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Juwi to Construct World’s Largest Solar Hybrid Project at Sukari Mine in Egypt

The Cape Town-based subsidiary of German renewable energy specialist Juwi AG, signed an agreement with Sukari Gold Mines to design, supply, build and integrate a solar battery hybrid power plant for Egypt’s largest gold mine. Centamin owns and operates the mine in partnership with the Egyptian Government. The hybrid power plant is expected to be operational in the second quarter of next year, after which Juwi will undertake the plant operation and maintenance.

Local solar and battery storage can save Illinois billions, new grid-planning analysis shows

Deploying 8.5GW of local solar would save Illinois ratepayers just over $2 billion by 2030 and $3.4 billion by 2050, according to new grid-planning analysis by Vibrant Clean Energy. Additionally, based on current electricity consumption patterns in the state, a local solar and battery storage strategy deployed on this scale would shave $15 off Illinois households’ monthly electricity bills by 2030 and $39 off by 2050.

PSEG Agrees to Sell Solar Source Portfolio to Affiliate of LS Power

PSEG has entered into an agreement to sell its PSEG Solar Source LLC portfolio to Quattro Solar, an affiliate of LS Power. The sale includes the 467-megawatt-dc Solar Source portfolio of 25 solar facilities located in various states and related assets and liabilities. The sale of this non-core generation portfolio is part of PSEG’s Strategic Alternatives process to explore options for PSEG Power's non-nuclear generating fleet.

Ingeteam's new power station for solar plants equipped with string inverters

Ingeteam's new product, the INGECON SUN String Station, which can achieve a medium voltage power output of up to 6.4 MW, is being supplied as a turnkey solution, with all its devices mounted on the same Skid or metal platform, with the first units having already been installed in various solar plants in Spain.

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