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Invenergy and Grant PUD Break Ground on 120-MW Solar
Invenergy and Grant County PUD break ground on a 120MW solar project near Moses Lake, kicking off Washington’s utility-scale development phase—bringing clean energy closer, though timing and terms remain unannounced.
Aug 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Invenergy, North America, PV Power Plant, Grant County PUD
GameChange Energizes 23-MWp Dannevirke Solar Trackers in NZ
GameChange Energy commissions its Genius Tracker at Bright Fern’s 23MWp Dannevirke solar farm—engineered for NZ terrain and seismic risk—boosting Oceania’s utility-scale reliability and accelerating a 550MW pipeline.
Aug 25, 2026 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant, GameChange Energy
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
Alight Commissions 14.3-MWp Vega Solar Under AkzoNobel PPA
Alight commissions Vega, a 14.3MWp solar farm near Enköping, generating 16GWh annually. Powered by long-term AkzoNobel offtake, it locks low prices, boosts renewable goals.
Aug 25, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Sweden, Europe, PV Power Plant, Alight
Cube Green Energy Raises €150m for Renewables Expansion
Berlin’s Cube Green Energy lands €150M to scale wind and solar across Europe—pushing 250+MW forward, accelerating financial close to construction and boosting generation capacity.
Aug 25, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Berlin, Cube Green Energy
Egypt Grants Golden Licence for 1GW West Minya Solar-Battery
Egypt grants Nefer Minya “golden licence” for a $750M 1GW solar-plus-storage project in West Minya—600MWh batteries, 2,500 jobs, 1M tonnes CO2 cut yearly.
Aug 21, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Policy, Asia, Africa, Egypt
Germany’s Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf II Solar Plant Powers Shell, Finanz Informatik
Germany’s Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf II solar park is now live—114 MWp set to deliver 120,000 MWh yearly, powering 48,000 homes and cutting 50,000 tonnes CO₂. Long-term PPAs lead.
Aug 21, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, shell, Finanz Informatik
Perdaman Picks Electric Hydrogen for Helios 2
Electric Hydrogen selected for Perdaman’s Helios Phase 2: modular HYPRPlant for 100MW green hydrogen. Over 120 tonnes/day to power Project Ceres urea and ammonia—boosting Pilbara jobs.
Aug 21, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar to Fuel, Australia, Oceania, Electric Hydrogen, Perdaman
Ukraine Ranks Fourth as Europe’s Battery Surge Continues
Ukraine surged to Europe’s No.4 battery-storage market in 2025, adding 2.9GWh—5x prior year. Across Europe, installations rose 48% to 36GWh, pushing fleets past 100GWh.
Aug 21, 2026 // Plants, Storage, Market Research, Ukraine, Europe
Atome Secures $-Fund Feasibility for 300MW Paraguay Solar
Atome wins backing for a Paraguay feasibility study: a 300-MWp solar PV project near Villeta. Dollar-linked, multilateral support—conditional—and aimed at powering expansion via a PPA.
Aug 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Solar to Fuel, South america, Paraguay, PV Power Plant, Atome
APA Approves Sybella Creek Solar-Storage for Queensland Mine
APA Group greenlights Sybella Creek: a 72-MW solar farm plus 52-MW/104-MWh batteries for Queensland mines—AUD 259M investment, firmed with gas, powering Ernest Henry to 2046.
Aug 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Software, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, APA Group
Distributed Sun Backs Trutility to Scale Grid Assets
Distributed Sun powers trutility, a US platform developing and operating front- and behind-the-meter energy assets—batteries, community solar, microgrids—backed by gigawatt-scale IP, cash flows, and faster automation.
Aug 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Software, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Distributed Sun
Druk Green, Hira Power Eye 500-MW Solar in Bhutan
Druk Green Power and Hira Power & Steels sign an MoU to explore a 500‑MW solar project in Bhutan—site studies, feasibility work, and broader renewable cooperation to diversify beyond hydropower.
Aug 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Bhutan, Druk Green Power, Hira Power & Steels
Digital Grid, Vena Power Maniwa Solar Commissioned
Digital Grid and Vena Energy launch Maniwa Solar Power Station in Okayama—68.6MW AC, 71.7MW DC—targeting 85GWh yearly and a 20-year virtual PPA delivering non-fossil attributes to LY.
Aug 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, PV Power Plant, Vena Energy, Digital Grid
Turkey Tops Europe in Solar Module Output
Turkey leads Europe’s solar module race with 13.2 GWp capacity—more than half the region’s assessed output—while cell and wafer production lag, sharpening its edge in finished PV manufacturing.
Aug 19, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Market Research, Asia, Turkey