Solar Grids News

In this category, you can find all the news related to utility-interactive PV plants. Solar installations can be classified into three following types: on-grid, off-grid and hybrid systems with battery storage. Grid-feed PV modules generate power during sunny weather and supply it into electric grid, so you can access this backup power when needed.

Trump Bars Foreign Electric Grid Equipment in U.S.

Trump’s emergency order targets foreign-made electric transformers for U.S. grid projects, citing national security and reliability—pushing agencies to reduce reliance on overseas suppliers.

Aug 28, 2026 // Grids, Policy, USA, Trump, North America

WALDEVAR Begins Romania Solar-Plus-Storage for SANY

WALDEVAR Holding breaks ground on a co-located solar-plus-storage plant for SANY in Dobrești: 95 MWp PV with 220 MWh batteries, strengthening grid stability for Romania’s 2030 climate goals.

Aug 25, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Grids, Europe, Romania, WALDEVAR

Bulgaria, Chile Lead “Anytime Solar” With Batteries

Ember reports anytime solar is here: Bulgaria’s batteries surged from near zero to 8.6 GWh by May 2026, covering nearly a quarter of evening demand—while global storage boosts solar after dark.

Aug 14, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Market Research, Chile, South america, Europe, Bulgaria, Ember

Australia Backs Tomago Smelter With $2.5B Power Deal

AUD 2.5B backs Tomago Aluminium in NSW—protecting 1,000 direct jobs—while funding 3GW of renewables, firming power and a fully renewable supply from 2033.

Aug 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Policy, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant

BLM Seeks Input on Clearway’s 500-MW Nevada Solar

Nevada’s proposed 500MW Mosey Solar project is open for public comment—BLM will shape its Resource Management Plan and EIS through Aug. 28, plus 850MW storage.

Aug 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Policy, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, BLM

ContourGlobal Taps CATL for 3 GWh Storage Deal

ContourGlobal orders 3GWh of CATL battery storage—526 liquid-cooled containers—powering Scotland, Greece and Chile projects, aligning delivery timelines with its pipeline.

Aug 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Policy, Greece, UK, Chile, South america, Latin america, Europe, ContourGlobal

How Does Proper Transformer Planning Support Better Solar Projects?

Jul 24, 2026 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Opinions, Transport, Press releases

Alive Capital Energises Romania’s Nanov Solar-Storage Plant

Alive Capital’s Nanov Hybrid Power Plant is now grid-connected—23.45MWac solar with 5MW/10.67MWh storage—boosting Romania’s renewable integration, grid stability, and clean power delivery.

Jun 18, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Alive Capital

Lithuania Hits 6 GW Wind-Solar Milestone

Lithuania hits 6 GW wind and solar, accelerating Baltic clean energy. Now the focus shifts to smart grid upgrades, forecasting, storage, demand response, and stronger interconnections to handle variable power.

Apr 6, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Europe, Lithuania, wind

Samsung Ventures Backs GridBeyond in €12 Million Round

GridBeyond secures €12m with Samsung Ventures to turbocharge AI-driven demand response—aggregating industrial loads, BESS and EV fleets for instant grid flexibility, lower costs and new revenue.

Mar 18, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Flexibility, GridBeyond, demand response, Samsung Ventures

S2P Wins Grid Access for 70-MW Montenegro Solar

S2P Electric’s 70‑MW Tupan solar clinches CGES grid deal, bringing Trina Solar bifacial power to Niksic and accelerating Montenegro’s renewable push, grid upgrades, and investor confidence across the Balkans.

Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Europe, Montenegro, S2P

Downing Snaps Up Cornwall Solar; Grid Target 2027

Downing snaps up 42.5‑MW Cornwall solar, grid‑dated for Q4 2027, de‑risking finance and boosting UK pipeline, biodiversity gains and battery upside wooing long‑term capital.

Mar 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, UK, Europe, acquisitions, Cornwall, Downing

Egypt’s Obelisk Brings Round-the-Clock Solar Online

Egypt’s Obelisk lights up: first-phase solar-plus-storage delivers dispatchable clean power, shaping evenings, stabilizing the grid and prices, creating jobs, and de-risking a modular path to 1 GW.

Jan 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Battery Storage, Asia, Africa, Egypt, hybrid solar, Grid reliability, commissioning

RWE Energizes Motorway Solar on Reclaimed German Mine

RWE fires up 74.6 MWac along the A44n, turning mine scars into grid-smart solar for 27,700 homes—and leaving room for batteries as Germany taps “difficult acres.”

Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Germany, Europe, rwe, recultivated land, motorway solar

China’s fossil generation dips as solar output surges in November

New data suggest China’s fossil-fuel generation will fall for the first time in a decade as large-scale solar and wind lift supply.

Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Storage, Grids, China, Asia, solar generation, coal decline

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