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Government-backed solar farm to help power Australia mining hub
An Australian utility is to develop a 60MW solar farm that will be connected to two iron mines in Australia, transforming them into the first to be run entirely by renewables during the day.
Oct 20, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, pv power plants, solar pv, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, mining, Darren Miller, baywa r.e., decarbonisation
Aura Power Wins Approval for 50-MW Solar Farm in Staffordshire
Aura Power clinches final consent for 49.9-MW Moreton Brook Solar Farm in East Staffordshire, pledging 100% biodiversity gain, £20k annual community fund and 2027 start-up.
Jul 31, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, solar farm, Aura Power, Moreton Brook, East Staffordshire
Statkraft starts developing 200-MWp solar farm in Ireland
Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft AS has launched building and construction of its 200-MWp Ballymacarney project in County Meath, Ireland, hailing it as the largest solar farm in the nation.
Jul 16, 2021 // Plants, Ireland, Europe, Statkraft, solar farm, Donal O’Sullivan
Statkraft-Luminous UK Solar PPA: Innovative Energy Trading Solution
Statkraft's cutting-edge PPA with Luminous Energy showcases their innovative approach to energy trading, providing price certainty and risk management for solar farm generators.
Jul 3, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Statkraft, luminous energy
Adani Green payments 50-MW solar farm in Uttar Pradesh
Indian renewables designer Adani Green Energy Ltd (BOM:541450), through a subsidiary, has actually appointed a 50-MW solar farm in Chitrakoot, in India's Uttar Pradesh state.
Apr 14, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, solar farm, Adani Green
Amazon Secures Power from X-Elio's Japanese Solar Farm
Madrid’s X-Elio teams up with Amazon for a groundbreaking solar deal in Japan, powering a green future with 14 MW of clean energy by 2025.
Jan 29, 2025 // Plants, Japan, Asia, x-elio, PV Power Plant, Madrid
United States designer wraps up Massachusetts solar farm
6.3 MW project in Blackstone due to begin commercial procedures in the summer
Apr 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, solar farm, Rob Marchetti
Ireland's very first large-scale solar farm opens in Wicklow
The very first large-scale ground mounted solar farm to supply electricity to the Irish grid has actually been opened near Ashford in Co Wicklow as well as is currently operational.
Apr 29, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Ireland, Europe, solar farm, Wicklow
French telecom Orange prepares 5-MW solar farm
French telecommunications driver Orange SA (EPA: ORA) intends to deploy its first solar farm in Europe-- a 5-MW setup-- on the strategic satellite communications site at Bercenay-en-Othe, Aube division.
Jan 6, 2023 // Plants, Orange, solar farm
Australian outback cattle terminal to house world's biggest solar farm, powering Singapore
Electrical power from $20bn farm on 10,000 sq km residential property in Newcastle Waters also prepared to feed Northern Territory's power grid
Oct 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Northern Territory, Australia, Asia, Oceania, Singapore, Sun Cable, David Griffin
Chemicals firm Cabot buys solar farm in Japan
US specialty chemicals and performance materials firm Cabot Corp (NYSE: CBT) has obtained a solar farm in main Japan, which produces up to 3.5 GWh of electrical power every year, from neighborhood chemicals, artificial resins and also metals supplier Shoko Co Ltd
Apr 14, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, solar farm, Cabot
Wien Energie Acquires Austrian Solar Farm, Expands Capacity
Wien Energie buys an operating Austrian solar farm and plans to expand photovoltaic capacity—using existing grid access to cut risk, boost economics, and align with Austria’s decarbonisation drive.
Apr 21, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Austria, solar farm, expansion, Wien Energie, utility strategy
Over 1,000 Engage in Consultation for UK's Botley West Solar Farm
The proposed Botley West Solar Farm in Oxfordshire has completed its second phase of consultation, with over one thousand attendees providing valuable feedback. The project team is now analyzing the input to enhance their proposals.
Feb 9, 2024 // Plants, UK, Europe
Wisconsin's Second-Largest Solar Farm Planned In Kenosha County
A substantial solar ranch is being prepared in western Kenosha County that designers claim might create adequate renewable resource to power 55,000 Wisconsin residences each year.
Feb 26, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Wisconsin, North America, John Holloway, Tyler Huebner, Iowa
RES Sells Huge 245MWdc Australian Solar Farm to Iberdrola
UK eco-friendly business RES has actually sold its Avonlie solar advancement project to Spanish electric utility Iberdrola. The project lies in New South Wales, Australia, and also is RES' biggest ever solar advancement with generating capacity standing at 245 MW dc/ 190 MW ac.
Sep 29, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Iberdrola, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, res, solar farm, Ross Rolfe, Avonlie solar development project, Matt Rebbeck








