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High RESS strike costs down to link expenses as well as PPA size
High grid link prices led to a solar strike cost in Ireland's first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) public auction "dramatically greater than anywhere else in Europe" according to the Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA).
Aug 13, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, PPA, Europe, ISEA, Ress, David Maguire
Hitachi halts 5.8 GW of UK nuclear plans
With the Japanese empire today leaving two brand-new nuclear plants in the United Kingdom, project designer Horizon Nuclear Power has actually verified all tasks at both websites will cease. The centers had actually had a hard time to safeguard funding regardless of offers from government. Horizon claimed it will certainly 'maintain lines of communication open' regarding the future of the sites.
Sep 18, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Chris Hewett, Hitachi, Horizon Nuclear Power, Duncan Hawthorne
SEG Solar Builds 3-GW Indonesia Wafer Factory
SEG Solar breaks ground on a 3‑GW Indonesia wafer hub, moving upstream to secure traceable, N‑type supply, cut costs, and tap PPA demand as Southeast Asia’s PV node grows.
Dec 16, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Asia, wafers, Indonesia, SEG Solar, supply diversification
Petrobras, Lightsource bp Forge Brazil Solar JV
Petrobras joins Lightsource bp in Brazil, buying 49.99% to co-develop 1–1.5 GW solar, eyeing 2026 builds, battery storage, and industrial/utility PPAs under its clean-energy push.
Dec 17, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Lightsource BP, South america, Brazil, pipeline, joint venture, Petrobras
Altus Power Buys 234 MW U.S. Solar-Storage Portfolio
Altus Power snaps up 234‑MW solar-plus-storage from Greenbacker, scaling distributed generation with SCADA-optimized fleets, 2–4 hour batteries, diversified offtakers—and momentum for VPPs, EV charging, and multi-site solutions.
Dec 19, 2025 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, Altus Power, acquisition, distributed generation
Flow Power Locks Financing for Bennetts Creek Battery
Flow Power seals finance for 100‑MW/223‑MWh Bennetts Creek battery, repowering Latrobe coal land for 2028 start, stacking grid services to firm renewables. Wärtsilä tech; Westpac, SMBC backing; Zenviron EPC.
Dec 22, 2025 // Storage, Victoria, Flow Power, project finance, Australia,
Neoen Breaks Ground on BHP-Backed Goyder Big Battery
Neoen breaks ground on Tesla-powered 226MW/866MWh battery at Goyder North, pairing with wind to firm BHP from 2029, deliver grid-forming services, and crush evening peaks across South Australia.
Dec 23, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, South Australia, neoen, Oceania, bhp
Rabobank, Investec Finance Aura’s Horton Solar Farm
Aura Power seals financing for 49.9‑MW Horton Solar, East Devon—battery-ready, ib vogt EPC—powering 12,000 homes, cutting 11,000 tCO₂; fifth UK close propels near-term build to ~300 MWp.
Dec 24, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, ib vogt, Aura Power, project finance, Horton Solar Farm
BOE Sets Four Perovskite Records, Eyes Commercial Rollout
BOE smashes perovskite milestones: 27.37% cells, 579 W 2.88 m2 module, flexible hits 21.39%, 433 W pilot — commercial line gears up as BIPV certification signals scale.
Dec 26, 2025 // Technology, China, Asia, perovskite, efficiency, BOE
Atmos Renewables’ Green Refi Supercharges Battery, Wind Pipeline
Atmos Renewables secures oversubscribed green loan refinancing, unifying debt to fast-track batteries and wind—including Merredin, Heywood, Parron Maam Marang—unlocking flexible capital to push Australia’s clean-energy pipeline into construction.
Jan 5, 2026 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, Atmos Renewables
SMUD Pulls Plug on Coyote Creek Solar PPA
SMUD scraps its 200‑MW Coyote Creek solar PPA amid costs, tariffs, delays and lawsuits, while reaffirming a 2030 zero‑carbon push as the battery‑paired project faces environmental challenges.
Jan 6, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, smud
Canadian Solar Readies $200 Million Convertible Notes
Canadian Solar eyes $200M convertible raise to turbocharge U.S. manufacturing and solar-plus-storage, balancing dilution fears with domestic-content incentives, tighter traceability, and accelerated capex; notes callable 2029, extra $30M option.
Jan 8, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar
Treaty Oak Kicks Off 385-MW Louisiana Solar Build
Treaty Oak Clean Energy closes financing and breaks ground on a 385‑MW, battery-ready Louisiana solar giant—IRA-fueled, tracker-equipped, job-creating, and primed for PPAs, corporate offtake, and storage.
Jan 9, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Louisiana, Treaty Oak Clean Energy
Masdar Seals Angola PPA, Kicks Off 500-MW Push
Masdar seals PPA for 150‑MW Quipungo in Angola—its first there—kicking off 500‑MW Project Royal Sable as RNT‑EP boosts daytime power, 2,000 jobs and 300,000 homes.
Jan 12, 2026 // Plants, Masdar, Africa, Angola
Levanta Snaps Up 93-MWp Thai Solar Portfolio
Levanta powers up Thailand: 93‑MWp solar portfolio, standardized trackers and SCADA, clustered O&M, hybrid revenue, battery-ready sites—scaling faster with bankable controls and lower financing ahead.
Jan 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Thailand, Asia, c&i solar, utility solar, portfolio acquisition, operations