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Canadian energy firm Enbridge will build a 600MW solar PV project in Texas with a power purchase agreement (PPA) in place with social media giant Meta.

Virtual power plants are emerging as a potentially critical means of meeting the growing power demands from data centres in the US.

Artificial Intelligence will “transform” the energy sector over the next decade, according to a report from the International Energy Agency.

PV Talk: Ben Hertz-Shargel, global head of grid edge at Wood Mackenzie, discusses the challenges of meeting huge growth in power demand from the tech sector and the measures being adopted to tackle the issue.

Europe will see “moderate” electricity demand increase in the coming years, despite the global growth of data centres and AI.

Power from the project, which is under construction, will be sold to PGE under a 25-year contract and marketed through its Green Future Impact (GFI) scheme.

Developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia has confirmed that the first energisation at its 353MW Walla Walla solar PV power plant has been completed.