hybrid wind-solar

Adani Green Energy Ltd has commissioned a 700 MW hybrid wind solar facility in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The plant is selling power under a 25-year power purchase agreement at INR 3.24 ($0.039)/kWh.

Joachim Steenstrup, head of public affairs for Denmark-based Eurowind Energy, speaks to pv magazine about hybrid solar-wind projects, why the hybridization trend makes financial sense, and how PV-wind hybrid installations are the building blocks for the “energy centers” of the future.

Amp Energy has agreed to set up a 200 MW wind-solar plant on a build-own-operate basis. It will sell the generated electricity to Solar Energy Corp. of India.

Tata Power Renewable Energy has agreed to build a 255 MW hybrid power project in India, featuring 170 MW of wind and 85 MW of solar.

Indian developer Adani Green has commissioned a 450 MW wind-solar power plant in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It has reached 1.44 GW of cumulative hybrid power generation capacity.

Amazon says it wants to deploy two hybrid wind-solar facilities in India.

Investors have been pouring money into hybrid wind-solar projects in the Indian state of Karnataka in recent weeks. PTC India has also launched an oversubscribed 1 GW tender.

Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) said developers have until Dec. 12 to submit bids for 1.2 GW of wind-solar-storage hybrid capacity. The projects will be developed on a build-own-operate basis, anywhere in India.

Asunim is set to build 42 MW of solar at two sites, paired with existing wind farms in Turkey. The Turkish developer claims that the two projects will achieve a significantly lower levelized cost of energy.

Adani Green’s newest project includes 600 MW of solar and 150 MW of wind capacity in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It will sell the electricity to Solar Energy Corp. of India under a 25-year power purchase agreement at a rate of INR 2.69 ($0.033)/kWh.