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Houston-based renewable energy developer to power Google with Texas solar project

The Texas solar project is expected to go online in 2026. Photo via elawan.com

A Spanish renewable power company with its United States headquarters in Houston has struck a corporate power purchase agreement with Google.

Elawan Energy, announced that it will supply renewable energy to Google under a PPA for the energy generated by a 37 megawatts defined conditions solar project located in the Texas Hill Country.

The PPA deal was facilitated through LEAP (LevelTen Energy’s Accelerated Process), which was co-developed by Google and LevelTen Energy. The goal is to source and execute clean energy PPAs more efficiently. All of this will contribute to Google’s 2030 goal to run on 24/7 carbon-free energy on every grid where it operates.

Elawan, which has local development teams with offices in Houston, is working to expand its presence in North America by reinforcing its commitment to providing clean energy solutions. The company is part of the ORIX Group, and specializes in the development and operation of wind and solar power plants in 15 countries.

Elawan Energy and ORIX currently manage an operational portfolio of over 300 megawatts across ERCOT, SPP, and PJM regions. Elawan operates 1.8 gigawatts of renewable energy projects and has approximately 8 gigawatts under development.

The current solar project is in an advanced stage of development. The commercial operations are expected to commence in 2026.

Earlier this year, Google reported that it plans to spend more than $1 billion to support its cloud and data center infrastructure and expand its commitment to clean energy.

For the first time, Texas has outpaced California as the top state for new solar energy, according to American Clean Power Association's recent quarterly market report. The Lone Star State added 1.6 gigawatts of new solar, the report found.

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Syzygy Plasmonics has secured an offtake agreement for 100% of the production from its first commercial SAF plant. Photo courtesy of Syzygy.

Houston-based Syzygy Plasmonics has secured a six-year official offtake agreement for the entire production volume of its first commercial-scale biogas-to-sustainable aviation fuel project in Uruguay, known as NovaSAF-1.

SP Developments Uruguay S.A., a subsidiary of Syzygy, entered into the agreement with Singapore-based commodity company Trafigura, according to a news release. There is also an option for Trafigura to purchase additional volumes from future Syzygy projects.

The first deliveries from the landmark SAF facility are expected in 2028.

“This agreement marks a critical step in our journey toward commercial-scale impact and disrupting the SAF market,” Trevor Best, CEO of Syzygy Plasmonics, said in the news release. “With a signed offtake agreement from a global leader like Trafigura, and after having successfully completed FEED engineering in December, we're now ready to secure financing for the construction of NovaSAF-1 and move our technology from potential into production."

The NovaSAF-1 project will be located in Durazno, Uruguay. The facility will be the world's first electrified biogas-to-SAF facility producing renewable and advanced compliant SAF. Syzygy estimates that the project will produce over 350,000 gallons of SAF annually. The facility is expected to produce SAF with at least an 80 percent reduction in carbon intensity compared to Jet A fuel.

It’s backed by Uruguay’s largest dairy and agri-energy operations, Estancias del Lago. It will also work with Houston-based Velocys, which will provide Fischer-Tropsch technology for the project. Fischer-Tropsch technology converts synthesis gas into liquid hydrocarbons, which is key for producing synthetic fuels like SAF.

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