July 16 News In Brief: SunCable’s 20 GW Project, TotalEnergies and SSE JV, Jinko’s 150 MW Deal

TotalEnergies, SSE In JV For EV Charging In UK & Ireland 

TotalEnergies and SSE have signed a binding agreement to create a joint venture to establish a new major player in EV charging infrastructure in the UK and Ireland, under the brand “Source”. The new business will deploy in both countries up to 3000 high power charge points, meeting demand from EV and fleet owners to provide fast and reliable charging.

The company plans to establish a needs-based fast-charging network across the UK & Ireland. Within the next 5 years, Source is expected to deploy up to 3000 high power charge points (of 150 kW and more) grouped in 300 “EV hubs”, targeting a 20% market share. Charging hubs will be in prime locations in and around urban areas and powered by renewable energy provided by SSE and TotalEnergies. Several hubs are already under construction with plans for dozens more, currently in development studies.

SunCable’s 20 GW AAPL Project Gets Environmental Approval

Suncable’s long planned trans continental power project, which plans to deploy almost 20 GW of solar plus other renewables for supplying power from Australia to Singapore, has managed a key environmental approval. The approval from the Northern Territory government and NT Environment Protection Authority for its 4300 K.M  long Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) interconnector is a key step to starting work. 

Besides Singapore, where it hopes to deliver up to 15% of Singapore’s total electricity needs via a 2GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable, the project is also expected to provide Darwin and surrounding regions in the Nothern territory with 4 GW of green energy. 

Jinko Solar To Provide 150 MW TOPCon Modules  For Algerian Solar Projects

In a key win in a promising market, China’s Jinko Solar has won two contracts to supply 150MW of modules to two solar PV projects in Algeria. The company said it would supply 150MW of n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules to the 100MW Ain el Beida project in the Ouargla Province and the 50MW Beni Ounif project in the Béchar Province.

Algeria, with high solar irradiance, is seen as a promising market in North Africa, besides Morocco.