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Brazil’s Copel contracts 128 MW of solar and wind in own auction
The Paraná-based energy provider will buy renewable energy under a 15-year power purchase agreement. The auction’s winners and final prices were not revealed.
Sep 24, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Brazil, Copel
Solar and wind outmatching all various other renewables development in US
Solar power result in the US outmatched all other renewables and also grew by nearly a quarter (24.3%) in the initial 3 months of 2021 contrasted to last year, new information from the country's Energy Information Administration (EIA) has revealed
May 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, EIA, Renewable Electricity, sun day campaign, us renewables, energy information administration
Tata and Rockefeller launch India-focused clean energy microgrid unit
Two giants in financing and Indian power are collaborating on a clean energy microgrid operation they claim will deliver power to five million Indian households with 10,000 grids over the next decade.
Nov 5, 2019 // Plants, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, India, Asia, maharashtra, Ashish Khanna, Microgrids, rockefeller foundation, tprel, tata power, Praveer Sinha, Rajiv J. Shah
Wind and solar overtake gas in EU power generation in 2022
Wind and solar produced a record 22% of EU power last year, helping Europe to prevent a go back to coal power in the middle of the 2022 energy crisis, according to a report published today by power brain trust Ember.
Jan 31, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe
Farmers increasingly putting solar panels on their land
Farmers who want to sell electricity to utilities generally lease land to power companies to build the panels.
Sep 27, 2019 // Solar, USA, China, Asia, North America, Kirk Maltais, American Farm Bureau Federation
Total Commissions 51MW Japanese Solar Power Plant
TotalEnergies has commissioned a 51MW solar power plant in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan. With nearly 100,000 high-efficiency solar panels, the plant will provide enough clean and reliable electricity to power nearly 20,000 homes.
Feb 2, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, PV Power Plant, TotalEnergies
GreenYellow Commissions 14.55-MWp Colombian Solar Farm
GreenYellow launched a new 14.55-MWp solar farm in Colombia’s Cesar, kicking off operations and strengthening Latin America’s renewable expansion—amid a growing pipeline diversifying grid power supplies.
May 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Colombia, PV Power Plant, GreenYellow
Indonesia Launches First Solar and Energy Storage Plant
Sembcorp Industries unveils Indonesia's first utility-scale solar and energy storage gem, paving the way for a greener future with 50 MW of solar power and innovative battery technology!
Jan 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Asia, Indonesia, sembcorp industries, PV Power Plant
Largest solar power stations in Qatar
Top biggest solar photovoltaic power stations in Qatar. (Updated March 2026)   Solar power stations, PV farms 2026 in
May 13, 2026
Power Play: Globeleq's Solar Stake in Egypt
Globeleq boosts its stake in Egypt's solar power with acquisition of Winnergy plant, generating clean electricity for the country's grid.
Apr 23, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Africa, Egypt, PV Power Plant, Globeleq
Extremely reliable grid-scale power storage at 5th of cost
Researchers in WMG at the University of Warwick, in cooperation with Imperial College London, have located a means to boost crossbreed flow batteries as well as their commercial use. The brand-new strategy can save power in these batteries for long periods for concerning a 5th the rate of present innovations, with very little place restraints and also absolutely no discharges.
Jan 25, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, UK, Europe, University of Warwick, redox flow battery, Barun Chakrabarti
Not Yet Time For Batteries And Photovoltaic Solar Panels In Saudi Arabia
Two Saudi Arabian scientists, Professor Alberto Boretti and Dr. Wael Al-Kouz Prince Mohammad Bin Fahad University, together with Dr. Stefania Castelletto, an Associate Professor from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia, announced in a recent publication of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science that contrary to claims that 100% renewable energy is possible in Saudi Arabia using PV single-axis and battery storage, the assumption is impractical and not feasible.
Feb 4, 2021 // Storage, Market Research, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Asia, Oceania, solr panel, Alberto Boretti, Wael Al-Kouz, Stefania Castelletto
Shell to power Philippines refinery with solar, storage and natural gas
In a bid to reduce its carbon footprint the oil giant is ramping up its renewable energy production at a refinery in the Philippines. The news was announced by the company in a week which saw it named seventh worst corporate contributor to the climate crisis since awareness of emissions-related damage first emerged.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Solar to Fuel, Asia, hydrogen, Philippines, shell, Cesar Romero, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
DOE announces US$ 8.25 bn in loans to support grid transmission improvements
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has earmarked US$ 8.25 billion in loans to support grid transmission enhancements as more renewables are contributed to the nation's power mix.
Apr 29, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, doe, department of energy, biden, clean energy transition, Jennifer Granholm, american jobs plan, loan programs office, texas winter storm, western area power administration
SEIA asks for solar to reach 30% of US electrical power generation by 2030
The United States must aim for solar to account for 30% of the country's power generation by 2030, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), which has actually elevated its previous target as a result of the growing necessity to deal with the environment dilemma.
Sep 30, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Policy, USA, SEIA, North America