Coal mines in Queensland, a major US telecom, a pharmaceutical group in Mexico and a bank in Panama announced power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable electricity in the last two weeks. We start with the most recent announcements.
-- Apple to get power from 2 giant turbines in Esbjerg
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Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) will be buying power for its data centre in Viborg, Denmark from two 200-metre-tall wind turbines in the seaport town of Esbjerg. Read more..
-- Enel secures 5-year renewables PPA in Panama
Enel Green Power SpA has secured a contract to supply a total of 31 million kWh of clean energy in Panama over five years. The deal is with state lender National Bank of Panama (Banconal). Read more..
-- Engie inks wind PPA with Air Liquide - report
France’s Engie SA (EPA:ENGI) has signed a 10-year PPA to supply wind power from its Spanish portfolio to industrial gases supplier Air Liquide SA (EPA:AI). Read more..
-- BHP inks clean energy PPA for Queensland coal mines
Mining giant BHP Group Plc (LON:BHP) has agreed to buy power from low-emission sources, including wind and solar, to meet 50% of the electricity needs for its coal mining operations in Queensland, Australia. It signed a five-year PPA with CleanCo, the publicly-owned clean energy generator and retailer of Queensland. Read more..
-- Google seals deal for 140 MW of solar off-take
Utility-scale solar developer Candela Renewables has signed an agreement with Google LLC concerning a 140-MW PPA for solar electricity in Texas. Read more..
-- Statkraft strikes PPA for 2nd half of 100-MWp solar park in Germany
Norwegian energy company Statkraft AS will supply Germany-based Naturstrom AG with electricity coming from a 50-MWp portion of its Schornhof solar park project in Germany. Read more..
-- Verizon seals off-take deals for over 450 MW of wind, solar
Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) has contracted more than 450 MW of renewable energy capacity in support of its 2035 carbon-neutrality goal. Read more..
-- Chile's Cerro Dominador CSP project lands new PPA
Chilean power company Sociedad Austral de Electricidad Sociedad Anonima (SAESA) has signed a PPA to procure up to 600 GWh per year from the Cerro Dominador solar complex. Read more..
-- RWE unit inks 54-MW Dutch wind PPA
RWE Supply & Trading will market the electricity and guarantees of origin coming from a 54-MW wind farm project in the Netherlands’ Groningen province. Read more..
-- PPA signed for part of 800-MW Clarke Creek wind project in Queensland
Queensland government-owned Stanwell Corp will buy most of the output of the first stage of the 800-MW Clarke Creek Wind Farm that will be built in the Aussie state. Read more..
-- Bayer inks PPA with Iberdrola's 105-MW wind farm in Mexico
Bayer de Mexico SA de CV, the Mexican unit of German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG (ETR:BAYN), had signed a 15-year PPA to get electricity from a wind farm owned by Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE). Read more..
Wind turbines. Image by: RWE Supply & Trading.
