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Genesis Starts 136-MW Solar, Bolstering NZ Grid
Genesis breaks ground on 136‑MWp NZ solar farm, bringing midday power to hedge droughts, curb gas peakers, and electrify growth with grid‑ready tech—schedule alignment key to secure supply.
Mar 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, grid, utility solar, construction, Genesis
China Activates World’s Largest Compressed-Air Battery
China flips the switch on the world’s largest CAES—600 MW/2,400 MWh—signaling long‑duration storage’s rise from niche to core grid muscle for multi‑hour renewable smoothing.
Mar 4, 2026 // Plants, ENERGY STORAGE, China, Asia, grid, CAES, long-duration
Zelestra Fast-Tracks 27.5-MW German Solar Build
Zelestra fast-tracks a 27.5‑MW, BESS‑ready solar plant in Germany—mid-sized, grid-compliant, and syndication-friendly—shifting to civil, racking, and eBoP as quicker connections beat mega-sites.
Feb 26, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, grid, utility solar, construction, Zelestra
SolarAfrica Finances 114MW Northern Cape Solar for Industry
SolarAfrica secures funding for a 114‑MW Northern Cape solar plant, delivering price-stable C&I power via wheeling/private-wire, battery-ready storage for evening peaks, and data-driven O&M to maximize uptime.
Feb 10, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, grid, Africa, South Africa, financing, c&i solar, Northern Cape
Germany’s Solar Surge Lifts Renewables to 56%
Germany’s 2025 power turns greener: 56% renewables, solar surges, wind/hydro lag. Prices dip at noon, batteries rise at dusk. Storage, flexibility, and PPAs steer reliability-first buildout despite rooftop, grid hurdles.
Dec 12, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Germany, Europe, grid, outlook, renewables share, solar additions
Utility-Scale Solar Up 29% in U.S. as Batteries Jump 59%
New U.S. data shows major growth in solar generation and battery capacity over the last year.
Dec 1, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, clean energy, USA, Battery Storage, grid, North America, renewables
Xcel plans 200-MW distributed batteries to optimize Minnesota grid operations
Xcel Energy will deploy up to 200 MW of distributed storage across Minnesota by 2028, a first-of-its-kind program to cut peaks and integrate renewables.
Oct 8, 2025 // Storage, Grids, USA, grid, North America, Minnesota, Xcel Energy, virtual power plant, distributed storage
UK planning approvals for renewables smash records as storage surges
Britain approved a record 16.1 GW of renewables in Q2 2025, with battery applications doubling year-on-year to 8.4 GW as the grid readies for more PV.
Aug 25, 2025 // Storage, Grids, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, UK, Europe, grid, planning approvals
India Summit Puts Solar Plus Storage At Heart Of Transition
At New Delhi’s REconnect Summit, policymakers and developers spotlight solar-plus-storage as essential to India’s 2030 renewables push and grid reliability.
Aug 11, 2025 // Storage, Grids, Policy, storage, India, Asia, grid, battery, policy
GRID Achieves 1-GWh BESS Milestone with Project Upgrades
GRID boosts UK energy storage capacity with successful BESS upgrades, doubling storage duration and adding 100 MWh to each site. Leading the charge towards Net Zero targets.
Jul 5, 2024 // Storage, UK, Europe, grid
Idaho's First Utility-Scale Energy Storage Installations Underway
The very first utility-scale energy storage installments in Idaho are underway as construction has begun on them. The said installations entail an 80-megawatt (MW) BESS (battery energy storage system) that is unfinished at Idaho Power's Hemingway substation in Owyhee County.
Mar 9, 2023 // Storage, grid, BESS, Battery with solar, Black Mesa Solar Project, electric power utility, Energy storage installations, Idaho Power, Utility Scale Projects
Israel's Data Centre Industry Majorly Driven by Renewable Power
International cloud provider AWS, for instance, is also developing a Data Centers Project in the nation. The project is being powered by smart grid innovation as well as boasts of power capacity of close to 48 MW.
Jan 16, 2023 // Plants, Grids, Asia, Israel, grid, Renewable Energy, data centres, hard to abate industry, rising electricity prices
European Energy connects 51MW Danish solar
The Holmen Solpark 2 project lies in the Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality in the Western part of Jutland
Dec 29, 2022 // Plants, Grids, grid, european energy, JUTLAND
'Locational pricing can enable net zero GB grid'
New research shows price signals can be presented that support investments in renewable generation and flexibility
Dec 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Market Research, ENERGY STORAGE, UK, Europe, grid, Renewable Energy, England, BEIS, SCOTLAND, Wales, ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT
Leading Inverter Manufacturer Solis Marks Presence at Famed Canton Fair
Solis brought its new and hot-selling inverters to Canton Fair, amongst which was the new Solis-EH3P( 5-10) K-H-EU series energy storage space inverter, created for residential rooftop setups with multiple variety positionings.
Oct 17, 2022 // Inverters, grid, Solis, Carbon Neutral, residential rooftop, Canton Fair, Solis-EH3P