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FRV Plans 200‑MW Solar, Battery Hub in Queensland
FRV Australia advances a 200 MW solar-plus-storage project in Queensland, lodging an EPBC bid to bolster grid capacity and firming as the state accelerates renewables.
Nov 24, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, queensland, FRV Australia
Hydro Tasmania Seeks 1,500 GWh Wind, Solar Deals
Hydro Tasmania seeks up to 1,500 GWh/year from large-scale wind and solar via long-term offtakes, diversifying hydro, meeting rising demand, and securing bankable, affordable low-emissions power for Tasmania's grid.
Nov 24, 2025 // Plants, Australia, Oceania, Hydro Tasmania
First Solar Opens 3.5-GW Louisiana Factory
First Solar flips the switch on a $1.1B Louisiana plant, powering 3.5 GW of Series 7 modules and supercharging America’s utility-scale, homegrown solar supply.
Nov 24, 2025 // Manufacturing News, USA, First Solar, North America
JA Solar’s interface hack pushes inverted perovskites to 26.7% efficiency
JA Solar researchers used a multifunctional ammonium salt to passivate defects and flip the interfacial field in inverted perovskites, hitting 26.7% efficiency with strong thermal stability.
Nov 21, 2025 // Technology, JA Solar, perovskite, efficiency, interface passivation, inverted architecture
Ingka Investments buys 210-MWp Indian solar from ib vogt portfolio
Ingka Investments acquired a 210-MWp utility-scale solar project in India from ib vogt, marking the IKEA owner’s first renewables deal in the country.
Nov 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, India, Asia, acquisition, ingka investments, ib vogt,
Walmart Chile secures 500 GWh renewables deal with Copec annually
Walmart Chile signed with Copec EMOAC to source about 500 GWh of renewable electricity per year, covering ~80% of nationwide operations.
Nov 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Chile, South america, Walmart, corporate ppa, Cope, renewable procurement
Servotech wins $1.8m contract to solarise Indian railway infrastructure nationwide
Servotech won a USD 1.8m order to add solar across Indian railway and logistics sites, advancing public-sector decarbonisation and cutting daytime power costs.
Nov 21, 2025 // Plants, India, Asia, distributed solar, Railways, logistics, Servotech
Dune Plus Solar-Battery in Chile Hits Financial Close
Generadora Metropolitana seals non-recourse funding for Dune Plus, a Chilean solar-plus-storage hybrid marrying PV and multi-hour batteries to beat curtailment, shift peaks, and stabilize the grid.
Nov 21, 2025 // Plants, Storage, Chile, South america, Generadora Metropolitana
Qair Switches On 36-MW Polish Solar Plant
Qair’s 36‑MW Zimnodol solar park powers Lesser Poland with smarter sun: lower prices, cleaner air, tracker tech, curtailment‑savvy siting—and battery‑ready flexibility for a coal‑heavy grid.
Nov 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Europe, PV Power Plant, Qair
San Antonio’s CPS Targets 600 MW Solar PPAs
CPS Energy seeks up to 600 MW of solar PPAs, locking in long-term prices and grid-ready designs to power growing San Antonio—battery-ready, financeable, and fast-tracked.
Nov 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, cps energy
MARS Energy Acquires Nelnet, Tightens Midwest Solar Execution
MARS Energy buys Nelnet Renewable Energy, uniting EPC and O&M to speed Midwest solar, standardize costs, and deliver storage-ready projects with faster installs, stronger bids, and predictive, sustainable service.
Nov 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, MARS Energy
CrossBoundary raises $200m debt to scale African renewable energy services
CrossBoundary Energy secured $200 million in senior debt to expand energy-as-a-service solar and storage across African mining, industrial and telecoms customers.
Nov 20, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, solar-plus-storage, Africa, project finance, energy-as-a-service, industrial power
Elawan wins funding for co-located batteries at Spanish renewables sites
Elawan secured €3.8 million in state support to add 31.3 MWh of batteries at operating wind and solar plants in Albacete, Spain.
Nov 20, 2025 // Storage, Spain, Battery Storage, Europe, elawan energy, hybrid renewables, Albacete