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Major solar projects change hands in Colorado, California
The US renewables business of Japanese oil and gas major Idemitsu Kosan has bought a 100MW solar project in Colorado from GCL New Energy, a subsidiary of China's GCL New Energy Holdings.
Sep 11, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, Grids, California, USA, Colorado, North America, GCL New Energy, acquisitions,, project acquisitions, 8minute, allianz global investors, solar frontier americas, Charles Pimentel, 8minute Solar Energy
Kilwinning Battery Project Wins Approval, Strengthening Scotland’s Renewable Energy Backbone
patura’s 100-MW battery storage scheme near Kilwinning secures consent without objections, adding crucial flexibility to Scotland’s renewables-heavy grid.
May 22, 2025 // Storage, BESS, SCOTLAND, Apatura, Kilwinning
Iberdrola walks away from 53-MW Manowo-Wyszebórz solar project, leaving Novavis in search of a new partner
Iberdrola quits the 53-MW Manowo-Wyszebórz solar project in Poland, leaving developer Novavis to find new investors for the RTB-stage plant slated for completion in 2027.
Jun 2, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Poland, Iberdrola, Europe, PV Power Plant, Novavis
Ditrolic Energy Secures BlackRock Climate Finance Partnership investment to Propel Asia-Pacific Solar Revolution
Ditrolic Energy secures funding to develop 1GW of solar projects in Asia-Pacific. The investment will support the growth of their clean energy solution, EnerLoop, and establish Malaysia as a central investment hub.
Feb 1, 2024 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia Pacific, Ditrolic Energy
ARENA Backs Luminous Robots for Solar Innovation Boost
ARENA backs Luminous with AUD 4.9M to revolutionize solar farms using AI robots, boosting installation speed and cutting costs in Australia's solar sector.
Jul 3, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, ARENA
Huawei, Sungrow Extend Decade-long Lead in Global Inverter Race Again
Wood Mackenzie report shows Huawei and Sungrow tightening control of a record 589 GWac inverter market as Asia surges and Europe, U.S. shipments falter
Jul 11, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, Sungrow, China, Asia, Huawei, North America
ACEN files EPBC bid for 440MW battery in Queensland coalfields
ACEN Australia seeks EPBC approval for the 440-MW/1,760-MWh Lilyvale battery near Emerald, Queensland— a four-hour BESS planned beside the Lilyvale Substation in the state’s coal heartland.
Aug 14, 2025 // Storage, queensland, ACEN Australia, EPBC Act, Central Highlands
U.S. Tariffs Deepen India’s Solar Glut, Exports Face Squeeze Today
New U.S. tariffs and potential anti-dumping duties threaten India’s module exports, amplifying an already severe domestic oversupply.
Aug 28, 2025 // Tariffs, USA, India, Asia, North America
Equator Energy powers Kenyan cement plant with 10-MW solar array
Equator Energy commissioned a 10-MW solar park for Mombasa Cement in Kenya, cutting costs, emissions, and grid dependence at an energy-intensive facility.
Oct 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Kenya, Africa, Equator Energy
Janta Power Raises $5.5M for 3D Solar Towers
Janta Power raises $5.5M to scale 3D solar towers, boosting power density and slashing land use for data centers, EV hubs, and industrial sites seeking cheaper, cleaner, round-the-clock energy.
Oct 23, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Janta Power
Tenders Issued for Solar Plants for Agro-PV-Concept at NISE Gurugram
NISE has issued a tender for the commissioning of the 30 kWp solar PV power plant at the NISE Campus in Gurugram.
Jan 31, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, pv power plants, tender, Asia, Gurugram, NISE
UK unsubsidised solar built-out accelerates as 'substantial' pipe enhancements are exposed
The UK is witnessing a velocity of its subsidy-free solar construct out, equally as the nation's pipe of utility-scale projects observed a record month for enhancements.
Oct 1, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, UK, Europe, subsidy-free solar, John Rennocks, lss digital series
All that solar jazz
As 2019 enters its final quarter, the solar industry continues to face headwinds, even as the markets for solar deployment in Europe, the United States, and Australia remain strong. Paula Mints of SPV Market Research takes us through what to expect up until 2021.
Sep 27, 2019 // Opinions, USA, Australia, Europe, Oceania, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, North America, Paula Mints
Construction underway for Panama’s self-styled largest solar plant
The utility-scale solar momentum slowly coursing through Latin America looks set to extend to one of the region’s smallest countries, with a large project now progressing through construction.
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Enel, Europe, North America, esslatam, solarcentury, panama, inelsa, hedomin, Manuel Domínguez
UK Government comes around on grid storage planning
In January, the U.K. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy opened consultation on its solar-plus-storage proposals. To date, systems with a capacity bigger than 50 MW are classed Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Oct 21, 2019 // Storage, storage, NSIP, UK, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Chris Hewett
