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Queensland switches on large solar farm as NBN signs offtake slice

A 255,000-panel solar farm near Gympie and Maryborough has gone live, with NBN Co buying over 20% of its output via PPA.

Dec 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, queensland, Oceania, utility solar, NBN

China’s polysilicon leaders form acquisition vehicle to tackle oversupply

Tongwei, GCL and peers created a 3-billion-yuan firm to explore deals addressing China’s polysilicon glut and industry consolidation.

Dec 11, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Tongwei, China, polysilicon, Asia, GCL, consolidation

U.S. federal freeze stalls wind-solar permits on public lands

Federal approvals for major wind and solar on U.S. public lands have largely halted, with over 500 projects delayed and heightened political scrutiny.

Dec 11, 2025 // Policy, USA, North America, permitting, solar projects, BLM, public lands

Lodestone Fires Up Coromandel Solar, First Power

New Zealand’s Lodestone flips first power at 33‑MWp Coromandel solar farm, easing summer bottlenecks, boosting daytime renewables, future battery-ready—with biodiversity gains and local jobs powering electrification and data centers.

Dec 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, utility solar, commissioning, Lodestone, Coromandel

ACWA, Bapco Plan 2.8-GW Solar Exports to Bahrain

ACWA Power and Bapco Energies plan 2.8 GW solar-plus-storage in Saudi’s East, exporting to Bahrain via new HV links—evening power, grid stability, and finance-ready tech for GCC’s data-hungry boom.

Dec 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, solar-plus-storage, ACWA Power, Bahrain, cross-border power, Bapco Energies

Texas Solar Surpasses Coal as Batteries Rewire ERCOT

Sun beats coal in Texas: ERCOT’s 2025 grid turns solar-led, battery-boosted and evening-shaped—cheaper middays, sharper dusk ramps, and developers racing to deliver dependable nightfall megawatts.

Dec 10, 2025 // Storage, Grids, USA, Texas, North America, ERCOT, coal decline, solar milestone, grid storage

Samsung SDI Snags $1.36 Billion U.S. Storage Deal

Samsung SDI lands $1.36B U.S. deal for LFP batteries, shifting from EVs to booming grid and data-center storage with domestic production, boosting bankability, AI-era demand, and investor confidence.

Dec 10, 2025 // Storage, USA, Battery Storage, North America, lfp, Samsung SDI, data centers

Poland’s PGE licensed to operate 60-MW solar capacity, more coming

PGE wins operating license for 60 MW of PV; another 10 MW due.

Dec 10, 2025 // Plants, Poland, Europe, utility solar, PGE, licensing, market expansion

Eswatini kicks off first project under national 75-MW solar scheme

Kingdom of Eswatini launches its first project in a 75-MW program.

Dec 10, 2025 // Plants, Eswatini, utility solar, procurement, Southern Africa, energy access

UK reshapes grid queue, reveals 283-GW clean pipeline after triage

NESO’s reform surfaces a reordered 283-GW pipeline of generation and storage.

Dec 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, United Kingdom, Europe, pipeline, grid connections, NESO, reform

Equinor starts commercial operations at 140-MW Brazilian solar park

Equinor’s Serra da Babilônia Solar is live, targeting 236 GWh a year.

Dec 10, 2025 // Plants, South america, Brazil, Equinor, utility solar, Serra da Babilônia, Danske Commodities

Germany’s Home PV Installs Drop 28% Amid Headwinds

Germany’s solar pivot: fewer single-family installs, more C&I and utility-scale, PPAs and storage surge. Self-consumption, balcony solar rise now; 2026 rate relief could spark VPP-fueled residential revival.

Dec 9, 2025 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Germany, Europe, residential solar, policy, BSW-Solar, financing

Engie, NHOA Plug 320-MWh Battery Near Brussels

Engie and NHOA’s 80MW/320MWh Brussels battery tames evening ramps with grid-forming finesse—peaking, arbitraging and stabilizing—urban-safe, bankable and circular, powering Belgium’s wind, solar and cross-border flows.

Dec 9, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Engie, Europe, Belgium, NHOA, grid flexibility

Colombia Taps 650 MW Solar to Slash Tariffs

Colombia fast-tracks 650 MW of Caribbean solar with batteries, starting at 200 MW, to decarbonize Gecelca, cut high tariffs, and prove a bankable public‑private model despite grid bottlenecks.

Dec 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Colombia, solar development, Caribbean coast, public-private, energy poverty

Waaree Lands 288-MWp Texas Solar Deal With Sabanci

Waaree cracks Texas: 288‑MWp win signals U.S. pivot beyond Tier‑1 China, elevates Indian modules with traceable specs, ERCOT‑tuned systems, storage-ready designs, and firm warranties.

Dec 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Texas, North America, waaree, modules, Sabanci

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