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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
Akuo Solar Deal Powers Imerys' US Plants with Texas Sunshine
Akuo’s 195-MWp Tennyson Solar Farm will power a third of Imerys’ US operations, fixing energy costs and cutting 67 kt of CO₂ under a 15-year Texas PPA.
Jun 20, 2025 // Plants, USA, Texas, akuo, North America, corporate ppa, Imerys
According to the Bitcoin Mining Council, the global Bitcoin mining sector currently uses 56% sustainable energy.
Bitcoin Mining Council survey estimates a 56% lasting power mix in Q2
Jul 2, 2021 // Plants, Tariffs, Blockchain, Elon Musk, mining, Bitcoin, blockchain, Bitcoin Mining Council
English councils tender for solar car parks and storage space
2 regional authorities on the English southern coastline hurt for as much as 250 kW of solar generation capacity as well as at least 300 kWh of energy storage space under a setup which should not cost the cash-strapped councils a cent.
Aug 4, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Transport, UK, tender, Europe, solar car park
475-kW solar array now complete atop Miami-area regional library
Advanced Green Technologies (AGT) as well as Advanced Roofing have completed the first large-scale county-owned solar project in Miami-Dade, Florida, at the North Dade Regional Library in Miami Gardens. The project was created under a DMS contract and power solution agreement, and also it marks the very first of 3 pilot larger-scale solar projects being implemented in Miami-Dade County this year.
Apr 28, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, solar array
Solar to power 7MW ‘water battery’ at Aussie university
Energy use by air conditioning can be both expensive and taxing for the environment, with the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Queensland, Australia, set to trial a three-storey ‘water battery’ to reduce both energy demand and cost.
Sep 4, 2019 // Storage, Thermal, Australia, queensland, Oceania, thermal energy storage, air conditioning, water battery, cooling, USC
Australia could start exporting sunshine in the form of hydrogen
The government has been seen as slow to act on climate change, while Labor offered an ambitious carbon reduction policy.
Dec 2, 2019 // Technology, Thermal, Solar to Fuel, Toyota, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, Darren Miller, Alan Finkel, Craig Buckley, Øivind Wilhelmsen, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Sabanci Renewables companions with Bechtel on 272-MW Texas solar project
Bechtel has been selected to build Cutlass Solar Two, a 272-MWDC solar center for Sabanci Renewables in Fort Bend County, Texas. Bechtel built the first Cutlass Solar project in 2021. The Fort Bend center will certainly be the first utility-scale solar project in the USA for Sabanci Renewables, a subsidiary of Turkish company Sabanci Holding. Sabanci Renewables will own and run the facility.
Dec 13, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Bechtel, Sabanci Renewable, Texas solar project
York council approves Aukera’s 250-megawatt Yorkshire battery storage project today
Aukera Energy won planning consent for a 249.9-MW battery in North Yorkshire, adding flexible capacity that supports solar and wind on Britain’s grid.
Sep 19, 2025 // Storage, UK, Europe, Yorkshire, Aukera, planning
Investment firm gets 12-project East Coast solar portfolio from Agilitas Energy
Agilitas Energy, a Northeast renewable energy developer as well as owner-operator, closed on the sale of a 16.8 MWdc solar PV portfolio to CarVal Investors. The portfolio is made up of 12 solar projects varying from land fill, ground-mount and also roof, located in New York, Massachusetts as well as New Hampshire. Most of the projects were established, crafted built and run by the Agilitas group within the past 4 years.
Dec 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Solar Project, Agilitas Energy, Barrett Bilotta, Jerry Keefe
Queensland to relocate away from coal with USD-40.9 bn green plan
The Queensland federal government in Australia launched a draft costs that legislates an 80% renewable resource target by 2035 and sets an objective to transform the state's coal-fired power stations into clean energy hubs.
Jun 5, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, queensland
NBN Taps Munna Creek, Hits 100% Renewables
NBN Co hits 100% renewables via Munna Creek solar offtake; PPA locks 20%+ output as bifacial-tracked PV readies battery boost—showcasing corporate PPAs powering Australia’s transition.
Dec 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, queensland, Oceania, utility solar, NBN Co
OX2 Transforms Aussie Coal Mine into Solar Power Hub
OX2 AB transforms a former coal site into a 135-MW solar park in Australia, pioneering renewable energy in the Hunter Valley by 2027.
Aug 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, OX2 AB
Total taps French regional bank to refinance 143MW wind, PV portfolio
Total Quadran has enlisted a French financier to pump new capital into an up-and-running renewable energy portfolio, split between 40-plus projects across the country.
Jan 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, France, pv power plants, solar pv, Europe, Total, refinancing
Equator, CREI plan 900-MWp Indonesia solar with 1.2-GWh battery
Equator Renewables Asia and CRE International will develop 900-MWp solar and 1.2-GWh storage in Indonesia’s Riau Islands to export clean power to Singapore.
Oct 29, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Battery Storage, Asia, Singapore, Indonesia, cross-border power