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Hopes rise that proposed solar farm will transform former Sunnyside landfill site
A proposal to turn the site of a former landfill near Houston’s Sunnyside community into the largest urban solar farm in Texas has local officials and residents hopeful that change may finally be coming to a site that has been an eyesore for decades.
Oct 4, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, USA, TESLA, Texas, North America, Sunnyside, Houston, Nathanael Greene, Tracy Stephens, Efrem Jernigan
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
Xela Energy Wins Approval for IBM Solar Farm in Britain
Xela Energy secures final approval for a 5 MW solar farm to power IBM’s UK campus, pairing clean electricity with wildlife‑friendly design and local jobs.
Jul 23, 2025 // Plants, UK, PPA, Europe, Xela Energy, IBM Solar
The US Army simply launched the largest floating solar farm in the Southeast-- why this is a big deal
The United States Army has launched the biggest floating solar farm in the Southeast. It's also the initial project of its kind for the US Department of Defense.
Jun 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, USA, floating PV, North America, solar farm
PPC Expands Bulgarian Portfolio, Acquiring 88-MW Vedrare Solar Farm Development
PPC will add an 88-MW solar farm in Vedrare, Bulgaria, to its portfolio in Q1 2026, boosting annual green output by 140 GWh and cutting 70 kt of CO₂, as part of its drive toward 11.8 GW of renewables by 2027.
Jun 2, 2025 // Plants, Europe, PV Power Plant, PPC, Bulgaria
Major solar farm plan to power Angus pharmaceutical plant
Ambitious proposals have emerged to power a major Angus pharmaceutical plant with electricity from a giant solar farm on land a few miles away.
Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Angus, GSK, Proposal of Application Notice, Kate Cowey
BayWa r.e.'s 50MW Rag Lane Solar Farm granted planning permission
Global renewable resource firm, BayWa r.e. has actually been given preparing permission for its 49.9 MW Rag Lane Solar Farm project near Bristol, UK.
Dec 3, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, baywa r.e., solar farm, John Milligan
Negratin Secures Contract for 90-MW Spanish Solar Farm
Grupo Negratin partners with Eni Plenitude to energize Fortuna, Spain, with a 90-MW solar plant—expanding green energy and paving the way for a sustainable future.
Nov 21, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, PV Power Plant, Grupo Negratin
Energa Expands Footprint with 39.9-MW Solar Farm Acquisition
Energa boosts its renewable portfolio, acquiring the 39.9-MW Losienice solar project, set to power 20,000 homes with over 64,500 PV panels by 2025.
Nov 25, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Energa
PACE's initial UK solar farm Three Bridges gets planning consent
Pathfinder Clean Power (PACE) has been granted planning consent for its Three Bridges solar farm.
Feb 17, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, PACE, Pathfinder Clean Energy, Alex Ros, Rob Denman
McDonald’s and Lightsource bp Ink PPA for 145 MW Solar Farm in Louisiana
McDonald’s Corp and Lightsource bp have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to construct a 145-MW AC/180 MW DC solar park in Louisiana. The photovoltaic (PV) farm will generate enough electricity to power 630 McDonald’s restaurants and meet the demand of 30,700 local homes.
Feb 17, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, Lightsource BP, North America, solar farm, Louisiana, McDonald’s Corp
R.Power starts building 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in Romania northwest
Poland’s R.Power has broken ground on the 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in north-western Romania, advancing a bankable design with future storage optionality.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, r.power, Romania, grid integration
New South Wales federal government authorizes plan for 400MW solar farm with 200MWh battery storage space
Stubbo Solar Farm and Battery, a project under growth in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, which would certainly pair 400MW of solar with 200MW/ 200MWh of battery energy storage space, has actually taken a step better to going on.
Jul 16, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Australia, Oceania, solar farm
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
UK approves 500-MW Tillbridge Solar Farm development consent order today
The UK government granted a development consent order for the 500-MW Tillbridge Solar Farm in Lincolnshire, advancing one of Britain’s largest solar projects.
Oct 15, 2025 // Plants, United Kingdom, Europe, recurrent energy, Lincolnshire, Tillbridge Solar Farm, development consent