FPL Adds 1.4 Million Solar Panels to Florida with Five Solar Energy Centers Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced five new solar energy centers will begin powering customers with clean energy by December 31. These new sites, each of which is about 500 acres, add another 1.4 million solar panels to the state and support FPL SolarTogether™ – the company’s popular community solar program, which launched earlier this year. | €5 Million Awarded for Development of Hybrid Testing Platform for Ocean Energy VALID is a three-year H2020 project, which kicked off December 1, 2020, specifically designed to develop a Hybrid Testing Platform for accelerated testing with methodologies by combining the virtual and physical environment, reducing cost in the product developing process, tackling scaling challenges and lowering uncertainties once fully demonstrated in the ocean. | Biogas | Wärtsilä Supports Denmark’s Fossil-Free Plans With Two Biogas Upgrading Plants The technology group Wärtsilä will supply two large-scale biogas upgrading plants to different locations in Denmark. The order was placed by Nature Energy, the world’s leading biomethane company. The agreement with Wärtsilä dates back to early 2019, but the project was delayed because of permit applications. Production of the upgrading unit was initiated in the fourth quarter of 2020, when the orders were included in Wärtsilä’s order book. | ADBA’s Flagship Event Returns, Virtually, In February 2021 Electric/Hybrid Nissan, E.ON Drive and Imperial College highlight the benefits of Vehicle-to-Grid technology MG5 EV wins first major award as WhichEV names its Best-Value Electric Car New LEVC VN5 wins Best Medium EV Van of the Year at Company Car and Van Awards Emily Folk | What to Know About Leasing Renewable Energy If you’re looking for ways to decrease your electricity bill, you have probably already stumbled upon solar leasing and power purchase agreements (PPAs). To make an educated decision about whether leasing renewable energy is right for you, you must understand the pros and cons of it and ensure you have the necessary land. | Interviews | Expanding opportunities in the solar inverter segment: An interview with Filippo Carzaniga of FIMER In March 2020, ABB announced the divestment of its inverter business to Italian company FIMER, enabling ABB to focus more on other aspects of its electrification business while giving FIMER the chance to enhance business opportunities for the solar inverter segment. FIMER itself had announced the acquisition the previous summer, in July 2019. The move enables FIMER to expand its global reach, based on three manufacturing plants and R&D hubs, with an expected increase in shipments by late 2020 of over 7 GW. | Panorama | AGEL Receives LOA For 600 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Project Adani Renewable Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited on December 31, 2020 received the Letter of Award (LOA) to set-up 600 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Project. AREHEightL participated in a tender issued by the Solar Energy Corporation of India for setting up 1,200 MW ISTS-connected Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Project. | Ocean Energy PV | Endesa Connects First Two Solar Plants In Malaga Endesa, through its renewable energy arm Enel Green Power España (EGPE), has completed the construction of the photovoltaic plants of La Vega I and La Vega II, located in the municipality of Teba. "The connection to the network of La Vega I and La Vega II is a great source of pride, not just for me, but also for the 300 colleagues who have made it possible in record time for the Malaga territory,” said Luca CapuozzoEndesa's head of construction. | Indonesia Cleantech Solar enters long-term cooperation agreement with Elang Perdana Storage Wind | Clearway Energy Group Begins Construction on 345 MW Texas Wind Farm Clearway Energy Group has commenced construction on Mesquite Sky, a 345 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Callahan County, Texas. Clearway also closed $427 million in construction debt financing, for which Mizuho Bank, Ltd. acted as the coordinating lead arranger and with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), MUFG Bank, Ltd., Santander Bank N.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) each acting as mandated lead arrangers. | Agenda Seanergy |