Plans to Build Massive 10.5 GW Wind/Solar Project in Morocco W/3.6 GW Sub-Sea Extension Cord to UK

XLinks eyes 10.5 GW renewables project in Morocco, to connect w/UK via 3.6 GW subsea cable; Chile's 110 MW CSP plant comes online; In (southern) Chile, large green NH3 plant planned; Thyssenkrupp wins green ammonia deal w/CF Industries in LA; Orsted & ATP bid on N Sea wind island; SDG&E goes for two H2 projects; China's Longi exports record 24.53 GW PV panels in Q1; U.S. Q1 sales of pure electric, plug-in hybrids, & hybrids total 7.8% of all sales.

1) UK-based company Xlinks looking to build 10.5 GW wind/solar complex in Morocco, ship power to UK via 2,400 mile, 3.6 GW, HVDC subsea line.

2) 110 MW concentrated solar project connects to grid in northern Chile.

3) Consortium eyes $3 billion green NH3 project in southern Chile, w/1.8-2 GW of wind tied to 1.4 GW electrolyzer.

4) Thyssenkrupp wins 20 MW electrolyzer deal to supply green NH3 to CF Industries' complex in Louisiana by 2023.

5) Ørsted and ATP to jointly bid in upcoming tender for Danish N Sea Island.

6) SDG&E announces storage project & two hydrogen facilities as part of net zero plan.

7) China's LONGi Solar w/2020 PV shipment record of 24.53 GW.

8) U.S. Q1 EVs, plug-ins & hybrids at 7.8% of total sales, up from 4.8% in 2020. Pure EVs at 99,000 vehicles.

Peter Kelly-Detwiler