EDF inks PPA for 300 MW/600 MWh solar-plus-storage project in the US
The Desert Quartzite Solar+Storage Project is in Riverside County, California, and could enter service in early 2024.
Total-EDF secure 1.35 GW of Indian solar in four months
The generation capacity – three 450 MWp projects in the state of Rajasthan – is expected to be commissioned towards early 2022.
EDF Pivots towards bigger electric vehicle and storage activity
The French energy giant has acquired U.K. start-up Pivot Power, which has a 2 GW pipeline of storage projects in Britain.
EDF secures a slice of UK supermarket Tesco’s corporate solar plan
The French energy giant will provide supermarket Tesco with electricity from 17 rooftop PV installations and two wind farms for a renewables portfolio generation capacity of 59 MW. The groceries retailer has announced plans to install 187 solar rooftops.
EDF negotiates Luxel acquisition to boost its French solar deployment
France is set to have a near-3 GW annual solar market for the next six years from tenders alone and energy giant EDF wants a 30% piece of the action. To do so, the utility has entered negotiations with Luxel shareholders to acquire the PV developer.
New York governor’s Green New Deal starts with 1 GW of large-scale solar
The state has also awarded 614 MW of wind, and three of the 20 renewable energy projects commissioned are paired with energy storage. NextEra, Invenergy and EDF are each set to build solar projects larger than 100 MW.
EDF commissions 101 MW of PV in Israel
EDF Renewables has commissioned five PV plants in Israel totaling 101 MW, thus bringing its total solar capacity in the country to nearly 300 MW.
Schneider Electric to go 100% renewable by 2030
The French energy management and automation company plans to use on-site projects, contracted off-site projects and clean energy credits to meet its new 100% goal.
