Yesterday BHP announced that it signed a renewable power purchasing agreement to supply up to 50 per cent of its electricity needs at the Kwinana Refinery from Merredin Solar Farm – the largest in Western Australia. BHP said that the agreement would help BHP reduce emissions from electricity use at the refinery by up to […]
Thailand to put world’s largest floating solar farm into use this June
The facility, which generates power on a water surface of 72 hectares, was originally scheduled for operation in December last year, but the launch was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bangkok : State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) expects to operate a 45-megawatt floating solar farm it claims to be the largest in […]
Singapore investor invests in Australian solar farm
Singapore’s Keppel Renewable Energy is to buy a 45% stake in a solar farm in Harlin, 100km northwest of Brisbane. It will acquire the 45% stake for a nominal sum of A$540 ($410) and provide a loan of A$3.24 million ($2.45m) to the project to fund costs for developing the project, a statement said. Construction […]
Budai egrets add solar farm to habitat
Egrets adapt better than most birds when a solar farm moves into their habitat, experts said, after images of egrets excreting feces on solar panels went viral online. On Tuesday, the Budai Salt Pan Wetlands (布袋五鹽田) posted images on Facebook of birds resting on solar panels erected in a detention basin, while close-ups showed that […]
East Bay solar farm proposal loses parcel; can project move forward?
Alameda County to consider appeal next month ALAMEDA COUNTY : A project to build a 410-acre solar farm on agricultural land north of Livermore just lost a portion of its proposed property, when the landowners backed out of the deal after they were “induced” to sign a document under certain promises, their attorney said. The […]
Former Chicago industrial site being eyed as solar farm
CHICAGO : A toxic former industrial site on Chicago’s Southeast Side is being considered for a 36-acre solar farm, according to a published report. The proposal would mark a first-of-its-kind transaction for the Cook County Land Bank Authority, which usually sells properties to buyers who develop vacant buildings or land, according to The Chicago Sun-Times. […]
MUFG achieves green certification for solar farm in India
Singapore: MUFG Bank on Tuesday said that it has acted as sole green structuring advisor for a USD 333 million financing deal for SoftBank’s latest and largest solar project in India. This marks the first green certification of a solar project loan for both the client and the country, and underscores both MUFG’s sustainable […]
Work to begin on 19 MW solar farm at Eastern Treatment Plant
Work to begin on massive solar farm at Eastern Treatment Plant Melbourne Water’s Eastern Treatment Plant (ETP) is set to become one of the largest ‘behind-the-meter’ solar installations in the nation, with work to begin on construction of a 19 megawatt solar farm early in the New Year. This means, instead of using electricity from […]
FRV acquires 115MW solar farm set for construction in NSW
International renewables developer FRV has extended its reach into the Australian market with the acquisition of the 115MW Metz solar farm that is set for construction the the New South Wales New England region. FRV, which is owned by Arab Emirates-based Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, said on Friday that it had completed acquisition of the […]
Ministry mulls retiring giant Suralaya coal plant, replacing it with solar farm
The government is considering to shut down the aging Suralaya coal-fired power plant (PLTU) in Cilegon, Banten, and replace it with green energy, as Indonesia chases its long-delayed commitments to cut carbon-dioxide emissions. Kusdiana, said on Nov. 16 that his office was conducting an internal study to replace Suralaya with a batteryequipped solar farm (PLTS). […]