Nobles County commissioners continue discussion on Summit Lake solar farm

Nobles County commissioners continue discussion on Summit Lake solar farm

WORTHINGTON — Tom Karas, senior project developer with National Grid Renewables, appeared before Nobles County commissioners on Tuesday to present an update on the Summit Lake solar project. He last met with the board in November. Karas said Tuesday that a change was made to add a battery energy storage system (BESS) to the project. “We’re hoping to increase the viability of the project,” he said. “We believe the BESS is one way that we can incr…

Landmark solar and battery project reaches financial close and begins construction in Gippsland

Landmark DC-coupled solar and battery project in Victoria's Gippsland region reaches financial close and begins construction. The post Landmark solar and battery project reaches financial close and begins construction in Gippsland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Octopus presses go on hybrid solar and battery project

The Australian arm of United Kingdom-based renewables giant Octopus Group has started building the Fulham solar farm and battery energy storage system in Victoria after reaching financial close on the estimated $300 million project.Renewable energy investor and developer Octopus Australia has confirmed the successful financial close and start of construction of the 80 MW Fulham Solar Farm and 64 MW / 128 MWh DC-coupled battery energy storage sys…