ABB, 4R Energy, Nissan NA and the Sumitomo Corporation of America have found a way to extend the life of old Nissan LEAF batteries by using them for energy storage in future local community smart grids. The partners are evaluating and testing ways of reusing the Li-ion batteries in residential and commercial energy storage applications.
National Solar Power has signed an agreement with Liberty County, Florida, for the development of a 100 MW solar project on a property in Liberty County. The project will be adjacent to the company's solar project in Gadsden County. Once fully developed and built, the project will represent a USD 350 million investment. This will be National Solar's third solar project in Florida.
Vestas received an order for 30 MW of wind turbines from TuuliWatti Oy, a Finnish wind energy developer. This is the third order from this customer within the past 12 months. This time, Vestas is to deliver 10 units, which are to be installed at the Tervola wind farm.
EDF Energies Nouvelles has ordered 25 MM92 2 MW units from REpower. The wind turbines will be delivered to enXco, EDF EN's subsidiary in the US. The units are to be installed at the Shiloh IV wind farm in California, which is soon to reach 102.5 MW of installed capacity.
Iberdrola Renovables has begun construction of the Sierra de las Cabras wind farm, near Jumilla, Spain. The wind farm is to have 22 MW of installed capacity, featuring 11 Gamesa G97 2 MW units.
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change recently announced it has named the South West as the region to host the country's first Marine Energy Park. The South West Marine Energy Park will cover an area from Bristol to Cornwall, and will reach further out to the Isles of Scilly. The initiative will bring together various entities including the national and local government, Local Enterprise Partnerships, University of Plymouth and University of Exeter, but also the industry including the Wave Hub (South West RDA).
Visualization of an AWS-III powered wave farm.
Alstom and Scottish and Southern Energy Renewables have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture to develop what's touted as the world's largest wave energy farm, with up to 200 MW of installed capacity. The project is to be developed off the coast of Orkney, Scotland, in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Strategic Area, governed by The Crown Estate.
Solar Frontier will supply enXco with solar modules for a solar energy project with up to 150 MWp of installed capacity. The Catalina Solar Project project will use Solar Frontier's CIS solar modules. Once fully operational, this will be the largest solar installation in the world to use CIS solar modules.
JinkoSolar has successfully connected an 18 MW solar project in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, developed and built for China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Development. JinkoSolar supplied all the solar modules installed at this solar power plant.
GE has entered into an agreement with Invenergy for a total of 23 MW of solar equipment for the company's Grand Ridge Solar Project. This solar installation is adjacent to Invenergy's wind energy project, also called Grand Ridge. Both installations are located in Illinois (US).
