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Making hydrogen with corrosion as well as sunshine
Scientists at the Tokyo University of Science have actually located goethite, a typical sort of corrosion, can be made use of as a stimulant to accelerate solar-powered hydrogen manufacturing. The team says further optimization can allow their procedure to get rid of the requirement for the expensive, uncommon drivers presently made use of.
Mar 4, 2020 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Japan, Asia, hydrogen
Solar Water Farm developed by GivePower provides 35,000 Kenyan residents with drinkable water daily
The innovative solar-powered solution for turning salty water into fresh water suitable for consumption has been installed in Kenyan village of Kiunga, on the Indian Ocean Coast.
Nov 27, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Kenya, GivePower, Africa
NBN Taps Munna Creek, Hits 100% Renewables
NBN Co hits 100% renewables via Munna Creek solar offtake; PPA locks 20%+ output as bifacial-tracked PV readies battery boost—showcasing corporate PPAs powering Australia’s transition.
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, queensland, Oceania, utility solar, NBN Co
TotalEnergies Starts Green Revolution: 380MW Texas Solar
TotalEnergies' Go Green Project takes shape with the 380MW Myrtle Solar Farm in Houston, TX, featuring 705,000 PV panels and 225MWh of battery storage. Benefit 70% power supply to industrial sites and 30% sold to Kilroy Realty under a 15-year CPPA. Inflation Reduction Act Tax Credit compliant and reducing emissions. Power your future with TotalEnergies!
Oct 24, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Houston, solar farm, TotalEnergies
OX2 Transforms Aussie Coal Mine into Solar Power Hub
OX2 AB transforms a former coal site into a 135-MW solar park in Australia, pioneering renewable energy in the Hunter Valley by 2027.
Aug 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, OX2 AB
Solar to power 7MW ‘water battery’ at Aussie university
Energy use by air conditioning can be both expensive and taxing for the environment, with the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Queensland, Australia, set to trial a three-storey ‘water battery’ to reduce both energy demand and cost.
Sep 4, 2019 // Storage, Thermal, Australia, queensland, Oceania, thermal energy storage, air conditioning, water battery, cooling, USC
Massive solar farm project near Taupō about to see the light
Plans to build a 400MW solar energy station on farmland near Taupō will be listened to by an independent resource authorization commissioner later this month.
Sep 5, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant
SMC plans to put up 200-MW solar farm in Bulacan
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is considering building a 200-megawatt solar farm in Bulacan that would provide the electrical energy demands of its P740-billion New Manila International Airport project in the very same province.
Nov 19, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Asia, Philippines, solar farm, San Miguel Corp., Bulacan, Ramon Ang
Recording power from sunshine with dyes influenced by nature
As sunlight filters through a forest canopy, chlorophyll is hard at work recording the power of photons. Inspired by nature, scientists at NTNU are working on light-capturing dyes for solar cells to create electricity.
Mar 25, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, Norwegia, NTNU, David Moe Almenningen, Odd Reidar Gautun, Bård Helge Hoff, Svein Sunde, chlorophyll
Engie Scraps 220 000-Panel Solar Farm After New South Wales Backlash
French utility Engie has withdrawn its 220 000-panel solar project in New South Wales after residents objected to visual, environmental and land-use impacts.
May 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Engie, new south wales, solar farm, Community Opposition
Largest solar power stations in Australia
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May 13, 2026
NSW is about to overtake the Sunshine State on big scale solar production
Queensland, the Sunshine State, is about to shed its mantle as the largest state in Australia for the manufacturing lots of electrical energy from large scale solar.
Sep 6, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, solar farm
Australia could start exporting sunshine in the form of hydrogen
The government has been seen as slow to act on climate change, while Labor offered an ambitious carbon reduction policy.
Dec 2, 2019 // Technology, Thermal, Solar to Fuel, Toyota, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, Darren Miller, Alan Finkel, Craig Buckley, Øivind Wilhelmsen, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Lightsource bp Approved for Major NSW Solar Project
Lightsource bp's Goulburn River Solar Farm will transform the Upper Hunter, powering 191,000 homes while slashing carbon emissions and creating 350 jobs with significant renewable energy investment.
Aug 23, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Lightsource BP, PV Power Plant
Maharashtra Fast-Tracks 5-GW Solar Scheme to Electrify Farm Feeders Statewide
Maharashtra orders 5 GW of agri-feeder solar by Sept 2025, promising cheaper, diesel-free power for thousands of village irrigation pumps.
Aug 5, 2025 // Plants, maharashtra, rural electrification, distributed solar, Agri-feeder, Saur Krushi Vahini 2.0