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Patrick Jowett pv magazine

Patrick Jowett pv magazine

Patrick Jowett

patrick.jowett@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Patrick Jowett

Finance

Actis invests in 3.5 GW/4.5 GWh Fillipino solar-plus-storage site The private equity investor has become a strategic partner in a project set to be the world’s largest integrated renewables and energy storage installation. Actis is investing $600 million for a 40% equity stake.

Sep 10, 2024

Finance

Poland relaunches residential solar, storage rebate scheme The sixth edition of the Polish government’s residential solar and storage rebate scheme is now open, with a total budget of PLN 400 million ($103.2 million). Applications will be accepted until Dec. 20, or until funds are exhausted.

Sep 05, 2024

Distributed

Dutch football stadium installs second battery Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena has installed a second battery, increasing its storage capacity to 8.6 MWh and allowing a recent soccer match to be entirely run on sustainable energy.

Aug 12, 2024

Projects & Applications

EWEC requests proposals Abu Dhabi 400 MW BESS project The UAE’s Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to qualified developers and developer consortiums that expressed interest in developing a greenfield 400 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Abu Dhabi.

Jul 26, 2024

Offgrid

Somalia opens tender for off-grid solar-plus-storage plants Somalia’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has launched a tender for off-grid solar-plus-storage power plants to serve 46 education facilities in the southeast of the country. The deadline for bids is August 1.

Jul 12, 2024

The Mozambican flag

Tenders

Mozambique opens tender for solar-plus-storage projects Mozambique’s energy regulator has launched a tender for solar-plus-storage hybrid projects across several provinces. The deadline for applications is Sept. 13.

Jul 04, 2024

Tesla Powerwall

Distributed

Octopus Energy and Tesla announce service integration in UK, Spain The partnership between the two energy tech giants will see Octopus install solar powered home battery Tesla Powerwall and Tesla customers utilize Octopus’ range of smart tariffs.

Jun 18, 2024

Renalfa BESS in Bulgaria

Projects & Applications

55 MWh battery storage system goes live in Bulgaria Billed as the largest operating battery energy storage system in Bulgaria to date, the 25 MW/55 MWh facility, developed by Austria’s Renalfa IPP, came online at the start of the month.

Jun 16, 2024

Grid-scale

Energy Vault unveils design partnership for gravity storage in skyscrapers The partnership will see architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), responsible for some of the world’s tallest buildings, incorporate Energy Vault’s gravity energy storage technology into tall buildings in urban environments and deployable structures in natural environments.

Jun 04, 2024

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