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Released February 12, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Automotive components maker Toyota Boshoku Corporation (Kariya City, Japan) has signed an agreement for the renewable energy certificates from a Texas solar project in order to help meet its green goals for an increasing U.S. presence. The relevant project, the Nova 1 solar project in Kent County, Texas, is being developed by Clearway Energy (San Francisco, California) and is one of several active Clearway projects being tracked by Industrial Info.
Toyota Boshoku primarily manufactures interior systems such as seating, filters and powertrain components for the automotive sector. The company has a goal to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions 100% from 2019 levels by 2035 and become carbon-neutral by 2050. Toyota Boshoku's agreement with Clearway includes a portion of the renewable energy certificates generated by the recently completed Nova 1 solar farm. The agreement lasts for 12 years, starting in 2026, and according to Toyota Boshoku, procuring the renewable energy certificates will offset 100% of its annual electricity consumption from its U.S. and Canada facilities with renewable energy.
And Toyota Boshoku's U.S facilities are increasing, with the addition of a grassroot manufacturing plant in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. General contractor Gray Construction Company (Lexington, Kentucky) kicked off construction of the new plant at the beginning of last summer. The 365,400-square-foot facility will be equipped with the latest smart technology to streamline production of Toyota Boshoku's interior systems and filters. The project is expected to be completed toward the end of this year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Database can click here to learn more about the project.
The Nova 1 solar farm, for which the agreement was signed, is a 252-megawatt (MW) facility near Jayton, Texas, about 200 miles west of Fort Worth. Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm M.A. Mortenson Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota) began work at the site in late 2022, and the project now is in its commissioning phase. The facility uses panels manufactured by First Solar Incorporated (NASDAQ:FSLR) (Tempe, Arizona) and includes 76 3.6-MW power inverters. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Power Project Database can click here to learn more.
The Nova 1 facility is one of more than $1.9 billion worth of active Clearway projects being tracked by Industrial Info in the U.S. Two of the company's largest projects are nearing completion in Riverside County, California.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved the use of public lands for Clearway's Arica and Victory Pass projects in California in 2022, progressing on the Biden administration's goal of permitting at least 25 gigawatts of solar, wind and geothermal generation on U.S. public lands within a set time. According to news media, the two projects were the first two clean-energy projects to be deemed suitable by the BLM for its Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. Construction on both solar farms began almost immediately after the BLM's approval.
The Victory Pass solar farm is being built on an 1,800-acre site in western Riverside County and will generate 200 MW of power. The Arica solar farm is being built nearby on a slightly larger 2,000-acre site and will generate about 265 MW of power. Both solar farms will feature 50 MW/200 megawatt-hours of battery energy storage, which is being built by EPC contractor SOLV Energy LLC (San Diego, California) and is expected to be completed concurrently with the solar portions of the projects in the near future. Subscribers can click here to view the related project reports.
Clearway also has a few wind projects in its project backlog, including repowering two windfarms in West Virginia and Wyoming. The replacement of existing Gamesa turbines and components at the company's 264-MW windfarm in Mount Storm, West Virginia, could kick off in 2025, taking about a year to complete. The turbines will be upgraded from generating 2 MW each to 2.6 MW, adding about 80 MW of generation. The Mount Storm Windfarm has been in operation since 2008. Clearway also is planning to repower its Mountain Wind Windfarm near Fort Bridger, Wyoming, which currently includes 67 Suzlon turbines, although this project remains some years out from its planned kickoff date. Subscribers can learn by reading the reports on the West Virginia and Wyoming repower projects.
Clearway's largest active wind project comes with an estimated investment value of $1 billion, although it has been deemed as having a low probability (0-69%) of progressing as planned by Industrial Info. Clearway's County Line wind project would be located on the border of Aroostook and Penobscot counties in Maine. The project potentially could kick off this year, which would put it on track for a late-2026 completion. As planned, the windfarm would feature 150 Vestas wind turbines, each rated at 4.2 MW, for combined generation of 630 MW. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view the reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Toyota Boshoku primarily manufactures interior systems such as seating, filters and powertrain components for the automotive sector. The company has a goal to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions 100% from 2019 levels by 2035 and become carbon-neutral by 2050. Toyota Boshoku's agreement with Clearway includes a portion of the renewable energy certificates generated by the recently completed Nova 1 solar farm. The agreement lasts for 12 years, starting in 2026, and according to Toyota Boshoku, procuring the renewable energy certificates will offset 100% of its annual electricity consumption from its U.S. and Canada facilities with renewable energy.
And Toyota Boshoku's U.S facilities are increasing, with the addition of a grassroot manufacturing plant in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. General contractor Gray Construction Company (Lexington, Kentucky) kicked off construction of the new plant at the beginning of last summer. The 365,400-square-foot facility will be equipped with the latest smart technology to streamline production of Toyota Boshoku's interior systems and filters. The project is expected to be completed toward the end of this year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Database can click here to learn more about the project.
The Nova 1 solar farm, for which the agreement was signed, is a 252-megawatt (MW) facility near Jayton, Texas, about 200 miles west of Fort Worth. Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm M.A. Mortenson Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota) began work at the site in late 2022, and the project now is in its commissioning phase. The facility uses panels manufactured by First Solar Incorporated (NASDAQ:FSLR) (Tempe, Arizona) and includes 76 3.6-MW power inverters. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Power Project Database can click here to learn more.
The Nova 1 facility is one of more than $1.9 billion worth of active Clearway projects being tracked by Industrial Info in the U.S. Two of the company's largest projects are nearing completion in Riverside County, California.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved the use of public lands for Clearway's Arica and Victory Pass projects in California in 2022, progressing on the Biden administration's goal of permitting at least 25 gigawatts of solar, wind and geothermal generation on U.S. public lands within a set time. According to news media, the two projects were the first two clean-energy projects to be deemed suitable by the BLM for its Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. Construction on both solar farms began almost immediately after the BLM's approval.
The Victory Pass solar farm is being built on an 1,800-acre site in western Riverside County and will generate 200 MW of power. The Arica solar farm is being built nearby on a slightly larger 2,000-acre site and will generate about 265 MW of power. Both solar farms will feature 50 MW/200 megawatt-hours of battery energy storage, which is being built by EPC contractor SOLV Energy LLC (San Diego, California) and is expected to be completed concurrently with the solar portions of the projects in the near future. Subscribers can click here to view the related project reports.
Clearway also has a few wind projects in its project backlog, including repowering two windfarms in West Virginia and Wyoming. The replacement of existing Gamesa turbines and components at the company's 264-MW windfarm in Mount Storm, West Virginia, could kick off in 2025, taking about a year to complete. The turbines will be upgraded from generating 2 MW each to 2.6 MW, adding about 80 MW of generation. The Mount Storm Windfarm has been in operation since 2008. Clearway also is planning to repower its Mountain Wind Windfarm near Fort Bridger, Wyoming, which currently includes 67 Suzlon turbines, although this project remains some years out from its planned kickoff date. Subscribers can learn by reading the reports on the West Virginia and Wyoming repower projects.
Clearway's largest active wind project comes with an estimated investment value of $1 billion, although it has been deemed as having a low probability (0-69%) of progressing as planned by Industrial Info. Clearway's County Line wind project would be located on the border of Aroostook and Penobscot counties in Maine. The project potentially could kick off this year, which would put it on track for a late-2026 completion. As planned, the windfarm would feature 150 Vestas wind turbines, each rated at 4.2 MW, for combined generation of 630 MW. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view the reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
