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Matrix Buys 200MWac Solar Plant in Idaho
Matrix Renewables, a TPG-Rise backed company, acquires controlling interest in 200MWac/261MWdc solar project in Idaho. Output to power Meta's data center and will contribute to its goal of 100% renewable operations. Construction expected to begin Q3 2023.
Aug 4, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Idaho, Matrix Renewables
Boosting Clean Energy: US Treasury Rules Proposal
The US Treasury and IRS propose rules for new Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit under IRA, incentivising clean energy components like solar & wind energy, batteries, and critical minerals. SEIA & ACORE praised the Credit, however NMA criticise it for not providing enough incentive. Public comment open for 60 days.
Dec 15, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America
Q Energy Launches 44-MWp Solar Project in Spain
Q Energy launches a 44.5-MWp solar plant in Teruel, Spain, boosting renewable energy capacity and driving regional economic growth with sustainable infrastructure.
Apr 8, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Q Energy
The US Doubles Down On Energy Storage Capacity
Some market projections for United States indicate that the nation's set up energy storage capacity will certainly get to concerning 4 GW by end-2021 and also additional to 7 GW in 2025, consequently helping with the US Energy Storage Associations targets for 2030.
Dec 13, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, BESS, North America, KORE Power, Reliance Industries, ESA storage targets, Strata Clean
Sector Invites Cabinet Approval for PLI Scheme for ACC Battery Storage
IESA and also its member companies have actually invited the Cabinet's approval of the PLI Scheme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage
May 14, 2021 // Storage, Policy, India, Asia, Approval, Rahul Walawalkar, Amara Raja, ACC Batteries, IESA, Javadekar, PLI for Battery Storage, Anant Nahata, Vijayanand Samudrala
The major floating PV plant in Saemangeum (South Korea) stands up for its rights
The Ministry of National Defense of South Korea assures that a major floating PV generator that is planned to be located in the Saemangeum tidal flat will give no impact on military flight and landing operations of United States military forces based nearby.
Nov 4, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, South Korea, floating PV, Asia, Choi Hyun-soo
US research laboratory rewires solar cell raising efficiency to 27.3%, sees path to greater than 32 percent
NREL has released a paper showing an experimental solar cell, using a unique method for wiring two different solar cells to a single, that raised the cell's efficiency by 4 percent. As well the document provides a respectable review of different technologies being developed.
Dec 11, 2019 // Technology, USA, NREL, solar cell, North America
Global warming will hit solar panel performance
MIT researchers say climate change could reduce the yield of solar modules. Analysis based on the warming scenarios outlined by the IPCC predicts in some areas the annual energy output of PV systems may fall by up to 50 kWh per kilowatt installed.
Aug 17, 2019 // Technology, USA, solar modules, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, warming
UK planning approvals for renewables smash records as storage surges
Britain approved a record 16.1 GW of renewables in Q2 2025, with battery applications doubling year-on-year to 8.4 GW as the grid readies for more PV.
Aug 25, 2025 // Storage, Grids, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, UK, Europe, grid, planning approvals
Manz and Shenzhen Yinghe Technology sign cooperation deal on lithium battery-making
Manz AG has signed an agreement with China’s Shenzhen Yinghe Technology for strategic cooperation in lithium-ion cell and module production.
Jan 17, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, Manz AG, Shenzhen Yinghe Technology, lithium-ion cell
Ib vogt partnership wins bid for 50 MW solar plant in Bangladesh
The German project developer beat rival Scatec Solar to land the contract for a facility which will sell solar electricity to the Bangladeshi government for $0.1094/kWh for 20 years.
Oct 3, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, Scatec Solar, Bangladesh, Asia, rooftop PV, Mohammad Shafiul Alam
iSun strengthens domestic solar setting with SunCommon offer
Solar EPC company iSun has boosted its visibility in the US property section via the purchase of installer SunCommon.
Sep 9, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, EPC, rooftop solar, acquisition, iSun, suncommon
ACWA signs financing take care of Natixis for up to US$ 2bn of projects
Saudi solar developer ACWA Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) that will certainly see the companions explore possibilities to create projects, consisting of renewable resource plants.
Dec 6, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Saudi Arabia, Natixis, Asia, ACWA Power, project finance
NREL partners International Code Council to streamline property solar permitting in the United States
A new partnership in between the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the International Code Council (ICC) will certainly aim to enhance the adoption of software that instantly authorizes permits for rooftop solar systems.
Jan 13, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Rooftop PV, USA, NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, North America, software, SolarAPP+, The International Code Council
EDP Renewables to develop 200MWac PV project in Indiana for energy NIPSCO
A subsidiary of EDP Renewables has actually signed a build-transfer arrangement with Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) for the development of a 200MWac solar park in the US state of Indiana.
Mar 22, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, EDP, EDP Renewables, North America, Indiana, nipsco, utility