WACO, Texas (KWTX) – SB energy’s Orion Solar Belt is made up of three solar farms that have a total of 1.3 million solar modules and took over 25 million dollars to complete and will power Google’s data centers in Dallas. Jaime Carlson with SB Energy says the plant is over 900 megawatts, spans across … Continued
One of the largest solar projects in the U.S. opened in Texas on Friday, backed by what Google said is the largest solar electricity purchase it has ever made. Google executive Ben Sloss said at the ribbon cutting, about two hours south of Dallas, that the corporation has a responsibility to bring renewable, carbon-free electricity … Continued
We are honored to receive the “Renewables Deal of the Year” award from Project Finance International (PFI). This award recognizes our Orion project portfolio that includes three utility-scale solar projects in energy communities that have seen higher-than-average unemployment due to coal closures or fossil fuel retirements. Our Orion projects are also the first utility-scale projects … Continued
SoftBank-Backed Solar Company Is First to Qualify for Key Biden Tax Credits Incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act are bolstering solar component manufacturing in the US. A solar company backed by SoftBank Group Corp. and Ares Management Corp. lined up $1.9 billion in financing for projects that it said are the first to qualify for federal tax credits tied … Continued
Nov 1 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Tuesday it would buy about three-quarters of the renewable power from SB Energy Global’s Texas facilities, as it aims to operate data centers on carbon-free energy by 2030. Companies are rapidly shifting toward clean energy and transportation as they look to meet environmental and sustainability … Continued
Deal is Google’s largest solar agreement from single developer Energy to come from four renewable energy projects in Texas Alphabet Inc.’s Google signed its largest solar deal from a single developer, agreeing to buy 942 megawatts from SB Energy Global LLC as part of its push to eliminate emissions from its operations. The electricity will come from … Continued
The procurement will help SB Energy to meet the demands of the company’s 4GW solar and storage development pipeline in the US. SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy Global announced that it has placed a multi-year order for 1.5GW of First Solar’s ultra-low carbon thin-film solar modules, in order to help meet the demands of the company’s … Continued
Dive Brief: SB Energy, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group, reached an agreement to purchase 2 GWh of iron flow energy storage from Oregon-based ESS — a major deal for the emerging technology. In the deal, SB Energy will deploy iron flow battery systems to complement solar power projects in Texas and California through 2026. The first … Continued
Iron electrolyte flow battery company ESS Inc has become the latest energy storage industry player to target public listing of its stock, announcing a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The US company told Energy-Storage.news that a definitive agreement has been entered into for a business combination with ACON S2 Acquisition Corp, a … Continued
The head of SoftBank’s renewable energy subsidiary, SB Energy Global Holdings, says his firm is committed to growing its presence in international clean energy markets despite ongoing financial struggles at the parent company — and new ones stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. “SoftBank is not exiting the solar business or the renewables business,” SB Energy Global … Continued
