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Sabancı Secures $530m Funding for Texas Solar Duo
Sabanci Renewables secures $530M in debt and equity funding to build two Texas solar parks, propelling its U.S. expansion and turning ambitious development plans into construction-ready projects.
Jun 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, North America, PV Power Plant, Sabancı
Statera's 400-MW Battery Project Approved in Dorset
Statera Energy's 400-MW battery storage system in Dorset, England aims to enhance grid resilience with 6 hours of dispatchable power and 21 ha of community parkland.
Aug 6, 2024 // Storage, Statera Energy, Dorset
Scientists raise the photoresponsivity of a lead-halide perovskite by 250%.
Researchers from Korea's Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Rochester in the U.S, and The Australian National University have actually boosted the photoresponsivity of a lead-halide perovskite for solar cell applications by 250%. They developed a perovskite film with a plasmonic substrate made from hyperbolic metamaterial and characterized it with transition dipole orientation.
Feb 20, 2023 // Technology, Asia, Korea, solar cell, perovskite, IBS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Australian National University, Institute for Basic Science, University of Rochester in the U.S
Alfen and SemperPower Launch 30MW Battery Storage System in the Netherlands
Alfen and Dutch energy storage provider SemperPower have launched a 30MW battery storage system in Vlissingen, Netherlands. This system, named Project Pollux, will help balance the grid and manage the unpredictability of renewable energy sources.
Feb 22, 2023 // Storage, Europe, Netherlands, Alfen, SemperPower
China Energy Proposes $1 Billion Floating Solar Farm In Zimbabwe
1-gigawatt project would be sited on largest man-made lake Southern Africa region suffers from power shortages
Mar 27, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, China, Asia, PV Power Plant, Southern Africa
ADT Solar, Bright Planet Solar and also various other installers sign up for 2023 Solar Games
Intersolar North America (ISNA) as well as Energy Storage North America (ESNA) introduced the group lineup for the third annual Solar Games competition to be held at #isnaesna 23 on February 14-16, 2023, at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California.
Nov 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, ADT Solar, Bright Planet Solar, Solar Games
EDF Renewables grabs NatWest PPA
Developer will provide almost 50MW to the financial institution from its Anglesey solar farm
Jan 18, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, Matthieu Hue
Cepsa, Ibereolica strike deal to promote 5 GW of solar, wind in Spain
Spanish oil refiner Cepsa has secured a companion that will certainly accumulate to 5 GW of wind as well as solar farms in Spain to aid power its green hydrogen production plants as well as charging stations for electrical vehicles.
Jun 1, 2023 // Plants, Spain, Europe, wind, PV Power Plant, ibereolica, Cepsa
20-MWp Floating Solar Plant Powers Up in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
EDF Renewables energises 20-MWp floating solar PV plant in France, covering 24.5 ha with 50,000 PV panels and enough to provide electricity to 12,500 residents. Expansion plans in the region include four more solar plants for 85 MW by 2023.
Jun 26, 2023 // Plants, Floating PV, France, Europe, PV Power Plant
Charge On Sunshine: Tesla Embraces Home Solar
Charge your 2021 or newer Tesla with excess solar energy, thanks to Tesla's new "Charge on Solar" feature, available in the U.S. and Canada. Learn more about the history of solar-powered vehicle charging and other solar-roofed vehicles.
Jul 18, 2023 // Storage, Transport, TESLA
Voltalia Powers Up Irish Solar with 230 MW
Voltalia S.A., a leading French renewable energy company, has secured a contract to build and operate 230 MW of solar parks in Ireland. Construction works are already underway with four PV farms expected to become operational by 2024. Voltalia has also signed a 15-year O&M agreement and is installing a 108-MW solar PV farm. All projects expected to enter commercial operations by 2021.
Aug 3, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Voltalia
Nucor Inks 250MW Solar PPA with NextEra
Nucor, one of the US's largest steel product manufacturers, has just signed a 250 MW solar PPA with NextEra Energy Resources. The Sebree Solar project will bring USD 20 million in tax revenue to Kentucky and Nucor will also provide steel for a second solar site in Meade and Breckinridge counties. Construction begins this autumn with commissioning due in 2025.
Aug 8, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, PPA, NextEra, Nucor
Alinta Unveils 100-MW Battery in WA
Alinta Energy to construct 100-MW battery energy storage facility in WA to stabilise power grid. Works to commence immediately, 800-MWh second stage to be completed by late 2024. Synergy is also constructing WA's first utility-scale energy storage facility.
Aug 18, 2023 // Storage, Western Australia, Alinta Energy
TasRex's 5GW Renewables Ambition Unveiled
TasRex unveils ambitious plan to build 5 GW of solar, onshore and offshore wind farms in Tasmania. Construction to start in 2026, with 288-MW PV park and battery storage to begin operations next year. Grazing and farming to continue in the area after generation begins.
Oct 9, 2023 // Plants, Storage, Tasmania, TasRex
Clean Water & Energy: Solar-Powered Breakthrough
Revolutionary solar-powered device inspired by photosynthesis, designed by University of Cambridge researchers, can simultaneously produce clean water and hydrogen fuel from contaminated sources. The device is an ideal solution for resource-limited, off-grid areas and can help address global energy and water crises.
Nov 15, 2023 // Technology, University of Cambridge