KKR’s ContourGlobal begins construction of ‘Sun at Night’ solar-plus-storage project in Chile

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With the Atacama desert as a natural laboratory for innovation, researchers SERC Chile, from various institutions visited the Energy Development Center of the University of Antofagasta (CDEA-UA) to know on the ground the advances of Solar Route. The initiative promoted by the Regional Government of Antofagasta through the Regional Fund for Productivity and Development (FRPD), aroused interest of the specialists for its comprehensive approach and…

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ContourGlobal announced the beginning of the construction of Los Maitenes, a new hybrid solar generation and energy storage project in Chile, which will combine a 131 MWp photovoltaic plant with a 90 MW/360 MWh battery storage system (BESS). Once it enters into operation, the project will raise the company's renewable energy and storage portfolio in Chile to approximately 583 MWp of photovoltaic solar capacity and 490 MW/2.9 GWh of battery stora…