PRESS DIGEST 3 JUN 2026: atNorth mega site in Haugaland; esVolta credit facility

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Jun.2026, Words: 425) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond and span company details on Nomura Securities International, Inc., atNorth, and esVolta, among others.

Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) has not verified all of these stories and therefore does not vouch for their accuracy. 

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EUROPE

— atNorth announced a new mega site launch in Haugaland (Norway) w/ an initial capacity of 120MW that is designed to grow to 350MW to meet future demand.

ASIA

— Daqo New Energy signed investment agreement to establish a manufacturing base for next-generation energy solutions for AI data centers.

NORTH AMERICA

— esVolta, LP, a developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage projects across North America, closed an expanded corporate credit facility providing up to $450mn of capital to drive new utility-scale energy storage projects in existing and new mkts. Led by Nomura Securities International, Inc., the transaction extends and upsizes esVolta’s existing $200mn facility originally closed in Mar. 2024 by Nomura.

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— TAE Power Solutions announced a collaboration w/ ACE Engineering that will support the design, industrialization, and contract manufacturing of advanced battery energy storage systems, or BESS, and hybrid energy storage platforms. The platforms are intended for AI data centers, commercial and industrial facilities, utility-scale storage, and other high-demand power applications, according to TAE.

— USA Rare Earth‘s announcement a major investment and new jobs in Cherokee County highlights the impact of Duke Energy‘s site readiness program, which helped prepare the Bailey Industrial Site for major economic development.

— PowerBank Corporation’s 3.1MW NY-South Park community solar project located on a closed landfill site in Buffalo, New York has been approved for $841,555 in incentives through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) NY-Sun program. The project is expected to qualify for up to an additional $730,234 in NYSERDA incentives through the NY-Sun Inclusive Community Solar Adder and the Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program, for a total of up to $1,571,789 in NYSERDA funding.

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