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Sol Systems Officially Opens 342-MWp Eldorado Solar Park In Illinois
Sol Systems inaugurated the 342-MWp Eldorado solar project in Illinois, its largest to date, adding significant daytime capacity to the Midwest grid.
Sep 26, 2025 // Plants, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, sol systems, Illinois, commissioning, Eldorado
Partners Group invests $450m, buys PowerTransitions for brownfield renewables shift
Partners Group will pour >USD 450 m into PowerTransitions, converting retired U.S. fossil plants into solar-plus-storage hubs to meet booming, AI-driven power demand.
Jun 5, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Partners Group, PowerTransitions, EnCap
Solaria maps €2.5bn plan, battery joint venture, fresh PPAs
Solaria outlined a €2.5bn plan for 2026–2028, launching a battery JV and signing new PPAs to turn solar into evening power.
Nov 17, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, PPAs, BATTERIES, Spain, Europe, solaria, investment plan
1Komma5 opens Heartbeat AI to millions of existing home systems
1Komma5 Grad’s Heartbeat AI now works with existing PV, batteries, heat pumps and EVs, helping households save and support the grid.
Nov 17, 2025 // Technology, Plants, Residential, Germany, Europe, virtual power plant, energy management, demand flexibility
SoftBank-Backed Enpal Raises EUR430 Million for Solar-Leasing Unit
DWS and Phoenix Life join existing capitalists BlackRock as well as ING Enpal's total refinancing commitments currently over EUR1.9 billion
Jun 9, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Enpal
SWRE Powers 300 MW NTPC Project
Sterling & Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd just won a INR 15.35 billion contract to install a 300MW solar project in Gujarat. It's the 3rd contract from NTPC REL in just over a year, with orders totaling INR 89.5 billion so far. Signing of the contract expected soon.
Oct 2, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Sterling & Wilson Renewable Energy
Move to ‘grid of the future’ or risk solar fallout, Australia told
A failure to design an energy system fit for the 21st century could put Australia’s clean energy transition at risk, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has warned.
Sep 26, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, aemc, mlf, John Pierce
UK designer stories 1GW of solar on retired coal sites
UK solar programmer Island Green Power is to advance 2 solar PV projects amounting to over 1GW on previous coal power station sites in the UK.
Sep 30, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, UK, solar pv, Europe, Mega Solar, island green power
Gigantic agrivoltaic project in China
The Baofeng Group is building a 1 GW solar park which is hosting a goji berry ranch in the Binhe New District on the eastern financial institutions of the Yellow River in the Ningxia Province. Around 640 MW have so far been grid-connected. Huawei is offering the inverters for the project.
Sep 3, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, China, Asia, Huawei, agrivoltaic project, Baofeng Group
Indonesia improves rules for rooftop PV
The government has amended two regulations and introduced a new one to spur development of rooftop PV. The new provisions increase the size of systems eligible for net metering payments and reduce fees for industrial installations.
Oct 31, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Asia, rooftop PV, Indonesia, Fabby Tumiwa
Indianapolis utility requests proposals for 200 MW of power in order to retire two coal plants
Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) announces that Sargent & Lundy will act on IPL’s behalf to facilitate an all-source request for proposals (RFP) to meet future electric needs of our customers and the communities it serves. The RFP considers all potential options for replacement generation capacity so IPL can continue to deliver safe, reliable and affordable power to its 500,000 customers.
Dec 20, 2019 // Plants, Indianapolis Power & Light Company, coal plants, Sargent & Lundy, Vince Parisi
Flixbus fleet examinations 18% CIGS panels
After announcing plans to test hydrogen fuel cell buses in November, the European coach travel route planning start-up has begun a pilot project to reduce diesel consumption by using solar panels on the vehicles of its partner companies. FlixBus says the ultra-thin, lightweight CIGS modules help save 1.7 litres of diesel per 100km.
Feb 11, 2020 // Transport, Germany, Europe, CIGS panels, Flixbus
Debt-saddled solar developer has state appointee take control of as chairman as well as CEO
Zhang Ping, a 30-year coal-fired power market professional, has actually taken the helm at Hong Kong-listed Panda Green, days after a $230 million bail-out by state-owned Beijing Energy Holding Carbon Monoxide Ltd
Feb 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, Panda Green, Zhang Ping, Beijing Energy
Terra-Gen as well as Mortenson Will Build Solar-Plus-Storage Project
New York-based renewable energy designer Terra-Gen has actually worked together with building and construction firm Mortenson to construct what they claim is the globe's largest standalone solar-plus-storage project to date.
Dec 24, 2020 // Storage, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, terra-gen, Mortenson, Brian Gorda
Viridian releases brand-new, larger roofing system integrated solar modules
Cambridge-based Viridian Solar has actually included 2 new modules to its Clearline fusion series of roof covering integrated solar.
Feb 18, 2021 // Manufacturing News, UK, Europe, PV module, PERC, mono-crystalline, Cambridge, Viridian Solar, Jamie Berryman, Clearline Fusion, Roof Integrated Solar