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
Following long-duration storage is like rooting for a home team that’s always about to win next year. Lithium-ion batteries utterly dominate grid storage deployments these days. That’s great for the cost decline narrative, in the way that cheap Chinese photovoltaic cells produced a massive expansion in solar deployments. But cost obsession results in technology lock-in, … Continued
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is known for many things, including the renewable energy ambitions of its colorful billionaire CEO, Masayoshi Son. But it is coming to be known as a big owner of U.S. solar as well. Yesterday subsidiary SB Energy announced that it will acquire a portfolio of five solar projects under development by Intersect Power, an … Continued
Softbank Group’s SB Energy subsidiary is among investors that contributed to a successful US$30 million Series C funding round for ESS Inc, a US-headquartered manufacturer of iron flow batteries that use a proprietary saltwater electrolyte. ESS Inc emailed Energy-Storage.news yesterday to announce that the sum has been secured in an investment round led by SB Energy and Breakthrough … Continued
