Shizen Energy, Smfl Mirai Partners buy 18.6 MW floating solar portfolio in Japan
Shizen Energy and Smfl Mirai Partners have jointly acquired energy company Mizuta Koichi from France’s Ciel & Terre, along with its portfolio of twelve floating solar assets located across Japan.
UK commits to hydrogen-to-power subsidy mechanism
The UK government announced a new business model for hydrogen, based on dispatchable power agreements available to carbon capture technologies.
World’s largest vanadium redox flow project completed
Dalian-headquartered Rongke Power has completed the construction of the 175 MW/700 MWh vanadium flow battery project in China, growing its global fleet of utility-scale projects to more than 2 GWh.
Largest US solar and storage project wins regulatory approval
Sunstone Solar is a 1.2 GW solar, 1.2 GW battery energy storage project planned for eastern Oregon.
Nature Infrastructure, Davidson Kempner buy PV, storage platform from Greencells
Investment firms Davidson Kempner and Nature Infrastructure Capital have jointly acquired a renewables project development platform from Germany’s Greencells Group. They will run the platform as a standalone venture and plan to expand its nearly 4 GW portfolio of utility-scale solar and battery projects.
Longi debuts HPBC 2.0 modules in China’s first distributed solar project
Longi says its hybrid passivated back contact (HPBC) 2.0 dual-glass modules have been installed for the first time in a distributed generation project. The 2.2 MW solar plant in northeastern China is now in commercial operation.
Bangladesh opens tender for 12 grid-tied solar projects totaling 353 MW
The Bangladesh Power Development Board is inviting bids for the installation of 12 grid-tied solar projects to be located across the country with a combined capacity of 353 MW. The deadline for applications is Feb. 3, 2025.
JinkoSolar sues VSUN for alleged patent infringement
China-based panel maker JinkoSolar says that its competitor VSUN and its related entities in the United States have infringed on one of its patents.
Major supercapacitor hybrid energy storage project comes online in China
The project adopts supercapacitor hybrid energy storage assisted frequency regulation technology, consisting of 60 sets of 3.35 MW/6.7 MWh battery energy storage systems and 1 set of 3 MW/6-minute supercapacitor energy storage system.
SunDrive achieves copper plating production yield of more than 99%
Australian solar module manufacturing is nearing large-scale production, as SunDrive has achieved a copper plating production yield exceeding 99%, while also signing a deal with Capral Aluminium.
