Solar Plants News

Exowatt raises $50m to scale thermal-solar for AI datacenters
Exowatt secured $50m to expand U.S. manufacturing of modular solar-thermal systems aimed at AI datacenters and heat-hungry industry.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, data centers, manufacturing expansion, thermal solar, Exowatt, clean cooling
1Komma5 opens Heartbeat AI to millions of existing home systems
1Komma5 Grad’s Heartbeat AI now works with existing PV, batteries, heat pumps and EVs, helping households save and support the grid.
Nov 17, 2025 // Technology, Plants, Residential, Germany, Europe, virtual power plant, energy management, demand flexibility
ib vogt closes €55m to build 68.4-MWp Romanian solar
ib vogt reached financial close with €55m to build a 68.4-MWp solar farm in northwestern Romania, clearing the way for construction.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, ib vogt, Romania, construction, project finance
SunCable Seals Indigenous Pact for Giant NT Solar
SunCable seals 70-year ILUA, unlocking 12,000-acre NT solar hub to power Darwin and export to Singapore via 4,300-km cable—after three years’ talks.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Suncable
RIC Energy Starts 60MW Spanish Solar, IPP Pivot
RIC Energy sparks a 60 MW solar build in Spain, pivoting to IPP ownership to capture long-term revenues as Spain’s solar investment surge intensifies.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, RIC Energy
Aurora Utilities to Link Conrad’s 1.2GW UK Renewables
Aurora Utilities wins Conrad Energy’s nod as Ofgem-licensed IDNO to connect a 1.2‑GW UK solar and battery portfolio, accelerating grid access with private network solutions across multiple sites.
Nov 17, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Aurora, Conrad Energy
Solhyd to build first solar-hydrogen park in Wallonia consortium
Belgian firm Solhyd and partners will build a 50-kW solar-hydrogen demonstration park in Wallonia to validate modular hydrogen panels at commercial scale.
Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Belgium, green hydrogen, Solar innovation, Solhyd, demonstration project
rPlus acquires 900-MW solar and storage bundle to expand in Idaho
rPlus Energies bought two Idaho projects totaling 900 MW of solar and storage, deepening its footprint in a fast-growing Western power market.
Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, Idaho, project acquisition, rPlus Energies
ENEOS signs framework to acquire 10 MW of Marubeni PV
ENEOS Renewable Energy will acquire 10 MWdc of solar plants developed and built by Marubeni under a new framework agreement in Japan.
Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, Marubeni, distributed solar, project acquisition, Eneos
Vast Renewables Enters Voluntary Administration Amid CSP Woes
Vast Renewables enters voluntary administration, halting trading and clouding its VS1 and Solar Methanol 1 projects, as administrators weigh recapitalisation, asset sales, and jobs hang in the balance.
Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Vast Renewables
ReNew Pledges $6.8 Billion for Andhra Clean Energy
ReNew Energy pledges INR 600 billion in Andhra Pradesh, powering major clean-energy expansion—one of its biggest state bets—to scale green infrastructure in India’s surging renewables market.
Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, ReNew Energy
Banpu, Amata Form Vietnam Rooftop Solar Venture
Banpu and Amata launch Vietnam rooftop-solar JV, powering factories via on-site PPAs—advancing corporate clean energy and expanding regional renewables despite undisclosed terms and timelines.
Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Asia, Vietnam, Banpu, Amata
Valfortec Launches €50m Solar Vehicle for Spain, Italy
Valfortec launches €50m-plus vehicle to fuel 70 MW of new solar in Spain and Italy, tapping strong investor demand amid policy tailwinds and volatile power markets.
Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Italy, Europe, Valfortec
Dispatch Energy acquires Green Lantern Solar, adds 209-MW distributed portfolio
Dispatch Energy bought developer-operator Green Lantern Solar, adding 64 distributed solar-storage projects totaling about 209 MWdc across the U.S.
Nov 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, BATTERIES, North America, Community Solar, Distributed Energy, acquisition
Google, Treaty Oak Seal 100MW Arkansas Solar PPA
Google inks 15-year PPA with Treaty Oak for 100MW from Arkansas’ Redfield Solar, powering data centers and accelerating SPP renewables amid Big Tech’s decarbonization push.
Nov 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Google, Treaty Oak