to increase the capacity of its Maryvale solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales, Australia, to 230MW.

The Australian government has granted approval for Edify Energy’s 250MW solar-plus-storage project based in Victoria.

Construction financing for the Shallow Basket Project in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, came from Deutsche Bank.

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has issued a tender seeking advisory services for a co-located 1.6GW solar PV/1GW BESS project.

Cormac Gilligan of S&P Global said macro market forces have combined with technology shifts to impact the fortunes of inverter producers.

Whitehaven Energy, a subsidiary of coal producer Whitehaven Coal, is seeking Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act approval to power one of its mines via a 26MW solar-plus-storage project in Australia.

The Northern Territory government in Australia has proposed developing an AU$400 million (US$259 million) renewable energy hub featuring six solar PV power plants in the region.

Australia’s Pacific Blue, a renewable energy generator and retailer, has been granted council approval for a 300MW solar-plus-storage expansion in North Queensland.