Solar

Uniper, Innova Launch 100-MW UK Solar, Storage
Uniper teams with Innova on a 100‑MWp UK solar trio, two AR6 and one AR7 CfD-backed, plus 30‑MW battery—targeting 2027 builds as Uniper assumes full ownership.
Feb 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, BATTERIES, UK, Solar, Europe, Innova, UNIPER
Aukera Wins CfD, Greenlights 45-MW Scottish Solar
Aukera’s 45‑MW Scottish solar wins CfD, securing price certainty and construction, with battery-ready design, bifacial tech, grid-tuned controls—bringing jobs, steadier taxes, and greener local gains.
Feb 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar, cfd, SCOTLAND, construction, Aukera
GSU Launches Chad Hybrid Solar to Curb Diesel
Abu Dhabi’s GSU breaks ground on a 5‑MWp solar‑battery‑diesel hybrid in Chad, cutting fuel costs, boosting grid stability, and catalyzing jobs, training, and new cold-chain, water, and industrial growth.
Feb 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar, hybrid, battery, Africa, chad, off-grid
Hekla Buys Budimex Solar Imbalance in Poland
Hekla will balance 60 MWp of Budimex solar, taking forecasting risk, trading intraday and settling deviations—stabilizing revenues, tightening grid schedules, and building a smart route-to-market atop PPAs/CfDs.
Feb 6, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar, Poland, Europe, balance energy, Budime, power trading
Avangrid Brings 200MW of Oregon Solar Online
Avangrid powers up 200 MW of Oregon solar, battery-ready for evening peaks—cutting daytime prices, serving data centers, creating jobs, and boosting grid reliability with flexible, WECC-compliant control.
Feb 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Solar, North America, Oregon, avangrid, commissioning
Turkey, Saudi Fast-Track 2GW Solar Under 5GW Pact
Turkey and Saudi fast-track a 5‑GW solar alliance—2 GW breaking ground with bifacial, batteries, and bankable PPAs—bringing capital, local manufacturing, jobs, and smarter grids.
Feb 4, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar, Asia, investment, Turkey, Saudi, cooperation
Avangrid solar to power Amazon Oregon data centers, construction advancing
Avangrid secured Amazon as offtaker for a 41-MWac Oregon solar project that will feed the tech giant’s data centers and support local grid reliability.
Sep 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Solar, Amazon, North America, Oregon, avangrid, data centers
UK Solar Roadmap Targets 47 GW Capacity, Fuels Rooftop Revolution Nationwide
New Solar Roadmap sets UK goal of 45-47 GW by 2030, promising rooftop reforms, balcony plug-in panels and 35,000 jobs while using just 0.4 % of land.
Jul 1, 2025 // Policy, Energy, UK, Solar, Europe, renewables, Roadmap
Self-Assembling Molecule Breakthrough Brings Commercial Perovskite Solar Closer to Market
A Chinese research team has created a self-assembling hole-transport layer that lifts perovskite solar efficiency above 26 % and shrugs off heat and humidity, clearing a path to mass production.
Jul 1, 2025 // Technology, Solar, China, Asia, perovskite, Innovation, photovoltaics
NamPower Breaks Ground on Namibia’s Largest 100-MW Sores Gaib Solar
NamPower starts building the 100 MW Sores Gaib solar park, Namibia’s largest, funded by KfW and due online in 2026 to cut imports and CO₂ emissions.
Jun 23, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar, KFW, Africa, Namibia, NamPower, Sores Gaib
Amazon Locks In Power From Three New Australian Solar Farms
Amazon signs PPAs with European Energy for three solar farms in Victoria and Queensland, securing ~300 MWp to power its AU$20 billion data-centre expansion.
Jun 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar, PPA, Australia, Amazon, Oceania, european energy, PV Power Plant
Engie Starts 350-MW Hybrid Solar Storage Project Near Santiago Capital
Engie Chile launches USD 310-million Libélula hybrid plant—151 MWp solar array and 199 MW battery—to power 120 000 homes and advance its 3.5-GW roadmap.
May 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Solar, Engie, Chile, hybrid, South america, battery
Elevion Deepens Spanish Solar Reach With Strategic Dual Installer Acquisition
Elevion Group buys Trexcom Energias and Reconcar, folding them into Belectric to sharpen its EPC capabilities amid Spain’s surging demand for photovoltaic projects.
May 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Solar, Europe, Belectric, acquisition, Elevion
Panasonic Exits North American Solar, Refocuses on Core Strategic Areas
Panasonic Corporation of North America will discontinue its solar and battery storage operations to concentrate on higher-impact businesses, while maintaining full support for existing customers and warranties.
May 1, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Storage, ENERGY STORAGE, Solar, Panasonic, North America, Business Strategy
Scientist introduce a fullerene-derivative interlayer for enhanced solar efficiency
Scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China and also Dongguan University of Technology have discovered a way to boost perovskite solar cells by adding a layer that improves security as well as efficiency at capturing power from sunlight.
May 23, 2023 // Technology, Solar, efficiency, perovskite solar cell, University of Science and Technology of China, Dongguan University of Technology