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Merredin Battery Project Powers Up Western Australia's Grid
Powering the Future: Merredin's 100-MW Battery to Boost WA's Renewable Energy, Enhance Grid Efficiency, and Support Regional Growth by 2026.
Aug 5, 2025 // Storage, Western Australia, Merredin Battery Project
GAIL, RVUNL Launch 1 GW Renewable Push in Rajasthan
GAIL and RVUNL join forces for 1 GW renewable push in Rajasthan, driving India's green energy future and diversifying energy portfolios.
Aug 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, GAIL, RVUNL
EDPR Sells Spanish Solar Assets for €160 Million
EDPR sells 190-MW solar portfolio in Spain for €160M, fueling its €2B growth strategy with a 17-GW project pipeline across Europe and the Americas.
Aug 5, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, EDPR
MET Group Powers Up First German Solar Farm
MET Group launches its first German solar farm, powering 3,600 homes and cutting CO₂ by 6,500 tonnes, marking a bold step in its European renewable expansion.
Aug 5, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, MET Group
Planted Solar Secures $12 Million to Export Terrain-Conforming Arrays Globally
US start-up Planted Solar raises $12 m to commercialise robotic, slope-hugging PV mounts that use half the land and 70 % less steel.
Aug 5, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, venture capital, Planted Solar, Terrain-conforming, Europe pilot
Subsidy Shift Tilts Czech Solar Toward Commercial Rooftops in 2025
Czechia added 357 MW of solar in H1 2025, with corporate rooftops surging and home installs sliding after subsidy cuts, says Solární Asociace.
Aug 5, 2025 // Rooftop PV, Europe, rooftop solar, Czechia, EU, Solární Asociace, Subsidy reform
China’s Solar Boom Faces Grid Bottlenecks as Curtailment Hits Record
Solar curtailment in China jumped to 5.7 % in H1 2025 despite record 277 GW installs, exposing grid and storage shortfalls in western provinces.
Aug 5, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, China, National Energy Administration, Asia, grid constraints, Solar curtailment, Renewable expansion
Maharashtra Fast-Tracks 5-GW Solar Scheme to Electrify Farm Feeders Statewide
Maharashtra orders 5 GW of agri-feeder solar by Sept 2025, promising cheaper, diesel-free power for thousands of village irrigation pumps.
Aug 5, 2025 // Plants, maharashtra, rural electrification, distributed solar, Agri-feeder, Saur Krushi Vahini 2.0
Lodestone Energizes New Zealand with South Island Solar Park
Lodestone Energy launches its first South Island solar project, powering 7,000 homes and boosting New Zealand's clean energy goals with eco-friendly innovation and local job creation.
Aug 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Lodestone Energy
Ohio Solar Park Faces Legal Challenge Over Farmland Concerns
Knox County residents challenge solar project, citing farmland preservation and landscape concerns, as local resistance highlights national tensions over renewable energy's rural impact.
Aug 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Ohio, PV Power Plant, Knox County
PAD RES Secures EUR 25M for Polish Solar Expansion
PAD RES secures EUR 25M loan from Bank Millennium, boosting Poland's solar energy sector with 60.45 MW capacity, enhancing green finance and energy resilience.
Aug 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, PV Power Plant, PAD RES
L&T Secures 116-MW Solar-Storage Project in Bihar
L&T powers Bihar's future with a 116-MW solar-plus-storage project, enhancing grid reliability and supporting India's 2030 renewable energy goals.
Aug 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, India, Asia, PV Power Plant, L&T
Sunly Raises €85 Million For Latvia’s 329-MW Solar Cluster Project
Sunly secures €85 million from EIB, EBRD, and SEB to build 329 MW of solar parks across Latvia, creating hybrid hubs that will add wind and storage in future.
Aug 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, financing, Sunly, Latvia, Baltic
NTPC Floats 2.5-GW Module Tenders To Accelerate India’s Solar Surge
NTPC invites bids for 2.5 GW of ≥ 570 Wp bifacial modules for mega-projects in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, advancing India’s drive toward gigawatt-scale solar.
Aug 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, NTPC, Asia, modules, TECHNOLOGY, procurement
Vatican Secures Vast Solar Estate To Become First Carbon-Neutral State
Italy clears Vatican plan for a 430-hectare solar farm at Santa Maria Galeria, putting the micro-state on course to become the world’s first carbon-neutral nation.
Aug 4, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, Vatican