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EDF Power Locks 30-Year Utah Solar PPA
EDF Power Solutions signed a 30-year deal to sell clean electricity from Utah Solar 1—delivering 766 GWh yearly by mid-2027 and supporting peak construction with ~400 workers.
Jun 1, 2026 // Plants, USA, EDF, North America, PV Power Plant
Molecular Interface Engineering Unlocks 22% DJ Perovskites
Dual-anchoring croconic and squaric acids engineer Dion-Jacobson perovskites with vertical crystallization, better orientation and defect passivation—boosting efficiency to 22.03% and improving durability.
May 29, 2026 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nankai University, Ningbo University
Victoria Clears Path for 500MW/2,000MWh Battery
Victoria’s greenlight for a 500-MW/2,000-MWh grid battery clears federal hurdles—unlocking long-duration storage, bolstering reliability as renewables grow, and speeding up design, procurement, and construction.
May 29, 2026 // Storage, Australia, Oceania
Treaty Oak Energizes 100-MW Solar Farm for Google
Treaty Oak Clean Energy’s 100-MW Redfield Solar Project in Arkansas began full commercial operation in April, delivering new clean power for Google’s renewables contract and boosting the regional grid.
May 29, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Google, PV Power Plant, Treaty Oak
Alsons Shifts Diesel Plant to 98.7-MW Solar
Alsons Power inks deals with PowerChina to convert Sarangani’s diesel plant into a 98.7MW solar farm—cutting fuel dependence and boosting Philippine renewable capacity.
May 29, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Philippines, PV Power Plant, Alsons
Greentech Sells Bavaria Solar Portfolio to Strabag
Greentech sold a 27-MWp Bavarian PV portfolio to Strabag—connected and generating—recycling capital into new solar and storage while underscoring growing investment in Germany’s mature clean-energy market.
May 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Solar, Europe, solar portfolio, greentech, Strabag
Nordic Solar Launches 11-MW Battery for German PV
Nordic Solar’s first co-located 11-MW BESS in Lower Saxony pairs batteries with solar to boost grid flexibility, maximize renewables, and deliver balancing services—part of rapid Europe-wide solar+storage growth.
May 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Germany, Solar, Battery Storage, Europe, BESS, Nordic Solar
European Energy Breaks Ground on Cornwall Solar, 95-MWh Battery
European Energy breaks ground on a 68-MW solar project in Cornwall, paired with a 95-MWh battery in a hybrid site boosting grid stability, renewable integration, and peak-demand power.
May 28, 2026 // Plants, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, UK, Solar, Battery Storage, Europe, BESS, european energy
Duke Energy Completes 74.9-MW Florida Solar Project
Duke Energy Florida completes the 74.9‑MW Jumper Creek solar complex in Sumter County—boosting Florida’s utility-scale solar pipeline and supporting 900 MW of new solar by 2028.
May 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Duke Energy, Florida, North America
Enbridge Adds PepsiCo, Donaldson to Sequoia Solar
Enbridge’s 815-MW Sequoia solar adds PepsiCo and Donaldson as new ERCOT offtakers, boosting revenue certainty, strengthening financing, and proving corporate demand now drives Texas renewable growth.
May 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, corporate ppa, Pepsico, Enbridge, Sequoia solar
Kyivstar to Boost Power With 105MW Solar Deal
Kyivstar turns on solar power: investing UAH 3.6B ($81.3M) for 105 MW in Lviv to bolster renewable energy, network resilience, and ESG goals—plus future storage plans.
May 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Ukraine, Europe, solar acquisition, Kyivstar, corporate renewables, Lviv
Vattenfall Cuts Solar Embodied Emissions With Low-Carbon Steel
Vattenfall is building its first German solar farm with low-emission steel to slash embodied carbon from materials—going beyond electricity emissions by boosting traceability and meeting rising financier requirements.
May 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Vattenfall, solar farm, sustainability, low-emission steel
Railpen-Backed AGR Raises Funds, Expands Solar-Storage
AGR Renewables secures Railpen-backed financing for UK solar-plus-storage, boosting flexibility to advance multiple sites, and expands via Cambridge Power acquisition—battling tighter economics and grid constraints.
May 27, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, UK, solar plus storage, Europe, acquisitions, Railpen, AGR Renewables
Ameresco JV Brings 250-MW Ontario Battery Online
Ameresco and Atura Power launch Ontario’s 250MW/1,000MWh battery, powering grid flexibility, peak support, and renewable smoothing—delivering revenue optimization as operators manage dispatch and battery life.
May 26, 2026 // Storage, Canada, Battery Storage, North America, ameresco, ontario, grid flexibility
EGE Haina Unveils 200-MW Solar-Wind Hybrid in DR
EGE Haina powers up a 200‑MW solar‑wind hybrid in the Dominican Republic—boosting stability, cutting fuel exposure, and smoothing grid integration with the first electricity flow.
May 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Dominican Republic, North America, wind, EGE Haina, hybrid renewables