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South Korea has added 1.64 GW of solar so far this year
This new development has brought the country’s cumulative installed solar capacity to more than 9.5 GW. Around 91.5% of the newly installed capacity is represented by PV systems below 1 MW in size.
Aug 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, South Korea, floating plant, MOTIE, Domestic panels
Competitive Power Ventures covering former coal mine with 200-MW solar project
The Maryland Public Service Commission provided Competitive Power Ventures a building permit on the 200-MWDC Backbone Solar Farm in Garrett County, Maryland.
Feb 1, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, Sean Finnerty, Solar Project, Competitive Power Ventures, Paul Edwards, Jennifer Walsh
Juniper Green's Maharashtra Solar Plant Beats Deadline by Seventeen Months
Juniper Green energises its 42 MW AC solar plant in Maharashtra 17 months early, securing ISTS savings and marking the first phase of a 75 MW hybrid project.
Jun 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, Juniper Green, Maharashtra solar, hybrid energy
West Bengal Issues Tender to Establish 9.9 MW Rooftop Solar Plant
West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) has released a tender for establishing 9.9 MW of grid-connected roof solar PV plants.
Feb 23, 2021 // Plants, Rooftop PV, India, Solar Energy, Asia, rooftop solar, West Bengal, solar power project, WBREDA
Honduras commissions first state-owned solar farm, strengthening national grid reliability
Honduras switched on the 50-MW Patuca solar plant—its first publicly owned array—adding daytime capacity that reduces diesel reliance and stabilises the grid.
Sep 25, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, North America, Solar Power, state-owned, Honduras, ENEE, Patuca
North Rhine-Westphalia Pushes Law Change To Unlock Larger Floating Solar
Germany’s NRW files a Bundesrat motion to relax strict surface-area and shoreline limits on floating PV, aiming to turn quarry lakes into gigawatts of clean power.
May 28, 2025 // Floating PV, Germany, Europe, NRW, Bundesrat
Zelestra Seeks Approval For 254-MW Solar Storage Hybrid In Chile
Spain’s Zelestra files environmental study for €300 million, 254 MW Rinconada Solar plus battery complex near Santiago, aiming for a 2027 ground-break.
Aug 7, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Chile, South america, solar-storage, Zelestra, environmental-impact, Latin-America
Pivot Energy assists Denver affordable housing facility with solar procurement
National industrial and community solar provider Pivot Energy introduced it is supporting the sustainability objectives of Mile High Ministries by investing $100,000 toward the growth of a 50-kW onsite solar array and supplying a 196-kW community solar subscription to the nonprofit organization's new affordable housing complicated, Clara Brown Commons (CBC).
Nov 18, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, pivot energy, Tom Hunt, Clara Brown Commons
Solis Unveils Sixth Generation Energy Storage Inverter at Intersolar Europe
Leading firms remain to put their best foot onward at Intersolar Europe, as the European solar market expands at its fastest speed ever.
May 12, 2022 // Inverters, Intersolar, Solis, Messe München 2022, Single Phase S6-EH1P(3-6)K-L
Sungrow Celebrates Grid-Connection of China's Largest Solar Plus Storage Project
Sungrow is commemorating the grid link of China's biggest solar-plus-storage project partnering with Huanghe Hydropower Development.
Sep 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Sungrow, China, Asia, solar-plus-storage, International, solar projects
The Catholic University of America furthers sustainability efforts with 7.4-MW community solar project
Standard Solar is partnering with The Catholic University of America to construct the Washington metropolitan region's biggest urban community solar array on the University's campus in Northeast D.C
Mar 18, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, The Catholic University of America, John Finnerty
Emergent Solar Energy includes 65-kW solar microgrid to Indiana farm
A recently finished solar microgrid system near Greensburg, Indiana, is expected to produce sufficient clean power to offset almost 4,000 tons of co2 over its life time.
Dec 16, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Grids, USA, North America, microgrid, solar farm, Emergent Solar Energy, Jeremy Lipinski
Endesa opens Gran Canaria solar farm with four-hour battery at plant
Endesa inaugurated an 8.25-MW solar farm with a 4.2-MW battery at Barranco de Tirajana, adding flexible clean power to Gran Canaria’s island grid.
Oct 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, solar-plus-storage, Endesa, canary islands, island grids, hybrid project
Canterbury clears Britton Court 38-MW solar plus 30-MW battery scheme
Canterbury City Council has approved Renewable Connections’ Britton Court project, pairing 38 MW of solar with a 30 MW battery to power 15,000 homes and strengthen Kent’s clean-energy ambitions.
Jul 7, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Renewable Connections
Solar-powered sensors show IoT potential
MIT engineers have combined RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags with thin-film perovskite solar cells to create energy-harvesting IoT sensors.
Sep 30, 2019 // Technology, UK, Europe, MIT, Sai Nithin Kantareddy, IoT sensors, Ian Mathews, RFID






